2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates10–21 February 2016
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored78 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Raquel Rodríguez
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Brian
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
← 2012
2020 →

The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship [1] was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 12 August 2015 that the United States would host the tournament between 10–21 February 2016 in Houston and Frisco, Texas. [1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

Contents

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives. [2]

The United States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win over Canada. Both teams qualified for the Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively. [3]

Qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [1]

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancesPrevious women's Olympic appearances
North American Zone (NAFU)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic4thRunner-up (2008, 2012)2
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic4thRunner-up (2004)1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic4thWinner (2004, 2008, 2012)5
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition [4]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Group winner4thFourth place (2004, 2008)
Semi-finals (2012)		0
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Group runner-up2ndGroup stage (2012)0
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition [5]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Final round winner3rdGroup stage (2004, 2008)0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Final round runner-up1stN/A0
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Final round 3rd place1stN/A0

Venues

The two venues were announced by CONCACAF on 12 August 2015.

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 23 November 2015 at 10:00 EST (UTC−5) at the InterContinental Doral in Doral, Florida. [6] The draw was conducted by Cat Whitehill and Tiffany Roberts. [7]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host, defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist United States were seeded in Group A. [8]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Squads

Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers). [9]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: [9]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3300160+169 Knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3201116+56
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 310273+43
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3003025−250
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report Domínguez Soccerball shade.svg18', 51', 89' (pen.)
Garciamendez Soccerball shade.svg22'
Rangel Soccerball shade.svg54'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg1', 62'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Dunn Soccerball shade.svg15'
Press Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 8,143
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg9–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
K. Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg8', 57', 60'
R. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg36', 75', 90+2'
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg56'
Sáenz Soccerball shade.svg65'
S. Cruz Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg80'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 15,032
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Domínguez Soccerball shade.svg79' Report R. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg10', 57' (pen.)
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Dunn Soccerball shade.svg6', 21', 61', 85', 87'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg45'
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg60' (o.g.)
Press Soccerball shade.svg62'
Mewis Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300210+219 Knockout stage
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 320178−16
3Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 3102311−83
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3003214−120
Source: CONCACAF
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.) Report Cordner Soccerball shade.svg74'
St. Louis Soccerball shade.svg78'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–0Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Rose Soccerball shade.svg25', 40'
Lawrence Soccerball shade.svg29', 46', 48'		 Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 836
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
El-Masri Soccerball shade.svg71'
Heydorn Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg54'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Matheson Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tancredi Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg63'
Buchanan Soccerball shade.svg66'
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg75'
Fleming Soccerball shade.svg79'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg5–1Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Cordner Soccerball shade.svg7', 61'
Shade Soccerball shade.svg9'
Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg16'
Mollon Soccerball shade.svg21'		 Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg43'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Tancredi Soccerball shade.svg4', 85'
Carle Soccerball shade.svg27'
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg35'
Prince Soccerball shade.svg43', 84', 88'
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.), 49', 52'		 Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 859
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary. [9]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February – Houston
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
 
21 February – Houston
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
19 February – Houston
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
 
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0
 

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg17', 52'
Rose Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Heath Soccerball shade.svg12'
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg30', 71', 73'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

Final

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Horan Soccerball shade.svg53'
Heath Soccerball shade.svg61'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,119
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States (H)5500230+2315Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5401243+2112Runners-up
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4202129+36Eliminated in
Semi-finals
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 4202713−66
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 310273+43Eliminated in
Group stage
6Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 3102311−83
7Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3003214−120
8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3003025−250
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19 February 20165 ( 1996 , 2000, 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19 February 20162 (2008, 2012)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [10]

Best XI
Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Golden Glove
Fair Play Award

Notes

  1. ↑ The other two NAFU members, the Bahamas and Bermuda, did not enter the qualifying tournament. Even if they had, CONCACAF statutes stipulate that they would have competed within the body's Caribbean Zone.
  2. ↑ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

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