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ABOUT THE CONCACAF WOMEN’S UNDER-17 QUALIFIERS

The Concacaf Under-17 Women’s Qualifiers is an official competition of the Confederation that serves as a qualifying event for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

From 2025, the FIFA U-17 World Cup expanded to 24 teams and is held annually rather than biennially.  The next five editions of this competition, all taking place in Morocco, will see Concacaf send four (4) representatives

Concacaf has, therefore, also increased the frequency of our Under-17 Women’s Qualifying competition from every two years to annually.

For 2025, the Concacaf U-17 Women’s Qualifiers will consist of two rounds, with Concacaf’s four highest-ranked participating Member Associations receiving a bye to the Final Round (based on the current Concacaf U-17 Women’s Rankings).

• The Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers - Round One will be played in six (6) groups (A, B, C, D, E, and F) among the Participating Member Associations (PMA) ranked 5 to 41.  After Round Robin One, the top team from each of the six (6) groups and the two (2) best second-placed teams advance to the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers - Final Round.
• The Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers Final Round will be played in three (3) groups (A, B, and C) of four (4) teams, each among the 4 teams that received a bye and the 8 teams moving forward from Round One. The winners of the three (3) groups and the best overall runner-up will advance to the next FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

For the 2023-2024 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers edition, in Qualifier and Championship phases, the Qualifier phase was played in Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. There were two groups of 4 PMAs, two groups of 3 PMAs, and two groups of 2 PMAs. The Championship was played in Mexico with two groups of 4 PMAs each.

The Concacaf U-17 Women’s Championship has crowned eight (8) champions, with the United States claiming the title five times, Mexico has won the tournament twice, and Canada once.

While a Concacaf team has yet to secure a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title, Mexico and the U.S. have come close. The United States earned a runner-up spot in 2008 and third place in 2024, while Mexico finished as runner-up in 2018.

Tournament Placement by Year

2024 – MEX

Champion: Mexico (MEX)*

Runner-up: United States (USA)*

Third: Canada (CAN)

Fourth: Haiti (HAI)

(Dominican Republic hosted 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2022 – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Champion: USA*

Runner-up: MEX*

Third: CAN*

Fourth: PUR

(India hosted 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2020 – MEXICO – Cancelled due to COVID

2018 – NICARAGUA / UNITED STATES

Champion: USA*

Runner-up: MEX*

Third: CAN*

Fourth: HAI

(Uruguay hosted 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2016 – GRENADA

Champion: USA*

Runner-up: MEX*

Third: CAN*

Fourth: HAI

(Jordan hosted 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2013 – JAMAICA

Champion: Mexico*

Runner-up: Canada*

Third: USA

Fourth: Jamaica

(Costa Rica hosted 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2012 – GUATEMALA

Champion: USA*

Runner-up: Canada*

Third: Mexico*

Fourth: Panama

2010 – COSTA RICA

Champion: Canada*

Runner-up: Mexico*

Third: USA

Fourth: Costa Rica

(Trinidad & Tobago hosted 2010 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup)

2008 – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Champion: USA*

Runner-up: Costa Rica*

Third: Canada*

Fourth: Mexico 

* qualified for the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup