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2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host countries	Curaçao  Dominican Republic  Nicaragua
Dates	14 – 23 April 2023
Teams	32 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	263 (5.98 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Olivia Smith Se-Hanna Mars (8 goals each)
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The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification competition, was a women's football tournament that was contested by the under-20 women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to decide the participating teams of the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The qualifying matches were scheduled to take place between 14 and 23 April 2023. A total of six teams in the qualifying competition advanced to the final tournament, joining United States and Mexico, who received byes as the top-ranked teams. The 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Teams

A record number of 32 CONCACAF member associations entered the qualifying competition, (excluding the United States and Mexico, who have qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 2022).

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

Notes

1. ^ Not a member of FIFA, ineligible for World Cup

Venues

On 17 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be hosted in Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua, with Curaçao hosting Groups B and D and the Dominican Republic hosting groups A and C, and Nicaragua hosting Groups E and F.

San CristóbalSanto DomingoWillemstadManagua	Willemstad	San Cristóbal	Santo Domingo	Managua
	Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium	Estadio Panamericano	Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium	Nicaragua National Football Stadium
	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 2,800	Capacity: 27,000	Capacity: 15,000

Format

The qualifying competition was held from 14 to 23 April 2023 across three countries namely Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua. Teams were drawn into six groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each), and to play in a single round-robin format. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.4):

1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: −1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
   • Direct red card: −4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
8. Drawing of lots.

Draw

The qualification draw took place on 16 February 2023, 11:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States. The 32 teams were seeded based on the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Rankings of August 2022 (in parentheses). In the draw, teams were drawn from each pot and placed in order from groups A to F. The position teams were drawn into was based on their pot: pot 1 teams were drawn into position 1, pot 2 teams into position 2, pot 3 teams into position 3, pot 4 teams into position 4 pot 5 teams into position 5/6.

Notes

• NR: Not ranked

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	40	1	+39	12	Qualification to Final tournament
2	El Salvador	4	3	0	1	16	11	+5	9
3	Cuba	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6
4	Martinique	4	0	1	3	2	21	−19	1
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	0	1	3	1	26	−25	1
6	U.S. Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

El Salvador	2–1	Cuba
López 5' Angel 85' (pen.)	Report	Vega 88'

Canada	15–0	Martinique
Mouratidis 4' Jourde 6' Ottey 11' Hernandez-Gray 21' Markesini 35' Maalouf 37' Perrault 40' Chukwu 45', 54' Smith 50', 65', 85' Rose 64', 68', 76' (pen.)	Report

Martinique	1–3	El Salvador
Dincuff 16' (pen.)	Report	López 7' Velásquez 44' Villatoro 62'

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–12	Canada
	Report	Smith 20' (pen.), 25' (pen.), 45+1' Rose 31' Briggs 38' Collin 55' Maalouf 56', 89' Chukwu 70' Hernandez-Gray 72' McBride 81', 87'

El Salvador	10–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sánchez 17', 75' Benitez 30' Johannes 36', 45', 80' López 64', 67', 81' Angel 85'	Report

Martinique	0–2	Cuba
	Report	Franco 56' Ledesma 72' (pen.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–1	Martinique
Hooper 15'	Report	Peria 53'

Cuba	0–4	Canada
	Report	Jourde 12', 44' Briggs 67', 81'

Cuba	3–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Guillen 36' Vega 77' Blanco 90'	Report

Canada	9–1	El Salvador
Jourde 8' Smith 14', 19' (pen.) Chukwu 43', 47' Allen 55', 73' Briggs 85', 87'	Report	Johannes 34'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	3	3	0	0	29	1	+28	9	Qualification to Final tournament
2	Curaçao (H)	3	2	0	1	16	5	+11	6
3	Sint Maarten	3	1	0	2	3	20	−17	3
4	Bahamas	3	0	0	3	1	23	−22	0
5	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
6	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Haiti	Cancelled	Bahamas

Panama	5–1	Curaçao
Hincapié 13', 40' Salazar 34', 77' Gross 47'	Report	Rosa 59'

Bahamas	0–13	Panama
	Report	King 3', 13', 61' Gross 17', 19', 31' Gil 29' Russell 36' (o.g.) Rosas 45+1' Hincapié 47' (pen.), 89' Madrid 66' (pen.) Goldstein 82'

Sint Maarten	Cancelled	Haiti

Panama	11–0	Sint Maarten
Rivera 6', 50' Quintero 8', 22', 67', 84' Espino 19' Gil 36' Salazar 55' King 75', 82'	Report

Bahamas	0–7	Curaçao
	Report	Rosa 13', 35' Keller 17', 34' Leito 41', 59' Nisa 79'

