CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup is a biannual football competition sponsored by CONCACAF, and serves as a qualifying competition to the Women's World Cup. It replaced the CONCACAF's Women's Championship, a tournament that was held in the 1990s, which sometimes included teams from outside the region. CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the governing body for football for North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
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History
Inaugural Years
The first Women's Gold Cup Qualifying Tournament (qualifying for the Women's World Cup) was hosted by the U.S. in 2000. Six member WNTs participated: Canada, the U.S., Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, as well as two invited teams, Brazil and China. [1] The U.S. won, 4-0-1. The 2002 Women's Gold Cup, held in Canada, was restricted to qualifying CONCACAF teams.
2002
- See main article: 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Played in four venues and two countries over 14 days by eight teams, the 2002 Women's Gold Cup guaranteed two World Cup slots and one playoff spot to winners. After 16 games, played as 8 doubleheaders, the U.S.A. beat Canada in overtime. 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
- See 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 will play a two-legged home-and-away playoff against the Japan (the fourth-place finisher from the Asian Confederation). [2]
Draw
The draw for first-round games, to be played in Miami, was held at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City on October 9, 2006. The USA and Canadian teams were awarded byes to the semifinal round, and thus did not play in the first round.
Competition
First-round games were played at Tropical Park Stadium on November 19, 2006, with the winners advancing to the semifinal round on November 22, 2006, at The Home Depot Center. The Championship and Third-Place games were played on November 26, 2006 at The Home Depot Center.
Teams:
Canada
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Tournaments
CONCACAF's Women's Championship
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1991 Details |
Haiti | United States |
5 - 0 | Canada |
Trinidad and Tobago |
4 - 2 |  Haiti |
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| 1993 Details |
USA | United States |
----- |  New Zealand |
Canada |
----- | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 1994 Details |
Canada | United States |
----- | Canada |
Mexico |
----- | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 1998* Details |
Canada | Canada |
1 - 0 | Mexico |
 Costa Rica |
4 - 0 |  Guatemala |
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* USA did not participate, as it qualified directly for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 as the host.
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2000 Details |
USA | United States |
1 - 0 |  Brazil |
 China PR |
2 - 1 | Canada |
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| 2002 Details |
USA, Canada | United States |
2 - 1 aet | Canada |
Mexico |
4 - 1 | Costa Rica |
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| 2006 Details |
USA | United States |
2 - 1 aet | Canada |
Mexico |
3 - 0 | Jamaica |
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| 2010 Finals Qualification |
Mexico | ||||||||
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/resource_center/womens_soccer/446128.html
- ↑ The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
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