2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification was a women's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:
- Three teams from the North American Zone, i.e., Canada, Mexico and the United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone, including Grenada who qualified automatically as hosts
Teams
A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 23 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams |
North American Zone | 3 | |
Central American Zone | 7 | |
Caribbean Zone | 17 |
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Central American Zone
In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into one group of four teams and one group of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua. Group A was played between 4–8 November 2015 in Guatemala, while Group B was played between 11–15 November in Honduras. The two group winners qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.Times.
Group A
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Group B
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Goalscorers
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- Hillary Corrales
- Valeria del Campo
- Karla Moulds
- Niurka Oliva
- Lisbeth Bonilla
- Katherine Mejía
- Sandra Ponce
- Fátima Romero
- Shandy Vernon
- Carmen Marín
- Yedry Salas
- María Sanabria
- Astrid López
- Kali MacNally
- Ashley Tobar
- Yuvitza Mayén
- Kiara Martínez
- Yessenia Flores
Caribbean Zone
In the final round, played between 13–22 November 2015 in Puerto Rico, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives besides hosts Grenada.
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First round
Group [|1]
Matches played in Dominican Republic.----
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Group 2
Matches played in Haiti.----
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Group 3
Matches played in Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the original draw, the group included only three teams, but Dominica was later added to this group.----
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The second round of matches, originally scheduled for 24 August, were delayed to 25 August due to a tropical storm.
Group 4
Matches played in Suriname.----
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Ranking of second-placed teams
In addition to the runner-up of Group 2, the two best runners-up of Groups 1, 3 and 4 also advance to the final round.Final round
Matches played in Puerto Rico.Group A
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Group B
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Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.Third place playoff
Final
Goalscorers
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- Shaunte Carrington
- Leilanni Nesbeth
- María López
- Melissa Dacius
- Roseline Éloissaint
- Shanhaine Nelson
- Chayenne Dompig
- Kaydeen Jack
- Nashandi Clarke
- Felicia Jarvis
- Chelsea Green
- Sabrina Suberan
- Dolores Jean-Thomas
- Mikerline Saint-Félix
- Sherice Clarke
- Monique Perrier
- Zynzelle Pemberton
- Amaya Ellis
- Alexis Fortune
- Kelsey Henry
- Hannan Simms
- Caitlin Padmore
- Nia Christopher
- Zakiyah Durham
- Teyah Lindo
- Symira Lowe-Darrell
- Emily Lowery
- Katie Lowery
- Nahomi Aguilar
- Braysi Cabrera
- Wendy Corcho
- Maidevis Espinosa
- Sairy Ferrer
- Maristiania Mengana
- Yenifer Ramos
- Yilien Sarria
- Lindsay Hart
- Sjulienne Martina
- Carmen Cambiazo
- Ana Taveras
- Minely Ureña
- Melchie Dumornay
- Wagnelada Millien
- Tateyana Pitter
- Shayla Smart
- Josephine Cotto
- Shaniqua Browne
- Zhane Phillip
- Brandy Renfrum
- Nancy Righters
- Shania Tjoen A Choy
- Raenah Campbell
- Asha James
- Natisha John
- Shenieka Paul
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |