2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
كأس العالم للسيدات تحت 17 سنة 2016
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates30 September – 21 October
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Spain
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored104 (3.25 per match)
Attendance104,095 (3,253 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Lorena Navarro
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Fuka Nagano
Best goalkeeperSpain Noelia Ramos
Fair play award Japan
2014
2018

The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October 2016.[1]

While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the Middle East, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region.[2]

Host selection

The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:[3]

On 5 December 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan.[4]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.[5]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  Jordan1
2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  Japan
 North Korea
CAF (Africa) 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Cameroon1
 Ghana
 Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  Canada
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Championship  Brazil
 Paraguay
 Venezuela
OFC (Oceania) 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  England
 Germany
 Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

The three host cities were Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa. The infrastructure of the stadiums and surrounding areas in the host cities was developed. Greater Amman Municipality and the Higher Council for Youth were responsible for developing the infrastructure, with 30% under the responsibility of the municipality and 70% under the responsibility of the council.[6]

Amman Amman
Amman International Stadium King Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 18,000
Zarqa Irbid
Prince Mohammed Stadium Al-Hassan Stadium
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 15,000

Emblem

The official emblem was unveiled on 3 May 2015, which was designed to showcase Jordan's most iconic symbols. Visual aspects of the Jordanian culture can be seen on the emblem that has the traditional shape of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trophy, which include; the distinctive pattern of the Jordanian Keffieh, the Jordanian national flower Black Iris, Pan Arab colors and a star from the Jordanian flag.[7]

Mascot

In a FIFA press conference on 28 May 2016, the tournament mascot, "Aseela", was introduced. Aseela is an Arabian oryx, which is a rare animal that happens to be the national animal of Jordan. The Arabian Oryx was chosen for being a symbol of " strength, gentleness, and athleticism", resembling female football players. The mascot is expected to inspire young women across Jordan and the region to participate in watching the tournament.[8]

Theme Song

The Official song for the 2016 FIFA Women U-17 World Cup is 'Jordan our Playground' Composed by Lebanese Singer Carole Samaha and her Jordanian counterpart Hussein Al Salman[9][10]

Squads

Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, and on or before 31 December 2001.[11] The official squads were announced on 23 September 2016.[12]

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, 1 reserve referee, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[13]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

Australia Kate Jacewicz
South Korea Park Ji-yeong
Japan Yoshimi Yamashita
South Korea Oh Hyeon-jeong (reserve)

Australia Renae Coghill
India Uvena Fernandes
Japan Maiko Hagio
South Korea Lee Seul-gi
China Liang Jianping
Vietnam Truong Thi Le Trinh

CAF

Togo Aissata Ameyo Amegee
Ethiopia Ledya Tafesse

Cameroon Josiane Mbakop
Mali Fanta Idrissa Kone

CONCACAF

Canada Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
United States Ekaterina Koroleva
El Salvador Miriam Patricia León Serpas

El Salvador Thelma Beltran
Mexico Yudilia Briones
Jamaica Princess Brown
United States Kathryn Nesbitt
United States Deleana Quan
Jamaica Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing

CONMEBOL

Argentina Laura Fortunato
Brazil Regildenia de Holanda Moura
Colombia Viviana Muñoz
Colombia Yeimy Martinez

Bolivia Liliana Bejarano
Paraguay Nilda Gamarra
Colombia Luzmila Gonzalez
Argentina Daiana Milone
Brazil Tatiane Sacilotti
Chile Leslie Vasquez

OFC

Fiji Finau Vulivuli

UEFA

Malta Esther Azzopardi
Portugal Sandra Braz Bastos
Russia Anastasia Pustovoitova
Czech Republic Olga Zadinová

Italy Lucia Abruzzese
Ukraine Oleksandra Ardasheva
Germany Christina Biehl
Switzerland Susanne Kueng
Russia Ekaterina Kurochkina
Scotland Kylie McMullan
Slovakia Slavomira Majkuthová
Poland Katarzyna Wojs

Draw

The official draw was held on 30 May 2016, 18:00 EEST (UTC+3), at the Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Amman.[14][15] The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-17 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Jordan automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

The match schedule was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 25 May 2015,[16] and officially announced on 10 August 2015.[17]

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[11]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, EEST (UTC+3).[18]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  Jordan (H) 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Mexico 5–0 New Zealand
Espinosa 18'
Ovalle 36'
López 68'
Ávalos 81'
Torres 87'
Report
Attendance: 7,635
Referee: Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Jordan 0–6 Spain
Report L. Navarro 6', 27', 42', 47' (pen.), 79'
Pina 89'

Spain 2–0 New Zealand
Aleixandri 80'
Pina 85'
Report
Attendance: 698
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)
Jordan 1–4 Mexico
Abu-Sabbah 6' Report Enrigue 13'
Cázares 17'
Ovalle 54'
Juárez 85'
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

