1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship

The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The tournament took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, between 18 and 27 April 1991 and consisted of eight national teams. The matches were 80 minutes long.

1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship
Coupe des nations féminine de la CONCACAF 1991
Tournament details
Host countryHaiti
Dates16–28 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
Fourth place Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored101 (6.31 per match)
1993

The United States won the tournament after defeating Canada 5–0 in the final match. They became CONCACAF's single qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was hosted by China in November and ended with a U.S. victory.

Participating teams

edit
  Canada
  Mexico
  United States
  Costa Rica
  Haiti (hosts)
  Jamaica
  Martinique
  Trinidad and Tobago

Venues

edit
Port-au-Prince
Stade Sylvio Cator
Capacity: 15,000
 

Results

edit

Group stage

edit

Group A

edit
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 34 0 34 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 4 12 −8 3
  Mexico 3 1 0 2 9 16 −7 2
  Martinique 3 0 1 2 2 21 −19 1
United States  12–0  Mexico
Hamm   8'
Akers   10', 25'
Heinrichs   21', 36'
Foudy   28'
Chastain   40', 43', 47', 66', 74'
Jennings   77'
Report

United States  12–0  Martinique
Heinrichs   ?', ?', ?'
Akers   ?', ?'
Hamm   ?', ?'
Biefeld   ?', ?'
Foudy   ?'
Gebauer   ?'
Chastain   ?'
Report

United States  10–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Hamm   ?', ?'
Jennings   ?', ?'
Gebauer   ?', ?'
Akers   ?', ?'
Bates   ?'
Chastain   ?'
Report

Group B

edit
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 17 0 17 6
  Haiti 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 4
  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 2
  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Canada  6–0  Costa Rica
McEachern   15'
Hooper   22', 48'
Vamos   29'
Gareau   59'
Caron   70'
Report
Report
Jamaica  0–1  Haiti

Canada  9–0  Jamaica
Gareau   5', 24', 75'
Hooper   13', 28', 59', 63'
Vamos   66'
Mairs   ?' (o.g.)
Report
Report
Haiti  4–0  Costa Rica

Jamaica  1–2  Costa Rica
Report Alemán   ?'
Álvarez   ?'
Haiti  0–2  Canada
Report
Report
Hooper   20'
Vamos   57'

Knockout stage

edit

Bracket

edit
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 April
 
 
  Canada6
 
27 April
 
  Trinidad and Tobago0
 
  Canada0
 
25 April
 
  United States5
 
  United States10
 
 
  Haiti0
 
Third place
 
 
28 April
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago4
 
 
  Haiti2

Semi-finals

edit
Canada  6–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Caron   41', 54', 55'
Vamos   51', 79'
Cant   70'
Report
Report

United States  10–0  Haiti
Heinrichs   ?', ?'
Akers   ?', ?'
Jennings   ?', ?'
Bates   ?', ?'
Lilly   ?'
Biefeld   ?'
Report

Third place playoff

edit

Final

edit
Canada  0–5  United States
Report Akers   3', 13', 70'
Lilly   15'
Heinrichs   66'

United States won the tournament and qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Awards

edit
 1991 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winners 
 
United States
First title

Statistics

edit

Goalscorers

edit
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final ranking

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States 5 5 0 0 49 0 49 10
2   Canada 5 4 0 1 23 5 18 8
3   Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 1 2 8 20 −12 5
4   Haiti 5 2 0 3 7 16 −9 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5   Mexico 3 1 0 2 9 16 −7 2
6   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 2
7   Martinique 3 0 1 2 2 21 −19 1
8   Jamaica 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0

References

edit
  1. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Recap" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. ^ "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
edit