The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Eight teams played in the tournament, which took place from 4 to 18 July 2022 in Mexico.[1] The United States emerged as the winner, defeating Canada 1–0 in the final.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 4 – 18 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Jamaica |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 94,028 (5,877 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jessie Fleming Julia Grosso[note 1] Khadija Shaw Alex Morgan (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Alex Morgan |
| Best young player |  Melchie Dumornay |
| Best goalkeeper | Kailen Sheridan |
| Fair play award | Canada |
← 2018 2026 → | |
The tournament served as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, as well as for the football tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France and the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile. The top two teams in each of the two groups qualified for the Women's World Cup, while the third-placed teams from each group advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[3] The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-off.[4][5] Finally, the champions and the best team from each of the three CONCACAF sub-regions qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
The United States were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2014 and 2018 tournaments.[7]
Qualification
editThe qualifying competition was held in February and April 2022.[8] For six of the available eight slots, thirty teams were drawn into six groups of five, and played two home and two away matches in a single round-robin format. The six group winners advanced to the CONCACAF W Championship.[5] In addition, Canada and the United States, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings of August 2020, qualified automatically.[4]
Qualified teams
editThe following teams qualified for the CONCACAF W Championship.
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous best performance | Previous World Cup appearances |
FIFA ranking at start of event[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 10 December 2020 | 10th | Champions (1998, 2010) | 7 | 6 | |
(title holders) |
Automatic | 10 December 2020 | 10th | Champions (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018) | 8 | 1 |
| Qualification Group A winner | 12 April 2022 | 10th | Runners-up (1998, 2010) | 3 | 26 | |
| Qualification Group B winner | 12 April 2022 | 8th | Runners-up (2014) | 1 | 37 | |
| Qualification Group C winner | 12 April 2022 | 7th | Third place (2018) | 1 | 51 | |
| Qualification Group D winner | 12 April 2022 | 4th | Fourth place (2018) | 0 | 57 | |
| Qualification Group E winner | 12 April 2022 | 6th | Fourth place (1991) | 0 | 60 | |
| Qualification Group F winner | 12 April 2022 | 11th | Third place (1991) | 0 | 76 |
Venues
editOn 14 February 2022, CONCACAF announced that the tournament would be held in Mexico and that matches would be played in the cities of Guadalupe and San Nicolás de los Garza, both located in the Monterrey metropolitan area within the state of Nuevo León.[1]
| San Nicolás de los Garza | Guadalupe | Location of the host cities of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. |
|---|---|---|
| (Monterrey Area) | ||
| Estadio Universitario | Estadio BBVA | |
| Capacity: 41,615 | Capacity: 53,500 | |
Format
editEight teams played in the tournament, drawn into two groups of four teams and played single round-robin matches.[1] The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage, and qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The two third-placed teams from the group stage advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.[5][3] The number of slots is an expansion from the previous Women's World Cup qualifying competition, which allocated only 3.5 spots to CONCACAF.[10]
The knockout stage featured the semi-finals, a third place match, and the final to determine the champions. The winners of the competition qualified for the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-off.[5]
Tiebreakers
editTeams 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):[11]
- 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 are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are 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.
Draw
editThe group stage draw was held on 19 April 2022, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), in Miami, Florida, United States. The eight teams were split into four pots of two teams each, based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of June 2021.[12] The highest-ranked nation, the United States, was automatically placed in position 1 of Group A, while the second highest-ranked nation, Canada, was placed in position 1 of Group B. The remaining teams were drawn into Group A and B in order, taking the position corresponding to their pot.[13]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Squads
editEach national team had to submit a preliminary list of up to 60 players, 5 of whom must be goalkeepers, at least thirty days before the opening match of the tournament.[14][15] Using players only from this list, each team must submit a final squad of 23 players, 3 of whom must be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent their participation in the tournament before their team's first match, or following the completion of the group stage, they could be replaced by another player from the preliminary list.[11]
Match officials
editOn 21 June 2022, CONCACAF announced the list of match officials for the tournament.[16]
- Referees
Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Marianela Araya
Astrid Gramajo
Melissa Borjas
Odette Hamilton
Katia García
Tatiana Guzmán
Ekaterina Koroleva
- Assistant referees
Ivett Santiago
Lidia Ayala
Mijensa Rensch
- Video assistant referees
Group stage
editThe tournament schedule, without kick-off times, was announced on 20 April 2022, the day following the draw.[17]
The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The third-placed teams in each group advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
All times are local, CDT (UTC−5).[18]
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualification for Women's World Cup and advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| United States | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualification for Women's World Cup and advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
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Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each) was played and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 July – San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 18 July – Guadalupe | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 14 July – San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 18 July – Guadalupe | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Semi-finals
editThird place match
editThe winner advanced to the CONCACAF play-off for both the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup as unseeded team.
