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| Organizer(s) | CONCACAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991; 34 years ago (1991)[1] |
| Region | North America,Central America and theCaribbean |
| Teams | 8 (finals) |
| Current champion |  United States (9th title) |
| Most championships | United States (9 titles) |
| Website | CONCACAF Official |
 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | |
TheCONCACAF W Championship[a] is awomen's association football competition for national teams organized by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) that often serves as the qualifying competition to theWomen's World Cup, and recently theOlympics.[2][3] In years when the tournament has been held outside the World Cup qualifying cycle, non-CONCACAF members have been invited.CONCACAF is the governing body for football forNorth America,Central America andthe Caribbean. The most successful country has been theUnited States, winning their ninth title in 2022.[4][5]
Six member women's national teams participated: Canada, the U.S., Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as two invited teams, Brazil and China.[6] TheUnited States hosted the tournament and were champions.
The 2002 Women's Gold Cup was an eight-team tournament hosted by Canada and the United States. The two finalists qualified for the2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and the third-place team qualified for the World Cup playoff. After 16 games (played as 8 doubleheaders) theUnited States were tournament champions, defeatingCanada in overtime in the final.Mia Hamm scored the golden goal, taking the U.S. to their second Women's Gold Cup title. The U.S. had a 9–0–1 Gold Cup record, including 48 goals for and two goals against, both scored byCharmaine Hooper of Canada.
The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was held in the United States, with games being hosted atThe Home Depot Center inCarson, California andTropical Park Stadium inMiami, Florida. This 2007 World Cup qualifying tournament featured six teams in single-elimination, with the top two teams qualifying directly for the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Additionally, the third-place finisher played a two-legged home-and-away playoff againstJapan (the fourth-place finisher from the Asian Confederation).[7]
The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was held from 4–18 July 2022 and featured eight teams divided into two groups of four. After single round-robin play, the top two from each group qualified for the knockout rounds, played in a single match direct elimination format.[2]
The tournament served as a CONCACAFqualifier to the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, thefootball tournament at the2024 Summer Olympics in France, and the2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[2] The top two teams of each round-robin group qualified for the World Cup, while the third-placed teams from each group advanced to theinter-confederation play-offs.[2][3] The winner of the tournament also qualified for the2024 Olympics and the2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to aCONCACAF Olympic play-off.[2] The winner of that play-off will also guarantee their place at the 2024 Olympics and the 2024 W Gold Cup.[3]
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 (1991,1993,1994,2000,2002,2006,2014,2018,2022) | – | 1 (2010) | – |
 Canada | 2 (1998,2010) | 6 (1991,1994,2002,2006,2018,2022) | 1 (1993) | 1 (2000) |
 Mexico | – | 2 (1998,2010) | 4 (1994,2002,2006,2014) | – |
 Costa Rica | – | 1 (2014) | 1 (1998) | 3 (2002,2010,2022) |
 Brazil[e] | – | 1 (2000) | – | – |
 New Zealand[e] | – | 1 (1993) | – | – |
 Jamaica | – | – | 2 (2018,2022) | 1 (2006) |
 Trinidad and Tobago | – | – | 1 (1991) | 3 (1993,1994,2014) |
 China[e] | – | – | 1 (2000) | – |
 Haiti | – | – | – | 1 (1991) |
 Guatemala | – | – | – | 1 (1998) |
 Panama | – | – | 1 (2018) |
In this ranking3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[8]
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 6 | +206 | 127 |
| 2 | Canada | 10 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 191 | 33 | +158 | 100 |
| 3 | Mexico | 10 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 94 | 85 | +9 | 56 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 8 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 46 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 138 | −94 | 41 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 22 |
| 7 | Haiti | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 66 | −48 | 18 |
| 8 | Panama | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 13 |
| 9 | China[e] | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 12 |
| 10 | Brazil[e] | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 10 |
| 11 | Guatemala | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 6 |
| 12 | New Zealand[e] | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| 13 |  Martinique | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 2 |
| 14 |  Guyana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
| 15 |  Cuba | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | –29 | 0 |
| 16 |  Puerto Rico | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
| Team | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | — | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
 Costa Rica | GS | — | — | 3rd | GS | 4th | — | 4th | 2nd | GS | 4th | 8 |
 Cuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | 1 |
 Guatemala | — | — | — | 4th | GS | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4 |
 Guyana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | — | 1 |
 Haiti | 4th | — | — | GS | — | GS | — | GS | GS | — | GS | 6 |
 Jamaica | GS | — | 5th | — | — | GS | 4th | — | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
 Martinique | GS | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | 3 |
 Mexico | GS | — | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | GS | GS | 10 |
 Panama | — | — | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4th | GS | 4 |
 Puerto Rico | — | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 11 |
 United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| Non-CONCACAF Invitees | ||||||||||||
 Brazil | — | — | — | — | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 China | — | — | — | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 New Zealand | — | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – |
| Year | Best Player | Top Scorer | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Best Young Player | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1993 | ||||||
| 1994 | ||||||
| 1998 | Silvana Burtini | Silvana Burtini | 14 | |||
| 2000 | Kátia | 8 | ||||
| 2002 | Tiffeny Milbrett | Charmaine HooperChristine SinclairTiffeny Milbrett | 7 | Jennifer Molina | ||
| 2006 | Kristine Lilly | Maribel DomínguezMónica OcampoChristine SinclairAbby Wambach | 2 | Erin McLeod | ||
| 2010 | Abby Wambach | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | Carli Lloyd | Abby Wambach | 7 | Hope Solo | Costa Rica | |
| 2018 | Julie Ertz | Alex Morgan | 7 | Yenith Bailey | Jody Brown | United States |
| 2022 | Alex Morgan | Jessie FlemingJulia Grosso[f]Khadija ShawAlex Morgan | 3 | Kailen Sheridan | Melchie Dumornay | Canada |
| Player | Year | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Sinclair | 2000 | Canada 12–0 Guatemala | Sinclair scored a hat-trick or more at matches in three different editions, before the competition became the CONCACAF Women's Championship. |
| 2002 | Canada 11–1 Haiti | ||
| 2010 | Canada 8–0 Guyana |
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