2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesCosta Rica (Central America Group A)
Panama (Central America Group B)
Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean Group A)
Jamaica (Caribbean Group B)
Puerto Rico (Caribbean Group C)
DatesCentral America:
4–8 October 2019
Caribbean:
30 September – 8 October 2019
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
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The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament.

Teams

A total of 25 CONCACAF teams (out of 41) entered Olympic qualifying, with 22 involved in regional qualifiers for the final tournament. The entrants are divided into three zones:

Zone Teams entering Olympic qualifying Did not enter
North American Zone
(NAFU)
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
  •  Anguilla (N)
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bonaire (N)
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Curaçao (N)
  •  French Guiana (N)
  •  Guadeloupe (N)
  •  Martinique (N)
  •  Montserrat (N)
  •  Saint Martin (N)
  •  Sint Maarten (N)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (N)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Qualified automatically for final tournament
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Draw

The draw for the Caribbean qualifying round took place on 29 July 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[1] The 16 teams which entered the Caribbean qualifying round were drawn into three groups, one of six teams and two of five teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 29 March 2019),[2] the 16 teams were distributed into five pots, as follows:[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  •  Dominican Republic (106)
  •  Suriname (119)
  •  Saint Lucia (129)

The draw for the Central American qualifying round took place on 30 July 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The six teams which entered the Central American qualifying round were drawn into two groups of three teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 29 March 2019),[2] the six teams were distributed into three pots, with top seeds assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[5]

Top seeds Pot 1 Pot 2
  •  Nicaragua (121)
  •  Honduras (no rank)

Central America

Matches were played between 4–8 October 2019.[6] Group winners qualified for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Group A

All matches will be held in Costa Rica. Times are local, UTC–6.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (H) 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Nicaragua 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  El Salvador 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–0 Nicaragua
  • Chinchilla 61'
  • Salas 90+1'
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

El Salvador 1–2 Nicaragua
  • Cerén 13'
Report
  • Silva 45+2'
  • Flores 85'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

El Salvador 0–5 Costa Rica
Report
  • Rodríguez 5', 18'
  • Salas 39'
  • Chinchilla 56'
  • Varela 85'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Group B

All matches were held in Panama. Times are local, UTC–5.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3  Honduras 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Panama 3–0 Honduras
  • Pinzón 2'
  • Cox 14'
  • Riley 36'
Report

Guatemala 4–0 Honduras
  • Aguilar 67'
  • Rivera 74'
  • Mayén 90'
  • Albeño 90+5'
Report

Guatemala 1–3 Panama
  • Martínez 34' (pen.)
Report
  • Riley 9'
  • Cox 26' (pen.)
  • Mills 55'

Caribbean

The Group A and B matches were played between 30 September – 8 October, and the Group C matches were played between 3–7 October 2019.[8] Group winners qualified for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Group A

All matches were held in Trinidad and Tobago. Times are local, UTC−4.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 3 1 0 20 2 +18 10 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Dominican Republic 4 2 2 0 4 0 +4 8
3  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
4  Antigua and Barbuda 4 1 0 3 2 18 −16 3
5  Aruba 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
6  Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–0 Dominican Republic
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Aruba 0–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
  • Walcott 3'
  • Cornwall 74'
  • François 90+3'
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Dominican Republic 2–0 Aruba
  • Balbuena 8', 69'
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda
  • Walcott 13', 89'
  • Forbes 45+4' (pen.), 70'
  • A. Prince 83'
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Antigua and Barbuda 0–2 Dominican Republic
Report
  • Balbuena 68' (pen.)
  • J. Oviedo 74'
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Aruba 1–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Werleman 73'
Report
  • Lawrence 10', 17'
  • Bailey-Williams 26'
  • C. Uddenberg 30', 44'
  • Browne 56'
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Aruba
  • Stewart 55'
  • Jacobs 57'
Report
  • Wester-Maduro 21'
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • D. Prince 60'
Report
  • Stokes 7'
  • Browne 15' (pen.), 24', 84'
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Antigua and Barbuda
  • J. Williams 5', 86'
  • C. Uddenberg 9', 22', 37'
  • Browne 39', 49'
  • Springer 59'
  • Lawrence 64', 72'
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Dominican Republic
Report
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva

Group B

All matches were held in Jamaica. Times are local, UTC−5.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica (H) 4 4 0 0 37 1 +36 12 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Cuba 4 3 0 1 19 14 +5 9
3  Barbados 4 2 0 2 8 15 −7 6
4  Saint Lucia 4 1 0 3 7 21 −14 3
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 1 21 −20 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Barbados 3–2 Saint Lucia
  • Briggs-Thompson 16'
  • Stevenson 17', 20'
Report
  • St. Louis 37'
  • Shepherd 70'
Jamaica 12–1 Cuba
Report
  • Calderón 56'
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Saint Lucia 4–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Shepherd 13', 18'
  • St. Louis 40'
  • Lashley 66'
Report
  • Montano 35'
Cuba 6–1 Barbados
  • Briggs-Thompson 13' (o.g.)
  • Calderón 18', 48', 69'
  • Mengana 19'
  • M. Pérez 74'
Report
  • Stevenson 71' (pen.)

U.S. Virgin Islands 0–6 Cuba
Report
  • Calderón 8', 34'
  • L. Pérez 38', 51'
  • Rodríguez 45', 50'
Barbados 0–7 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Cibeles Miranda (El Salvador)

U.S. Virgin Islands 0–4 Barbados
Report
  • Thompson 3'
  • Johnson 33', 73'
  • Als 41'
Saint Lucia 0–11 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Cuba 6–1 Saint Lucia
  • Chirino 13'
  • M. Pérez 42' (pen.), 48' (pen.)
  • Calderón 50'
  • Rodríguez 69' (pen.), 73'
Report
  • St. Louis 61'
Jamaica 7–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
Report

Group C

All matches were held in Puerto Rico. Times are local, UTC−4.[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Puerto Rico (H) 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
3  Suriname 2 0 0 2 1 16 −15 0
4  Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Haiti 10–0 Suriname
  • Mondésir 9', 30', 52', 65'
  • Louis 16', 26', 43'
  • Saint-Félix 70' (pen.), 72'
  • Lebrun 87'
Report

Suriname 1–6 Puerto Rico
  • Stekkinger 64'
Report
  • Díaz 15', 20', 86'
  • Socarrás 45', 73'
  • Suárez 62'

Puerto Rico 1–2 Haiti
  • Díaz 24'
Report

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Zone Qualified on Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament1
 Canada North America Automatic 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Mexico North America Automatic 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 United States North America Automatic 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Costa Rica Central America (Group A) 8 October 2019 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Panama Central America (Group B) 8 October 2019 1 (2004)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean (Group A) 8 October 2019 0 (debut)
 Jamaica Caribbean (Group B) 8 October 2019 1 (2008)
 Haiti Caribbean (Group C) 7 October 2019 1 (2012)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Olympic Caribbean Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Ranking – 29 March 2019 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Women's Caribbean Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com.
  4. ^ "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Central American Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Women's Central American Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com.
  6. ^ "Stage set for Central American Qualifying Stage of 2020 WOQC". CONCACAF. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Women's Olympic Qualifier - Central America Qualifying Stage" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Caribbean teams set to vie for 2020 Concacaf WOQC". CONCACAF. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Women's Olympic Qualifier - Caribbean Qualifying Stage" (PDF). CONCACAF.