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: 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.
Teams 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.
ZoneTeams enteringNo. of teamsNorth American Zone(NAFU) (qualified automatically for final tournament) (qualified automatically for final tournament) (qualified automatically for final tournament)3Central American Zone(UNCAF)5Caribbean Zone(CFU)15
Did not enterNorth American Zone(NAFU)NoneCentral American Zone(UNCAF)Caribbean Zone(CFU)1
1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
Notes 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Central American Zone
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. The matches were played between 30 September and 4 October 2015 in Nicaragua (originally between 26 September and 4 October 2015 before Honduras withdrew). The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.
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Group
Goalscorers 3 goals
Melissa Herrera Karla Villalobos
2 goals
Katherine Alvarado Carolina Venegas Coralia Monterroso Marilyn Rivera
1 goal
Francisca González Vivian Herrera Ana Cate
Caribbean Zone
In the Caribbean Zone, 15 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition. All 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 21 and 25 August and 13–15 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners advanced to the final round.
In the final round, played between 18 and 20 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
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First round
Group 1 Matches played in Puerto Rico.
Group 2 Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (changed from original hosts Saint Lucia, scheduled for 21–25 August at Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, but postponed due to Tropical Storm Erika). After two of the four teams withdrew, the format was changed to a two-legged tie between the two remaining teams in the lead-up to the final round.
Group 3 Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Suriname).
Group 4 Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Saint Kitts and Nevis).
Final round Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (originally scheduled for 2–4 October 2015, but delayed due to the postponement of first round Group 2).
Semi-finals Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Third place playoff Winner qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Final
Goalscorers 12 goals Nérilia Mondésir
11 goals Karina Socarrás
8 goals Batcheba Louis
6 goals Ahkeela Mollon
5 goals
Venicia Reid Marjorie Martínez Tasha St. Louis
4 goals
Betzaida Ubri Tashana Vincent
3 goals
Otesha Charles Sherly Jeudy Khadija Shaw Annie Méndez Selimar Pagán
2 goals
Yaqueisi Núñez Winibian Peralta Paloma Pérez Mariam El-Masri Roselord Borgella Ashley Rivera Lauryn Hutchinson
1 goal
Maria Pérez Roneisha Frank Grace John Calaigh Copland Kayla De Souza Olivia Gonsalves Alison Heydorn Brittany Persaud Ashley Rodrigues Soveline Beaubrun Yvrase Gerville Woodlyne Robuste Chinyelu Asher Christine Exeter Shanise Foster Donna-Kay Henry Kai-Lin Hernandez Jodi-Ann McGregor Monique Pryce Ellaisa Marquis Nicole Rodríguez Sharain Cummings Karyn Forbes Naomie Guerra Dernelle Mascall
Own goal
Jenneling Lacle (playing against Puerto Rico) Tabique Lockhard (playing against Jamaica) Donisha Xavier (playing against Dominincan Republic) Nicole Rodríguez (playing against Haiti)
Note: Six goals scored by Cuba and one goal scored by Jamaica missing goalscorer information.
Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 (2004, 2008, 2012) (2004, 2008, 2012) (2004, 2008, 2012) (2004, 2008, 2012) (2012) (2004, 2008) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
External links Olympic Qualifying – Women, CONCACAF.com Fútbol Femenino Proceso Olímpico, UNCAFut.com