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CONCACAF W Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | CONCACAF W Championship logo.png |
| imagesize | 275 |
| organiser | CONCACAF |
| founded | |
| region | North America, Central America and the Caribbean |
| number of teams | 8 (finals) |
| current champions | (9th title) |
| most successful team | (9 titles) |
| website | CONCACAF Official |
| current | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship |
| American | yes |
The CONCACAF W Championship is a women's association football competition for national teams organized by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) that often serves as the qualifying competition to the Women's World Cup, and recently the Olympics. In years when the tournament has been held outside the World Cup qualifying cycle, non-CONCACAF members have been invited. CONCACAF is the governing body for football for North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The most successful country has been the United States, winning their ninth title in 2022.
History
2000
Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Six member women's national teams participated: Canada, the U.S., Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as two invited teams, Brazil and China. The United States hosted the tournament and were champions.
2002
Main article: 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
The 2002 Women's Gold Cup was an eight-team tournament hosted by Canada and the United States. The two finalists qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and the third-place team qualified for the World Cup playoff. After 16 games (played as 8 doubleheaders) the United States were tournament champions, defeating Canada in overtime in the final. Mia Hamm scored the golden goal, taking the U.S. to their second Women's Gold Cup title. The U.S. had a 9–0–1 Gold Cup record, including 48 goals for and two goals against, both scored by Charmaine Hooper of Canada.
2006
Main article: 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was held in the United States, with games being hosted at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California and Tropical Park Stadium in Miami, Florida. This 2007 World Cup qualifying tournament featured six teams in single-elimination, with the top two teams qualifying directly for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Additionally, the third-place finisher played a two-legged home-and-away playoff against Japan (the fourth-place finisher from the Asian Confederation).
2022
Main article: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was held from 4–18 July 2022 and featured eight teams divided into two groups of four. After single round-robin play, the top two from each group qualified for the knockout rounds, played in a single match direct elimination format.
The tournament served as a CONCACAF qualifier to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The top two teams of each round-robin group qualified for the World Cup, while the third-placed teams from each group advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. The winner of the tournament also qualified for the 2024 Olympics and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to a CONCACAF Olympic play-off. The winner of that play-off will also guarantee their place at the 2024 Olympics and the 2024 W Gold Cup.
2026
Main article: 2026 CONCACAF W Championship
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place play-off | Champion | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | CONCACAF Women's Championship | CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament | CONCACAF Women's Championship | CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup | CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying | CONCACAF Women's Championship | CONCACAF W Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Haiti | **** | 5–0 | 4–2 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | United States | **** | Round-robin | Round-robin | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Canada | **** | Round-robin | Round-robin | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Canada | **** | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | United States | **** | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Canada | |||||||||||||||
| United States | **** | 2–1 (gg) | 4–1 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | United States | **** | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Mexico | **** | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | United States | **** | 6–0 | 4–2 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | United States | **** | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||
| 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Mexico | **** | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details |
Performance by country
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022) | – | 1 (2010) | – | |
| 2 (1998, 2010) | 6 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) | 1 (1993) | 1 (2000) | |
| – | 2 (1998, 2010) | 4 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2014) | – | |
| – | 1 (2014) | 1 (1998) | 3 (2002, 2010, 2022) | |
| – | 1 (2000) | – | – | |
| – | 1 (1993) | – | – | |
| – | – | 2 (2018, 2022) | 1 (2006) | |
| – | – | 1 (1991) | 3 (1993, 1994, 2014) | |
| – | – | 1 (2000) | – | |
| – | – | – | 1 (1991) | |
| – | – | – | 1 (1998) | |
| – | – | 1 (2018) |
Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 6 | +206 | 127 | |
| 2 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 191 | 33 | +158 | 100 | |
| 3 | 10 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 94 | 85 | +9 | 56 | |
| 4 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 46 | |
| 5 | 11 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 138 | −94 | 41 | |
| 6 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 22 | |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 66 | −48 | 18 | |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 13 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 12 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 10 | |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 6 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | –29 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
;Legend
- – Champions
- – Runners-up
- – Third place
- – Fourth place
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Hosts
| Team | HAI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Total | Non-CONCACAF Invitees | Total | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | — | 2nd | 2nd | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| GS | — | — | 3rd | GS | 4th | — | 4th | 2nd | GS | 4th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | 4th | GS | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | — | — | GS | — | GS | — | GS | GS | — | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| GS | — | 5th | — | — | GS | 4th | — | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| GS | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| GS | — | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | GS | GS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4th | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 1st | 1st | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Awards
| Year | Best Player | Top Scorer | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Best Young Player | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1993 | ||||||
| 1994 | ||||||
| 1998 | CAN Silvana Burtini | CAN Silvana Burtini | 14 | |||
| 2000 | BRA Kátia | 8 | ||||
| 2002 | USA Tiffeny Milbrett | CAN Charmaine Hooper | ||||
| CAN Christine Sinclair | ||||||
| USA Tiffeny Milbrett | 7 | MEX Jennifer Molina | ||||
| 2006 | USA Kristine Lilly | MEX Maribel Domínguez | ||||
| MEX Mónica Ocampo | ||||||
| CAN Christine Sinclair | ||||||
| USA Abby Wambach | 2 | CAN Erin McLeod | ||||
| 2010 | USA Abby Wambach | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | USA Carli Lloyd | USA Abby Wambach | 7 | USA Hope Solo | ||
| 2018 | USA Julie Ertz | USA Alex Morgan | 7 | PAN Yenith Bailey | JAM Jody Brown | |
| 2022 | Alex Morgan | Jessie Fleming | ||||
| CAN Julia Grosso | ||||||
| Khadija Shaw | ||||||
| Alex Morgan | 3 | Kailen Sheridan | Melchie Dumornay |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Year | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Christine Sinclair | 2000 | Canada 12–0 Guatemala | Sinclair scored a hat-trick or more at matches in three different editions, before the competition became the CONCACAF Women's Championship. |
| 2002 | Canada 11–1 Haiti | ||
| 2010 | Canada 8–0 Guyana |
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USA Anson Dorrance | |
| 1993 | USA Anson Dorrance | |
| 1994 | USA Tony DiCicco | |
| 1998 | CAN Neil Turnbull | |
| 2000 | USA April Heinrichs | |
| 2002 | USA April Heinrichs | |
| 2006 | USA Greg Ryan | |
| 2010 | ITA Carolina Morace | |
| 2014 | USA Jill Ellis | |
| 2018 | USA Jill Ellis | |
| 2022 | MKD Vlatko Andonovski |
Notes
References
References
- (12 November 2007). "2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup – Technical Report". CONCACAF.
- (19 August 2021). "Concacaf to launch revamped W Championship and new W Gold Cup". [[CONCACAF]].
- (19 August 2021). "CONCACAF revamps women's qualifying for 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics".
- (2024-09-23). "Who has won the most CONCACAF Women's titles? {{!}} Sporting News".
- Das, Andrew. (July 19, 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". [[The New York Times]].
- "CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup History".
- "The Official Site of U.S. Soccer – Women's National Team".
- "All-Time Ranking CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 1991-2014".
- (July 19, 2022). "Canadian women's soccer team falls to U.S. on late penalty in CONCACAF W Championship final".
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