# 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

The 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Panama from 1 to 11 March 2012. All matches were played at the Estadio Rommel Fernández. The top three teams of the 2012 tournament earned qualification to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated Canada in the final, 2–1. Mexico secured the final qualification position by defeating Panama in the third place match, 5–0.

## Qualification

| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performances |
| North American zone ||||
| Canada | Automatic | 6th | Champion (2004, 2008) |
| Mexico | Automatic | 6th | Runner-up (2010) |
| United States (TH) | Automatic | 6th | Champion (2006, 2010) |
| Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying ||||
| Guatemala | Group 1 Winner | 2nd | First round (2010) |
| Panama | Group 2 Winner | 4th | First round (2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying ||||
| Haiti | Group E Winner | 2nd | First round (2002) |
| Cuba | Group F Winner | 3rd | First round (2008, 2010) |
| Jamaica | Best Group Runner-up | 6th | Fourth place (2006) |
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
Note: Panama qualified to the tournament, only later was announced as host.

## Venue

| Panama City | Panama City |
| Panama City | Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| Panama City | Capacity: 32,000 |

## Match officials

The match officials were announced the 14 February 2012.
| Country | Referee |
| Mexico | Quetzalli Alvarado |
| Mexico | Alondra Arellano |
| Guyana | Dianne Ferreira-James |
| Costa Rica | Maria Flores Castillo |
| Saint Lucia | Sabina Charles-Kirton |
| Barbados | Gillian Martindale |
| Cuba | Annia Navarrete |
| Jamaica | Cardella Samuels |
| Guatemala | Alicia Villatoro |
| Suriname | Deborah Zebeda |
| Country | Assistant Referee |
| El Salvador | Elizabeth Aguilar |
| Cuba | Elizabeth Cuff |
| Mexico | Lixy Enríquez |
| Guyana | Nikasie Liverpool |
| El Salvador | Patricia Pacheco |
| Honduras | Shirley Perello |
| United States | Verónica Pérez |
| Honduras | Mady Santos Turcios |
| Guatemala | Lesvia Tzul |
| Jamaica | Antonette Williams |

## Group stage

The draw for the tournament took place on the 15 January 2012 in the CONCACAF offices in Miami Beach, Florida. The schedule was announced on the 25 January 2012. All matches up to 9 March 2012 (group stage and semi-finals) are EST (UTC−05:00). The last two matches (third place match and final) are EDT (UTC−04:00).
* Key to colors in group tables
* Advanced to Semi-finals

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |

## Knockout rounds

The winners of the two semifinals and the third place match qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| March 9 – Panama City | March 9 – Panama City |
| United States | 4 |
| United States | 4 | March 11 – Panama City | March 11 – Panama City |
| Mexico | 0 | March 11 – Panama City | March 11 – Panama City |
| Mexico | 0 | United States | 2 |
| March 9 – Panama City | March 9 – Panama City | | United States | 2 |
| March 9 – Panama City | March 9 – Panama City | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 6 | Canada | 1 |
| Panama | 0 | | |
| Panama | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | March 11 – Panama City | March 11 – Panama City |
| | | Mexico | 5 |
| | | Panama | 0 |

### Final
## Awards

* 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship winners
* United States Third title

## Goalscorers
### 6 goals

* Natalia Gómez Junco

### 5 goals

* Maya Hayes

### 4 goals

* Jenna Richardson
* Lindsey Horan

### 3 goals

* Catherine Charron-Delage
* Nkemjika Ezurike
* Yamile Franco
* Tanya Samarzich
* Julie Johnston
* Katie Stengel

### 2 goals

* Christabel Oduro
* Rachel Peláez
* Maria Monterroso
* Ariana Martínez
* Daniela Solís
* Vanessa DiBernardo
* Chioma Ubogagu

### 1 goal

* Vanessa Legault-Cordisco
* Amélia Pietrangelo
* Jaclyn Sawicki
* María Pérez
* Maria Argueta
* Cinthya López
* Idania Pérez
* Kimberly Spence
* Olivia Jiménez
* Chrystal Martínez
* Marta Cox
* Ángela Evans
* Maira Jordan
* Natalia Mills
* Yessenia Zorrilla
* Morgan Brian
* Micaela Capelle
* Samantha Mewis
* Kealia Ohai
* Cari Roccaro

### 1 own goal

* Odette Bayeux (playing against Guatemala)