2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification

The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification competition, also known as the CONCACAF W Qualifiers, is a women's football tournament that was contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to decide the participating teams of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. The qualifying matches took place in February and April 2022. A total of six teams in the qualifying competition advanced to the final tournament, joining Canada and the United States, who received byes as the top ranked teams. The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, as well as for the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[1]

2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 12 April 2022
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored362 (6.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Roselord Borgella
Nicaragua Yessenia Flores
(11 goals each)
2018
2026

Belize had its first international win and draw, having lost all international matches since its debut back in 2001.

Teams edit

A total 39 CONCACAF member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, with Canada and the United States having qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings of August 2020.[1] Only 30 teams entered the competition.[2]

Automatic qualifiers Teams entering qualification

Notes

  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Not a member of the IOC, ineligible for Olympics
  2. ^ a b c d e f Not a member of FIFA or the IOC, ineligible for World Cup and Olympics

Format edit

The qualifying competition was held in February and April 2022. Teams will be drawn into six groups of five, and played two home and two away matches in a single round-robin format. Should more than thirty CONCACAF member associations have entered, a play-in round will be held prior to the qualifying group stage. However, as 30 teams entered qualifying, this was not necessary. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament.[1]

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 12.3):[3]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. 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:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. lowest fair play points in all group matches:
    • first yellow card: plus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
    • direct red card: plus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

Draw edit

The qualification draw took place on 21 August 2021, 15:00 EDT, in Miami, United States.[2] The 30 teams were seeded based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of June 2021 (in parentheses).[4] The top six teams in the ranking were pre-seeded, and automatically allocated to position 1 in order from group A to F. The remaining teams were placed into pots 1 to 4 based on ranking, with each pot containing six teams. Pot 4 contained the two lowest-ranked teams, along with four unranked teams. In the draw, teams were drawn from each pot and placed in order from group A to F. The position teams were drawn into was based on their pot: pot 1 teams were drawn into position 2, pot 2 teams into position 3, pot 3 teams into position 4 and pot 4 teams into position 5.[5]

Pre-seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  • NR: Not ranked

Schedule edit

Below is the schedule of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification tournament.[6]

On 8 October 2021, CONCACAF announced the match dates, after the first window of matches was postponed from November 2021 to February 2022 due to impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Round Match Date
Window 1 2 v 4 16 February 2022
1 v 3 17 February 2022
5 v 2 19 February 2022
4 v 1 20 February 2022
3 v 5 22 February 2022
Window 2 4 v 5 6 April 2022
2 v 3 8 April 2022
5 v 1 9 April 2022
3 v 4 12 April 2022
1 v 2

Groups edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Mexico 4 4 0 0 34 0 +34 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 6–0 9–0
2   Puerto Rico 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9 2–0 4–0
3   Suriname 4 2 0 2 10 12 −2 6 5–1 5–0
4   Antigua and Barbuda 4 1 0 3 2 17 −15 3 0–8 1–0
5   Anguilla 4 0 0 4 0 26 −26 0 0–11 0–9
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Puerto Rico  4–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Mexico  9–0  Suriname
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Anguilla  0–9  Puerto Rico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Antigua and Barbuda  0–8  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Suriname  5–0  Anguilla
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Antigua and Barbuda  1–0  Anguilla
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Anguilla  0–11  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Suriname  5–1  Antigua and Barbuda
  • van Ommeren   27' (pen.)
  • Patra   36'
  • Pique   90+4' (pen.)
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Mexico  6–0  Puerto Rico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 7–0 5–0
2   Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 3 0 1 13 9 +4 9 5–1 6–0
3   Guatemala 4 2 0 2 16 7 +9 6 1–2 9–0
4   Curaçao 4 1 0 3 2 15 −13 3 0–4 0–6
5   U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0 0–6 0–1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Guatemala  9–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Costa Rica  7–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Curaçao  0–6  Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca, Willemstad
U.S. Virgin Islands  0–6  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  5–1  Curaçao
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Hansen   5'


Guatemala  1–2  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Curaçao  0–4  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca, Willemstad

Saint Kitts and Nevis  6–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Costa Rica  5–0  Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Jamaica 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 5–1 4–0
2   Dominican Republic 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9 1–0 9–0
3   Bermuda 4 2 0 2 12 5 +7 6 6–0 6–0
4   Cayman Islands 4 1 0 3 2 19 −17 3 0–9 0–4
5   Grenada 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0 1–6 0–2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Dominican Republic  9–0  Grenada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Jamaica  4–0  Bermuda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Cayman Islands  0–4  Dominican Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Grenada  1–6  Jamaica
  • Frank   52'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Bermuda  6–0  Cayman Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Grenada  0–2  Cayman Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Windsor   53'
  • Godet   86'

