The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil.[2]
Teams
A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 20 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
|
3 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
5 | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
15 |
| Did not enter | |
|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
None |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
|
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
|
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Central American Zone
| Eliminatoria Preolimpica Femenina de UNCAF 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Nicaragua |
| Dates | 30 September – 4 October 2015 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place | Nicaragua |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Melissa Herrera Karla Villalobos (3 goals each) |
In the Central American Zone, five UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[3] The matches were played between 30 September and 4 October 2015 in Nicaragua (originally between 26 September and 4 October 2015 before Honduras withdrew).[3][4] The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
Times UTC−6.
Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 | Guatemala
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | El Salvador
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua (H)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Honduras
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
(H) Hosts
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Monterroso  26' |
Report | Herrera 6' Venegas 79' |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Herrera 53' Villalobos 61'Alvarado 85' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 0–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Monterroso 25' Rivera 38' |
| Nicaragua | 0–5 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alvarado 16' Villalobos 30', 72'Herrera 73'Venegas 80' |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Caribbean Zone
| 2015 CFU Women's Olympic Qualifier | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Puerto Rico (Group 1) Trinidad and Tobago (Group 2 and final round) Dominican Republic (Groups 3 and 4) |
| Dates | 21 August – 20 November 2015 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Runners-up | Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Guyana |
| Fourth place |  Jamaica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 124 (6.89 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nérilia Mondésir (12 goals) |
In the Caribbean Zone, 15 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[5][6] All 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 21–25 August and 13–15 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners advanced to the final round.
In the final round, played between 18 and 20 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
Times UTC−4.
First round
Group 1
Matches played in Puerto Rico.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Final round |
| 2 | Haiti
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Grenada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Aruba
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
| Aruba | 0–14 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Louis 32', 45', 80', 89', 90' Jeudy 40', 41', 53'Mondésir 48', 58', 65', 75' (pen.), 76', 90+1' |
| Puerto Rico | 12–0 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Socarrás 10', 13', 65', 87', 89', 90+1' Méndez 23'Martínez 62', 72', 76'Pagán 64'Rodríguez 69' |
Report |
| Haiti | 13–0 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Louis 3', 64', 90+4' Robuste 10'Beaubrun 23'Mondésir 26', 29', 36', 39', 79'Borgella 60', 73'Gerville 90+2' |
Report |
| Puerto Rico | 9–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Lacle 11' (o.g.) Pagán 24'Socarrás 25', 29', 48', 89'Martínez 35'Rivera 64'Méndez 90+4' |
Report |
Group 2
Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (changed from original hosts Saint Lucia, scheduled for 21–25 August at Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, but postponed due to Tropical Storm Erika).[7] After two of the four teams withdrew, the format was changed to a two-legged tie between the two remaining teams in the lead-up to the final round.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Saint Lucia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Mollon 3', 66' St. Louis 10', 33', 38', 58' |
| Saint Lucia | 1–8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Marquis 58' (pen.) |
Report | Mollon 12', 32', 81', 83' Hutchinson 23', 26'Guerra 65'Cummings 87' |
Group 3
Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Suriname).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Dominica
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Suriname
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Dominican Republic | 11–0 | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez 7', 74' Xavier 18' (o.g.)Peralta 28', 57'Ubri 32', 40', 53', 53'Pérez 65', 73' |
Report |
| Dominica | 0–12 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Reid 12', 39', 45' Exeter 14'Shaw 15'Hernandez 20'Henry 35'Asher 41'Lockhard 59' (o.g.)Vincent 76', 85'Pryce 80' |
Group 4
Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Saint Kitts and Nevis).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 |  Cuba
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–8 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Charles 23', 25', 46' El-Masri 51'De Souza 65'Copland 77'Heydorn 85' (pen.)Gonsalves 87' |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
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Final round
Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (originally scheduled for 2–4 October 2015, but delayed due to the postponement of first round Group 2).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 November – Couva | ||||||
| Puerto Rico (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 20 November – Couva | ||||||
| Guyana | 0 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||
| 18 November – Couva | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 20 November – Couva | ||||||
| Guyana | 2 | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
| Puerto Rico | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Socarrás 119' |
Report |
Third place playoff
Winner qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Final
Goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Otesha Charles
- Sherly Jeudy
- Khadija Shaw
- Annie Méndez
- Selimar Pagán
- 2 goals
- Yaqueisi Núñez
- Winibian Peralta
- Paloma Pérez
- Mariam El-Masri
- Roselord Borgella
- Ashley Rivera
- Lauryn Hutchinson
- 1 goal
- Maria Pérez
- Roneisha Frank
- Grace John
- Calaigh Copland
- Kayla De Souza
- Olivia Gonsalves
- Alison Heydorn
- Brittany Persaud
- Ashley Rodrigues
- Soveline Beaubrun
- Yvrase Gerville
- Woodlyne Robuste
- Chinyelu Asher
- Christine Exeter
- Shanise Foster
- Donna-Kay Henry
- Kai-Lin Hernandez
- Jodi-Ann McGregor
- Monique Pryce
- Ellaisa Marquis
- Nicole Rodríguez
- Sharain Cummings
- Karyn Forbes
- Naomie Guerra
- Dernelle Mascall
- Own goal
- Jenneling Lacle (playing against Puerto Rico)
- Tabique Lockhard (playing against Jamaica)
- Donisha Xavier (playing against Dominincan Republic)
- Nicole Rodríguez (playing against Haiti)
Note: Six goals scored by Cuba and one goal scored by Jamaica missing goalscorer information.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Automatic qualifier | N/A | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
 Mexico |
Automatic qualifier | N/A | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
 United States |
Automatic qualifier / Hosts | N/A | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Costa Rica |
Central American Zone 1st place | 2 October 2015 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Guatemala |
Central American Zone 2nd place | 4 October 2015 | 1 (2012) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Caribbean Zone 1st place | 18 November 2015 | 2 (2004, 2008) |
| Puerto Rico |
Caribbean Zone 2nd place | 18 November 2015 | 0 |
| Guyana |
Caribbean Zone 3rd place | 20 November 2015 | 0 |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
- ^ "United States to Host 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Se definieron las Eliminatorias Pre-Olimpicas de UNCAF Masculinas y Femenina" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Se define el calendario para la Eliminatoria Preolimpica Femenina de UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- ^ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 4, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "2015 Women's Olympic Qualifiers begins today August 21". Caribbean Football Union. August 21, 2015. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ "Erika gives Women Warriors extra week to prepare". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Waldrum back with Women Warriors". 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
External links
- Olympic Qualifying – Women, CONCACAF.com
- Fútbol Femenino Proceso Olímpico, UNCAFut.com (in Spanish)