2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
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]
Tournament details | |
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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 | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 77 (5.13 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Fair play award | |
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.
Qualification
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[3][4]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the United States, who all qualified automatically due to them being the only teams in the region
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
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.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualification zone | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previous women's Olympic appearances |
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North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2008, 2012, 2016) | 3 | |
North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2004) | 1 | |
North America (automatic) | 5th | Winner (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | 6 | |
Central America Group A | 5th | Semi-finals (2012) | 0 | |
Central America Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 | |
Caribbean Group A | 1st | N/A | 0 | |
Caribbean Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2008) | 0 | |
Caribbean Group C | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 0 |
Venues
The three venues were announced during the draw ceremony on 7 November 2019.[1][5]
- Group A: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Group B: H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas
- Semi-finals and final: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Houston | Edinburg, Texas | Carson, California |
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BBVA Stadium | H-E-B Park | Dignity Health Sports Park |
Capacity: 22,039 | Capacity: 9,735 | Capacity: 30,510 |
Draw
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 |
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Squads
Group stage
The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
All times are local, CST (UTC−6).[8]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[9]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 6–1 | |
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United States | 4–0 | |
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Haiti | 0–2 | |
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Panama | 0–6 | |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
Mexico | 1–0 | |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | |
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Canada | 2–0 | |
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Jamaica | 7–0 | |
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Knockout stage
All times are local, PST (UTC−8).[8]
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Semi-finals
The semi-final winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Canada | 1–0 | |
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Final
Goalscorers
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
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[17]
Award | Winner |
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Golden Ball | |
Golden Boot | |
Golden Glove | |
Fair Play Award |
CONCACAF also released a "Best XI" of the tournament.[18]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 |
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7 February 2020[19] | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) | |
7 February 2020[19] | 6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "United States Set to Host 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". CONCACAF. Miami. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 14 September 2017.
- "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Olympic Caribbean Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 29 July 2019.
- "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Central American Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 30 July 2019.
- "Houston, Edinburg and Los Angeles Selected as Host Cities for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Miami: CONCACAF. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Official Draw | 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – 27 September 2019". FIFA. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- "USWNT Defeats Haiti 4–0 to Win Opening Match of 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "USWNT Defeats Panama 8–0 to Advance to Semifinal Round of 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Costa Rica 6–0 to Win Group A at 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Canada vs St. Kitts and Nevis". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Canada vs Jamaica". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "U.S. Women's National Team Qualifies for 2020 Olympic Games with 4–0 Victory Over Mexico". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "U.S. Women's National Team Wins 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament with 3–0 Victory Over Canada". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "CONCACAF announces the 2020 CWOQ individual awards". CONCACAF. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- CONCACAF [@Concacaf] (11 February 2020). "Best of the Best: Here is the Best XI of CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Twitter.
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External links
- Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying, CONCACAF.com