Sint Maarten	3–1	Bahamas
Supriana 38' Drijvers 47' Van De Pas 84'	Report	Williamson 53'

Curaçao	Cancelled	Haiti

Haiti	Cancelled	Panama

Curaçao	8–0	Sint Maarten
Keller 5', 30', 49', 55', 61' Rosa 11' (pen.) Petronilia 84', 89'	Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic (H)	3	2	1	0	18	0	+18	7	Qualification to Final tournament
2	Guyana	3	2	1	0	16	0	+16	7
3	Suriname	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3
4	Dominica	3	0	0	3	0	27	−27	0
5	Grenada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Guyana	6–0	Suriname
Mars 24', 47' Johnson 40' Lewis 55' Banfield 61' Trim 90'	Report

Dominican Republic	15–0	Dominica
Vargas 6', 11', 33', 44', 73', 79' Vallecillo 7', 21', 63' Jackson 10' Diaz 14', 37' Mercedes 70' (pen.) Tapia 86' Ventura 90'	Report

Dominica	0–10	Guyana
	Report	Trim 5', 90+2' Mars 14', 16', 19', 31', 37', 66' Clarke 48' Lewis 78'

Suriname	0–3	Dominican Republic
	Report	Vallecillo 63' Ventura 82' Mercedes 90+4'

Suriname	2–0	Dominica
Williams 19' Loe-A-Foe 65'	Report

Dominican Republic	0–0	Guyana
	Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Qualification to Final tournament
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	0	1	6	7	−1	6
3	Guadeloupe	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Cayman Islands	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0
5	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Cayman Islands
Martin 22', 68' Jackson 66'	Report

Puerto Rico	5–0	Guadeloupe
Garcia 12' Colon 40' Gonzalez 52' Chinea 72' Martinez 88'	Report

Guadeloupe	2–3	Trinidad and Tobago
Echard 42' Loubli 84' (pen.)	Report	Alexander 8' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 60'

Cayman Islands	1–6	Puerto Rico
Kehoe 45+2'	Report	Garcia 9', 45+1' Krakower 24' Quinones 63' Roberts 75' Gregoris 90+2'

Cayman Islands	0–3	Guadeloupe
	Report	Bironien 53', 90+2', 90+5'

Puerto Rico	5–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Garcia 27', 82' Colon 30', 76' McMahon 51'	Report

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jamaica	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Qualification to Final tournament
2	Honduras	3	2	0	1	15	3	+12	6
3	Bermuda	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	3
4	Anguilla	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0
5	French Guiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Honduras	6–1	Bermuda
Henriquez 8', 34' Sanchez 48' Rodriguez 52' Bu 56' Guevara 90+1'	Report	S. Simmons 89'

Jamaica	6–0	Anguilla
Richards 1' Wilson 15' Powell 27' Atkinson 29' Seaton 43' (pen.) Amele 76'	Report

Honduras	9–0	Anguilla
Luna 7', 16', 19', 70' Ramos 22' Rodriguez 32', 48' Calix 57' (pen.) Chicas 79' (pen.)	Report

Bermuda	0–2	Jamaica
	Report	Buckley 48' Richards 90+2'

Bermuda	3–1	Anguilla
Pearman 65' J. Simmons 80' Easton 90+1'	Report	Wattley 17'

Jamaica	2–0	Honduras
Atkinson 2', 90+1'	Report

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	4	4	0	0	26	2	+24	12	Qualification to Final tournament
2	Nicaragua (H)	4	3	0	1	10	5	+5	9
3	Guatemala	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5	6
4	Belize	4	1	0	3	8	20	−12	3
5	Saint Lucia	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0

Costa Rica	13–0	Belize
Scott 3', 45+2', 57' Herrera 6', 14', 19', 32' T. Fonseca 12', 28' Briceño 42' Dinarte 55' V. Matarrita 71' González 88'	Report

Guatemala	1–3	Nicaragua
Gonzalez 19'	Report	Mejia 55' Manzanares 64' Olayo 69' (o.g.)

Belize	0–3	Guatemala
	Report	Amaya 12' Polanco 30' Perla 75'

Saint Lucia	0–9	Costa Rica
	Report	Herrera 5', 7', 13' Scott 10' (pen.), 11' Roper 43', 49' V. Matarrita 82' M. Matarrita 90+1'

Guatemala	5–0	Saint Lucia
Gonzalez 9' Contreras 17' Franco 60', 89' Perla 82'	Report

Belize	2–3	Nicaragua
Velasquez 25', 67'	Report	Garache 8' I. Navarrete 14', 31'

Saint Lucia	1–6	Belize
Joseph 17'	Report	Flowers 6' Narvaez 36' Velasquez 54', 86' Nunes 67' Perez 76'

Nicaragua	1–2	Costa Rica
Munguia 71'	Report	Scott 6' Solano 32'

Costa Rica	2–1	Guatemala
V. Matarrita 75' Solano 89'		Gonzalez 55'

Nicaragua	3–0	Saint Lucia
I. Navarrete 7', 21' Manzanares 84'

Goalscorers

There were 263 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.98 goals per match.

