1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship

The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The tournament took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, between 18 and 27 April 1991 and consisted of eight national teams. The matches were 80 minutes long.

1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Coupe des nations féminine de la CONCACAF 1991
Tournament details
Host country	Haiti
Dates	16–28 April
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place	Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	101 (6.31 per match)
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The United States won the tournament after defeating Canada 5–0 in the final match. They became CONCACAF's single qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was hosted by China in November and ended with a U.S. victory.

Participating teams

• From the North American Zone:

 Canada

 Mexico

 United States

• From the Central American Zone:

 Costa Rica

• From the Caribbean Zone:

 Haiti (hosts)

 Jamaica

 Martinique

 Trinidad and Tobago

Venues

Port-au-Prince
	Port-au-Prince
	Stade Sylvio Cator
	Capacity: 15,000

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	34	0	+34	6
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	1	1	4	12	−8	3
Mexico	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7	2
Martinique	3	0	1	2	2	21	−19	1

18 April 1991

United States	12–0	Mexico
Hamm 8' Akers 10', 25' Heinrichs 21', 36' Foudy 28' Chastain 40', 43', 47', 66', 74' Jennings 77'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000^[1]

18 April 1991

Martinique	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

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20 April 1991

Trinidad and Tobago	3–1	Mexico

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

20 April 1991

United States	12–0	Martinique
Heinrichs ?', ?', ?' Akers ?', ?' Hamm ?', ?' Biefeld ?', ?' Foudy ?' Gebauer ?' Chastain ?'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

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22 April 1991

Martinique	1–8	Mexico

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

22 April 1991

United States	10–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Hamm ?', ?' Jennings ?', ?' Gebauer ?', ?' Akers ?', ?' Bates ?' Chastain ?'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	6
Haiti	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	2
Jamaica	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

16 April 1991

Canada	6–0	Costa Rica
McEachern 15' Hooper 22', 48' Vamos 29' Gareau 59' Caron 70'	Report Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

17 April 1991

Jamaica	0–1	Haiti

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

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19 April 1991

Canada	9–0	Jamaica
Gareau 5', 24', 75' Hooper 13', 28', 59', 63' Vamos 66' Mairs ?' (o.g.)	Report Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

19 April 1991

Haiti	4–0	Costa Rica

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

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21 April 1991

Jamaica	1–2	Costa Rica
	Report	Alemán ?' Álvarez ?'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

21 April 1991

Haiti	0–2	Canada
	Report Report	Hooper 20' Vamos 57'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 April
	Canada	6
					27 April
	Trinidad and Tobago	0
					Canada	0
	25 April
					United States	5
	United States	10
	Haiti	0
					Third place
					28 April
					Trinidad and Tobago	4
					Haiti	2

Semi-finals

24 April 1991

Canada	6–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Caron 41', 54', 55' Vamos 51', 79' Cant 70'	Report Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 10000

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25 April 1991

United States	10–0	Haiti
Heinrichs ?', ?' Akers ?', ?' Jennings ?', ?' Bates ?', ?' Lilly ?' Biefeld ?'	Report

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 40,000

Third place playoff

27 April 1991

Trinidad and Tobago	4–2	Haiti

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Final

28 April 1991

Canada	0–5	United States
	Report	Akers 3', 13', 70' Lilly 15' Heinrichs 66'

Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince

Attendance: 30,000^[2]

United States won the tournament and qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Awards

1991 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winners
United States First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

11 goals

• Michelle Akers

8 goals

• April Heinrichs

7 goals

• Charmaine Hooper
• Brandi Chastain

5 goals

• Mia Hamm
• Carin Jennings

4 goals

• Annie Caron
• Fabienne Gareau
• Lydia Vamos

3 goals

• Tracey Bates
• Joy Biefeld-Fawcett
• Wendy Gebauer

2 goals

• Julie Foudy
• Kristine Lilly

1 goal

• Connie Cant
• Joan McEachern
• Karla Alemán
• Maritza Álvarez

Own goals

• Bernadette Mairs (playing against  Canada)

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	5	5	0	0	49	0	+49	10
2	Canada	5	4	0	1	23	5	+18	8
3	Trinidad and Tobago	5	2	1	2	8	20	−12	5
4	Haiti	5	2	0	3	7	16	−9	4
Eliminated in the group stage
5	Mexico	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7	2
6	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	2
7	Martinique	3	0	1	2	2	21	−19	1
8	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0