Cayman Islands  0–9  Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Bermuda  6–0  Grenada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Jamaica  5–1  Dominican Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Panama 4 4 0 0 24 0 +24 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 2–0 5–0
2   El Salvador 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9 6–0 2–0
3   Belize 4 1 1 2 4 15 −11 4 0–8 1–1
4   Barbados 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3 0–3 3–1
5   Aruba 4 0 1 3 3 20 −17 1 0–9 1–7
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
El Salvador  6–0  Belize
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Panama  5–0  Barbados
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Aruba  1–7  El Salvador
  • Luperon   90'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Belize  0–8  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Barbados  3–1  Aruba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Susanna   68'

Belize  1–1  Aruba
  • Bowden   33' (pen.)
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Susanna   24' (pen.)

El Salvador  2–0  Barbados
  • López   1'
  • Yard   16' (o.g.)
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Aruba  0–9  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Barbados  0–3  Belize
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Haiti 4 4 0 0 44 0 +44 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 6–0 6–0
2   Cuba 4 2 1 1 17 6 +11 7 0–0 3–0
3   Honduras 4 2 1 1 6 7 −1 7 2–1 4–0
4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1 0 3 6 17 −11 3 0–11 5–1
5   British Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 1 44 −43 0 0–21 0–14
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cuba  3–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Haiti  6–0  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

British Virgin Islands  0–14  Cuba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Peláez   10', 23', 45'
  • Lee   26', 32', 39', 56', 63', 83'
  • Valdez   57', 79'
  • Pérez   68'
  • Palma   77'
  • Núñez   87'
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–11  Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)

Honduras  4–0  British Virgin Islands
  • Díaz   27'
  • Moncada   47'
  • Haylock   75'
  • López   77'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  5–1  British Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
K. Richards   61' (o.g.)

Cuba  0–0  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
British Virgin Islands  0–21  Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Honduras  2–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Haylock   26'
  • García   53' (pen.)
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Creese   45+2'
Haiti  6–0  Cuba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 1 0 19 3 +16 10 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship 2–2 2–1
2   Guyana 4 2 2 0 13 2 +11 8 0–0 4–0
3   Nicaragua 4 2 1 1 30 2 +28 7 10–0 19–0
4   Dominica 4 1 0 3 8 17 −9 3 0–2 8–1
5   Turks and Caicos Islands 4 0 0 4 1 47 −46 0 0–13 0–7
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Guyana  4–0  Dominica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Turks and Caicos Islands  0–7  Guyana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Dominica  0–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Nicaragua  19–0  Turks and Caicos Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Dominica  8–1  Turks and Caicos Islands
  • K. Samuel   11'
  • Humphreys   32', 46', 48'
  • S. Finn   33', 40'
  • Bertrand   84'
  • Briyan. Philip   90'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Delphin   45+2'

Turks and Caicos Islands  0–13  Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Guyana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Nicaragua  10–0  Dominica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Goalscorers edit

There were 362 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 6.03 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  •   Ianisha Carty (against Puerto Rico)
  •   Shadwa Richardson (against Puerto Rico)
  •   Alyssa Yard (against El Salvador)
  •   Tamoy Phillips (against Jamaica)
  •   Yarisleidy Mena (against Haiti)
  •   Britney Stoute (against Guyana)
  •   Kitanna Richards (against British Virgin Islands)

Qualified teams edit

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in CONCACAF W Championship1
  Canada Automatic qualifiers 10 December 2020 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018)
  United States Automatic qualifiers 10 December 2020 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
  Mexico Qualification Group A winner 12 April 2022 9 (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
  Costa Rica Qualification Group B winner 12 April 2022 7 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
  Jamaica Qualification Group C winner 12 April 2022 6 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018)
  Panama Qualification Group D winner 12 April 2022 3 (2002, 2006, 2018)
  Haiti Qualification Group E winner 12 April 2022 5 (1991, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014)
  Trinidad and Tobago Qualification Group F winner 12 April 2022 10 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "CONCACAF to launch new senior women's national team competitions to benefit entire Confederation". CONCACAF. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Concacaf to launch revamped W Championship and new W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Concacaf W Championship – Regulations" (PDF). Concacaf. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Ranking: 25 Jun 2021". FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Draw | 2021 Concacaf W Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Draw delivers groups for 2021 Concacaf W Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Schedule change announced for CONCACAF W Qualifiers". CONCACAF. Miami. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

External links edit