The 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The United States went into the tournament as defending champions and successfully retained their title.

The tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands from 9 to 19 January 2014.

The top three teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. Canada has already qualified for the World Cup as the host and did not participate in this tournament.

The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated Mexico in the final, 4–0. Costa Rica secured the final qualification position by defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the third place match, 7–3 in Added Extra Time.

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performances Host 1st DebutNorth American zone Automatic 7th Runner-up (2010) Automatic 7th Champion (2006, 2010, 2012)Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying Group 1 winner 1st Debut Group 2 winner 5th Third place (2004) Playoff winner 2nd Group stage (2010, 2012)Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying Winner 7th Fourth place (2006) Runner-up 6th 3rd/4th place (2002) Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Group stage The draw was announced on 5 November 2013.

All times are local (UTC-05:00).

Tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked on the following criteria: Greater number of points obtained in all group matches. Goal difference in all group matches. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches. Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

The winners of the two semifinals and the third place match qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Winners

Goalscorers 6 goals McKenzie Meehan Tanya Samarzich

5 goals Savannah Jordan

4 goals

Lindsey Horan Anique Walker Paloma Zermeño

3 goals

Stephanie Amack Yesmi Talavera Nicole Araya Mallory Weber Jazmín Aguas

2 goals

Khadidra Debesette Cynthia Pineda Andi Sullivan Linda Fonseca Margaret Purce Michelle Venegas Amanda Perez Daniela Solís Jazmin Villalobos

1 goal

Mariana Arguedas Briana Campos Summer Green Fabiola Ibarra Brianna Rice Jessica Valadez Katheryn Arias Shanisa Camejo Krista Hernández Oshay Nelson-Lawes Johana Rivera Brittany Basinger Seidy Cruz Rachel Hill Daphne Monge Aisha Solorzano

Own goals Jetena Bodden (playing against Trinidad and Tobago) Estefanía Fuentes (playing against United States)

Awards Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove Rose Lavelle Tanya Samarzich McKenzie Meehan Katelyn Rowland CONCACAF Fair Play Award

References

External links Under 20s – Women, CONCACAF.com