2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
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The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil.[2]
A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 20 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams |
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North American Zone (NAFU) |
|
3 |
Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
5 | |
Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
15 |
Did not enter | |
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North American Zone (NAFU) |
None |
Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
|
Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
|
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Eliminatoria Preolimpica Femenina de UNCAF 2015 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Nicaragua |
Dates | 30 September – 4 October 2015 |
Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Costa Rica |
Runners-up | Guatemala |
Third place | El Salvador |
Fourth place | Nicaragua |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 17 (2.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Melissa Herrera Karla Villalobos (3 goals each) |
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In the Central American Zone, five UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[3] The matches were played between 30 September and 4 October 2015 in Nicaragua (originally between 26 September and 4 October 2015 before Honduras withdrew).[3][4] The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
Times UTC−6.
Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | Nicaragua (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
5 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
(H) Hosts
Guatemala | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
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Monterroso 26' | Report | Herrera 6' Venegas 79' |
Costa Rica | 3–0 | El Salvador |
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Herrera 53' Villalobos 61' Alvarado 85' |
Report |
El Salvador | 0–2 | Guatemala |
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Report | Monterroso 25' Rivera 38' |
Nicaragua | 0–5 | Costa Rica |
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Report | Alvarado 16' Villalobos 30', 72' Herrera 73' Venegas 80' |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal