2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification

Association football competition

The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification determined five of the eight teams for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

Per FIFA regulations, the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments were:[1]

  • goal difference in all group matches
  • greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  • If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
    • greater number of points obtained in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
    • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • play-off match on neutral ground (with extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary)

Caribbean Zone

On 17 May 2011, CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying. The group winners and the best runner-up will advance to the final qualifying tournament.[2]

Group A

Played from June 29 – 3 July 2011 in Aruba. All times in UTC−4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
2  Cuba 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7
3  Suriname 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4  Aruba (H) 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Suriname 0–4 Haiti
Report Valentin 46', 85'
Merone 57'
Dolce 90'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Aruba 0–6 Cuba
Report Gallardo 38', 56', 63', 74'
Galindo 55'
Pérez 85'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Haiti 1–1 Cuba
Joseph 35' Report Gallardo 60'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Aruba 0–3 Suriname
Report Smit 15'
Taweroe 45'
Saling 60'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sabina Charles-Kirton (Saint Lucia)
Cuba 3–0 Suriname
Galindo 18'
Pérez 72'
Calderón 90'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Aruba 0–8 Haiti
Report Joseph 5', 69'
Borgella 17', 35', 76'
Dolce 32', 73'
Merone 49'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

Played from 5–9 July 2011 in the Dominican Republic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 19 3 +16 6
3  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Dominica 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 Bermuda
Cordner 8'
Debesette 12'
Edwards 56'
Francois 58'
Forbes 67'		 Report Wade 30'
Attendance: 805
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Dominican Republic 3–0 Dominica
Martínez 25'
Núñez 44'
Frías 70'		 Report
Attendance: 805
Referee: Deborah Zebeda (Suriname)
Dominica 1–14 Trinidad and Tobago
Esprit 62' Report Cordner 2', 32', 41', 54', 61', 64', 71', 73', 78'
Forbes 12', 76', 85'
McGee 22'
Lewis 39'
Attendance: 106
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Dominican Republic 1–0 Bermuda
Ubri 54' Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Irazema Aguillera (Cuba)
Bermuda 5–0 Dominica
Bell 17', 85'
Wade 30'
Brangman 59'
Allen 81'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Annia Navarrete (Cuba)
Dominican Republic 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Ubri 51' Report
Attendance: 875
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7 Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 19 3 +16 6
Source: CONCACAF

Central American Zone

UNCAF's two slots were contested in one group of five teams. The top two advanced to the final qualifying tournament. The matches were held in Guatemala from September 30 to October 8, 2011.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 20 4 +16 12 Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
2  Guatemala (H) 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9
3  El Salvador 4 2 0 2 12 10 +2 6
4  Honduras 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5  Nicaragua 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 5–0 Nicaragua
Venegas 20', 35'
Campos 45'
L. Rodríguez 80'
Cruz 90'		 Report
Attendance: 97
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Guatemala 3–1 Honduras
M. Monterroso 7'
Pineda 71'
Pérez 88'		 Report Umanzor 59'
Attendance: 518
Referee: Quetzalli Alvardo (Mexico)
El Salvador 2–6 Costa Rica
Quélez 13'
Herrera 19'		 Report R. Rodríguez 22', 23'
Cruz 36'
Alvarado 50', 74'
Acosta 90'
Attendance: 58
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Guatemala 4–0 Nicaragua
Pérez 6', 73'
Pineda 19'
C. Monterroso 78'		 Report
Nicaragua 1–3 El Salvador
Solís 10' Report González 37', 55'
Quélez 41'
Attendance: 246
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 4–0 Honduras
Cruz 4', 17'
Acosta 26'
R. Rodríguez 49'		 Report
Honduras 1–6 El Salvador
Tejeda 18' Report Quélez 6', 11', 22'
Herrera 8'
González 52'
Ramírez 90+1'
Attendance: 378
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Guatemala 2–5 Costa Rica
Martínez 60', 74' Report R. Rodríguez 49', 63', 78'
Cruz 72'
Acosta 79'
Nicaragua 0–1 Honduras
Report Caballero 70'
Referee: Quetzalli Alvardo (Mexico)
Guatemala 2–1 El Salvador
Martínez 4'
Pérez 81'		 Report Herrera 11'

References

  1. ^ "2012 Olympics regulations" (PDF). FIFA. concacaf.com. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  3. ^ "El Salvador, Honduras to host UNCAF 2012 games". concacaf.com. 2011-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

External links

  • 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification