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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
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The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition, also known as the Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup, was a women's football tournament that was contested by 34 of the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The competition decided six of the twelve participating teams of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, the inaugural edition of the W Gold Cup.
The league stage of the qualifying was played from September 20 to December 5, 2023, with the three League A group winners qualifying for the final tournament. Three additional teams qualified via the play-off round, contested on February 17, 2024, by the League A group runners-up and the League B group winners. These six teams joined the two CONCACAF teams qualified for the Olympics and four guests at the W Gold Cup, to be contested from February 20 to March 10, 2024.[1][2]
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Format
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On December 10, 2020, the CONCACAF Council approved the structure and calendar of the competition. The qualification competition, known as the "Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup", began with the group stage, featuring 34 women's national teams of CONCACAF split into three leagues (A, B and C). Each league featured three groups, containing three teams each in League A, and four teams each in Leagues B and C. The teams in each group played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The top three teams in League A qualified directly for the W Gold Cup. The three group runners-up of League A and the three League B group winners participated in a play-off on February 17, 2024, to compete for the final three spots at the W Gold Cup. The play-offs were originally planned to take place in March 2024,[2] but were moved to February to accommodate the W Gold Cup final tournament also being moved (from June to February and March 2024).[3] The two CONCACAF women's national teams that qualify for the Summer Olympics in 2024 (the United States and Canada) received a bye directly to the W Gold Cup, skipping qualification.[2]
Tiebreakers
Teams were 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 were determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.3):[4]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- lowest fair play points in all group matches:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
- drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
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Seeding
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Of the 41 CONCACAF member associations, 34 entered into the qualification competition, while the two CONCACAF teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics (the United States and Canada) advanced directly to the final competition.
On April 27, 2023, CONCACAF announced 33 countries had entered into the qualifying competition (including Jamaica, the loser of the CONCACAF Olympic play-off).[5] The teams were split into leagues and pots based on the CONCACAF Women's Ranking of March 2023,[6] with League A containing nine teams and Leagues B and C containing twelve teams. On May 11, the CONCACAF Council approved the late entries of Bonaire, Cuba and Saint Lucia into the competition. To preserve the integrity of the leagues, these teams were placed in League C regardless of their ranking, though the pots were updated based on the ranking of the new teams. At the same time, the British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (originally in League C, pot 3) were confirmed to have withdrawn from the competition, bringing the total number of qualifying entrants to 34, and the number of teams in League C to thirteen. To accommodate the newly added teams, League C was expanded from three groups of four teams to one group of four teams (Group A) and three groups of three teams (Groups B, C and D).[7]
The draw for the group stage took place on May 17, 2023, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States.[5] Teams were split into three pots of three teams in League A, four pots of three teams in League B, and three pots of four teams and one pot of one team in League C. The pots were drawn from sequentially, with drawn teams assigned to groups in ascending order.
Notes
- The result of the CONCACAF Olympic play-off was not known at the time of the draw.
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Schedule
The fixtures for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition were announced by CONCACAF on July 5, 2023.[8]
League A
Group A
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Group B
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)
Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico)
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Group C
Source: CONCACAF
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
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League B
Group A
Source: CONCACAF
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Annays Rosario (Puerto Rico)[10]
Wildey Turf Stadium, Bridgetown (Barbados)
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)[10]
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (Saint Lucia)
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo (Suriname)
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo (Suriname)
Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo (Suriname)
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Group B
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)[10]
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Referee: Mayary Cartagena (Guatemala)
