| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 22 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 198 (5.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (14 goals) |
| Best player | |
| Bestgoalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
←2018 2022 → | |
The2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 10th edition of theCONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youthfootball championship organized byCONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was held in theDominican Republic between 22 February and 8 March 2020.[1]
The final tournament is expanded from eight to 20 teams, using the same format as the2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The top two teams of the tournament would have qualified for the2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due toCOVID-19 pandemic) inCosta Rica as the CONCACAF representatives, along withCosta Rica who would have automatically qualified as hosts.[2] The U-20 Women's World Cup was initially to be co-hosted withPanama,[3] but they backed out from co-hosting due to COVID-19 concerns, due to having the highest cases and deaths in the region.[4] The fourth CONCACAF team to qualify, which would have initially beenPanama, was not confirmed. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[5]
TheUnited States won the sixth titles, after defeatedMexico 4–1 in the final.
The qualifying format has changed since the 2018 edition, and the teams are no longer divided into regional zones.
The 41CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking as of 2018.[6] A total of 26 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 16 entrants were exempt from qualifying and advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked 10 entrants had to participate in the qualifying stage, where the four group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage of the final tournament.[7]
On 13 January 2020, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica and Panama, who had automatically qualified for the2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as hosts, would no longer participate in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. As a result, the following changes to the tournament were made:[8]
| Round | Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performance | PreviousFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 1st ranked entrant | 10th | Champions (2006,2010,2012,2014,2015) | 9 | |
| 2nd ranked entrant | 10th | Champions (2018) | 8 | ||
| 3rd ranked entrant | 8th | Champions (2004,2008) | 7 | ||
| 4th ranked entrant | 5th | Third place (2018) | 1 | ||
| 6th ranked entrant | 10th | Fourth place (2006) | 0 | ||
| 7th ranked entrant | 9th | Fourth place (2014) | 0 | ||
| 8th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2014) | 0 | ||
| 9th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2010,2012) | 0 | ||
| 11th ranked entrant | 3rd | Group stage (2008) | 0 | ||
| 12th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 | ||
| 13th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| 14th ranked entrant | 4th | Group stage (2008,2010) | 0 | ||
| 15th ranked entrant | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| 16th ranked entrant | 2nd | Group stage (2014) | 0 | ||
| Qualifying Group A winner | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| Qualifying Group B winner | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| Knockout stage | Qualifying Group A runner-up | 1st | Debut | 0 | |
| Qualifying Group B runner-up | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| Qualifying Group A third place | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||
| Qualifying Group B third place | 1st | Debut | 0 |
| Santo Domingo | San Cristóbal | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | Estadio Panamericano | |
| Capacity:27,000 | Capacity:2,800 |
The draw for the group stage took place on 19 April 2019, 11:00EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters inMiami. The 16 teams which entered the group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams.[7] Based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Ranking, the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[9]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Following the exclusion of Costa Rica and Panama from the tournament, their vacated positions in the group stage were replaced by Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis respectively. Furthermore, the vacated positions in the round of 16 of Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis were replaced by Bermuda and Barbados respectively.[8]
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete. Each team must register a squad of 20 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[10]
CONCACAF announced the appointment of the match officials on 14 February 2020.[11]
The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the four teams advancing from thequalifying stage.
The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.8):[10]
All times are local,AST (UTC−4).[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2–1 | |
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| Puerto Rico | 1–2 | |
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| Nicaragua | 0–1 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Guatemala | 0–1 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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 apenalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.13).[10]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 February –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 February –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 February –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 March –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
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| 29 February –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 March –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 March –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 March –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 March –Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 9–1 | |
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| Dominican Republic | 4–1 | |
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| Guyana | 2–0 | |
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| Jamaica | 1–2 | |
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Winners qualified for2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| United States | 4–1 | |
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| 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |
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United States 6th title |
There were 198 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.
14 goals
13 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
The following three teams from CONCACAF would have qualified for the2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before the tournament was cancelled, includingCosta Rica who would have qualified automatically as hosts. The fourth CONCACAF team to qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which would initially have been co-hostsPanama (which had pulled out of hosting), was not confirmed.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2019[13] | 2 (2010,2014) | |
| 6 March 2020[14] | 9 (2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018) | |
| 6 March 2020[14] | 8 (2002,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018) |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[15]
| Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Golden Glove |
|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF Fair Play Award | ||