2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
| Campeonato Sub-20 Femenino de la CONCACAF 2012  (in Spanish)  | |
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| 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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 72 (4.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 10,382 (649 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
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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
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performances | 
|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||
| Automatic | 6th | Champion (2004, 2008) | |
| Automatic | 6th | Runner-up (2010) | |
| Automatic | 6th | Champion (2006, 2010) | |
| Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying | |||
| Group 1 Winner | 2nd | First round (2010) | |
| Group 2 Winner | 4th | First round (2002, 2004, 2006) | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying | |||
| Group E Winner | 2nd | First round (2002) | |
| Group F Winner | 3rd | First round (2008, 2010) | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
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 | 
|---|
| Advanced to Semi-finals | 
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 | 
| Mexico  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarzich  Gómez Junco C. Martinez  | 
Report | Spence  | 
| Mexico  | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarzich  A. Martínez Jiménez Gómez Junco Franco Solís  | 
Report | 
| Canada  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Legault-Cordisco  | 
Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | 
| Cuba  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stengel  Hayes DiBernardo Ubogagu  | 
| Panama  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mills  Zorrilla Jordan  | 
Report | Monterroso  | 
| Guatemala  | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Monterroso  Argueta Pérez López Bayeux  | 
Report | Pérez  Peláez  | 
| Panama  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Capelle  DiBernardo Johnston Hayes Mewis  | 
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 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| March 11 – Panama City | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| March 9 – Panama City | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| March 11 – Panama City | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
| United States  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes  Ubogagu  | 
Report | Richardson  | 
Awards
| 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship winners | 
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United States Third title  | 
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
 
- 5 goals
 
- 4 goals
 
 Jenna Richardson
 Lindsey Horan
- 3 goals
 
 Catherine Charron-Delage
 Nkemjika Ezurike
 Yamile Franco
 Tanya Samarzich
 Julie Johnston
 Katie Stengel
- 2 goals
 
- 1 goal
 
 Vanessa Legault-Cordisco
 Amélia Pietrangelo
 Jaclyn Sawicki
 María Pérez
 Maria Argueta
 Cinthya López
 Idania Pérez
 Kimberly Spence
 Olivia Jiménez
 Chrystal Martínez
 Marta Cox
 Ángela Evans
 Maira Jordan
 Natalia Mills
 Yessenia Zorrilla
 Morgan Brian
 Micaela Capelle
 Samantha Mewis
 Kealia Ohai
 Cari Roccaro
- 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. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
 - ^ "Panama reaches CONCACAF U-20 women's finals". CONCACAF. Archived from the original (28 April 2011) on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
 - ^ "U-20 women's championship refs selected". 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
 - ^ "Host Panama, U.S. drawn for U-20 women". 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
 - ^ "U.S. to open U-20 women against Guatemala". 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
 


