2023 UNCAF Women's U-19 Tournament

2023 UNCAF Women's U-19 Tournament
Torneo Sub-19 Femenino UNCAF 2023
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
CityTegucigalpa
Dates3–12 March 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador (1st title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place Costa Rica
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Karla Calix
Panama Daniela Hincapié
(3 Goals each)
International football competition

the 2023 UNCAF Women's U-19 Tournament is the first edition of the UNCAF Women's U-19 Tournament, the international FIFA's sponsored women's youth football tournament contested by the under-19 national teams of the member associations of the Central American Football Union, the tournament took place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras between 3 and 12 March 2023.[1]

El Salvador won the tournament after beating Panama 4–3 on penalties in the final match.[2]

Participating nations

All UNCAF members associations entered the tournament alongside CFU's Dominican Republic, as preparation for the coming 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification.[3]

Team App Last Best placement in the tournament
 Belize
1st
 — debut
 Costa Rica
1st
 — debut
 Dominican Republic Guest
1st
 — debut
 El Salvador
1st
 — debut
 Guatemala
1st
 — debut
 Honduras
1st
 — debut
 Nicaragua
1st
 — debut
 Panama
1st
 — debut

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

UNCAF announced a total of 9 referees, 8 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.

Referees

  • Costa Rica Dannia Sevilla
  • Dominican Republic Ada Tolentino
  • El Salvador Daniela Romero
  • Guatemala Dilla Bradley
  • Guatemala Genesis De Leon
  • Honduras Belkis Flores
  • Honduras Melissa Caballero
  • Honduras Merlin Vanessa Soto
  • Mexico Ximena Marquez Ruiz

Assistant referees

  • Cuba Angellica Peña
  • El Salvador Elizabeth Aguilar
  • El Salvador Yoselin Fernandez
  • Guatemala Seidy Ramirez
  • Honduras Alejandra Gonzalez
  • Honduras Vivian Herrera
  • Mexico Maria Fernanda Avila
  • Nicaragua Mayling Chavarria

Group Stage

All times are local, CST (UTC-6)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Final
2  Honduras (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Third place match
3  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Fifth place match
4  Belize 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guatemala 0–1 Panama
  • Hincapié 47'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ximena Marquez Ruiz (Mexico)
Honduras 2–0 Belize
  • Calix 62', 76'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Daniela Romero (El Salvador)
Belize 1–2 Guatemala
  • Velasquez 51'
  • Gonzalez 3'
  • Polanco 89'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Melissa Caballero (Honduras)
Honduras 1–4 Panama
  • Calix 30'
  • Espino 20'
  • Hincapié 31', 90+5'
  • King 37'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Dannia Sevilla (Costa Rica)
Panama 1–0 Belize
  • Salazar 68'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)
Honduras 3–0 Guatemala
  • Rodriguez 66'
  • Henriquez 81'
  • Valdez 90'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Dannia Sevilla (Costa Rica)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Third place match
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Fifth place match
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 Seventh place match
Source: UNCAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nicaragua 0–1 Dominican Republic
  • A. Diaz 56'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Dilla Bradley (Guatemala)
Costa Rica 0–2 El Salvador
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Genesis De Leon (Guatemala)
El Salvador 3–1 Nicaragua
  • Velasquez 14'
  • Rodríguez 48'
  • Berger 88'
  • Ad. Munguia 88'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ada Tolentino (Dominican Republic)
Dominican Republic 1–2 Costa Rica
  • Vallecillo 80'
  • Gonzalez 54'
  • Roper 73'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)
El Salvador 3–1 Dominican Republic
  • Sanchez 2'
  • Guillen 47'
  • Villatoro 87'
  • J. Diaz 18'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Belkis Flores (Honduras)
Costa Rica 1–0 Nicaragua
  • Agüero 17'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Genesis De Leon (Guatemala)

Placement matches

7th Place

Belize 0–3 Nicaragua
  • Manzanares 65'
  • Lopez 85'
  • Velasquez 87'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ada Tolentino (Dominican Republic)

5th Place

Guatemala 1–3 Dominican Republic
  • Soto 38'
  • Jackson 8', 47'
  • Vallecillo 59'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Daniela Romero (El Salvador)

3rd Place

Honduras 1–5 Costa Rica
  • Rodriguez 28'
  • Herrera 1', 68'
  • Gonzalez 33'
  • Mena 42'
  • T. Fonseca 58'
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Dilla Bradley (Guatemala)

Final

Panama 3–3 El Salvador
  • Gil 33'
  • Espino 83'
  • Rosas 86'
  • Ayala 38'
  • Recinos 45+3'
  • Villatoro 51'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark
 3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Sanchez
  • soccer ball with check mark Rubio
  • soccer ball with check mark Ayala
  • soccer ball with red X Rodríguez
  • soccer ball with check mark Recinos
Centro Alto Rendimiento Jose Rafael Ferrari, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ximena Marquez Ruiz (Mexico)

Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.06 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Honduras Karla Calix
  • Panama Daniela Hincapié

2 goals

  • Costa Rica Alexa Herrera
  • Costa Rica Luciana Gonzalez
  • Dominican Republic Jazmin Jackson
  • Dominican Republic Jaylen Vallecillo
  • El Salvador Carolina Ayala
  • El Salvador Victoria Sanchez
  • El Salvador Kelsey Villatoro
  • Honduras Anyeli Rodriguez
  • Panama Reggina Espino

1 goal

  • Belize Khalydia Velasquez
  • Costa Rica Sianyf Agüero
  • Costa Rica Tanisha Fonseca
  • Costa Rica Keishlyn Mena
  • Costa Rica Samira Roper
  • Dominican Republic Ariana Diaz
  • Dominican Republic Jaimaris Diaz
  • El Salvador Anika Berger
  • El Salvador Linda Guillen
  • El Salvador Gabriela Rodríguez
  • El Salvador Andrea Recinos
  • El Salvador Karoline Velasquez
  • Guatemala Karen Gonzalez
  • Guatemala Dina Polanco
  • Guatemala Sara Soto
  • Honduras Susan Henriquez
  • Honduras Alessandra Valdez
  • Nicaragua Aneth Lopez
  • Nicaragua Daniela Manzanares
  • Nicaragua Adriana Munguia
  • Nicaragua Elieth Velasquez
  • Panama Aaliyah Gil
  • Panama Sherline King
  • Panama Meredith Rosas
  • Panama Deysire Salazar

References

  1. ^ "Selección Femenina Sub-20 de Guatemala competirá en el Torneo Sub-19 Uncaf FIFA Forward 2023" [Guatemala U-20 Women's National Team will compete in the Uncaf FIFA Forward 2023 U-19 Tournament]. guatemala.com (in Spanish). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "El Salvador logra su primer título del fútbol femenino tras vencer a Panamá en la final del UNCAF Sub-19" [El Salvador wins its first women's soccer title after beating Panama in the UNCAF U-19 final]. laprensagrafica.com (in Spanish). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "SELECCIÓN SUB 20 FEMENINA PARTICIPARÁ EN TORNEO SUB 19 UNCAF FIFA Forward HONDURAS 2023" [U-20 WOMEN'S TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN UNCAF FIFA Forward U-19 TOURNAMENT IN HONDURAS 2023]. fedefutguate.gt (in Spanish). National Football Federation of Guatemala. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.