The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the

CONCACAF Women's 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 international

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tournament for North American,

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n and Caribbean nations organized by

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. 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. The

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won the tournament after defeating

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5–0 in the final match. They became CONCACAF's single qualifier for the

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, which was hosted by China in November and ended with a U.S. victory.

Participating teams

*From the North American Zone: ;: ;: ;: *From the Central American Zone: ;: *From the Caribbean Zone: ;: (''hosts'') ;: ;: ;:

Venues

Results

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place playoff

Final

United States won the tournament and qualified for

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

;11 goals *

Michelle Akers Michelle Anne Akers (formerly Akers-Stahl; born February 1, 1966) is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden ...

;8 goals * April Heinrichs ;7 goals * Charmaine Hooper * Brandi Chastain ;5 goals *

Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra (; born March 17, 1972) is an American retired professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the ...

Carin Jennings Carin Leslie Jennings-Gabarra (; born January 9, 1965) is an American retired soccer forward. She earned 117 caps with the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 1996 and was awarded the Golden Ball Award as the best player a ...

;4 goals * Annie Caron *

Fabienne Gareau Fabienne is a feminine French and English given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fabienne André (born 1996), British athlete * Fabienne Dufour (born 1981), Belgian swimmer * Fabienne Feraez (born 1976), Beninese sprinter * Fabienne ...

Lydia Vamos Lydia ( Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish prov ...

;3 goals * Tracey Bates * Joy Biefeld-Fawcett *

Wendy Gebauer Wendy Gebauer Palladino (born Wendy Sue Gebauer; December 25, 1966) is an American retired soccer forward and former member of the United States women's national soccer team. Considered a pioneer of women's soccer in the United States, Gebauer p ...

;2 goals * Julie Foudy *

Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (; born July 22, 1971) is an American retired soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (men's or wome ...

;1 goal * Connie Cant *

Joan McEachern Joan McEachern (born April 12, 1963) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team. She was part of the team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1999, McEachern was inducted into the Canadi ...

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* Maritza Álvarez ;Own goals * Bernadette Mairs (playing against )

Final ranking

References

External links

Tables & results
at RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 Concacaf's Women's Championship Women's Championship CONCACAF Women's Championship tournaments 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification C History of the United States women's national soccer team 1991 in Haitian sport CON 20th century in Port-au-Prince Sports competitions in Port-au-Prince