2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGrenada
CitySt. George's
Dates3–13 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Canada
Fourth place Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored79 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Nérilia Mondésir
(7 goals)
Best player(s)United States Ashley Sanchez
Best goalkeeperUnited States Laurel Ivory
Fair play award Mexico
2013
2018

The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th 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 tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]

The United States won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over Mexico. Both finalists and third-placed Canada qualified for the World Cup.[3]

  1. ^ "Grenada to host Under-17 Women's Championship". CONCACAF. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canada qualify for Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.