Eight teams will compete for the title and three spots in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016

Miami (Thursday, May 7, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that Honduras will host the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship, scheduled for December.

San Pedro Sula is the site for the Under-20 Women’s Championship Honduras 2015, to be played from December 3- 13. The tournament will crown the Confederation’s champion at this level, and qualify three teams to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be played in Papua New Guinea in 2016.

“We are delighted to return to Honduras for the Women’s Under-20 Championship, the second CONCACAF tournament to be hosted in Honduras this year,” said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb. “The Federation’s eagerness to bring this championship to San Pedro Sula proves the growth of women’s football in the Central American region.”

The Under-20 Women’s Championship Honduras 2015 will include eight teams, three from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), two from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) and three from North America. Canada, Mexico and the United States are automatically qualified from North America, while the qualifying processes in CFU and UNCAF will take place in coming months. As host country, Honduras is automatically qualified as one of the two representatives of UNCAF.

“Our country is honored to host another sporting competition, in which we will play to reach a goal, but also to broaden the values we build through football, strengthen the friendship between our nations, and foment the specialty of women’s football throughout the world,” said Alfredo Hawit, Vice-President of CONCACAF and General Secretary of the Honduran National Football Federation.

The date of the official draw for the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship Honduras 2015 will be announced in the coming weeks. The eight teams will be divided in two groups of four.

After the group stage, the winner and second place team from each group will qualify to the semi –finals. The winner of each semifinal match advances to the final, and also directly to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The two losing semifinalists will reach the third-place match, from which the winner will also advance to the World Cup.

United States is the defending champion of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship, having won the title in the Cayman Islands in January 2014.

CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship Honduras 2015

Date: December 3-13, 2015

Site: San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Teams: Caribbean Football Union (3), Central American Football Union (2), North America (3)

Number of teams to qualify for the World Cup: 3
Format: Eight (8) participating Member Associations are divided into two (2) groups (A, B) of four (4) teams each for the group stage. After the group stage, the winner and second place team from each group will qualify to the semi –finals. The winner of each semifinal match advances to the final, and also directly to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The two losing semifinalists will reach the third-place match, from which the winner will earn CONCACAF’s final spot in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016.

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