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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Canada |
| City | Vancouver |
| Dates | January 19–29, 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 120,898 (8,060 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christine Sinclair (9 goals) |
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Qualification
editThirteen 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
editGroup stage
editDraw 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
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| 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 |
(H) Hosts
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
Rosales  11'Acosta 55' |
Report |
| Haiti | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Acosta 49', 57' |
Group B
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| 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 |
| Mexico | 5–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 12' Domínguez 24', 44', 67' (pen.) Garza 38' |
Report |
| 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' |
| 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 |
| Guatemala | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Pineda 2', 5', 29' Monterroso 9', 90+1' Martínez 53' |
Report |
| United States | 4–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd 8', 57', 86' O'Reilly 9' |
Report |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| January 29 – Vancouver | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Heath 16' Lloyd 72' Morgan 89' |
Report |
Final
editThe 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' |
Goalscorers
edit- 9 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Marianne Ugalde (playing against Canada)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Olympic qualifying, Pan Ams berths allocated". concacaf.com. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "Vancouver awarded women's CONCACAF Olympic qualifier". Cbc.ca. The Canadian Press. May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "Guatemala earns last place in Vancouver". CONCACAF. October 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Olympic women's qualifying groups set". CONCACAF. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Americans set record with 14–0 win". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ MacMahon, Martin. "Canada no match for USA". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 30, 2012.