The

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Women's Under-17 tournament is a

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

competition for women's national teams under 17 years of age in North America,

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and the Caribbean region, and is the qualification tournament for the

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered ye ...

. The tournament is an eight-nation event, with three teams qualifying for the World Cup.

History

2008

After sanctioning its first women's youth world championship in 2002, FIFA added the

to its calendar of events in 2008.

, likewise, began its U-17 Women's Championship the same year, staging the inaugural event in

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. The

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won the inaugural U-17 Women's Championship, defeating Costa Rica 4–1 in the final.

2012

The qualification process for the 2012 tournament started on 14 August 2011.

Results

Performance by team

Participating Nations

Awards

Golden Boot

Golden Ball

Golden Glove

CONCACAF Fair Play Award

Winning coaches

Notes

References

External links

Official Site

Tournament and qualification
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