2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship[1] was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organized 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 12 August 2015 that the United States would host the tournament between 10–21 February 2016 in Houston and Frisco, Texas.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
| CONCACAF WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TEXAS 2016 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 10–21 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 78 (5.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Crystal Dunn Raquel Rodríguez(6 goals each) |
| Best player | Morgan Brian |
| Best goalkeeper | Hope Solo |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2012 2020 → | |
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
The United States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win over Canada. Both teams qualified for the Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively.[3]
Qualification
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically due to being the only teams in the zone[n 1]
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
Regional qualification tournaments were held 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 | Appearance | Previous best performances | Previous women's Olympic appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | ||||
| Canada |
Automatic | 4th | Runner-up (2008, 2012) | 2 |
 Mexico |
Automatic | 4th | Runner-up (2004) | 1 |
| United States |
Automatic | 4th | Winner (2004, 2008, 2012) | 5 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition[4] | ||||
| Costa Rica |
Group winner | 4th | Fourth place (2004, 2008) Semi-finals (2012) |
0 |
 Guatemala |
Group runner-up | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 0 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition[5] | ||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Final round winner | 3rd | Group stage (2004, 2008) | 0 |
 Puerto Rico |
Final round runner-up | 1st | N/A | 0 |
 Guyana |
Final round 3rd place | 1st | N/A | 0 |
Venues
The two venues were announced by CONCACAF on 12 August 2015.
Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 23 November 2015 at 10:00 EST (UTC−5) at the InterContinental Doral in Doral, Florida.[6] The draw was conducted by Cat Whitehill and Tiffany Roberts.[7]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host, defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist United States were seeded in Group A.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
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Squads
Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[9]
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
- Drawing of lots.
All times were local, CST (UTC−6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0–6 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Domínguez  18', 51', 89' (pen.)Garciamendez 22'Rangel 54'Johnson 90+1' |
| United States | 5–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan 1', 62' Lloyd 9' (pen.)Dunn 15'Press 83' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 9–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| K. Villalobos 8', 57', 60' R. Rodríguez 36', 75', 90+2'Herrera 56'Sáenz 65'S. Cruz 84' |
Report |
| Mexico | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lloyd 80' |
| Mexico | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Domínguez 79' |
Report | R. Rodríguez 10', 57' (pen.) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Guyana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Cordner 7', 61' Shade 9'Cunningham 16'Mollon 21' |
Report | Williams 43' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 February – Houston | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| 21 February – Houston | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 19 February – Houston | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
| United States | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Heath 12' Morgan 30', 71', 73'Lloyd 43' |
Report |
Final
| Canada | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Horan 53' Heath 61' |
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 15 | Champions |
 |
Canada |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Costa Rica |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | Eliminated in Semi-finals |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Guyana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Ashley Rivera (playing against United States)
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
- Best XI
- Goalkeeper:
Hope Solo - Right Defender: Kelley O'Hara
- Central Defender: Becky Sauerbrunn
- Central Defender:
Kadeisha Buchanan - Left Defender: Allysha Chapman
- Right Midfielder: Tobin Heath
- Central Midfielder: Lindsey Horan
- Central Midfielder: Morgan Brian
- Left Midfielder: Ashley Lawrence
- Forward: Alex Morgan
- Forward: Carli Lloyd
- Golden Ball
- Golden Boot
- Crystal Dunn (6 goals)
- Golden Glove
- Fair Play Award