TheCONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, officially called2025 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers Round one, was the qualifying phase for thefinal round. Twenty-two teams competed for eight spots, joining the four highest-seeded teams in the competition, theUnited States,Mexico,Canada, andHaiti.[1]
Starting in 2025, the top four ranked teams automatically qualified for the final tournament and teams ranked fifth and below competed in qualification. In qualification participating teams were split into six groups. After a round-robin tournament, each group winner and the top two runners-up qualified for the final tournament in March/April 2025. The final tournament was organised into three groups of four, with each group winner and the highest-ranked second place team qualifying for the2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
The draw for the group stage took place on 16 October 2024 at theCONCACAF Headquarters inMiami.[1] The teams were seeded based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 1 March 2024.
All match times listed areEST (UTC−5), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
The winners of each group and the two highest-ranking runners-up qualified for the final round. All matches were played at four different locations: Group A were hosted inPuerto Rico, Group B were hosted inTrinidad and Tobago, Group C & F were hosted inDominican Republic, and Group D and E were hosted inNicaragua.[1][3]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows:
The ranking of the best second-place teams was determined using a weighted points system, prioritizing total number of points won and divided by the number of matches played.