• Competition will take place from August 5-11, 2024
• Costa Rica to host League A, Trinidad and Tobago League B, and Aruba League C
• Record 35 Concacaf Member Associations have expressed interest in participating

Miami, FL (Thursday, April 25, 2024) – Concacaf has announced that three Member Associations, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Aruba, will host the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship. The fifth edition of the competition will take place from August 5 to 11, 2024, and will include group and knockout stage play in a three-league system (A, B, and C). 

“We are very excited to host the fifth edition of the Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship in three fantastic countries. This competition plays a big role in developing the region’s most talented young football players as they compete for a continental title,” said Concacaf General Secretary Philippe Moggio. “We look forward to working closely with the federations of Aruba, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago to ensure the participating teams and fans have a great experience,” added Moggio. 

The competition’s matches will be split between Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Aruba. The Central American nation will host all League A matches, while Leagues B and C will play in Trinidad and Tobago and Aruba, respectively. 

All three leagues will include a group stage and a direct elimination knockout stage, and each will crown its champion. The number of teams per league will be determined based on the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Rankings of March 2024 and the final number of participants. 

To date, 35 Concacaf Member Associations have expressed interest in participating. These Member Associations are (in alphabetical order): Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica,  Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, and the US Virgin Islands. 

Further details regarding the competition format will be announced in the coming weeks.  

The last edition of the Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship took place in 2022 in Tampa, FL, USA. Twenty teams participated in the tournament (divided into two Leagues). In League A, the United States claimed a third straight title after defeating Canada 4-1 in the Final. Nicaragua was crowned winners of League B following a 3-1 win over Aruba.