Originally contested as an under-19 event in conjunction with FIFA's standards in 2002 and 2004, the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship is staged every two years with three teams qualifying for the biennial World Cup.

CONCACAF's championship is an eight-team event with the three nations from North America, joined by three from the Caribbean and two from Central America.

CONCACAF Championships

Year   Venue                           World Cup qualifiers
2002   Trinidad & Tobago    @Canada, Mexico, United States
2004   Canada                       *Canada, United States
2006   Mexico                          Canada, Mexico, *United States
2008   Mexico                          *Canada, Mexico, United States
2010   Guatemala                  Costa Rica, Mexico, *United States
2012   Panama                       Canada, Mexico, *United States

*champion
@World Cup host