8 goals

• Olivia Smith
• Se-Hanna Mars

7 goals

• Alexa Herrera
• Raëngelly Keller

6 goals

• Sheika Scott
• Angelina Vargas

5 goals

• Kayla Briggs
• Annabelle Chukwu
• Dariella López
• Sherline King
• Kennedy García

4 goals

• Khalydia Velasquez
• Florianne Jourde
• Nyah Rose
• Jeleaugh Rosa
• Jaylen Vallecillo
• Elizabeth Johannes
• Katherine Luna
• Ines Navarrete
• Marisa Gross
• Daniela Hincapié
• Ana Quintero

3 goals

• Rosa Maalouf
• Veronica Matarrita
• Mymithye Bironien
• Karen Gonzalez
• Jalade Trim
• Anyeli Rodriguez
• Natoya Atkinson
• Deysire Salazar
• Enasia Colón
• J'eleisha Alexander

2 goals

• Amanda Allen
• Jeneva Hernandez-Gray
• Ella McBride
• Tanisha Fonseca
• Samira Roper
• Marian Solano
• Sheila Vega
• Shermilyene Leito
• Rushaviana Petronilia
• Ariana Diaz
• Renata Mercedes
• Isabella Ventura
• Amy Angel
• Victoria Sánchez
• Flor Perla
• Waleska Franco
• Glendy Lewis
• Susan Henriquez
• Davia Richards
• Daniela Manzanares
• Aaliyah Gil
• Delineth Rivera
• Talia Martin

1 goal

• Cycoiah Wattley
• Alexis Williamson
• Shaylalee Flowers
• Roshanny Narvaez
• Elva Nunes
• Kenya Perez
• Azari Easton
• Robin-Valana Pearman
• Jahni Simmons
• Sanaa Simmons
• Jadea Collin
• Thaea Mouratidis
• Zoe Markesini
• Ella Ottey
• Jaime Perrault
• Molly Kehoe
• Josselyn Briceño
• Dayra Dinarte
• Luciana González
• Monica Matarrita
• Maria Blanco
• Lianet Franco
• Maria Guillen
• Dalia Ledesma
• Nabiellene Nisa
• Jazmin Jackson
• Stella Tapia
• Carolina Benitez
• Karoline Velásquez
• Kelsey Villatoro
• Laetitia Echard
• Sergyna Loubli
• Paula Amaya
• Betzael Contreras
• Dina Polanco
• Samantha Banfield
• Heike Clarke
• Sandra Johnson
• Betsy Bu
• Karla Calix
• Emelly Chicas
• Ariana Guevara
• Iveth Ramos
• Emory Sanchez
• Sundai Amele
• Shaneil Buckley
• Destiny Powell
• Tiny Seaton
• Dannique Wilson
• Eden Dincuff
• Naya Peria
• Perla Garache
• Aryeri Mejia
• Adriana Munguia
• Reggina Espino
• Amanda Goldstein
• Dayane Madrid
• Meredith Rosas
• Jocelyn Chinea
• Estefanía González
• Lisette Gregoris
• Madison Krakower
• Fabiola Martínez
• Ashley McMahon
• Payton Quiñones
• Susana Roberts
• Freegeanne Joseph
• Areka Hooper
• Damarez Williams
• Samanie Loe-A-Foe
• N'syree Supriana
• Jiarah Drijvers
• Suze Van De Pas
• Nikita Jackson

1 own goal

• Raynia Russell (against Panama)
• Ariadna Olayo (against Nicaragua)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Mexico	Automatic qualifiers	15 February 2023	11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
United States	Automatic qualifiers	15 February 2023	11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Canada	Group A Winners	22 April 2023	9 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Panama	Group B Winners	18 April 2023	6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2022)
Dominican Republic	Group C Winners	19 April 2023	3 (2004, 2020, 2022)
Puerto Rico	Group D Winners	19 April 2023	2 (2020, 2022)
Jamaica	Group E Winners	18 April 2023	11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Costa Rica	Group F Winners	23 April 2023	6 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

1. "2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Qualifiers schedule confirmed". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
2. "Dominican Republic named host for 2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
3. "Regulations". CONCACAF. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
4. "Draw reveals groups for 2023 Concacaf U20 Women's Qualifiers". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

• Official website

• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification
• 2023 in women's association football
• 2022–23 in CONCACAF football
• April 2023 sports events in North America