the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship is the upcoming 12th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship the annual international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. It is set to take place in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 24 May and 3 January 2023. The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives. The United States were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2020 and 2022 tournaments. Qualification The qualifying competition was held in April 2023. For six of the available eight slots, a record number of thirty–two teams were drawn into six total groups (two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams each). and will play in a single round-robin format in centralized venues. The six group winners advanced to the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. In addition, the United States and Mexico, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Rankings of August 29, 2022, qualified automatically. Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final tournament. Venues Format On 13 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the lunch of a new revamped format for the youth competitions, in which Women's Under-17 and Under-20 competitions will now commence with a six-group Qualifying Stage played amongst teams ranked between 3 and 41, according to the respective CONCACAF Rankings. with the qualifying stage to be played in a round robin format and the six group winners advancing to the main tournament. The Group Stage of the main tournament will be composed of two groups of four teams each (eight teams in total). This will include the two top-ranked teams (pre-seeded into this round) and the six group winners of the Qualifying stage. After round-robin play, the top two teams of each group will advance to the semifinals. The knockout stage – semifinals, third place match, and final - will be played in a single match direct elimination format, with the finalists and the third place match winner qualifying for the respective youth FIFA Women's World Cup. Eight teams will play in the tournament, will be drawn into two groups of four teams, and will play single round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage, The knockout stage