# 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

The 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region.
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CONCACAF representatives.

## Qualification

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 1 July 2019, and 26 entered the competition for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship final tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the other 10 entrants participated in qualifying.
| Round | Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previous FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup appearances |
| Group stage | Mexico | 1st ranked entrant | 7th | Champions (2013) | 5 |
| Group stage | Canada | 2nd ranked entrant | 7th | Champions (2010) | 6 |
| Group stage | United States (title holders) | 3rd ranked entrant | 7th | Champions (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) | 4 |
| Group stage | Haiti | 4th ranked entrant | 5th | Fourth place (2016, 2018) | 0 |
| Group stage | Costa Rica | 5th ranked entrant | 5th | Runners-up (2008) | 2 |
| Group stage | Jamaica | 6th ranked entrant | 6th | Fourth place (2013) | 0 |
| Group stage | Trinidad and Tobago | 7th ranked entrant | 4th | Group stage (2008, 2012, 2013) | 1 |
| Group stage | Guatemala | 8th ranked entrant | 4th | Group stage (2012, 2013, 2016) | 0 |
| Group stage | Puerto Rico | 9th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2008, 2018) | 0 |
| Group stage | Bermuda | 10th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2018) | 0 |
| Group stage | El Salvador | 11th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2008, 2013) | 0 |
| Group stage | Panama | 12th ranked entrant | 3rd | Fourth place (2012) | 0 |
| Group stage | Dominican Republic | 13th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Group stage | Cuba | 14th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Group stage | Grenada | 15th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2016) | 0 |
| Group stage | Nicaragua | 16th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2018) | 0 |
| Knockout stage | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Qualifying Group A winner | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Knockout stage | Curaçao | Qualifying Group B winner | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Knockout stage | Honduras | Qualifying Group C winner | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Knockout stage | Guyana | Qualifying Group C runner up | 1st | Debut | 0 |

## Venues

| Santo DomingoSan Cristóbal | Santo Domingo | San Cristóbal |
| Santo DomingoSan Cristóbal | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | Estadio Panamericano |
| Santo DomingoSan Cristóbal | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 2,800 |

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2021, 11:00 AST (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Mexico (Group E)  Canada (Group F)  United States (Group G)  Haiti (Group H) | Costa Rica  Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago  Guatemala | Puerto Rico  Bermuda  El Salvador  Panama | Dominican Republic  Cuba  Grenada  Nicaragua |

## Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. 2022 U17 W Squads-Official

## Group stage

The top three teams in each group advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the four teams advancing from the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification.

### Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):
* Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).
* Goal difference in all group matches.
* Number of goals scored in all group matches.
* Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question.
* Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question.
* Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question.
* Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):
** Yellow card: −1 point
** Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points
** Direct red card: −4 points
** Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
* Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Grenada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | −32 | 0 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Haiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.13).

### Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up (Best from qualification) | Third place |
| A (Q) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | – | – |
| B (Q) | Curaçao | – | – |
| C (Q) | Honduras | Guyana | – |
| E | Mexico | Panama | Nicaragua |
| F | Canada | Jamaica | Dominican Republic |
| G | United States | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico |
| H | El Salvador | Haiti | Cuba |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 April – Santo Domingo | 30 April – Santo Domingo | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 15 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 15 | 4 May – Santo Domingo | 4 May – Santo Domingo | | | | | |
| Guyana | 0 | 4 May – Santo Domingo | 4 May – Santo Domingo | | | | |
| Guyana | 0 | Mexico | 10 | | | | |
| 1 May – San Cristóbal | 1 May – San Cristóbal | | Mexico | 10 | | | | |
| 1 May – San Cristóbal | 1 May – San Cristóbal | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | |
| Haiti | 0 | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | |
| Haiti | 0 | | | | 6 May – Santo Domingo | 6 May – Santo Domingo | | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | 6 May – Santo Domingo | 6 May – Santo Domingo | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | Mexico | 5 | |
| 30 April – Santo Domingo | 30 April – Santo Domingo | | | | | Mexico | 5 | |
| 30 April – Santo Domingo | 30 April – Santo Domingo | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| Panama | 0 | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| Panama | 0 | 4 May – San Cristóbal | 4 May – San Cristóbal | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 4 May – San Cristóbal | 4 May – San Cristóbal | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | |
| 1 May – San Cristóbal | 1 May – San Cristóbal | | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | |
| 1 May – San Cristóbal | 1 May – San Cristóbal | El Salvador | 0 | | | | |
| El Salvador | 10 | El Salvador | 0 | | | | |
| El Salvador | 10 | | | | | | | 8 May – Santo Domingo | 8 May – Santo Domingo |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | | | | | | | 8 May – Santo Domingo | 8 May – Santo Domingo |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | | | | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| 30 April – San Cristóbal | 30 April – San Cristóbal | | | | | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| 30 April – San Cristóbal | 30 April – San Cristóbal | | | | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 11 | | | | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 11 | 4 May – Santo Domingo | 4 May – Santo Domingo | | | | | | |
| Curaçao | 0 | 4 May – Santo Domingo | 4 May – Santo Domingo | | | | | | |
| Curaçao | 0 | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 May – Santo Domingo | 1 May – Santo Domingo | | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 May – Santo Domingo | 1 May – Santo Domingo | Jamaica | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamaica | 4 | Jamaica | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamaica | 4 | | | | 6 May – Santo Domingo | 6 May – Santo Domingo | | | | |
| Cuba | 0 | | | | 6 May – Santo Domingo | 6 May – Santo Domingo | | | |
| Cuba | 0 | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| 30 April – San Cristóbal | 30 April – San Cristóbal | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| 30 April – San Cristóbal | 30 April – San Cristóbal | | | | Canada | 0 | | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| Costa Rica | 1 | | | | Canada | 0 | | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 4 May – San Cristóbal | 4 May – San Cristóbal | | | | | 8 May – Santo Domingo | 8 May – Santo Domingo |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 4 May – San Cristóbal | 4 May – San Cristóbal | | | | | 8 May – Santo Domingo | 8 May – Santo Domingo |
| Nicaragua | 0 | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1 May – Santo Domingo | 1 May – Santo Domingo | | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1 May – Santo Domingo | 1 May – Santo Domingo | Canada | 3 | | | | | Canada | 3 |
| Canada | 4 | Canada | 3 | | | | | Canada | 3 |
| Honduras | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

