The 2012

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament The CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an international football (soccer) event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, and was the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. Women's football tourname ...

was an

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competition used to determine the two participants who would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was held at

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, Canada, from January 19–29, 2012.

Qualification

Thirteen teams, eight from the Caribbean and five from Central America, competed to join automatic qualifiers

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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and the

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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.

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'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.

Squads

Group stage

Draw for the group stage was held on October 24, with schedules announced two days later. The United States' 14–0 victory over the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

on January 20 set a tournament record for the largest margin of victory. Times listed are

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(PST) – UTC−8.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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.

Goalscorers

;9 goals * Christine Sinclair ;6 goals * Carli Lloyd *

Amy Rodriguez Amy Joy Rodriguez Shilling (; born February 17, 1987) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for NWSL teams ...

* Abby Wambach ;5 goals *

Sydney Leroux Sydney Rae Leroux (; born May 7, 1990) is a professional soccer player and Olympic gold medalist who currently plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in Canada to a Canadian mother and an Americ ...

;4 goals *

Heather O'Reilly Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Irish club Shelbourne of the Women's National League. She played for the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), w ...

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division o ...

;3 goals *

Wendy Acosta Wendy Patricia Acosta Salas (born 19 December 1989) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Herediano FF and the Costa Rica women's national football team. Career University of Costa Rica Acosta attended the University of Cos ...

* Wendy Pineda * Maribel Dominguez *

Anisa Guajardo Anisa Raquel Guajardo Braff (born 10 March 1991) is an American-born Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Universidad Nacional and the Mexico national team. Early life Guajardo was born in Fres ...

;2 goals *

Melissa Tancredi Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian retired soccer forward who played for the Canada women's national soccer team. 3 time Olympian, 2 time Bronze Medalist. She won an Olympic bronze medal as a participating mem ...

* Maria Monterroso * Marylin Diaz *

Jennifer Ruiz Jennifer Marie Ruiz Brown (born 9 August 1983), known in the United States as Jenny Ruiz-Williams, is a US-born Mexican football coach and former professional player who played as a defender. She is currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels ...

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. ...

Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the NWSL, as well as the United States national team. Heath has been described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" ...

;1 goal *

Christina Julien Christina Marie Katrina Julien (born 6 May 1988 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian women's soccer striker who plays for German club 1. FC Köln and the Canada women's national soccer team. She has played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and ...

Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle (born October 6, 1988) is a former Canadian soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She was also a member of Canada women's national soccer team, winning a ...

Kelly Parker Kelly Parker (born 8 March 1981) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder who last played for Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer. She was also a member of the Canadian national team from 2003 to 2012. Career Prior to joining SC Freibur ...

Sophie Schmidt Sophie Diana Schmidt (born 28 June 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic gold medal in 2020 ...

* Fernanda Barrantes *

Saudy Rosales Saudy Rosales Beneditt (born 13 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Amer ...

Ana Lucía Martínez Ana Lucía Martínez Maldonado (born 8 January 1990) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Pomigliano CF and the Guatemala women's national team. Career Martínez spent seven years with Guate ...

Kimberly Boulos Kimberly Alexis "Kim" Boulos (born 16 April 1987) is a Haitian women's association football player who plays as a midfielder for Bollstanäs in Sweden. College career Boulos played collegiate soccer for the Fordham Rams and the South Carolina ...

Manoucheka Pierre-Louis Manoucheka Pierre Louis (born 24 June 1989) is a Haitian women's association football player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a ...

* Nadia Valentin * Dinora Garza *

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* Luz del Rosario Saucedo *

Rachel Buehler Rachel Marie Buehler Van Hollebeke ( ; ; born August 26, 1985) is an American former soccer player who last played as a defender for the Portland Thorns FC and the United States women's national soccer team. In 2015, Van Hollebeke retired from ...

Lori Lindsey Lori Ann Lindsey (born March 19, 1980) is a retired American soccer midfielder who last played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and was also a member of the United States women's national soccer team player pool. She played one ...

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States ...

;Own goal * Marianne Ugalde (playing against Canada)

References

External links

2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic QualificationTournament at soccerway.com
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