2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
| Campeonato Sub-20 Femenino de la CONCACAF 2012 (Spanish) | |
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2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Panama |
| City | Panama City |
| Dates | March 1–11 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Canada |
| Third place |
 Mexico |
| Fourth place |
 Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 72 (4.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 10,382 (649 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Natalia Gómez-Junco (6 goals) |
The 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Panama from 1 to 11 March 2012.[1] All matches were played at the Estadio Rommel Fernández. The top three teams of the 2012 tournament earned qualification to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated Canada in the final, 2–1. Mexico secured the final qualification position by defeating Panama in the third place match, 5–0.
Qualification
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualifying
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performances |
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| North American zone | |||
| Canada |
Automatic | 6th | Champion (2004, 2008) |
| Mexico |
Automatic | 6th | Runner-up (2010) |
| United States (TH) |
Automatic | 6th | Champion (2006, 2010) |
| Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying | |||
 Guatemala |
Group 1 Winner | 2nd | First round (2010) |
| Panama |
Group 2 Winner | 4th | First round (2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying | |||
 Haiti |
Group E Winner | 2nd | First round (2002) |
 Cuba |
Group F Winner | 3rd | First round (2008, 2010) |
 Jamaica |
Best Group Runner-up | 6th | Fourth place (2006) |
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.
Note: Panama qualified to the tournament, only later was announced as host.[2]
Venue
| Panama City, Panama |
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| Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| Capacity: 32,000 |
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Match officials
The match officials were announced the 14 February 2012.[3]
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Squads
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship squads
Group stage
The draw for the tournament took place on the 15 January 2012 in the CONCACAF offices in Miami Beach, Florida.[4] The schedule was announced on the 25 January 2012.[5]
All matches up to 9 March 2012 (group stage and semi-finals) are EST (UTC−05:00). The last two matches (third place match and final) are EDT (UTC−04:00).
| Key to colors in group tables |
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| Advanced to Semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 |
| Jamaica |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Haiti |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 |
March 3, 2012 17:00 |
| Mexico |
10 – 0 | Haiti |
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Samarzich  19'A.Martinez 29', 48'Jimenez 32'Gómez-Junco 59', 60', 77'Franco 64'Solis 76', 77' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
| Panama |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 6 |
| Guatemala |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 |
| Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | –10 | 0 |
March 2, 2012 17:00 |
| United States |
6 – 0 | Guatemala |
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| Horan 12, 47, 74' Johnston 29' Stengel 54' Roccaro 60' |
Report |
March 4, 2012 17:00 |
| Cuba |
0 – 6 | United States |
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| Report | Stengel 4', 37' Hayes 25', 29'DiBernardo 53'Ubogagu 84' |
March 6, 2012 17:00 |
| Guatemala |
5 – 2 | Cuba |
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| Monterroso 27' Argueta 31'Pérez 32'López 67' (pen.)Bayeux 68' (o.g.) |
Report | Perez 53' Pelaez 80' |
March 6, 2012 19:30 |
| Panama |
0 – 6 | United States |
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| Report | Capelle 29' Di Bernardo 44' Johnston 53' Hayes 59', 78' Mewis 69' |
Knockout rounds
The winners of the two semifinals and the third place match qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| March 9 – Panama City | |||||||
| United States |
4 | ||||||
| Mexico |
0 | ||||||
| March 11 – Panama City | |||||||
| United States |
2 | ||||||
| Canada |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| March 9 – Panama City | March 11 – Panama City | ||||||
| Canada |
6 | Mexico |
5 | ||||
| Panama |
0 | Panama |
0 | ||||
Semi-finals
March 9, 2012 20:00 |
| Canada |
6 – 0 | Panama |
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| Ezurike 25' Richardson 47'Oduro 49', 84'Pietrangelo 69'Sawicki 88' |
Report |
Third place match
March 11, 2012 18:00 |
| Mexico |
5 – 0 | Panama |
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| Franco 18', 47' Gómez-Junco 25', 90+1' (pen.)Samarzich 44' |
Report |
Final
Awards
| 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Winners |
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United States Third title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Natalia Gómez-Junco
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Odette Bayeux (playing against Guatemala)
See also
References
- ↑ "Panama to host U-20 & Guatemala U-17 Women's Championships". 17 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ "Panama reaches CONCACAF U-20 women's finals" (28 April 2011). CONCACAF. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "U-20 women's championship refs selected". 5 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "Host Panama, U.S. drawn for U-20 women". 5 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "U.S. to open U-20 women against Guatemala". 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
External links
- Official CONCACAF website for Women's Under-20s
- Official schedule and results at official CONCACAF website
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
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