The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition used to determine the two participants who would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] It was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from January 19–29, 2012.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Canada |
| City | Vancouver |
| Dates | January 19–29, 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 120,898 (8,060 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christine Sinclair (9 goals) |
Qualification
Thirteen teams, eight from the Caribbean and five from Central America, competed to join automatic qualifiers Canada, Mexico and the United States in the eight-team final tournament.
Caribbean qualification took place as two groups of four teams that competed from June 29 to July 9. Cuba and Haiti qualified from group A with seven points each, and were joined by the Dominican Republic from group B who won their group with nine points.
UNCAF's two slots were determined by a five-team group that competed from September 30 to October 8. Costa Rica won the group without dropping any points, and were joined by Guatemala who only lost to Costa Rica.[3]
Squads
Group stage
Draw for the group stage was held on October 24,[4] with schedules announced two days later.[5]
The United States' 14–0 victory over the Dominican Republic on January 20 set a tournament record for the largest margin of victory.[6]
Times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PST) – UTC−8.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
Rosales  11'Acosta 55' | Report |
| Haiti | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Acosta 49', 57' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 0–14 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wambach 1', 19' Lloyd 4' Buehler 7' O'Reilly 17', 32', 78' Heath 30' Rodriguez 46', 48', 58', 70', 75' Cheney 64' |
| United States | 13–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Wambach 12', 15' Cheney 25' Rodriguez 29' Lloyd 33' Lindsey 34' Leroux 48', 50', 57', 70', 87' Rapinoe 75' Morgan 83' | Report |
| Guatemala | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Pineda 2', 5', 29' Monterroso 9', 90+1' Martínez 53' | Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| January 29 – Vancouver | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Heath 16' Lloyd 72' Morgan 89' | Report |
Final
The Canada versus USA Final set a record for CONCACAF Women's Olympic qualification with 25,427 in attendance, the second time the record was broken this tournament. Previously, the Canada versus Mexico semifinal set the record with 22,954 spectators.[9]
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Marianne Ugalde (playing against Canada)