2024 U17 Women's World Cup, Dominican Republic

[amenina]

CAF to conduct FIFA U17, U20 Women’s World Cup™ Qualifier Draw on Thursday

https://www.cafonline.com/press-release ... n-thursday

As part of the busy calendar for women’s football on the African continent, CAF has confirmed the draw dates for the U17 Women’s FIFA World Cup and U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Qualifiers.

Both draws will take place at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo on Thursday, 08 June 2023 at 13h00 local time (10h00 GMT). The draws will officially kick off the road to the two 2024 women’s football global events.

For the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup™, a total of 25 nations will be involved in the drawing of lots, while 35 have been confirmed for the U20 edition.

Qualifiers for both competitions will be contested on a home and away basis.

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifier Format:
First Round: Composed of two (2) teams. (The 2 teams are determined according to their participation in the last U17 Women’s World Cup editions).

Second Round: the qualified teams from the first round in addition to the twenty-three (23) exempted teams will play in the second round. 12 teams will qualify for the 3rd round.

Third Round: The 12 qualified teams will play the third round qualifying 6 teams for the 4th round.

Fourth Round: the 6 qualified teams will play the fourth round qualifying three (3) teams for the U17 WWC.

25 Nations confirmed for the draw:
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, DR Congo, Djibouti, Eq. Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda & Zambia

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup™ Qualifier Full Draw Procedure – Click here

https://images.cafonline.com/image/uplo ... pwrwqg.pdf

Ranking:
The Following 5 teams have never participated in the U17 WWC Qualifiers and then are the less ranked teams: Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Libya, Mali & Mauritius. Only 2 teams shall participate in the first round. Therefore, seeing that there are no records for the above teams in this competition, the FIFA Women ranking of the above associations was taken into consideration and the following 2 associations are the less ranked: Central Africa & Mauritius. These 2 teams will play the 1st round

Procedures of the draw:
1st round:
A draw will be done to determine the order of the matches

Central Africa - Mauritius

Matches:
Matches 1 & 2: The 1st ball drawn will play against the 2nd ball drawn. The first team drawn plays the first leg at home

2nd round:
Nigeria being the team who achieved the best result in the last World Cup (3rd place) will play against the winner of the 1st round.

The remaining teams will be drawn together taking into consideration the geographical conditions, as follows:

6 teams of CECAFA: Burundi – Djibouti – Ethiopia – Kenya - Tanzania - Uganda (Pot1)
Play against
3 teams of UNIFFAC + 3 teams of COSAFA : Cameroon – DR Congo – Eq. Guinea – Botswana – South Africa – Zambia (Pot 2)

3 teams of UNAF: Algeria – Morocco – Libya (Pot 3)
Play against
4 teams of WAFU A + 3 teams of WAFU B : Guinea – Liberia – Mali – Senegal – Benin – Niger – Burkina Faso (Pot 4)

(the remaining 4 teams of WAFU A & B will be drawn to play against each other)

The first ball drawn from Pot 1 (CECAFA) will play against the first ball drawn from Pot 2 (UNIFFAC / COSAFA).

In order to have an equal probability for the order of the Matches (who is playing home and who is playing away), an empty pot 5 will be in place, the 2 drawn balls will be mixed in pot 5 before drawing them. The team drawn first will play the 1st leg at home and the team draw last will play the 2nd leg at home. This procedure will be repeated 6 times

Then, one ball will be drawn from Pot 3 (UNAF), and one ball will be drawn from Pot 4 (WAFU A / WAFU B).

The 2 drawn balls will be mixed in pot 5 before drawing them. The team drawn first will play the 1st leg at home and the team draw last will play the 2nd leg at home. This procedure will be repeated 3 times

The remaining 4 teams in Pot 4 will be drawn together. The first team drawn from the remaining 4 will play against the 2nd team drawn from the remaining 4. The first one drawn will play the first match at home. This procedure will be repeated again for the last 2 teams.

