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

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]

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(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.[2]

AmmanAmman
Amman International StadiumKing Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 18,000
ZarqaIrbid
Prince Mohammed StadiumAl-Hassan Stadium
Capacity: 17,000Capacity: 15,000

Results

[3]

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Mexico3210102+87
 Spain321091+87
 New Zealand310257-23
 Jordan3003115-140

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Germany321052+37
 Venezuela320153+26
 Canada311145-14
 Cameroon300337-40

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 North Korea321073+47
 England312054+15
 Brazil310223-13
 Nigeria301204-41

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Japan3300132+119
 Ghana320136-36
 United States310296+33
 Paraguay3003112-110

Knockout stage

 
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
 
 Japan3Third place
 
 Japan3
 
21 October – Amman (AIS)
 
 England0
 
 Venezuela0
 
 
 Spain4
 

References