# 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

The 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The United States went into the tournament as defending champions and successfully retained their title.
The tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands from 9 to 19 January 2014.
The top three teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. Canada has already qualified for the World Cup as the host and did not participate in this tournament.
The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated Mexico in the final, 4–0. Costa Rica secured the final qualification position by defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the third place match, 7–3 in Added Extra Time.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances |
| Cayman Islands | Host | 1st | Debut |
| North American zone ||||
| Mexico | Automatic | 7th | Runner-up (2010) |
| United States | Automatic | 7th | Champion (2006, 2010, 2012) |
| Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying ||||
| Honduras | Group 1 winner | 1st | Debut |
| Costa Rica | Group 2 winner | 5th | Third place (2004) |
| Guatemala | Playoff winner | 2nd | Group stage (2010, 2012) |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying ||||
| Jamaica | Winner | 7th | Fourth place (2006) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Runner-up | 6th | 3rd/4th place (2002) |
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

## Group stage

The draw was announced on 5 November 2013.
All times are local (UTC-05:00).

### Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
* Greater number of points obtained in all group matches.
* Goal difference in all group matches.
* Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
* Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned.
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cayman Islands (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
The winners of the two semifinals and the third place match qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 January 2014 – George Town | 17 January 2014 – George Town |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 19 January 2014 – George Town | 19 January 2014 – George Town |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 19 January 2014 – George Town | 19 January 2014 – George Town |
| Costa Rica | 1 | Mexico | 0 |
| 17 January 2014 – George Town | 17 January 2014 – George Town | | Mexico | 0 |
| 17 January 2014 – George Town | 17 January 2014 – George Town | United States | 4 |
| United States | 6 | United States | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 January 2014 – George Town | 19 January 2014 – George Town |
| | | Costa Rica (a.e.t.) | 7 |
| | | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |

### Final
## Winners

* 2014 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship winners
* United States Fourth title

## Goalscorers
### 6 goals

* McKenzie Meehan
* Tanya Samarzich

### 5 goals

* Savannah Jordan

### 4 goals

* Lindsey Horan
* Anique Walker
* Paloma Zermeño

### 3 goals

* Stephanie Amack
* Yesmi Talavera
* Nicole Araya
* Mallory Weber
* Jazmín Aguas

### 2 goals

* Khadidra Debesette
* Cynthia Pineda
* Andi Sullivan
* Linda Fonseca
* Margaret Purce
* Michelle Venegas
* Amanda Perez
* Daniela Solís
* Jazmin Villalobos

### 1 goal

* Mariana Arguedas
* Briana Campos
* Summer Green
* Fabiola Ibarra
* Brianna Rice
* Jessica Valadez
* Katheryn Arias
* Shanisa Camejo
* Krista Hernández
* Oshay Nelson-Lawes
* Johana Rivera
* Brittany Basinger
* Seidy Cruz
* Rachel Hill
* Daphne Monge
* Aisha Solorzano

### Own goals

* Jetena Bodden (playing against Trinidad and Tobago)
* Estefanía Fuentes (playing against United States)

## Awards

| Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Golden Glove |
| Rose Lavelle | Tanya Samarzich McKenzie Meehan | Katelyn Rowland |
| CONCACAF Fair Play Award |||
| United States |||