Matches:
2nd round:
Matches 3 & 4: 1st and 2nd teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 5 & 6: 3rd and 4th teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 7 & 8: 5th and 6th teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 9 & 10: 7th and 8th teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 11 & 12: 9th and 10th teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 13 & 14: 11th & 12th Teams drawn from pot 1 & 2
Matches 15 & 16: 1st and 2nd teams drawn from pot 3 & 4
Matches 17 & 18: 3rd and 4th teams drawn from pot 3 & 4
Matches 19 & 20: 5th and 6th teams drawn from pot 3 & 4
Matches 21 & 22: first 2 balls from the remaining teams from pot 4
Matches 23 & 24: Next 2 balls from the remaining teams from pot 4
Matches 25 & 26: Winner 1/2 vs Nigeria

3rd round:
Matches 27 & 28: Winner 3/4 vs Winner 5/6
Matches 29 & 30: Winner 7/8 vs Winner 9/10
Matches 31 & 32: Winner 11/12 vs Winner 13/14
Matches 33 & 34: Winner 15/16 vs Winner 17/18
Matches 35 & 36: Winner 19/20 vs Winner 21/22
Matches 37 & 38: Winner 23/24 vs Winner 25/26

4th round:
Matches 39 & 40: Winner 27/28 vs Winner 29/30
Matches 41 & 42: Winner 31/32 vs Winner 33/34
Matches 43 & 44: Winner 35/36 vs Winner 37/38

Draw video: https://m.youtube.com/live/b1T2VUR679I

[amenina]

U-17 World Women's Cup qualifiers draw lines up exciting duels

https://www.cafonline.com/development/w ... ting-duels

1st round (8-10 Dec 2023, 15-17 Dec 2023)
Central African Republic vs Mauritius

2nd round (2-4 Feb 2024, 9-11 Feb 2024)
Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea
Burundi vs Botswana
Ethiopia vs South Africa
DR Congo vs Kenya
Zambia vs Tanzania
Uganda vs Cameroon
Niger vs Morocco
Benin vs Algeria
Libya vs Senegal
Liberia vs Mali
Burkina Faso vs Guinea
Central African Republic/Mauritius vs Nigeria

3rd round (10-12 May 2024, 17-19 May 2024)

4th round (7-9 June 2024, 14-16 June 2024)

[Jackson Harrison]

2023/24 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship round 1 draw
Friday, June 16, 2023


The draw has set groups in both leagues for the first stage of the 2023/24 edition.
The 2023/24 WU17 EURO round 1 draw
The 2023/24 WU17 EURO round 1 draw
UEFA
The 2023/24 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship round 1 draw has set the groups in both leagues for the mini-tournaments in autumn.

League A includes 28 teams, including defending champions France and the seven nations promoted from League B after round 2 of the 2022/23 edition this spring. They have been drawn into seven groups; from these single-venue mini-tournaments, the teams finishing fourth will be relegated to League B for 2023/24 round 2, with the other positions deciding seeding for League A in that round. Sweden will take part, although their finals place is assured as hosts.

The 22 teams in League B (including sides relegated from League A in 2022/23 round 2, plus Andorra and Malta returning to the competition) will play for promotion to League A in six groups. The six group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section will be promoted. League A round 2 will decide the seven teams joining Sweden in the 2024 finals.

2023/24 Women's U17 EURO round 1 draw
League A

Group A1: Spain, Portugal, Czechia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group A2: Poland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, Iceland

Group A3: France (holders), Slovenia, Italy, Scotland

Group A4: Germany, Romania, Austria, Ukraine

Group A5: Switzerland, Netherlands, Finland, Bulgaria

Group A6: England, Belgium, Hungary, Northern Ireland

Group A7: Sweden (final tournament hosts), Denmark, Belarus, Greece

League B

Group B1: Kosovo, North Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia

Group B2: Serbia, Israel, Andorra, Latvia

Group B3: Croatia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Malta

Group B4: Wales, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Albania

Group B5: Slovakia, Montenegro, Lithuania

Group B6: Estonia, Türkiye, Moldova

Group hosts/dates tbc


Draw procedure

In Round 1, the 50 entrants are split into League A (28 teams) and League B (22 teams) based on the rankings after 2022/23 round 2. In League A, teams were drawn into seven groups of four, while in League B there are two groups of four and four groups of three.

Within each league, teams were allocated to four pots (League A – seven in each from Pots 1 to 4; League B – six in in Pots 1 and 2, ten in Pot 3). In League A, every group contains one team from each pot. In League B, every group contains one team from each of Pots 1 and 2; from Pot 3, two teams were drawn into each of Groups B1, B2, B3 and B4, with one drawn into each of the other two groups.

In League B, the draw started with Pot 1, continues with Pot 2, and concluded with Pot 3. Each pot was emptied entirely before proceeding to the next pot.

As a rule, and for each pot, the teams drawn were allocated in numerical order from Group B1 to Group B6. If the draw condition applied or was anticipated to apply, the team drawn were allocated to the first available group in numerical order. For pot 3, teams were allocated to the third position of each group before the fourth positions were filled.

In League A, the draw started with Pot 1, continued with Pot 2, then Pot 3, and concluded with Pot 4. Each pot was emptied entirely before proceeding to the next pot.

