2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification is a women's football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, which was held in the United States.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 30 (out of 41) CONCACAF member national teams entered, with three automatic qualifiers, and the remaining 27 teams entering regional qualification tournaments.
FIFA Women's World Rankings in March 2018 in parentheses (NR=Not ranked; N/A=Not applicable as they are not a FIFA member).[2]
Zone | Berths | Automatic qualifiers | Teams entering qualification |
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North American Zone (NAFU) |
3 |
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Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
2 |
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Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
3 |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
North American Zone (NAFU) | None |
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Central American Zone (UNCAF) | |
Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
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- Notes
Format
[edit]In each group of all rounds, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[3]
- Central American Zone: The top two teams of the group qualify for the final tournament.
- Caribbean Zone: The winners of each first round group advance to the final round. The top three teams of the final round qualify for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
[edit]Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.4 and 12.7):[3]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- fair play points in all group matches:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
- drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
Zone | Round | Dates |
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Central American Zone | Group stage | 27–31 August 2018 |
Caribbean Zone[4] | First round |
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Final round | 25 August – 2 September 2018 |
Central American Zone
[edit]CONCACAF Clasificatoria Centroamericana Femenina 2018 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
City | Bradenton, Florida |
Dates | 27–31 August |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 36 (6 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
In the Central American Zone, four UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. The four teams were placed into one group, with the top two teams qualifying for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.[5]
The qualifying competition was originally scheduled to take place in Nicaragua, but a new host was selected due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua.[6] In July 2018, CONCACAF announced that all games would be played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States.[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 9 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Costa Rica ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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El Salvador ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() |
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El Salvador ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Caribbean Zone
[edit]CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifier 2018 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Dominican Republic (Group A) Haiti (Group B) Trinidad and Tobago (Group C) Antigua and Barbuda (Group D) Guyana (Group E) Jamaica (Final round) |
Dates | First round: 5–27 May Final round: 25 August – 2 September |
Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 225 (4.69 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
In the Caribbean Zone, 23 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition, consisting of two stages. All teams entered the first round, and were drawn into three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the final round, where they were placed into one group, with the top three teams qualifying for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
The draw of the qualifying competition was held on 27 March 2018, 12:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida.[9] Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, and Guyana were automatically seeded in Groups A–E respectively as hosts of each first round group, while the remaining 18 teams were seeded based on CONCACAF's own ranking.[10]
Hosts |
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Pot 1 | |
Pot 2 | |
Pot 3 | |
Pot 4 |
First round
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 10 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Dominican Republic ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Cuba ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Anguilla ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Report (FDF) [3] |
Cuba ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report (FDF) [4] |
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 7 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Jamaica ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() |
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Haiti ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Martinique ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Guadeloupe ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 10 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 1 |
Dominica ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() |
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Dominica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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U.S. Virgin Islands ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Grenada ![]() | 0–13 | ![]() |
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Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Saint Lucia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Antigua and Barbuda ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Curaçao ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Saint Lucia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Final round
[edit]CONCACAF announced on 7 June 2018 that Jamaica would host the final round.[13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 12 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
Cuba ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Antigua and Barbuda ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Qualified teams
[edit]The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in CONCACAF Women's Championship1 |
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Automatic qualifiers | N/A | 8 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010) |
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Automatic qualifiers | N/A | 8 (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
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Automatic qualifiers & Hosts | N/A | 8 (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
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Central American Zone top two | 29 August 2018 | 6 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014) |
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Central American Zone top two | 29 August 2018 | 2 (2002, 2006) |
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Caribbean Zone top three | 31 August 2018 | 5 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014) |
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Caribbean Zone top three | 31 August 2018 | 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
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Caribbean Zone top three | 2 September 2018 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 261 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
16 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Deshae Darrell
Akeyla Furbert
Melissa Herrera
Dianelis Carbonell
Maristania Mengana
Alyssa Oviedo
Roseline Éloissaint
Chinyelu Asher
Kenia Rangel
Karla Riley
Kennya Cordner
Jenelle Cunningham
Janine François
Aaliyah Prince
2 goals
1 goal
Coleen Johnson
Britney Edwards
Breanna Humphreys
Jahira James
Marley Jarvis
Damali Simon-Ponte
Donnevier Florance
Nicole Saladin
Nia Christopher
Wendy Acosta
Katherine Alvarado
María Barrantes
María Paula Salas
Fabiola Sánchez
Fabiola Villalobos
Gloriana Villalobos
Ollancy Arrebato
Yaremis Fuentes
Sucel Maceo
Yenifer Ramos
Francis Riquelme
Zailín Rodríguez
Yilianny Sablón
Samantha Statia
Riesmarly Tokaay
Keanna Francis
Andrea Rivas
Brenda Cerén
Damaris Quelez
Jency Ramírez
Sandra Tamacas
Monique George
Calaigh Copland
Sydney Cummings
Cameo Hazlewood
Tiandi Smith
Melissa Dacius
Melchie Dumonay
Donya Salomon-Ali
Christina Chang
Kevena Reid
Ashleigh Shim
Lauren Silver
Prisca Carin
Johanne Guillou
Nathaela Paulin
Doriana Aguilar
Erika Hernández
Natalia Mills
Yomira Pinzón
Rachel Blankenship
Mariana López
Marcela Robinson
Laura Suárez
Adriana Tirado
Iyanla Bailey-Williams
Arielle Fernandez
Lavern Francis
Caroline Springer
Leranja Wilkinson
Chresilda Cox
Lyla Lionel
Ellaisa Marquis
Sylvie Willie
Darie-Ann Duncan
Saffira Hoogdorp
Sabrina Rigters
Rhea Belgrave
Patrice Superville
Tamika Aguilar
Bianca Canizio
Maya Wright
1 own goal
Shakeela Romney (against Dominican Republic)
Joraine Maduro (against Puerto Rico)
Katelyn Wiater (against Trinidad and Tobago)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States Set to Host 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship in October". www.concacaf.com. 23 March 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Women's Ranking (23 March 2018): CONCACAF". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Concacaf Women's Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Concacaf Caribbean Qualifiers for 2018 Women's Championship Kick Off This Weekend". CONCACAF.com. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Estados Unidos Será Sede del Campeonato Femenino de Concacaf 2018 en Octubre" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Matches and 2018 Central America Women's Qualifier to be Played Outside of Nicaragua". CONCACAF.com. The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "IMG Academy to Host 2018 Concacaf Central America Women's Qualifier". CONCACAF.com. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Calendario de la Eliminatoria Centroamericana Femenina que da dos boletos al Premundial de Concacaf". Twitter. 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Official Draw: CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifier 2018". CONCACAF.com. 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for the 2018 Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 27 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifier Schedule". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "GFF_Inc_ status update". twitter.com. 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Jamaica to Host Final Round of the 2018 Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifier". CONCACAF.com. 7 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifier Schedule". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- World Cup Qualifying – Women, CONCACAF.com