2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship

The 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Championship/Gold Cup/Women's World Cup qualifying tournament, was a women's soccer tournament that took place in the United States between 15 and 26 October 2014.[1] It served as CONCACAF's qualifier to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified directly. The fourth placed team advanced to a play-off against the third placed team of the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship
CONCACAF / FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates15–26 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (7th title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored65 (4.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Abby Wambach
(7 goals)
Best player(s)United States Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeperUnited States Hope Solo
Fair play award Costa Rica

The qualifying to the tournament was organized by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) in Central America and the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) in the Caribbean and started on 19 May 2014.

The United States and Mexico received byes into the tournament. A total of 30 teams entered qualifying, with Martinique and Guadeloupe not eligible for World Cup qualification as they are only members of CONCACAF and not FIFA. Therefore, a total of 28 teams were in contention for the three direct places plus the play-off place against CONMEBOL's Ecuador.[2] Canada did not participate as they already qualified to the World Cup as hosts.

The United States defeated Costa Rica 6–0 in the final to win their seventh title.[3]

Qualifying
Main article: 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification

North America

North American Football Union members Mexico and the United States gained direct entry to the final tournament. Canada did not participate as they already qualified to the World Cup as hosts.

Central America

The qualification was played between 19 and 25 May.

Caribbean

The inaugural Women's Caribbean Cup served as the qualifying event.[4] Four nations advanced to the CONCACAF finals.[5] Qualifying to the Caribbean Cup took place from 23 May to 22 June. The finals were played in August 2014.[5] The group stage draw was published in April 2014.[6]

Final tournament

Eight teams were divided in two groups and play a round-robin tournament. The top two placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The losers of those semifinals played in the third place match, while the winners faced off in the final. The top three placed teams qualified directly to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

However, as Martinique is not a member of FIFA – since it is an overseas department of the French Republic – it is therefore not eligible to qualify. It was announced during the Final Draw on September 5 that Martinique would not be able to advance beyond the group round, and that the next best team would take their place in the semifinals should they finish in the top two in their group.[7][8]

Venues

The tournament was played in four venues.[9]

Washington Bridgeview Kansas City
RFK Stadium Toyota Park Sporting Park
Capacity: 45,596 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 18,467
 Chester
PPL Park
Capacity: 18,500

Squads
Main article: 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship squads

Group stage

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]

  1. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
  4. Greater goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Guatemala 0–1 Haiti
Report Zullo 69'
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
United States 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Wambach 55' Report
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Haiti 0–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Cordner 37'
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)
United States 5–0 Guatemala
Heath 7', 57'
Lloyd 46'
Engen 58'
Rapinoe 66'		 Report
Referee: Maurees Skeete (Guyana)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Guatemala
Cordner 74'
Johnson 83' (pen.)		 Report M. Monterroso 90'
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Haiti 0–6 United States
Report Lloyd 15'
Wambach 39', 61'
Klingenberg 57'
Press 65'
Brian 82'
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
4  Martinique[lower-alpha 1] 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: CONCACAF
Notes:
  1. Martinique was not able to qualify past the group stage. The next best team in the group would have taken their place if they had finished the group stage in a qualifying position.[11]
Jamaica 6–0 Martinique
Murray 2', 74'
Duncan 6'
Henry 22', 77'
Allen 71'		 Report
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Costa Rica 1–0 Mexico
Venegas 8' Report
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)
Costa Rica 2–1 Jamaica
Cruz Traña 76'
Cedeño 86'		 Report Duncan 77'
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
Martinique 0–10 Mexico
Report Samarzich 6'
Duarte 28', 49'
Mayor 34'
Guillou 36' (o.g.)
Garciamendez 40'
Garza 58'
Ocampo 75', 87'
Noyola 90+2'
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
Martinique 1–6 Costa Rica
Carin 62' Report Sanchez 7'
Venegas 25', 90'
Acosta 32'
Cedeño 81', 83'
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)
Mexico 3–1 Jamaica
Mayor 29'
Corral 59', 76'		 Report Henry 14'
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[12] The top three teams qualified directly to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The fourth placed team advanced to a play-off against the third placed team of the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 October
 
 
 Costa Rica (pen.)1 (3)
 
26 October
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1 (0)
 
 Costa Rica0
 
24 October
 
 United States6
 
 United States3
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place match
 
 
26 October
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)4

Semifinals

Winners qualified for the 2015 Women's World Cup.

Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
Venegas 19' Report Hutchinson 73'
Penalties
Alvarado soccer ball with check mark
Sánchez soccer ball with check mark
Acosta soccer ball with check mark		 3–0 soccer ball with red X Johnson
soccer ball with red X Hutchinson
soccer ball with red X Shade
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
United States 3–0 Mexico
Lloyd 6', 30' (pen.)
Press 56'		 Report
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2015 Women's World Cup. Loser entered CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off.

Trinidad and Tobago 2–4 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Cordner 57'
Shade 78'		 Report Mayor 24'
Ocampo 79'
Corral 104', 106'
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)

Final
Costa Rica 0–6 United States
Report Wambach 4', 35', 41', 71'
Lloyd 18'
Leroux 73'
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
 2014 CONCACAF champions 

United States
Seventh title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[13]

Award Player
Golden Ball United States Carli Lloyd
Golden Boot United States Abby Wambach
Golden Gloves United States Hope Solo
Fair Play Award  Costa Rica
All-star team
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

United States Hope Solo

Costa Rica Diana Saenz
United States Christie Rampone
United States Whitney Engen
United States Meghan Klingenberg

Trinidad and Tobago Kennya Cordner
United States Carli Lloyd
Costa Rica Shirley Cruz Traña
United States Christen Press

United States Abby Wambach
Mexico Charlyn Corral

Goalscorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References
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  2. Qualifiers
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