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.
Campeonato Sub-20 Femenino de la CONCACAF 2014 (in Spanish) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Cayman Islands |
Dates | 9–19 January |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Third place | Costa Rica |
Fourth place | Trinidad and Tobago |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 80 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Tanya Samarzich McKenzie Meehan (6 goals)[1] |
Best player(s) | Rose Lavelle[2] |
Best goalkeeper | Katelyn Rowland[3] |
Fair play award | United States |
The tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands from 9 to 19 January 2014.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Qualified teams
Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances |
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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.[8]
All times are local (UTC-05:00).
Tie-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[9]
- 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 |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 |
United States | 6–0 | Costa Rica |
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Horan 13', 24', 45+2', 87' Green 61' Jordan 81' |
Report |
Costa Rica | 5–1 | Guatemala |
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Villalobos 5' Hernández 10' Talavera 24', 44' Muñoz 31' |
Report | Solorzano 66' |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
4 | Cayman Islands (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Mexico | 10–1 | Honduras |
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Pineda 3' Orozco 19', 45+1', 75' Pérez 27' Samarzich 52', 64', 76' Campos 68' (pen.), 87' |
Report | Cruz 80' |
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.[9]
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 | Final | |||||
17 January 2014 – George Town | ||||||
Mexico | 3 | |||||
19 January 2014 – George Town | ||||||
Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
17 January 2014 – George Town | ||||||
United States | 4 | |||||
United States | 6 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
19 January 2014 – George Town | ||||||
Costa Rica (a.e.t.) | 7 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |
Semi-finals
Mexico | 3–1 | Costa Rica |
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Zermeño 32' Ibarra 67' Valadez 73' |
Report | Villalobos 17' |
United States | 6–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Meehan 13', 65' Jordan 27' Amack 33', 39' Weber 86' |
Report |
Third-place match
Winners
2014 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship winners |
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United States Fourth title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 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 |
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Rose Lavelle | Tanya Samarzich McKenzie Meehan |
Katelyn Rowland |
CONCACAF Fair Play Award | ||
United States |
References
- "CWU20 Golden Boot: Samarzich, Meehan share honors". CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "CWU20 Golden Ball: Rose Lavelle (USA)". CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "CWU20 Golden Glove: Katelyn Rowland (USA)". CONCACAF. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "It's official: Women's U20 World Cup qualifier set for Cayman - Cayman 27". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- "Concacaf Women's U-20 Champ for Cayman Islands | The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- "U.S. downs Mexico, wins third straight CWU20 title". CONCACAF. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "Epic! Costa Rica tops Trinidad for U-20 WWC berth". CONCACAF. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "Draw Yields Matchups for CONCACAF Women's U20 Championship". CONCACAF. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
External links
- Under 20s – Women, CONCACAF.com