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)
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

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

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
 Report
El Salvador 1–2 Nicaragua
 Report
El Salvador 0–5 Costa Rica
Report

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
 Report
Guatemala 4–0 Honduras
 Report
Guatemala 1–3 Panama
 Report

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
Aruba 0–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Dominican Republic 2–0 Aruba
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Antigua and Barbuda 0–2 Dominican Republic
Report
Aruba 1–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Aruba
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Dominican Republic
Report

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
Jamaica 12–1 Cuba
 Report
  • Calderón 56'
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Saint Lucia 4–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report
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
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
 Report
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
 Report
Suriname 1–6 Puerto Rico
  • Stekkinger 64'
 Report
Puerto Rico 1–2 Haiti
 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.