| Coupe des nations féminine de la CONCACAF 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| City | Toronto |
| Dates | 28 August – 6 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Costa Rica |
| Fourth place |  Guatemala |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 99 (6.19 per match) |
| Top scorer | Silvana Burtini(14 goals) |
| Best player | Silvana Burtini[1] |
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The1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the fourth staging of theCONCACAF Women's Championship, the internationalwomen's association football tournament forNorth America,Central America andCaribbean nations organized byCONCACAF. The final stage of the tournament took place atEtobicoke andScarborough inToronto,Ontario, Canada.Canada took the sole automatic qualifying place for the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup by finishing first. The runner-up,Mexico, qualified after defeatingArgentina in atwo-leg playoff in December 1998.
The tournament was originally planned to take place in Haiti, but was moved due to disputes between the Haitian government and theHaitian Football Federation.[2] This was the only edition of CONCACAF's Women's Championship or the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in which the traditional superpower of CONCACAF women's football, theUnited States, did not participate. This was because they directly qualified for the 1999 Women's World Cup as hosts of the event.
The1998 UNCAF Qualifying Tournament took place inGuatemala City between 19 July and 25 July 1998. It was won by the hostsGuatemala after defeatingHaiti 1–0 in the final match.Guatemala,Haiti andCosta Rica qualified for the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament and final match |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| Guatemala B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 17–0 | Guatemala B |
|---|---|---|
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 | Final tournament and final match |
 El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Third place play-off |
 Honduras | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 |
TheCFU Qualifying Round consisted of home-and-away ties. It is not clear whetherMartinique andPuerto Rico received a bye to the finals, or whether their (unknown) intended opponents withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinidad and Tobago  | 15–1 |  Guyana | 7–0 | 8–1 |
| Haiti | w/o1 |  Bahamas | — | — |
1 Haiti were to play Bahamas but apparently the latter withdrew.
Costa Rica,Guatemala,Haiti,Martinique,Puerto Rico andTrinidad and Tobago qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | |||
| Canada | Automatic | 4th | Runners-up (1991,1994) |
| Mexico | Automatic | 3rd | Third Place (1994) |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified throughCentral American qualifying tournament | |||
| Costa Rica | UNCAF Qualifying Tournament third-place | 2nd | Group Stage (1991) |
| Guatemala | UNCAF Qualifying Tournament winners | 1st | — |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified throughCaribbean qualifying round | |||
| Haiti | Winners against Bahamas | 2nd | Group Stage (1991) |
 Martinique | Unknown | 2nd | Group Stage (1991) |
 Puerto Rico | Unknown | 1st | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Winners against Guyana | 3rd | Third Place (1991) |
| Toronto |
|---|
| Centennial Park Stadium |
| Capacity:2,200 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | +39 | 9 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| Martinique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
| Canada | 21–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Burtini 2',7',9',15',24',26',40',43' Rosenow 12',69',70',80'Franck 18',62'Hooper 21',38'Morneau 36',44'Blaskovic 64',73'Muir 75' | Report |
| Canada | 14–0 | Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Burtini 3',13',26' Hooper 21'Muir 28'Rosenow 30',38',44',55'Morneau 65'Blaskovic 72',77'Harvey 81'Smith 85' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Mexico | 8 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 4 | |||||
| Canada | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Hooper 19',39' | Report |
Canada won the tournament and qualified for1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.Mexico advanced toCONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off.
| 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winners |
|---|
 Canada First title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | +42 | 15 |
| 2 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 10 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Martinique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
| 7 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
