2020_CONCACAF_Women's_Olympic_Qualifying_Championship_qualification
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
International football competition
The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament.
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| Host countries | Costa Rica (Central America Group A) Panama (Central America Group B) Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean Group A) Jamaica (Caribbean Group B) Puerto Rico (Caribbean Group C) |
| Dates | Central America: 4–8 October 2019 Caribbean: 30 September – 8 October 2019 |
| Teams | 22 (from 1 confederation) |
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A total of 25 CONCACAF teams (out of 41) entered Olympic qualifying, with 22 involved in regional qualifiers for the final tournament. The entrants are divided into three zones:
- North American Zone (NAFU): All 3 teams, Canada, Mexico, and United States, qualified automatically for the final tournament.
- Central American Zone (UNCAF): 6 out of 7 teams entered, with two teams qualifying for the final tournament.
- Caribbean Zone (CFU): 16 out of 31 teams entered, with three teams qualifying for the final tournament.
| Zone | Teams entering Olympic qualifying | Did not enter |
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| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
- (Q): Qualified automatically for final tournament
- (W): Withdrew after draw
The draw for the Caribbean qualifying round took place on 29 July 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[1] The 16 teams which entered the Caribbean qualifying round were drawn into three groups, one of six teams and two of five teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 29 March 2019),[2] the 16 teams were distributed into five pots, as follows:[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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The draw for the Central American qualifying round took place on 30 July 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[4] The six teams which entered the Central American qualifying round were drawn into two groups of three teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 29 March 2019),[2] the six teams were distributed into three pots, with top seeds assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[5]
| Top seeds | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Matches were played between 4–8 October 2019.[6] Group winners qualified for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Group A
All matches will be held in Costa Rica. Times are local, UTC–6.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Costa Rica (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 |  Nicaragua |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Nicaragua |
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| El Salvador | 0–5 | Costa Rica |
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Group B
All matches were held in Panama. Times are local, UTC–5.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Panama (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 |  Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Honduras |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
The Group A and B matches were played between 30 September – 8 October, and the Group C matches were played between 3–7 October 2019.[8] Group winners qualified for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Group A
All matches were held in Trinidad and Tobago. Times are local, UTC−4.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Aruba |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Guyana |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Dominican Republic | 2–0 | Aruba |
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| Aruba | 1–6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | 2–1 | Aruba |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Group B
All matches were held in Jamaica. Times are local, UTC−5.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Jamaica (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 | 12 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 |  Cuba |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Barbados |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Saint Lucia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | |
| 5 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
| Barbados | 3–2 | Saint Lucia |
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| Saint Lucia | 4–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–4 | Barbados |
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Group C
All matches were held in Puerto Rico. Times are local, UTC−4.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Haiti |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Suriname |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Dominica |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 5 |  Grenada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haiti | 10–0 | Suriname |
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| Puerto Rico | 1–2 | Haiti |
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The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament1 |
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 Canada | North America | Automatic | 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 Mexico | North America | Automatic | 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 United States | North America | Automatic | 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
| Costa Rica | Central America (Group A) | 8 October 2019 | 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
| Panama | Central America (Group B) | 8 October 2019 | 1 (2004) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean (Group A) | 8 October 2019 | 0 (debut) |
| Jamaica | Caribbean (Group B) | 8 October 2019 | 1 (2008) |
| Haiti | Caribbean (Group C) | 7 October 2019 | 1 (2012) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Olympic Caribbean Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 29 July 2019.
- "FIFA Women's World Ranking – 29 March 2019 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
- "Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women's Central American Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 30 July 2019.
- "Stage set for Central American Qualifying Stage of 2020 WOQC". CONCACAF. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "Women's Olympic Qualifier - Central America Qualifying Stage" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2020.
- "Caribbean teams set to vie for 2020 Concacaf WOQC". CONCACAF. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "Women's Olympic Qualifier - Caribbean Qualifying Stage" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying, CONCACAF.com