New Zealand 5–0 Jordan
Tawharu 5', 90'
Blake 28', 76', 90+2'
Report
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
Spain 1–1 Mexico
E. Navarro 58' Report Espinosa 56'
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Venezuela 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Venezuela 1–2 Germany
Cazorla 61' Report Gwinn 7'
Bühl 74'
Attendance: 3,731
Cameroon 2–3 Canada
Djoubi 17'
Dabda 42'
Report Huitema 3'
Stratigakis 78' (pen.)
Taylor 83'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

Venezuela 2–1 Cameroon
Castellanos 20', 90+4' Report Takounda 90+3'
Germany 1–1 Canada
Gwinn 45+2' Report Rose 20'
Attendance: 3,384
Referee: Regildenia Moura (Brazil)

Canada 0–2 Venezuela
Report Castellanos 30'
Moreno 74'
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Germany 2–0 Cameroon
Gwinn 15'
Oberdorf 72'
Report
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  England 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Nigeria 0–1 Brazil
Report Micaelly 42'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
England 3–3 North Korea
Brazil 20'
Stanway 33'
Russo 90+4'
Report Sung Hyang-sim 29'
Kim Pom-ui 67'
Ko Kyong-hui 84'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Nigeria 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 664
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Brazil 0–1 North Korea
Report Ri Hae-yon 71'
Attendance: 2,463
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

North Korea 3–0 Nigeria
Ri Hae-yon 30', 45', 83' Report
Brazil 1–2 England
Kerolin 36' Report Stanway 45+3' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,400

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
3  United States 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Ghana 0–5 Japan
Report Ueki 7'
Endo 18', 21'
Takarada 26'
Chiba 83'
Attendance: 1,083
Referee: Miriam Patricia Leon Serpas (El Salvador)
United States 6–1 Paraguay
Tagliaferri 11'
Kuhlmann 14', 49', 87'
Pickett 69'
Sanchez 82'
Report Fretes 53'
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

United States 1–2 Ghana
Tagliaferri 5' Report Gi. Acheampong 63'
Owusu-Ansah 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Paraguay 0–5 Japan
Report Takahashi 4'
Nojima 29', 39' (pen.), 44'
Takarada 89'
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Esther Azzopardi (Malta)

Japan 3–2 United States
Ueki 53'
Kanno 75'
Miyazawa 77'
Report Sanchez 33', 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Paraguay 0–1 Ghana
Report Owusu-Ansah 68'
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[11]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 
 Mexico1
 
17 October – Amman (KAS)
 
 Venezuela2
 
 Venezuela0
 
13 October – Irbid
 
 North Korea3
 
 North Korea2
 
21 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 Ghana1
 
 North Korea (p)0 (5)
 
12 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 Japan0 (4)
 
 Germany1
 
17 October – Amman (KAS)
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain0
 
13 October – Irbid
 
 Japan3 Third place
 
 Japan3
 
21 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 England0
 
 Venezuela0
 
 
 Spain4
 

Quarter-finals

Mexico 1–2 Venezuela
Enrigue 34' Report Castellanos 35', 39'
Attendance: 856
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Germany 1–2 Spain
Oberdorf 90+4' Report Na. Ramos 9'
E. Navarro 36'
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

North Korea 2–1 Ghana
Kim Pom-ui 33' (pen.)
Ja Un-yong 90+4'
Report Gi. Acheampong 81'
Attendance: 493
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Japan 3–0 England
Endo 3'
Ueki 45+1', 80'
Report
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Semi-finals

Venezuela 0–3 North Korea
Report Kim Pom-ui 15'
Ja Un-yong 71'
Ri Hae-yon 89'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)

Spain 0–3 Japan
Report Takahashi 14', 76' (pen.)
Rodríguez 48' (o.g.)

Third place match

Venezuela 0–4 Spain
Report E. Navarro 17'
L. Navarro 53', 78', 87'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Final

North Korea 0–0 Japan
Report
Penalties
Ja Un-yong soccer ball with check mark
Kim Pom-ui soccer ball with check mark
Sung Hyang-sim soccer ball with check mark
Ri Hae-yon soccer ball with check mark
Ri Kum-hyang soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark Ueki
soccer ball with check mark Wakisaka
soccer ball with check mark Takahashi
soccer ball with red X Kanekatsu
soccer ball with check mark Nagano

Winners

 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners 

North Korea
Second title

Goalscorers

8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[19]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Japan Fuka Nagano North Korea Sung Hyang-sim Venezuela Deyna Castellanos


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Spain Lorena Navarro North Korea Ri Hae-yon Venezuela Deyna Castellanos


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
 Japan Spain Noelia Ramos

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  19. ^ Awards 2016

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