Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives.

[6] The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00 AST (UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St.

If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[8] All times were local, AST (UTC−4).

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be played).