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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 10–21 February 2016 |
| 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 |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Hope Solo |
| Fair play award | United States |
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The2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship[1] was the 4th edition of theCONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial internationalfootball tournament organized byCONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for theOlympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 12 August 2015 that theUnited States would host the tournament between 10–21 February 2016 inHouston andFrisco,Texas.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
TheUnited States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win overCanada. Both teams qualified for the Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively.[3]
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances | Previouswomen'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 throughCentral 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 throughCaribbean 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 |
The two venues were announced by CONCACAF on 12 August 2015.
The draw for the tournament took place on 23 November 2015 at 10:00EST (UTC−5) at the InterContinental Doral inDoral, Florida.[6] The draw was conducted byCat Whitehill andTiffany 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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Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according topoints (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]
All times were local,CST (UTC−6).
| 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.) |
| United States | 10–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Dunn 6',21',61',85',87' Lloyd 19' (pen.)O'Hara 45'Rivera 60' (o.g.)Press 62'Mewis 90' | Report |
| 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 |
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 18' (pen.) | Report | Cordner 74' St. Louis 78' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–6 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Matheson 24' Tancredi 44'Sinclair 63'Buchanan 66'Beckie 75'Fleming 79' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Cordner 7',61' Shade 9'Cunningham 16'Mollon 21' | Report | Williams 43' |
| Canada | 10–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Tancredi 4',85' Carle 27'Beckie 35'Prince 43',84',88'Quinn 45' (pen.),49',52' | Report |
In the knockout stage,extra time andpenalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
| 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 | |||||
Winners qualified for2016 Summer Olympics.
| United States | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Heath 12' Morgan 30',71',73'Lloyd 43' | Report |
| Canada | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Horan 53' Heath 61' |
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty 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 |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 February 2016 | 5 (1996,2000,2004,2008,2012) |
| Canada | 19 February 2016 | 2 (2008,2012) |
Ashley Rivera (playing against United States)The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
Hope SoloKelley O'HaraBecky SauerbrunnKadeisha BuchananAllysha ChapmanTobin HeathLindsey HoranMorgan BrianAshley LawrenceAlex MorganCarli LloydCrystal Dunn (6 goals)