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Group C
Source: CONCACAF
Notes:
Notes:
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were unable to travel to Bermuda prior to their scheduled match on December 1. The matter was resolved by CONCACAF by awarding Bermuda with a 3–0 win.[11]
Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)
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League C
Group A
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)[10]
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)[10]
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)[10]
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Referee: Isabelle Duclos (Canada)
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Referee: Anya Voigt (United States)
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)
Group B
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)[10]
Stade municipal de Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)[10]
Stade municipal de Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)
Referee: Cecile Hinds (Trinidad and Tobago)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
Group C
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)[10]
Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)[10]
Referee: Cecile Hinds (Trinidad and Tobago)
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (Haiti)
Referee: Dilia Bradley (Guatemala)
Group D
Source: CONCACAF
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)[10]
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico)
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Play-offs
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The three group runners-up of League A and the three group winners of League B advanced to the play-offs (also known as the prelims). The six teams were divided into three pairings based on the December 2023 CONCACAF Women's Ranking. The single-leg matches took place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States on February 17, 2024, immediately prior to the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The three winners qualified for the final tournament's group stage.[3]
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Matches
Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium, Carson
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
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Qualified teams
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The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
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Goalscorers
There were 353 goals scored in 86 matches, for an average of 4.1 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
Vanessa Susanna
María Paula Salas
Kadisha Martina
Otesha Charles
6 goals
Bonny Lammers
Nia Thompson
Nérilia Mondésir
Arnicka Louis
5 goals
Mikhaila Bowden
Khalydia Velasquez
Batcheba Louis
Katoucha Patra
4 goals
Carlia Johnson
Sabrina Eiley
Melissa Herrera
Taïsha Hansen
Kat González
Jazmin Jackson
Danielle Fuentes
Samaria Gómez
Danya Gutiérrez
Ana Lucía Martínez
Lesbia Puerto
3 goals
Aisse Gumbs
Rianna Cyrus
Jaden Masters
Aaliyah Nolan
Priscila Chinchilla
Alexa Herrera
Raquel Rodríguez
Gloriana Villalobos
Eunises Núñez
Sadéyah Rosa
Mía Asenjo
Lucía Marte León
Victoria Sánchez
Brianne Desa
Annalisa Vincent
Kethna Louis
Mylaine Tarrieu
Krysan St. Louis
2 goals
Gabrielle De Suza
Shanice Stevenson
Ashanee Thompson
Kaite Jones
Carlene Tillett
Jya Ratteray-Smith
Vurgy-Ann Visers
Bibi Wijnschenk
Tanisha Fonseca
Alexandra Pinell
Cecil Aldana
Jeleaugh Rosa
Starr Humphreys
Vanessa Kara
Alyssa Oviedo
Winibian Peralta
Roneisha Frank
Melania Fullerton
Malia Ramdhanny
Abigail Williams
Shanice Alfred
Jalade Trim
Alicia Cervantes
Kiana Palacios
María Sánchez
Doriana Aguilar
Yessenia Flores
Marta Cox
Riley Tanner
Jill Aguilera
Cady Chin See Chong
Andaya Lantveld
Shamaira Stekkinger
1 goal
Adriana Connor
Camile Gumbs
Maiesha Minette
Keiana Vanterpool
Nicelle Drew
Tarianna Doornkamp
Jennifer Henao
Stacey Lampe
Janeka Edey
Demitra McClure
Kenyonique Thompson
Cheyanna Burnett-Griffith
Adrienne Forde
Acacia Small
Shamika Lambey
Ashley Rodríguez
Khyla Brangman
Victoria Davis
Eva Frazzoni
Nyjhean-Anne Rier
Celine van Loe
Chelsea Brown
Molly Kehoe
Stoyanna Stewart
Shayana Windsor
Valeria del Campo
María Paula Elizondo
Sheika Scott
Emilie Valenciano
Fabiola Villalobos
Nahomi Aguilar
Elisabet Espinosa
Maristania Mengana
Jessica Pupo Álvarez
Katheryn Rodríguez
Emily Pulido
Lauryn Richardson
Dahien Cabrera
Gabriella Cuevas
Brianne Reed
María Torreira
Jaylen Vallecillo
Andrea Amaya
Yoselyn López
Jackeline Velásquez
Ronniellia Bubb
Erin Sylvester
Sydjalhia Garriba
Jalna Lepante
María Monterroso
Leslie Ramírez
Aisha Solórzano
Stefanie Kouzas
Neema Liverpool
Anya Tribune
Roselord Borgella
Danielle Étienne
Darlina Joseph
Joséphine Vanuxeem
Bárbara Murillo
Shaneil Buckley
Melissa Johnson
Davia Richards
Zoe Vidaurre
Ricshya Walker
Naomie Bellance-Lapointe
Prisca Carin
Ludmila Gaydu
Maeva Salomon
Scarlett Camberos
Charlyn Corral
Alexia Delgado
Greta Espinoza
Cristina Ferral
Natalia Mauleón
Diana López
Katherine Castillo
Lineth Cedeño
Carmen Montenegro
Skylynn Rodríguez
Racquel John
Freegeanne Joseph
Ellaisa Marquis
Asanteni Charles
Samayaa Connell
Areka Hooper
Anne Bhagerath
Samanie Loe-A-Foe
Orthea Riley
Griffith Vaissaire
Alexcia Alí
Bianca Canizio
Mackiesh Taylor
1 own goal
Ashanee Thompson (against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Alianne George (against Suriname)
Selena Lancaster (against Suriname)
Sarane Gustarimac (against Cuba)
Alika Keene (against Panama)
Kimberly Rodríguez (against Puerto Rico)
Vanessa Altamirano (against El Salvador)
Kelisha Bowens (against Barbados)
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