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2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which two women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. A total of six teams played in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament - United States and Canada - qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Beijing, China as the CONCACAF representatives. Qualification The six berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: *Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, the hosts Mexico, and the United States, who all qualified automatically *One team from the Central American Zone (UNCAF) *Two teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU) Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the three teams joining Canada, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Kai
Natasha Kanani Janine Kai (born May 22, 1983) is an American professional association football, soccer forward (association football), forward and Olympic gold medalist. She previously played for Sky Blue FC and the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and National Women's Soccer League as well as the United States women's national soccer team. In 2011, Kai was also part of the first United States women's national rugby sevens team, US women's rugby union sevens team to play in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup held in 2011 Dubai Sevens, Dubai.http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2707:usa-women-7s-prepare-for-dubai&catid=46:usa-sevens-women&Itemid=204 Early life University of Hawaiʻi Kai played for the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine from 2002 to 2005. She was named WAC player of the Year in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and was named a third-team All American in 2003.2010 University of Hawai' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship Qualification
The 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification determined the two teams from the Caribbean and one team from Central America that joined Canada, Mexico and the United States at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico. Caribbean Zone The Caribbean Zone qualifying was held in two rounds from October to December 2007. First round Four groups will played in the first round (three groups of four and one group of three), with the group winners moving on to a second round. Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- Group 4 ---- ---- Second round The four remaining teams were drawn into two pairings. The winners of each tie progressed to the Olympic qualifying final tournament. Puerto Rico hosted both legs of their tie against Trinidad and Tobago in Bayamón, while Cuba hosted both legs of their tie against Jamaica in Havana. However, the away goals rule was still applied, with the visitors (Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Wambach
Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair. Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first American woman to win the award in ten years. She was included on the 2015 ''Time'' 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world. Wambach competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: 2003 in the United States, 2007 in China, 2011 in Germany, and 2015 in Canada, being champion of the last edition; and two Olympics tournaments: 2004 in Athens and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Cheney
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. Although originally a male name, the names popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). Is a popular name in the UK, the USA, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. Given name * Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as " Lauren", Cameroonian footballer * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist * Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress * Lauren Adamson (born 1948), American developmental psychologist * Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire * Lauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Lauren A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carli Lloyd
Carli Anne Hollins (; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019), two-time FIFA Player of the Year (2015 and 2016), and a four-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021). Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lloyd also helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place. After the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team following four final friendly matches in 2021. Lloyd has made 316 appearances for the U.S. national team, placing her second in caps, and has the fourth-most goals and fifth-most assists for the team. In March 2021, she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a full member of FIFA and governs American soccer at the international, professional, and amateur levels, including: the men's and women's national teams, Major League Soccer, National Women's Soccer League, youth organizations, beach soccer, futsal, Paralympic and deaf national teams. U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States. The U.S. Soccer Federation also administers and operates the U.S. Open Cup and the SheBelieves Cup. History U.S. Soccer was originally known as the United States Football Association. It formed on 5 April 1913, at the Astor House Hotel in Lower Manhattan and on 15 August of that year was accepted as one of the earliest member organizations of FIFA and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omolyn Davis
Omolyn Ophilia Davis (born 9 August 1987) is a Jamaican international football defender who last played professionally for CSHVSM of the Kazakhstani championship. She previously played for magicJack in the WPS. She played the 2013 season for CSHVSM Kairat in Kazakhstan and became a league runner-up. References External linksOmolyn DavismagicJack soccer profile * 1987 births Living people Jamaican women's footballers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónica Ocampo
Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 4 January 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. Club career From 2006 to 2009, Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana. In 2010, she signed with Atlanta Beat in the WPS. She made 17 appearances for the club and scored three goals. On 11 January 2013 she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). On 26 June 2013, Ocampo scored goals in the 85th and 92nd minute to lead Sky Blue to a 2–2 tie with FC Kansas City. On 10 August, Ocampo scored two goals in a 3–3 tie between Sky Blue and the Chicago Red Stars. Ocampo was voted player of the week in the NWSL on 19 June 2013 and player of the month for August 2013. Although she only started nine out of the 22 matches that Sky Blue played in the regular season, she scored a higher percentage of goals per minute of playing time than any other player in the league. She was awarded the Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Morales
Tania Paola Morales Bazarte (born 22 December 1986), known as Tania Morales, is a former Mexican Association football, footballer who last played as a midfielder in the Liga MX Femenil and the Mexico women's national football team, Mexico national team. Internationally, she has represented Mexico's Mexico women's national under-20 football team, under-20 and Mexico women's national football team, senior teams. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of C.D. Guadalajara (women), C. D. Guadalajara, nicknamed the ''Chivas'' and the ''Rebaño Sagrado'', where she was the team's captain. In 2022 she was traded to Cruz Azul (women), Cruz Azul where was also the captain. In 2023 she played with Querétaro F.C. (women), Queretaro. On 2 December 2023, Morales announced her retirement from football. Club career Tania Morales was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 22 December 1986. In 2017, Morales joined C.D. Guadalajara (women), Guadalajara and was chosen as captain of the team for the 2017-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Worbis
Teresa Guadalupe "Lupita" Worbis Aguilar (born 12 December 1983) is a Mexican architect and a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Puebla. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team. Early life Worbis completed her undergraduate degree in architecture at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Puebla, Mexico. Club career On 11 January 2013 Worbis joined Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League as part of the NWSL Player Allocation. She made eleven appearances for the Spirit and scored one goal. International career Worbis competed for Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 8th place. References External links * Teresa "Lupita" Worbisat Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juana López
Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People * Juana I (1479–1555), Queen of Castile and Aragon * Juana Rosa Aguirre (1877–1963), Chilean first lady *Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780–1862), South American military leader * Juana Barraza (born 1957), Mexican serial killer *Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942), Mexican writer *Juana Bormann (1893–1945), German war criminal *Juana Briones de Miranda (1802–1889), American landowner * Juana Castro (born 1933), Cuban exile * Juana de Ibarbourou (1892–1979), Uruguayan poet *Juana Enriquez (1425–1468), Queen of Aragon *Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695), Mexican scholar * Juana Teresa Juega López (1885-1979), Galician-language Spanish poet * Juana Lumerman (1905–1982), Argentine artist * Juana Manuel (1339–1381), Queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Stage
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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