2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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]

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)
  •  Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  United States (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
5
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
15
Notes
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Central American Zone
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Preolimpica Femenina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host country Nicaragua
Dates30 September – 4 October 2015
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (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
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Guatemala 1–2 Costa Rica
Monterroso  26' Report Herrera  6'
Venegas  79'
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
Nicaragua 0–1 El Salvador
Report González  49'
Costa Rica 3–0 El Salvador
Herrera  53'
Villalobos  61'
Alvarado  85'		 Report
Nicaragua 1–2 Guatemala
Cate  33' Report Herrera  38'
Rivera  90'
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
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(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)
Dates21 August – 20 November 2015
Teams15 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Guyana
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored124 (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 18–20 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
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
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
Grenada 2–0 Aruba
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Puerto Rico 3–2 Haiti
Méndez  47'
Rivera  62'
Pagán  81'		 Rodríguez  60' (o.g.)
Mondésir  90+2'

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
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
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
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Dominican Republic 11–0 Dominica
Núñez  7', 74'
Xavier  18' (o.g.)
Peralta  28', 57'
Ubri  32', 40', 53', 53'
Pérez  65', 73'		 Report
Dominican Republic 0–6 Jamaica
Report Shaw  22', 64'
Reid  32', 69'
Vincent  78'
Foster  80'
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
Source: CFU
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'
Guyana 1–1 Cuba
Rodrigues  19' Report Pérez  78'
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

Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Puerto Rico 1–0 (a.e.t.) Guyana
Socarrás  119' Report
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 (a.e.t.) Jamaica
Mascall  59'
St. Louis  91'		 Report McGregor  45' (pen.)

Third place playoff

Winner qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Guyana 2–1 Jamaica
El-Masri  48'
Persaud  73'		 Report Vincent  44'

Final
Puerto Rico 0–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Forbes  24'

Goalscorers
12 goals
11 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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
 CanadaAutomatic qualifierN/A3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 MexicoAutomatic qualifierN/A3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 United StatesAutomatic qualifier / HostsN/A3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 Costa RicaCentral American Zone 1st place2 October 20153 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 GuatemalaCentral American Zone 2nd place4 October 20151 (2012)
 Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean Zone 1st place18 November 20152 (2004, 2008)
 Puerto RicoCaribbean Zone 2nd place18 November 20150
 GuyanaCaribbean Zone 3rd place20 November 20150
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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