Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | United States |
Dates | 28 January – 9 February 2020 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (5th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 77 (5.13 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jordyn Huitema (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | Christen Press |
Best goalkeeper | Stephanie Labbé |
Fair play award | United States |
The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised 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 5 November 2019 that the United States would host the tournament between 28 January to 9 February 2020. [1]
The top two teams qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan as the CONCACAF representatives. [2] The United States were the defending champions.
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [3] [4]
Regional qualification tournaments were held in Central America and Caribbean to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualification zone | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previous women's Olympic appearances |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2008, 2012, 2016) | 3 |
Mexico | North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2004) | 1 |
United States (title holders) | North America (automatic) | 5th | Winner (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | 6 |
Costa Rica | Central America Group A | 5th | Semi-finals (2012) | 0 |
Panama | Central America Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean Group A | 1st | N/A | 0 |
Jamaica | Caribbean Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2008) | 0 |
Haiti | Caribbean Group C | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 0 |
The three venues were announced during the draw ceremony on 7 November 2019. [1] [5]
Houston | Edinburg, Texas | Carson, California |
---|---|---|
BBVA Stadium | H-E-B Park | Dignity Health Sports Park |
Capacity: 22,039 | Capacity: 9,735 | Capacity: 30,510 |
The draw for the tournament took place on 7 November 2019, 14:30 EST (UTC−5), at the Mediapro Studio in Miami, Florida, United States. [1]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. [5] The teams were seeded into four pots for the draw. Pot 1 contained the United States, seeded in Group A as the host nation. The remaining teams were allocated to the pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of 27 September 2019 (shown in parentheses below). [6] [7]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
All times are local, CST (UTC−6). [8]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: [9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 6–1 | Panama |
---|---|---|
| Report |
|
United States | 4–0 | Haiti |
---|---|---|
Report |
Haiti | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
Panama | 0–6 | Haiti |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
Mexico | 1–0 | Jamaica |
---|---|---|
| Report |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Report |
Canada | 2–0 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Report |
Jamaica | 7–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
---|---|---|
Report |
All times are local, PST (UTC−8). [8]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 February – Carson | ||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||
9 February – Carson | ||||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
Canada | 0 | |||||
7 February – Carson | ||||||
United States | 3 | |||||
United States | 4 | |||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
The semi-final winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
| Report |
There were 77 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [17]
Award | Winner |
---|---|
Golden Ball | Christen Press |
Golden Boot | Jordyn Huitema |
Golden Glove | Stephanie Labbé |
Fair Play Award | United States |
CONCACAF also released a "Best XI" of the tournament. [18] [19]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
Stephanie Labbé | Kadeisha Buchanan Ashley Lawrence Stephannie Blanco Crystal Dunn | Raquel Rodríguez Nérilia Mondésir Lindsey Horan | Jordyn Huitema Renae Cuéllar Christen Press |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics 1 |
---|---|---|
Canada | 7 February 2020 [20] | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) |
United States | 7 February 2020 [20] | 6 ( 1996 , 2000, 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016) |
The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer. The team is the most successful in international women's soccer, winning four Women's World Cup titles, four Olympic gold medals, and eight CONCACAF Gold Cups. It medaled in every World Cup and Olympic tournament in women's soccer from 1991 to 2015, before being knocked out in the quarterfinal of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team is governed by United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF.
Tobin Powell Heath is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the NWSL, as well as the United States national team. Heath has been described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" by the United States Soccer Federation, and she was voted the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016.
The United States U-17 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in which the United States team did not advance out of group play. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which is the top competition for this age group.
The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition used to determine the two participants who would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from January 19–29, 2012.
The 2012 United States women's national soccer team season was dominated by the 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament. The start of the year saw the team compete in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament and then in July they participated in the main event itself. The team won both tournaments. In between they also played in Algarve Cup, the Kirin Challenge Cup and the 2012 Sweden Invitational. They also won the latter tournament.
Morgan Paige Gautrat is an American soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. She first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15, 2013. She has since made 87 total appearances for the team and scored 8 goals.
The 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Championship/Gold Cup/Women's World Cup qualifying tournament, was a women's football tournament that took place in the United States between 15 and 26 October 2014. It served as CONCACAF's qualifier to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified directly. The fourth placed team advanced to a play-off against the third placed team of the 2014 Copa América Femenina.
The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fourteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 1 and 13 October 2015
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised 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. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and for the United States national team.
The 2018 season was the 106th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and took place between 18–28 January 2018, as announced by CONCACAF on 31 October 2017. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. Eight teams played in the tournament, which took place from 4 to 17 October 2018 in the United States.
The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF.
The 2019 season was the 107th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 56th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The 2021 season was the 109th season of competitive soccer in the United States. A significant number of games scheduled for 2021 are matches postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship is the 11th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Eight teams will play in the tournament, which is taking place from 4 to 18 July 2022 in Mexico.
The 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the first edition of the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The tournament was held in Costa Rica from 25 February to 5 March 2004.