2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Football World Cup

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October.

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

Qualified teams change

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.[1]

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 change

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.[2]

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

Results change

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Group stage change

Group A change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
  Spain 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
  Jordan 3 0 0 3 1 15 -14 0

Group B change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Venezuela 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Canada 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 0

Group C change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  England 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 0 4 -4 1

Group D change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
  Ghana 3 2 0 1 3 6 -3 6
  United States 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Knockout stage change

 
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 Korea0 (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
 

References change

  1. "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014.
  2. "U-17 Women World Cup organisers to intensify marketing push". The Jordan News. The Jordan Times. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. RSSSF