Anguilla women's national under-20 football team

 Anguilla

Association	Anguilla Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
FIFA code	AIA
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Anguilla women's national under-20 football team is the national team of Anguilla.

Under 19/20

Between 2002–2010 in the FIFA Women U19/U20 World Cup, a U19 event up until 2006 when it became U20, the Anguilla women's national under-19 football team participated in the qualifying tournament.^[1] In 2003, the U-19 team played four international matches. In the following year, they played six followed by ten matches in 2005 when they became the Anguilla women's national under-20 football team.^[2] In 2006, the team had four training sessions a week,^[2] at the time when they were preparing for the CONCACAF Under 19 Women’s Qualifying Tournament 2005/06 in Group B. They played the first round in Surinam. On 20 September, they beat Netherlands Antilles 5–2. On 22 September, they tied host Surinam 1–1. On 24 September, they lost to Dominca 0–1. Overall, they finished second in their group with one win, one loss and one draw, scoring six goals on their opponents while only allowing four total goals to be scored against them.^[3]

The team competed in the CONCACAF Under 20 Women’s Qualifying Tournament 2007/08. In the Caribbean Qualifying Preliminary Round, they played a home and away series against St. Kitts/Nevis, winning 2–1 at home at Ronald Webster Park on 16 June 2007 before a crowd of 350 and winning away at Newtown Playing Field in Basseterre 2–1 on 1 July before a crowd of 500. In the first game, Krystie Webster scored in the 7th minute and Kennisha Xavier scored in the 66th minute for Anguilla. Xavier had subbed into the game in the 33rd minute to replace Webster. Melesa Anderson started for Anguilla, Elizabeth Gilbert subbed in for her in the 70th minute, and Glennicia Richardson started but was subbed out in the 75th minute for Delvina Carty. In the 70th minute, Jaynelle Lake was booked. Other starting players in the first home match for Anguilla include Karisa Lake, Khadeema Gumbs, Sharice Richardson, Shakeela Romney, Clardeena Richardson, and Judiann Vanterpool. In the second game against St. Kitts/Nevis, Krystie Wesbter scored in the 9th minute and Clardeena Richardson scored in the 85th minute for Anguilla. Glennicia Richardson started and was subbed out in the 54th minute for Delvina Carty. Kennisha Xavier also started and was subbed out in the 85th minute for Gilbert. Other players starting for Anguilla included Jaynelle Lake, Melesa Anderson, Karisa Lake, Khadeema Gumbs, Krystie Webster, Sharice Richardson, Shakeela Romney, and Clardeena Richardson. In the group stage for the Caribbean, they played in Group C with Barbados and Cuba with all matches played in Havana, Cuba. On 9 August before a crowd of 150, they lost to Barbados 2–3 and on 11 August before a crowd of 200, they lost to Cuba 2–7. Overall, they finished last in their group with two losses, allowing ten goals and only scoring four.^[4]

The Anguilla women's national under-20 football team competed in the CONCACAF Under 20 Women’s Championship 2010. In the Caribbean Qualifying stage, they were in Group A and played a home and series against Cuba. On 18 September at home before a crowd of 300, they lost to Cuba 0–11. In the away match in Cuba on 20 September before a crowd of 100, they lost 0–6.^[5]

Background and development

Football is the most popular women's sport in the country.^[2] In 2006, there were 100 registered football players in the country. This was an increase from 0 registered players in 2002, 20 in 2003, 50 in 2004, and 65 in 2005.^[2] In 2006, there were 12 total football teams in the country, five of which were for women only.^[2] There is a women's league with support from the national federation which plays from April to June.^[6] Anguilla Football Association was founded in 1990 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1996.^[2] Women's football is required to be represented by specific mandate in the federation's committee.^[2] In 2011 in Germany at the 2011 FIFA Women's Football Symposium, Anguilla Football Association spoke about the best practices for developing the women's game.^[6][7]

The team that played U-20 2007, only a few of the players that was listed played in 2003,2004,2005

References

International women's association football FIFA World Cup Olympics Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup World Rankings Player of the Year Player of the Century FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Competitions Federations Codes Asia AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF) Africa CAF Women's Championship U-20 U-17 North America, Central America and Caribbean CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17 South America CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17 Oceania OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17 Europe UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17 Non-FIFA NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup Games All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade See also International men's football