Final
editThe winner qualified for the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The runners-up advanced to the two-legged CONCACAF playoff for both tournaments as seeded team.[5]
| 2024 CONCACAF W Champions |
|---|
United States Ninth title |
Goalscorers
editThere were 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Roselord Borgella
Marta Cox
1 own goal
Lauryn Hutchinson (against Costa Rica)
Awards
edit| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | |
| Golden Boot | |
| Golden Glove | |
| Young Player | |
| Fair Play |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
Qualification for international tournaments
editQualified teams for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
editThe following six teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[20][21][22]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2022 | 8 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | |
| 8 July 2022 | 1 (2015) | |
| 8 July 2022 | 7 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) | |
| 11 July 2022 | 1 (2019) | |
| 22 February 2023 | 0 (debut) | |
| 23 February 2023 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic Women's football tournament in France, and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup in the United States.[5] In addition to the winner of the W Championship (United States), the winner of a CONCACAF Olympic play-off between the second and third-placed teams of the W Championship also qualified.[20]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympic Games2 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2022 | 7 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) | |
| 26 September 2023 | 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Qualified teams for the 2023 Pan American Games
editSimilar to the 2018 championship, this tournament was used to determine the four teams from CONCACAF which qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games Women's football tournament in Chile. The champions and the top team from each of the three CONCACAF zones, i.e., Caribbean (CFU), Central American (UNCAF), and North American (NAFU), qualified.[6] However, Canada declined to participate citing scheduling issues and was replaced by Mexico,[23][24] the next NAFU best team.
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Pan American Games3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCAF | 8 July 2022 | 5 (1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019) | |
| CFU | 11 July 2022 | 2 (2007, 2019) | |
| NAFU (Qualified by the champions quota) | 14 July 2022 | 2 (1999, 2007) | |
| NAFU | 12 September 2023 | 6 (all) (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
- 3 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Marketing
editLogo
editThe official logo was unveiled on 19 August 2021.
Official song
edit"Lions (Champions Mix)" by Jamaican singer Skip Marley (feat. Cedella Marley) served as the official song of the tournament.
Broadcasting rights
editCONCACAF
edit| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | [25][26] | |
| United States | [25] | |
| Mexico | ||
| Caribbean | ||
| Latin America |
International
edit| Broadcaster | Ref | |
|---|---|---|
| International (unsold markets) | Concacaf GO | [25] |
| South America | [27] |
Notes
edit- ^ Grosso was awarded the Golden Boot based on having played the fewest minutes of the four players to score three goals.
References
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- ^ "United States vs Canada | 7/18/22 | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b "CONCACAF to launch new senior women's national team competitions to benefit entire Confederation". CONCACAF. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Concacaf to launch revamped W Championship and new W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Football" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Pan American Sports Organization. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Lavelle and Morgan lift the United States over Canada for the 2018 CWC title". CONCACAF. 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Schedule change announced for CONCACAF W Qualifiers". CONCACAF. Miami. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Women's Ranking (CONCACAF)". FIFA.
- ^ "Circular No. 1565 – FIFA women's tournaments 2018–2019" (PDF). FIFA. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b "2022 Concacaf W Championship – Regulations" (PDF). Concacaf. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Women's Ranking: 25 Jun 2021". FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "CONCACAF announces details for 2022 CONCACAF W Championship draw". CONCACAF. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 Concacaf W Championship preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. 8 June 2022. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Match officials–2022 Concacaf W Championship" (PDF). concacaf. 21 June 2022.
- ^ "CONCACAF W Championship 2022 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "CONCACAF W Championship 2022 - FULL Match Schedule" (PDF). concacaf.com. 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Dumornay, Lavelle and Shaw headline CWC22 Best XI". CONCACAF.com (in Spanish). CONCACAF. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "FIFA President attends 2022 Concacaf W Championship final in Mexico". FIFA. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "USA conquer as Canada, Jamaica and Costa Rica also qualify". FIFA. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Trio celebrate breakthrough success to round out biggest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup field". FIFA. 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Canadian women's team opts not to participate in 2023 Pan American Games". Sportsnet. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Rueda, José Ángel (12 September 2023). "El Tricolor femenil estará presente en los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023" [Women's Tricolor will be present at the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023] (in Spanish). Esto. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Concacaf announces schedule for 2022 Concacaf W Championship". concacaf.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast Canadian NWT's group stage matches at CONCACAF W Championship". CBC Sports. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Concacaf announces full schedule for 2022 Concacaf W Championship". concacaf.com. 12 May 2022.