The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was the 11th edition of the

CONCACAF W Championship The CONCACAF W Championship (previously known as the CONCACAF Women's Championship, CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament, CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying) is a football competition organized by the Confede ...

, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of

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, 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. The

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emerged as the winner, defeating

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1–0 in the final. The tournament served as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the

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in Australia and New Zealand, as well as for the football tournament at the

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in France. The top two teams in each of the two groups qualified for the World Cup, while the third-placed teams from each group advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. In addition, the winner qualified for the

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and the

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, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-off. The

were the two-time defending champions, having won the

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tournaments.

Qualification

The qualifying competition was held in February and April 2022. 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 final tournament. In addition,

and the

, the two highest-ranked CONCACAF teams in the

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of August 2020, qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the CONCACAF W final tournament.

Venues

On 14 February 2022, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be hosted in Mexico, with all matches scheduled to be played in the

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Format

Eight teams played in the tournament, drawn into two groups of four teams and played single round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage, and qualified for the

. The two third-placed teams from the group stage advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. The number of slots is an expansion from the previous Women's World Cup qualifying competition, which allocated only 3.5 spots to CONCACAF. 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

in France, while the second and third-placed teams advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-off.

Tiebreakers

Teams 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): If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

Draw

The group stage draw was held on 19 April 2022, 19:00 EDT ( UTC−4), in

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. The eight teams were split into four pots of two teams each, based on the

of June 2021. The highest-ranked nation, the

, was automatically placed in position 1 of Group A, while the second highest-ranked nation,

, 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.

Squads

Each 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. 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.

Match officials

On 21 June 2022, CONCACAF announced the list of match officials for the tournament. ;Referees *

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* Myriam Marcotte * Marianela Araya * Astrid Gramajo *

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* Odette Hamilton * Katia García * Francia González * Tatiana Guzmán * Ekaterina Koroleva *

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;Assistant referees * Chantal Boudreau * Ivett Santiago * Lidia Ayala * Iris Vail * Lourdes Noriega * Shirley Perelló * Jassett Kerr * Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing * Enedina Caudillo * Mayte Chávez * Karen Díaz * Sandra Ramírez * Mijensa Rensch * Felisha Mariscal * Brooke Mayo * Kathryn Nesbitt ;Video assistant referees * Chantal Boudreau * Carol-Anne Chenard * Marianela Araya *

* Shirley Perelló * Odette Hamilton * Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing * Enedina Caudillo * Mayte Chávez * Karen Díaz * Francia González * Sandra Ramírez * Tatiana Guzmán * Ekaterina Koroleva * Felisha Mariscal * Brooke Mayo * Kathryn Nesbitt *

Group stage

The tournament schedule, without kick-off times, was announced on 20 April 2022, the day following the draw. The top two teams of each group qualified for the

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).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time,

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time (two periods of 15 minutes each) was played and followed, if necessary, by a

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to determine the winners.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place match

The winner advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-in.

Final

The winner qualified for the football tournament at the

in France and the

. The runners-up advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic play-in.

Goalscorers

Awards

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the

, while two teams advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics and CONCACAF W Gold Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament and the

. In addition to the winner of the W Championship (United States), the winner of a CONCACAF Olympic play-in between the second and third-placed teams of the W Championship will also qualify. :

² Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Marketing

Logo

The official logo was unveiled on 19 August 2021.

Official song

"Lions (Champions Mix)" by Jamaican singer

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(feat.

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) served as the official song of the tournament.

Broadcasting rights

CONCACAF

International

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf Women's Championship 2022

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