2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

The 2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship (Spanish: 2017 Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF) was the second edition of the UNCAF Women's Club Championship, Central America's premier women's club football organized by UNCAF. The tournament was played in Managua, Nicaragua between 4 and 9 September 2017.[1][2]

2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship
Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF 2017
The Nicaragua National Football Stadium hosted the tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNicaragua
CityManagua
Dates4–9 September 2017
Teams6 (from 5 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Moravia (2nd title)
Runners-up UNAN Managua
Third place Águilas de León
Fourth place UPNFM
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored45 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sheyla Flores (5 goals)
Best goalkeeper Dinnia Díaz

In the final, Moravia from Costa Rica defeated UNAN Managua from Nicaragua to win their second consecutive title. All games were 80 minutes in duration.[3]

Teams

A total of six teams from five of the seven UNCAF associations entered the tournament.[1]

Association Team Qualifying method App. Previous best
Belize Orchids (formerly Belize City) 2017 Belizean champions[4][5] 1st—
Costa Rica Moravia 2017 Costa Rican champions[6] 2ndChampions (2016)
El Salvador Leyendas 2017 Salvadoran champions[7] 1st—
Honduras UPNFM 2017 Honduran champions 1st—
Nicaragua (hosts) Águilas de León 2017 Nicaraguan champions[8] 1st—
UNAN Managua 2017 Nicaraguan runners-up[8] 2ndGroup stage (2016)
Associations that did not enter a team

Venues

All matches were played at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua.[9]

Group stage

The six teams were divided into two groups of three. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Águilas de León (H) 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 6 Knockout stage
2 UPNFM 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3 Orchids 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Águilas de León 9–0 Orchids
  • Aguirre  4', 55'
  • S. Flores  8', 9', 12'
  • Solís  26', 79' (pen.)
  • Salazar  30'
  • D. López  34'
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Orchids 1–4 UPNFM
  • Gentle  80+4'
  • Lagos  3'
  • Aguilar  14', 68'
  • Hernández  31'
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)
Águilas de León 4–0 UPNFM
  • Aguirre  10'
  • Solís  37'
  • S. Flores  75', 77'
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAN Managua (H) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Knockout stage
2 Moravia 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 3
3 Leyendas 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
UNAN Managua 2–1 Leyendas
  • W. Flores  17' (pen.)
  • Cruz  20'
  • Payes  56'
Leyendas 0–11 Moravia
Referee: Carol Oliva (Guatemala)
Moravia 0–1 UNAN Managua
  • Treminio  37'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 September
 
 
 UNAN Managua (p)2 (4)
 
9 September
 
 UPNFM2 (3)
 
 UNAN Managua0
 
8 September
 
 Moravia2
 
 Águilas de León0
 
 
 Moravia1
 
Third place match
 
 
9 September
 
 
 UPNFM2
 
 
 Águilas de León3

Semi-finals
UNAN Managua 2–2 UPNFM
  • Páiz  4'
  • W. Flores  63' (pen.)
  • Banegas  45'
  • Ortega  80+3'
Penalties
  • Cruz
  • Gutiérrez
  • A. López
  • Treminio
4–3
  • Hernández
  • Ortega
  • Méndez
  • Mejía
  • Antúnez
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Águilas de León 0–1 Moravia
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)

Third place match
UPNFM 2–3 Águilas de León
  • Hernández  53'
  • Ortega  64'
  • Solís  7'
  • Jiménez  29'
  • J. Flores  70'
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Final
UNAN Managua 0–2 Moravia
Attendance: 357[3]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sheyla Flores Águilas de León 5
2 Ninoska Solís Águilas de León 4
Karla Villalobos Moravia
4 Jansy Aguirre Águilas de León 3
Daniela Coto Moravia
6 Dulce Aguilar UPNFM 2
Wendy Flores UNAN Managua
Cristin Granados Moravia
Riccy Hernández UPNFM
Krystal Ortega UPNFM
Yerli Rojas Moravia

Awards
Award Player Team
Top Scorer[10] Sheyla Flores Águilas de León
Best Goalkeeper[11] Dinnia Díaz Moravia

References
  1. @uncaf (18 August 2017). "Grupos y Calendario del II Torneo de Clubes Femenino de UNCAF que se jugara en Managua, Nicaragua del 4-9 de Septiembre en el Estadio Nac" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Nicaragua sede del Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de la Uncaf en septiembre". La Prensa. 22 August 2017.
  3. "Moravia repeats as Central American Women's Inter-Club champion". CONCACAF.com. 10 September 2017.
  4. "Congratulations Belize City FC". Football Federation of Belize. 12 June 2017.
  5. "Belize City FC will be participating in the upcoming UNCAF Female Tournament". Football Federation of Belize. 8 August 2017.
  6. "Moravia se sienta en el trono del fútbol femenino". La Nación. 11 March 2017.
  7. "Legend´s bicampeonas del fútbol femenino". Diario Co Latino. 14 June 2017.
  8. "Águilas de León conquistan segundo título al hilo en Primera División femenina". La Prensa. 24 July 2017.
  9. @fenifut (28 August 2017). "Calendario oficial Campeonato Interclubes femenino @uncaf 2017 4 al 9 Septiembre Estadio Nacional Managua Entrada: 30c$" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. @uncaf (10 September 2017). "Sheyla Flores de Aguilas de Leon de Nicaragua fue la Goleadora del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. @uncaf (10 September 2017). "Dinnia Diaz de AD Moravia de Costa Rica fue la portero menos vencida del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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