The youth competition will qualify the top three finishers to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020

Miami (Thursday, May 9, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) conducted the official draw for the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, at the Concacaf headquarters, in Miami, FL.

The draw, which sorted the 32 participating teams into eight groups, was conducted by the Concacaf Head of National Competitions, Carlos Fernandez.

The groups for the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship Qualification Stage, set to take place between August 17-25, 2019 are as follows:

Group A Honduras St. Lucia Anguilla Bonaire Group B Antigua & Barbuda Dominica Cayman Islands Martinique

Group C Barbados St. Kitts and Nevis US Virgin Islands Belize Group D Bahamas Curacao Guyana St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Group E Mexico Trinidad & Tobago Bermuda Dominican Republic Group F Canada Costa Rica Panama Cuba

Group G USA Jamaica Puerto Rico Nicaragua Group H Haiti Guatemala El Salvador Grenada

After round-robin play, the top three finishers in each of the groups will qualify for the knockout stage, joining the four group winners of the Qualification Stage in the Round of 16. The complete schedule for the group stage, including the host country, will be published at a later date.

The knockout stage of the competition will be played in its entirety in a single match elimination format, with the finalists and third place finisher automatically qualifying for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020.

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, played in 2018, the United States won its fourth title, with a 3-2 win over Mexico in the Final.