2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2014 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 15 March–4 April[1] |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Spain |
| Third place |
 Italy |
| Fourth place |
 Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 284,320 (8,885 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Deyna Castellanos Gabriela García (6 goals each) |
| Best player |
Hina Sugita |
| Best goalkeeper |
Mamiko Matsumoto |
| Fair play award |
Japan |
The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.
The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014. Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.
The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total 284,320 supporters attended matches averaging 8,885 per match beating the 2012 record.[2]
Host selection
On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids.[3]
Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction.[4] After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on March 21, 2013.[5] The final was originally scheduled on 5 April, but was brought forward one day due to government elections.[6]
Mascot
The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was Juna, a Blue Morpho butterfly. The name “Juna” means “to fly” in the Cabécar language.[7]
Qualified teams
The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.[8][9] The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.
In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup.[10]
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifiers[11] |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | Japan North Korea China PR |
| CAF (Africa) | 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament |  Nigeria Ghana Zambia1 |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) |
2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |  Mexico Canada |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2013 South American Under-17 Women's Championship | Venezuela Colombia Paraguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)[12] |  New Zealand |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship |  Germany Spain Italy1 |
| Host nation |  Costa Rica | |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Venues
Four stadiums are to be used across Costa Rica.[13]
| Alajuela | Liberia |
|---|---|
| Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| Capacity: 16,625 | Capacity: 4,300 |
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| San José | Tibás |
| Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Capacity: 34,453 | Capacity: 21,704 |
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Match officials
A total of 14 referees, 4 reserve referees, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[14]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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| AFC |
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| CONCACAF |
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| CONMEBOL |
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| OFC |
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| UEFA |
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Squads
Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[9] The squads were announced on 6 March 2014.[15]
Final draw
The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2013 in Pueblo Antiguo.[16][17] Confederation champions Germany, Japan and Mexico were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Costa Rica, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage.[18]
| Pot 1 (Seeded teams) |
Pot 2 (CONCACAF & CONMEBOL) |
Pot 3 (CAF & OFC) |
Pot 4 (AFC & UEFA) |
|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[9]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- 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:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals | |
All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).[19]
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
22 March 2014 17:00 |
| North Korea |
4–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Ju Hyo-sim  30'Sung Hyang-Sim 34'Wi Jong-Sim 41'Ri Ji-Hyang 61' (pen.) |
Report | Ehegötz 5' Sehan 12'Walkling 24' |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
19 March 2014 20:00 |
| Paraguay |
0–10 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hasegawa 15' Endo 22'Miyagawa 36'Ichise 47'Hiratsuka 56'Saihara 62'Sugita 75', 85', 86'Kono 90+2' (pen.) |
23 March 2014 17:00 |
| Paraguay |
1–7 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Godoy 25' |
Report | Beltrán 4' Falcon 11', 17'N. García 64', 83'P. Garrote 76', 79' |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| China PR |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Colombia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
23 March 2014 20:00 |
| Colombia |
1–3 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| And. Rodríguez 60' |
Report | Cui Yuhan 72' Páez 75' (o.g.)Chen Yudan 90+1' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[9]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 March — San José | ||||||||||
| Venezuela |
3 | |||||||||
| 31 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||||||
| Venezuela |
1 | |||||||||
| 27 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Japan |
4 | |||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||
