2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

The 2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship (Spanish: 2016 Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF) was the first edition of the UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship, Central America's women's club football championship organized by UNCAF. The tournament was played in San José, Costa Rica between 24 and 29 May 2016.[1][2]

2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship
Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF 2016
2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship official poster
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan José
Dates24–29 May 2016
Teams6 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Moravia (1st title)
Runners-upGuatemala Unifut
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored32 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Cristín Granados (4 goals)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Cristín Granados
Best goalkeeperGuatemala Joselin Franco
2017

In the final, Moravia from Costa Rica defeated Unifut from Guatemala to win the inaugural title. All games were 80 minutes in duration.[3]

Teams

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A total of six teams from four of the seven UNCAF associations entered the tournament.[1]

Association Team Qualifying method
  Costa Rica (hosts) Saprissa 2015 Costa Rican champion
Moravia 2015 Costa Rican runner-up
  Guatemala Unifut 2015 Guatemalan Apertura champion
Pares 2015 Guatemalan Apertura runner-up
  Honduras Universidad de San Pedro Sula 2016 Honduran champion
  Nicaragua UNAN Managua 2015 Nicaraguan champion
Associations that did not enter a team

Venues

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All matches were played at the Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser (artificial turf) in San José.[1]

Group stage

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The six teams were divided into two groups of three. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.[4]

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saprissa (H) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Knockout stage
2   USPS 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
3   Pares 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Saprissa  4–0  Pares
F. Villalobos   31', 71'
Alvarado   40'
Granados   53'
Report

Pares  1–2  USPS
Oliva   69' Report Aguilar   9'
Amaya   63'
Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)

USPS  0–5  Saprissa
Report F. Villalobos   26'
Del Campo   67'
Granados   69', 77'
Elizondo   80'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Unifut 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2   Moravia (H) 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3   UNAN Managua 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Moravia  4–1  UNAN Managua
Morales   38'
Barrantes   55'
Molina   63', 70'
Report A. López   18'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

UNAN Managua  0–1  Unifut
Report Rivera   30'

Unifut  4–2  Moravia
Gatica   3'
Herrera   55'
Rivera   65'
C. López   70'
Report Barrantes   27'
Morales   59'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 May
 
 
  Unifut2
 
29 May
 
  USPS0
 
  Unifut0
 
28 May
 
  Moravia1
 
  Saprissa2
 
 
  Moravia3
 

Semi-finals

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Unifut  2–0  USPS
Herrera   6'
C. López   40+2' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)

Saprissa  2–3  Moravia
Alvarado   7' (pen.)
Granados   9'
Report K. Villalobos   12', 68'
Rodríguez   26'

Final

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Unifut  0–1  Moravia
Report Coto   12'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Cristín Granados   Saprissa 4
2   Fabiola Villalobos   Saprissa 3
3   Katherine Alvarado   Saprissa 2
  María Barrantes   Moravia 2
  Vivian Herrera   Unifut 2
  Cinthya López   Unifut 2
  Naomi Molina   Moravia 2
  María Morales   Moravia 2
  Marilyn Rivera   Unifut 2
  Karla Villalobos   Moravia 2

Awards

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Award Player Team
Best Player[5]   Cristín Granados   Saprissa
Top Scorer[6]   Cristín Granados   Saprissa
Best Goalkeeper[7]   Joselin Franco   Unifut

References

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  1. ^ a b c "UNCAF organizara en Costa Rica el primer Campeonato Interclubes Femenino en mayo". UNCAF. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ^ "Saprissa y Moravia lucharán por conquistar UNCAF". futbolcr.org. 24 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Moravia crowned UNCAF women's champion". CONCACAF.com. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Calendario Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF". UNCAF. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF – Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF - Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF – Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.
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