As a rule, and for each pot, the teams drawn were allocated in numerical order from Group A1 to Group A7.

As decided by the UEFA Executive Committee and the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could be drawn in the same group:
League A: Belarus and Ukraine
League B: Armenia and Azerbaijan

If the prohibited clash occured or could occur, the team drawnwas placed in the first available group in numerical order. Should the prohibited clash have been possible when drawing the last groups, the teams would have been drawn and assigned to the groups in line with the draw conditions.

Hosts will be appointed for each mini-tournament, to be played between 1 August and 20 November 2023.

2023 Women's U17 EURO top five goals
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2023 Women's U17 EURO top five goals
Round 1 draw: Leagues and seeding pots

LEAGUE A

Pot 1: Spain, France (holders), Switzerland, Sweden (finals hosts), Germany, England, Poland

Pot 2: Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Belgium

Pot 3: Czechia, Norway, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Finland, Belarus

Pot 4: Iceland*, Scotland*, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Greece*, Northern Ireland*, Ukraine*, Bulgaria*

*Promoted from League B

LEAGUE B

Pot 1: Croatia*, Serbia*, Wales*, Estonia*, Slovakia*, Kosovo*

Pot 2: North Macedonia*, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Türkiye, Israel, Luxembourg

Pot 3: Georgia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Albania, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Andorra, Malta

*Relegated from League A

[Jackson Harrison]

Dominican Republic will host
https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organis ... -world-cup

[amenina]

Still no mention by FIFA whether it stay with 16 teams or is expanded to 24 teams.

[Jackson Harrison]

Still no mention by FIFA whether it stay with 16 teams or is expanded to 24 teams.

The WU17 will be expanded to 48 teams, https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c ... itions.pdf and become annual.

[TommyChat]

Still no mention by FIFA whether it stay with 16 teams or is expanded to 24 teams.

The WU17 will be expanded to 48 teams, https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c ... itions.pdf and become annual.

The new format will not start this season, the 48-team tournaments will be hosted by 4 different countries.

[Jackson Harrison]

Still no mention by FIFA whether it stay with 16 teams or is expanded to 24 teams.

The WU17 will be expanded to 48 teams, https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c ... itions.pdf and become annual.

The new format will not start this season, the 48-team tournaments will be hosted by 4 different countries.

How do you know that? I have no evidence to suggest so!

[TommyChat]

The WU17 will be expanded to 48 teams, https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c ... itions.pdf and become annual.

The new format will not start this season, the 48-team tournaments will be hosted by 4 different countries.

How do you know that? I have no evidence to suggest so!

Well, maybe it's my mistake, that's how I viewed the 4 mini-tournaments format, as a way not to have one host country hosting 48 teams on its own. And there is no evidence either that the expansion will start from this edition.

[amenina]

2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers draw set for July 3

https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-wome ... or-july-3/

Official draw is scheduled for July 3 at 10:00 am ET.

Matches take place between August 26 - September 3.

Six group winners will advance to 2024 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship.

Miami, FL – Concacaf has announced that the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers draw will take place Tuesday, July 3, at 10:00 am ET. Fans can follow the event via the Confederation’s Official App and Website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.

The qualifiers will be played between August 26 - September 3 and include the participation of 28 Concacaf Member Associations, all ranked third and below based on the current Concacaf Women’s U-17 Ranking. (https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/women-s-under-17/)

Following round-robin play, where each member association will play one match against each of the other member associations in the same group, the group winners (six teams) will all advance to the Championship’s group stage.

Based on the rankings, the teams will be split into five pots as follows:

Pot 1 (six next-ranked teams): Canada, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and El Salvador

Pot 2 (six next best-ranked teams): Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, Panama, Bermuda, Honduras, and Cuba

Pot 3 (six next-ranked teams): Nicaragua, St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, Curacao, Guyana, and Barbados

Pot 4 (six next best-ranked teams): Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, US Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands, Dominica, and Cayman Islands

Pot 5 (four lowest ranked teams): Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint Martin

After the draw, Concacaf will confirm the schedule, countries, and stadiums which will host qualifying matches.

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, played in the Dominican Republic, in 2022, the United States won its fifth title after defeating Mexico 2-1 in the final. In the third-place match, Canada topped Puerto Rico 3-0 to secure a berth in the 2022 FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in India.

[amenina]

2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers draw rescheduled for July 6

https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-wome ... or-july-6/

Miami, FL - Concacaf has announced that the 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers draw will now take place on July 6 at 11:00 am ET. The draw was originally planned for July 3.

Fans can follow the event via the Confederation’s Official App and Website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.

