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The 2008 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the first tournament of this type in Concacaf the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 17–27, 2008. The first, second and third placed teams qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in New Zealand.
| Trinidad and Tobago 2008 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 17–27 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 77 (4.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tiffany Cameron Katherine Alvarado Courtney Verloo (5 goals each) |
2010 → | |
Qualified teams
edit| Region | Method of qualification | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Caribbean Football Union (CFU) |
2007 Caribbean Football Union Women's Under-17 Tournament |
 Jamaica Puerto Rico
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| Central America Central American Football Union (UNCAF) |
2007 UNCAF Women's Under-17 Tournament |
 El Salvador Costa Rica
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| North America North American Football Union (NAFU) |
Automatic qualification | Canada Mexico United States
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| Host nation |  Trinidad and Tobago
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Group stage
editAll times are local (UTC−06:00).
| Key to colors in group tables |
|---|
| Advanced to Semi-finals |
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 |
| Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
| El Salvador
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0–6 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Flores  17' |
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
| United States | 9–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
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Referee: Sabina Charles (Saint Lucia)
| El Salvador | 1–8 | Costa Rica |
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Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–9 | United States |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| Jamaica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Erika Vargas (Costa Rica)
| Mexico | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Shane de Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Jamaica | 1–2 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Procope 85' |
Referee: Deysi Martínez (El Salvador)
Knockout stage
editAll times are local (UTC−06:00).
The winners of the two semifinal matches and the winner of the third place match qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in New Zealand.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July – Tobago | ||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| 27 July – Tobago | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| 24 July – Tobago | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 July – Tobago | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Canada | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1–0 | Mexico |
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Third place
editFinal
edit| United States | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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Winners
edit| 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |
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 United States First title |
Goalscorers
editThe top-scorer award was shared between Katherine Alvarado (Costa Rica), Tiffany Cameron (Canada) and Courtney Verloo (USA) with five goals each.[1]