2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
International football competition
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The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, and also acted as a qualifier tournament for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The final tournament took place in the United States between November 19 and 27, 2006.[2] The United States and Canada received byes into the semi-finals of the tournament after contesting the final of the 2002 Gold Cup, while four other spots were determined through regional qualification.
United States (6th title) | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | November 19–26 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Jamaica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Maribel Domínguez Mónica Ocampo Christine Sinclair Abby Wambach (2 goals) |
| Best player | Kristine Lilly |
| Best goalkeeper | Erin McLeod[1] |
← 2002 2010 → | |
The United States won the competition with Canada, as the runner-up. Both teams automatically qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup, while third place Mexico lost to AFC fourth-place finisher Japan in a play-off for a spot.
Teams
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Pre-qualified |
North and Central America Qualifying |
Caribbean Qualifying |
Qualification
UNCAF/NAFU Qualifying
The group winners qualified for the Gold Cup finals.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
 Nicaragua | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
 El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
 Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 2–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
 Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
 Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panama | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
CFU Qualifying
Also known as the Women's Caribbean Cup,[3] there were two spots available for the 22 teams taking part.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbados  |
0–1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0–1 | 0–0 |
Cayman Islands  |
1–3 |  Netherlands Antilles |
1–2 | 1–0 |
British Virgin Islands  |
1–8 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
1–3 | 0–5 |
Turks and Caicos Islands  |
w.o.[1] |  Bahamas |
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Grenada  |
w.o.[1] |  Guyana |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis  |
w.o.[1] |  Montserrat |
Antigua and Barbuda won 1–0 on aggregate.
Netherlands Antilles won 3–1 on aggregate.
US Virgin Islands won 8–1 on aggregate.
First round
The group winners, in bold, qualified for the final round. Haiti were unable to participate in group B, as they were denied entry to the hosting country Aruba, and thus a play-off between the winners of group B, Suriname, and Haiti was arranged. Haiti won the play-off, but Suriname qualified as best runners-up owing to goal difference, along with Bermuda.
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Group A
Group B
Playoff
Group C
Group D
Trinidad and Tobago  | 4–1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
Douglas  67'Cordner 69'Burgin 87'St. Louis 90' |
Report | Robinson 89' |
Final round
Trinidad & Tobago hosted the final round, consisting of two groups of three teams, between September 6 and 10.[5] The winner of each group, in bold, have qualified for the Gold Cup finals.
- Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
 Dominican Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
 Suriname |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Suriname | 0–2 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Jiménez 76' Valerio 90' |
| Dominican Republic | 0–7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | St. Louis 10', 53' (pen.), 57' (pen.) James 13'Mascall 45'Russell 68'Cordner 71' |
- Group B
Final tournament
First round
Semifinals
Winners qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| United States | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Wambach 10', 64' |
(Report) |
Third place play-off
Winner advanced to AFC–CONCACAF play-off.
Final
Awards
| 2006 Women's Gold Cup winners |
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 United States Sixth title |