The qualifiers will be played between August 26 - September 3 and include the participation of 28 Concacaf Member Associations, all ranked third and below based on the current Concacaf Women’s U-17 Ranking.

Following round-robin play, where each member association will play one match against each of the other member associations in the same group, the group winners (six teams) will all advance to the Championship’s group stage.

Based on the rankings, the teams will be split into five pots as follows:

Pot 1 (six next-ranked teams): Canada, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and El Salvador

Pot 2(six next best-ranked teams): Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, Panama, Bermuda, Honduras, and Cuba

Pot 3(six next-ranked teams): Nicaragua, St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, Curacao, Guyana, and Barbados

Pot 4(six next best-ranked teams): Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, US Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands, Dominica, and Cayman Islands

Pot 5(four lowest ranked teams): Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint Martin


After the draw, Concacaf will confirm the schedule, countries, and stadiums which will host qualifying matches.

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, played in the Dominican Republic, in 2022, the United States won its fifth title after defeating Mexico 2-1 in the final. In the third-place match, Canada topped Puerto Rico 3-0 to secure a berth in the 2022 FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in India.

[Tazmania]

The new format will not start this season, the 48-team tournaments will be hosted by 4 different countries.

How do you know that? I have no evidence to suggest so!

Well, maybe it's my mistake, that's how I viewed the 4 mini-tournaments format, as a way not to have one host country hosting 48 teams on its own. And there is no evidence either that the expansion will start from this edition.

They intend to use so-called park format with several adjacent pitches with necessary facilities but without large stands, perhaps only 1-2 stadium type venues in order to enable wider range of countries to host U17WCs and to leave a useful legacy for those which do.

[amenina]

Draw reveals groups for 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-wome ... ualifiers/

MIAMI, Florida – This Thursday, the Draw for the 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers took place and the 28 participating teams have been divided into six groups.

The results of the Draw are as follows:

Group A: El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, Cayman Islands, and Martinique

Group B: Haiti, Cuba, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Martin

Group C: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group D: Puerto Rico, Honduras, Nicaragua, US Virgin Islands, and Guadeloupe

Group E: Jamaica, Panama, Grenada, and Anguilla

Group F: Canada, Bermuda, Guyana, and Dominica

The Qualifying round robin group stage will be played between August 26 - September 3. The competition’s calendar will be announced in the coming days.

The six group winners will advance to the 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, joining the top 2 ranked nations, Mexico and the United States, that have been seeded directly into the Championship’s group stage.

Draw video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyOHNWOjkD8

[amenina]

Concacaf announces host venues and match schedule for 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

https://www.concacaf.com/under-17s-wome ... ualifiers/

Miami, FL – Concacaf has confirmed the match schedule and the host venues for the 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers. The 2024 Women’s U-17 Championship qualifying competition will be played between August 25 – September 2, 2023, in Curacao, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.

The tournament’s official draw, which divided the 26 participants into six groups, occurred on July 6. The groups are as follows (host venue):

Group A (Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao): El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, and Cayman Islands

Group B (Panamericano Stadium, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic): Haiti, Cuba, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Martin

Group C (FEDEFUTBOL Sports Complex, Alajuela, Costa Rica): Costa Rica, Guatemala, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group D (Felix Sanchez Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic): Puerto Rico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and US Virgin Islands

Group E (Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica): Jamaica, Panama, Grenada, and Anguilla

Group F (Felix Sanchez Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic): Canada, Bermuda, Guyana, and Dominica

After round-robin group stage play, the six group winners will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, joining the top 2 ranked nations, Mexico and the United States, that have been seeded directly into the Championship’s group stage.

To view the complete match schedule, click here. https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... hedule.pdf

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, played in the Dominican Republic in 2022, the United States won its fifth title after defeating Mexico 2-1 in the final. In the third-place match, Canada topped Puerto Rico 3-0 to secure a berth in the 2022 FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in India.

[amenina]

I don't know why I totally missed this until now, but here was the draw for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship from three months ago.

DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-fi ... ship-2023/



The draw has been confirmed for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2023, to be held in Tahiti, from September 13-30.

Ten nations will compete in the tournament: Hosts Tahiti will be joined by Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu.

The draw was conducted by OFC Head of Competitions Chris Kemp, OFC President Lambert Matlock and host President of Fédération Tahitienne de Football, Thierry Ariiotima.

The ten sides were split into three groups: one group of four and two groups of three. The three group winners, three second-placed teams and the two best third-placed teams will qualify for the quarter-finals.

OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2023 Draw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSsFdVuOWA

Schedule: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-16-wo ... mpionship/