### Third place

Winner qualifies for 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

### Final
## Winners

* 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
* United States 5th title

## Goalscorers

There were 231 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.
12 goals
* Rosa Maalouf
10 goals
* Valerie Vargas
9 goals
* Tatiana Flores
8 goals
* Maribel Flores
* Layla Sirdah
* Melina Rebimbas
* Amalia Villarreal
6 goals
* Alice Soto
* Claire Hutton
* Charlotte Kohler
5 goals
* Natoya Atkinson
* Onyeka Gamero
* Nicollette Kiorpes
4 goals
* Amanda Allen
* Renee Watson
* Carolina Ayala
* Karoline Velásquez
* Deiry Ramírez
* Shae Harvey
* Lauren Martinho
3 goals
* Anna Hauer
* Tanisha Fonseca
* Julia Jiménez
* Mía Arevalo
* Daniela Hincapié
* Madison Krakower
* Mia Oliaro
2 goals
* Sara Ramírez
* Marian Solano
* Renata Mercedes
* María Torreira
* Breanna Medina
* Cynthia Ramirez
* Victoria Sánchez
* Sarina Villa
* Walandjina Cyriaque
* Shaneil Buckley
* Maya Raghunandanan
* Tiny Seaton
* Dannique Wilson
* Daniela Meza
* Brenda Vega
* Ninelys Castrellón
* Mia Bhuta
* Riley Jackson
* Taylor Suarez
1 goal
* Jade Bordeleau
* Clare Logan
* Josselyn Briceño
* Luciana González
* Jimena Jiménez
* Sharon Lobo
* Valentina Rivera
* Sheika Scott
* Ashly González
* Dalia Ledesma
* Ainachy Montalvo
* Ariana Díaz
* Anika Berger
* Yaneth Sotelo
* Melania Fullerton
* Flor Perla
* Chritlove Caramus
* Ancie-Love Houanche
* Ronise Joseph
* Susan Henríquez
* Avery Johnson
* Tyesha Nelson
* Natalia Colin
* Michel Fong
* Katherin Guijarro
* Sofía Jiménez
* Jade Martinez
* Grecia Pineda
* Montserrat Saldívar
* Daniela Manzanares
* Adriana Munguia
* Jenifer Sarantes
* Stella Villalta
* Sherline King
* Delineth Rivera
* Rachel Baez
* Fabiola Martinez
* Marilia Nieves-Melchor
* Aleah Rivera
* Indigo Sims
* Breana Smith
* Nicola Fraser
* Cameron Roller
1 own goal
* Adriana Adames (against Canada)
* Tiara McIntosh (against Puerto Rico)
* Abigail Williams (against the United States)
* Alyssa Blake (against Mexico)
* Allyah Hudlin (against Mexico)
Source: CONCACAF

## Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Mexico | 6 May 2022 | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| United States | 6 May 2022 | 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) |
| Canada | 8 May 2022 | 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Awards

Source:
| Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Golden Glove |
| Riley Jackson | Rosa Maalouf | Victoria Safradin |
| CONCACAF Fair Play Award |||
| Mexico |||