| 4 April — San José | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||
| 27 March — San José | ||||||||||
| Spain |
0 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
2 (3) | |||||||||
| 31 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Italy (p) |
2 (4) | |||||||||
| Italy |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 27 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Spain |
2 | 4 April — San José | ||||||||
| Nigeria |
0 | |||||||||
| Venezuela |
4 (0) | |||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||
| Italy (p) |
4 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
27 March 2014 14:00 |
| Venezuela |
3–2 | Canada |
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| Castellanos 6' Zambrano 43'G. García 62' |
Report | Kinzner 19' Levasseur 40' |
27 March 2014 17:00 |
| Ghana |
2–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Ayieyam 4' Abambila 90' |
Report | Marinelli 8' Giugliano 17' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Ayieyam  Kuzagbe  Opoku Abambila Amfobea |
3–4 | Boattin Giugliano Simonetti Serturini Vergani |
27 March 2014 20:00 |
| Nigeria |
0–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guijarro 14' (pen.), 71' N. García 58' |
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia Attendance: 3,406 Referee: Anna–Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
Semi-finals
31 March 2014 17:00 |
| Venezuela |
1–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Castellanos 90+2' |
Report | Nagano 13' Ichise 33'Kobayashi 52'Sugita 63' (pen.) |
Third place match
4 April 2014 14:00 |
| Venezuela |
4–4 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Marcano 45+2' G. García 60', 68'Luzardo 90+5' |
Report | Bergamaschi 16' Giugliano 55', 61'Simonetti 79' |
| Penalties | ||
| Moreno Romero D. Rodriguez Goyo |
0–2 | Boattin Giugliano Simonetti |
Final
| 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Champions |
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Japan First title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[20]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Hina Sugita |
Yui Hasegawa |
Pilar Garrote |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna Castellanos Gabriela García |
— | Hina Sugita |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Golden Glove |
|---|---|
| Japan |
Mamiko Matsumoto |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Marie Levasseur
- 3 goals
- Manuela Giugliano
- Yui Hasegawa
- Uchenna Kanu
- Pilar Garrote
- 2 goals
- Nina Ehegötz
- Jane Ayieyam
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
- Gloria Marinelli
- Annamaria Serturini
- Nana Ichise
- Rikako Kobayashi
- Fuka Kono
- Shiho Matsubara
- Asato Miyagawa
- Janae González
- Rasheedat Ajibade
- Sung Hyang-Sim
- Andrea Falcon
- Patri Guijarro
- Sandra Hernández
- 1 goal
- Jessie Fleming
- Sarah Kinzner
- Chen Yudan
- Cui Yuhan
- Fan Yuqiu
- Andrea Rodríguez
- Angie Rodríguez
- Sofia Varela
- Kim Fellhauer
- Jasmin Sehan
- Ricarda Walkling
- Ernestina Abambila
- Gladys Amfobea
- Valentina Bergamaschi
- Flaminia Simonetti
- Yu Endo
- Maki Hiratsuka
- Fuka Nagano
- Meika Nishida
- Mizuki Saihara
- Rebeca Bernal
- Jacqueline Crowther
- Belen Cruz
- Cinthia Huerta
- Gabriela Martínez
- Viridiana Salazar
- Daisy Cleverly
- Joy Bokiri
- Aminat Yakubu
- Ju Hyo-Sim
- Ri Ji-Hyang
- Wi Jong-Sim
- Sheryl Barrios
- Fanny Godoy
- Beatriz Beltrán
- Sandra Luzardo
- Tahicelis Marcano
- Lourdes Moreno
- Yosneidy Zambrano
- Grace Chanda
- Own goal
- Sara Páez (for China PR)
- Maria Araya (for Zambia)
- Kim Jong-Sim (for Canada)
References
- ↑ "FIFA Calendar". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=2314780/index.html
- ↑ "Zim bids for Fifa Women's World Cup". newsday.co.zw. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "Costa Rica pulls out of hosting U17 women's WCup". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Executive Committee strongly backs further governance reforms and strengthens fight against racism and discrimination". FIFA.com. 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final re-scheduled". FIFA.com. 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Juna all set to fly at Costa Rica 2014". FIFA.com. 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2014 and 2015" (PDF). FIFA.com. 18 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "103 nations in qualifiers" (in Spanish). nacion.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying tournaments". FIFA. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ↑ "Young Football Ferns land tough draw". Oceania Football Confederation. December 19, 2013.
- ↑ Costa Developers - Jacó will host World Women’s Under-17 Soccer World Cup
- ↑ "List of FIFA women referees and assistant referees, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Costa Rica 2014 squads unveiled". FIFA.com. 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "WM line-up is complete" (in German). womensoccer.de. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Hosts face Venezuela, Germany test for Korea DPR". FIFA.com. 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Draw pots and procedure" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.de. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Match Schedule – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Japan and Sugita on top of the world". FIFA.com. 5 April 2014.