2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
DatesMay 2–12
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States United States (2nd title)
Runners-upCanada Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored72 (4.5 per match)
Attendance8,408 (526 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Summer Green
(12 goals)

The 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the third edition of the U-17 women's championship in football for the CONCACAF region. It was held in Guatemala City from May 2 to 12 in 2012.

The three best-placed teams qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan.[1] Canada were the defending champions from 2010. All matches were played on artificial turf at the Estadio Cementos Progreso.

Qualified teams

The qualification process for the 2012 tournament started on 14 August 2011.[1]

RegionMethod of qualificationTeams
Caribbean
Caribbean Football Union (CFU)
2011 Caribbean Football Union
Women's Under-17 Tournament
The Bahamas Bahamas
Jamaica Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Central America
Central American Football Union (UNCAF)
2011 UNCAF Women's
Under-17 Tournament
Panama Panama
North America
North American Football Union (NAFU)
Automatic qualificationCanada Canada
Mexico Mexico
United States United States
Host nation Guatemala Guatemala

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).[2]

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[3]

1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams
2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
4. Greater goal difference in all group matches
5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. Drawing of lots
Key to colors in group tables
Advanced to Semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada Canada 3300161+159
 Panama 31118804
 Jamaica 311145−14
 Guatemala 3003216−140
Canada Canada6–0 Panama
Prince 6'
Dhanda 11'
Clarke 22', 40', 42'
Pierre-Louis 51'
Report
Attendance: 390
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Guatemala 0–3 Jamaica
Report Gray 13', 42'
Shaw 65'
Attendance: 390
Referee: Yesli Rivas (El Salvador)

Jamaica 0–4Canada Canada
Report Sanderson 18'
Neff 21'
Clarke 55'
Prince 90+3'
Guatemala 1–7 Panama
Ibarguen 29' Report Riley 4', 36'
Batista 34', 73'
Franco 49'
Cox 61', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Panama 1–1 Jamaica
Cox 72' (pen.) Report Bailey 32'
Attendance: 475
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Guatemala 1–6Canada Canada
Herrera 28' Report Dhanda 23'
Clarke 31', 64'
Sanderson 77', 81', 90+2'
Attendance: 475
Referee: Annia Navarrete (Cuba)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States United States 3300180+189
 Mexico 320183+56
 Trinidad and Tobago 301207−71
 Bahamas 3012016−161
Bahamas 0–10United States United States
Report Purce 1', 75', 84'
Green 6', 40', 41', 44', 60'
Sullivan 55'
Payne 77'
Attendance: 61
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Mexico 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández 32'
Duarte 40'
Report
Attendance: 61
Referee: Irazema Aguilar (Cuba)

United States United States5–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Bruder 20'
Sullivan 65'
Robinson 67'
Green 86'
Boyles 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Alicia Villatoro (Guatemala)
Mexico 6–0 Bahamas
Cadena 6', 43'
Morales 8', 13'
Vega 26'
Pineda 79'
Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Bahamas
Report
Attendance: 184
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
United States United States3–0 Mexico
Green 16' (pen.), 32', 36' Report

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC−06:00).

The winners of the two semifinal matches and the winner of the third place match qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in Azerbaijan.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 May – Guatemala City
 
 
United States United States7
 
12 May – Guatemala City
 
 Panama0
 
United States United States1
 
10 May – Guatemala City
 
Canada Canada0
 
Canada Canada1
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place
 
 
12 May – Guatemala City
 
 
 Panama0
 
 
 Mexico6

Semi-finals

United States United States7–0 Panama
Payne 9'
Green 44', 45+1', 53'
Andrews 50'
Jenkins 66'
Bruder 77'
Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

Canada Canada1–0 Mexico
Sanderson 13' Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Third place match

Panama 0–6 Mexico
Report Morales 13'
Duarte 51', 54', 72', 84'
Hernández 65'
Attendance: 1,768
Referee: Irazema Aguilar (Cuba)

Final

United States United States1–0Canada Canada
Munerlyn 21' Report
Attendance: 1,768
Referee: Alicia Villatoro (Guatemala)

Winners

 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship 

United States
Second title

Goalscorers

12 goals
6 goals
  • Canada Summer Clarke
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. 1 2 "U-17 Women's qualifying to begin Sunday". CONCACAF. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. Canada-Panama to open U-17 women's finals
  3. "Women's U-17 CONCACAF Championship – 2012 Regulations" (PDF). FIFA. 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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