| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Other Titles: | CONCACAF WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TEXAS 2016 |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | 10 – 21 February |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 4 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 78 |
| Top Scorer: |  Crystal DunnRaquel Rodríguez |
| Player: | Morgan Brian |
| Goalkeeper: | Hope Solo |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial international football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 12 August 2015 that the United States would host the tournament between 10 – 21 February 2016 in Frisco and Houston, Texas.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympic Women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
The United States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win over Canada. Both teams qualified for the Summer Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively.[3]
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| width=20% | Team | width=20% | Qualification | width=20% | Appearance | width=20% | Previous best performances | width=20% | Previous women's Olympic appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | |||||||||
| Automatic | 4th | Runner-up (2008, 2012) | 2 | ||||||
| Automatic | 4th | Runner-up (2004) | 1 | ||||||
| Automatic | 4th | Winner (2004, 2008, 2012) | 5 | ||||||
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition[4] | |||||||||
| Group winner | 4th | Fourth place (2004, 2008) Semi-finals (2012) | 0 | ||||||
| Group runner-up | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 0 | ||||||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition[5] | |||||||||
| Final round winner | 3rd | Group stage (2004, 2008) | 0 | ||||||
| Final round runner-up | 1st | N/A | 0 | ||||||
| Final round 3rd place | 1st | N/A | 0 | ||||||
The two venues were announced by CONCACAF on 12 August 2015.
| Frisco | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 22,039 | |
The draw for the tournament took place on 23 November 2015 at 10:00 EST (UTC−5) at the InterContinental Doral in Doral, Florida, United States.[6] The draw was conducted by Cat Whitehill and Tiffany Roberts.[7]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host, defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist United States were seeded in Group A.[8]
See main article: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads.
Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[9]
All times were local, CST (UTC−6).
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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympic Women's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | |||
| (2008, 2012) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Ashley Lawrence Nichelle Prince Quinn Deanne Rose Christine Sinclair Melissa Tancredi Kadeisha Buchanan Gabrielle Carle Jessie Fleming Diana Matheson
Mariam El-Masri Alison Heydorn Bria Williams
Alina Garciamendez Katlyn Johnson Nayeli Rangel Lindsey Horan Kelley O'Hara Sam MewisThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
Hope Solo Kelley O'Hara Becky Sauerbrunn Kadeisha Buchanan Allysha Chapman Tobin Heath Lindsey Horan Morgan Brian Ashley Lawrence Alex Morgan Carli Lloyd Crystal Dunn (6 goals)