| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 28 January – 9 February 2020 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 77 (5.13 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jordyn Huitema(7 goals) |
| Best player | Christen Press |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Stephanie Labbé |
| Fair play award | United States |
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The2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifth 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 5 November 2019 that the United States would host the tournament between 28 January to 9 February 2020.[1]
The top two teams qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan as the CONCACAF representatives.[2] TheUnited States were the defending champions.
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[3][4]
Regional qualification tournaments were held in Central America and Caribbean 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 zone | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previouswomen's Olympic appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2008,2012,2016) | 3 |
 Mexico | North America (automatic) | 5th | Runner-up (2004) | 1 |
| United States(title holders) | North America (automatic) | 5th | Winner (2004,2008,2012,2016) | 6 |
 Costa Rica | Central America Group A | 5th | Semi-finals (2012) | 0 |
 Panama | Central America Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2004) | 0 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean Group A | 1st | N/A | 0 |
 Jamaica | Caribbean Group B | 2nd | Group stage (2008) | 0 |
 Haiti | Caribbean Group C | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 0 |
The three venues were announced during the draw ceremony on 7 November 2019.[1][5]
| Houston | Edinburg, Texas | Carson, California |
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| BBVA Stadium | H-E-B Park | Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Capacity:22,039 | Capacity:9,735 | Capacity:30,510 |
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The draw for the tournament took place on 7 November 2019, 14:30EST (UTC−5), at theMediapro Studio inMiami, Florida, United States.[1]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams.[5] The teams were seeded into four pots for the draw. Pot 1 contained theUnited States, seeded in Group A as the host nation. The remaining teams were allocated to the pots based on theFIFA Women's World Rankings of 27 September 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[6][7]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
All times are local,CST (UTC−6).[8]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 6–1 | Panama |
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| Haiti | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
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| Panama | 0–6 | Haiti |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Jamaica |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | Mexico |
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| Canada | 2–0 | Mexico |
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All times are local,PST (UTC−8).[8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 February –Carson | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| 9 February –Carson | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 7 February –Carson | ||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
The semi-final winners qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics.
| Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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There were 77 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[17]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Christen Press |
| Golden Boot | Jordyn Huitema |
| Golden Glove | Stephanie Labbé |
| Fair Play Award | United States |
CONCACAF also released a "Best XI" of the tournament.[18][19]
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inSummer Olympics1 |
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| Canada | 7 February 2020[20] | 3 (2008,2012,2016) |
| United States | 7 February 2020[20] | 6 (1996,2000,2004,2008,2012,2016) |
