2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
CityVancouver
DatesJanuary 19–29, 2012
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per match)
Attendance120,898 (8,060 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Christine Sinclair (9 goals)
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The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition used to determine the two participants who would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] It was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from January 19–29, 2012.[2]

Qualification

Thirteen teams, eight from the Caribbean and five from Central America, competed to join automatic qualifiers Canada, Mexico and the United States in the eight-team final tournament.

Caribbean qualification took place as two groups of four teams that competed from June 29 to July 9. Cuba and Haiti qualified from group A with seven points each, and were joined by the Dominican Republic from group B who won their group with nine points.

UNCAF's two slots were determined by a five-team group that competed from September 30 to October 8. Costa Rica won the group without dropping any points, and were joined by Guatemala who only lost to Costa Rica.[3]

Squads

Group stage

Draw for the group stage was held on October 24,[4] with schedules announced two days later.[5]

The United States' 14–0 victory over the Dominican Republic on January 20 set a tournament record for the largest margin of victory.[6]

Times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PST) – UTC−8.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–0 Cuba
Rosales 11'
Acosta 55'		 Report
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Quetzali Alvarado (Mexico)
Canada 6–0 Haiti
Julien 7'
Sinclair 25', 44', 56', 86' (pen.)
Parker 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 7,627
Haiti 0–2 Costa Rica
Report Acosta 49', 57'
Attendance: 1,500
Canada 2–0 Cuba
Sinclair 17' (pen.)
Tancredi 24'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Cuba 0–3 Haiti
Report Boulos 72'
Pierre-Louis 76'
Valentin 83'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alicia Villatoro (Guatemala)
Canada 5–1 Costa Rica
Sinclair 6', 45'
Schmidt 10'
Kyle 19'
Ugalde 50' (o.g.)		 Report Barrantes 89'
Attendance: 8,105

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 6 18 −12 3
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27 0
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico 5–0 Guatemala
Díaz 12'
Domínguez 24', 44', 67' (pen.)
Garza 38'		 Report
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 0–14 United States
Report Wambach 1', 19'
Lloyd 4'
Buehler 7'
O'Reilly 17', 32', 78'
Heath 30'
Rodriguez 46', 48', 58', 70', 75'
Cheney 64'
Attendance: 6,321[7]
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Mexico 7–0 Dominican Republic
Saucedo 21'
Díaz 27'
Ruiz 38', 71'
Guajardo 49', 62', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maria Flores (Costa Rica)
United States 13–0 Guatemala
Wambach 12', 15'
Cheney 25'
Rodriguez 29'
Lloyd 33'
Lindsey 34'
Leroux 48', 50', 57', 70', 87'
Rapinoe 75'
Morgan 83'		 Report
Attendance: 6,738
Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba)
Guatemala 6–0 Dominican Republic
Pineda 2', 5', 29'
Monterroso 9', 90+1'
Martínez 53'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
United States 4–0 Mexico
Lloyd 8', 57', 86'
O'Reilly 9'		 Report
Attendance: 7,599
Referee: Carol Ann Chenard (Canada)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
 
 Canada3
 
January 29 – Vancouver
 
 Mexico1
 
 Canada0
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
 United States4
 
 United States3
 
 
 Costa Rica0
 

Semi-finals

United States 3–0 Costa Rica
Heath 16'
Lloyd 72'
Morgan 89'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba)
Canada 3–1 Mexico
Sinclair 15', 76'
Tancredi 23'		 Report Pérez 67'
Attendance: 22,954[8]
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Final

The Canada versus USA Final set a record for CONCACAF Women's Olympic qualification with 25,427 in attendance, the second time the record was broken this tournament. Previously, the Canada versus Mexico semifinal set the record with 22,954 spectators.[9]

Canada 0–4 United States
Report Morgan 4', 56'
Wambach 24', 28'
Attendance: 25,427
Referee: Quetzalli Godinez (Mexico)

Goalscorers

9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Costa Rica Marianne Ugalde (playing against Canada)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympic qualifying, Pan Ams berths allocated". concacaf.com. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Vancouver awarded women's CONCACAF Olympic qualifier". Cbc.ca. The Canadian Press. May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Guatemala earns last place in Vancouver". CONCACAF. October 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Olympic women's qualifying groups set". CONCACAF. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying schedule announced". CanadaSoccer.com. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "Americans set record with 14–0 win". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Opens 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying With Record Performance in 14–0 Rout of Dominican Republic". USSoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  8. ^ "Canada headed to London after emotional win". CanadaSoccer.com. The Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  9. ^ MacMahon, Martin. "Canada no match for USA". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

External links

  • 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification
  • Tournament at soccerway.com