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1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process saw 48 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. The places were divided as follows: *Africa - represented by CAF: 1 berth *Asia - AFC: 3 (one of those was eventual host China, who did not qualify automatically) *Europe - UEFA: 5 *North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 1 *Oceania - OFC: 1 *South America - CONMEBOL: 1 All of the confederations used their regional championship tournament to determine qualification. Hosts China PR also entered the qualifying process. The first qualification match was played on 9 September 1989 and the qualification concluded on 14 July 1991. A total of 445 goals were scored in the 111 qualifying matches (an average of 4.01 per match). Four teams withdrew during the qualification without playing a match: Congo, Senegal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, all of which are African teams. Qualified teams Qualification process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 11 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows: *Africa - represented by the CAF: 1 berth *Asia - AFC: 2 *Europe - UEFA: 5 (Sweden qualified automatically as hosts) *North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2 *Oceania - OFC: 1 *South America - CONMEBOL: 1 A total of 52 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 135 qualifying matches were played, and 655 goals were scored (an average of 4.85 per match). Qualified teams The following 12 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup: (H) : qualified automatically as hosts Confederation qualification processes Africa (CAF) ''(8 teams competing for 1 berth)'' ::''Qualified:'' The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA. CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each. The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world" for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate and geographic condition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Women's National Football Team
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; their most recent title in 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, 2018, after defeating South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and Football at the Summer Olympics, the Summer Olympics. They are also one of the few teams in the world and only African team to have qualified for every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, with their best performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup where they reached the quarterfinals. History They won the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 UEFA Women's Championship
The 1991 UEFA Women's Championship took place in Denmark. It was won by Germany in a final against Norway in a repeat of the previous edition's final. Eighteen teams entered qualifying, which was enough to make the competition the first fully official one, so the name was changed to the UEFA Women's Championship. The tournament served as the European qualifying round for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1991. Qualification Squads For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 UEFA Women's Championship squads Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place playoff Final Goalscorers ;4 goals * Heidi Mohr ;1 goal * Helle Jensen * Sissy Raith * Silvia Neid * Silvia Fiorini * Birthe Hegstad ;Own goal * Maura Furlotti (playing against Denmark) References Notes External links1989-91 UEFA Women's EUROat UEFA.comat RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:UEFA Women's Euro 1991 1991 UEFA Euro 1991 in Danish women's football 1991 It was the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 OFC Women's Championship
The 1991 OFC Women's Championship was the fourth OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 25 May 1991. Only three teams participated in the tournament, and a total of six matches were played. This edition served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup. New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after finishing first in the round robin (by goal difference) and qualified to the World Cup. Background After the 1989 edition of the tournament, the Oceania Women's Football Confederation (OWFC) decided to increase the length of matches from 70 to 80 minutes. The next tournament was provisionally awarded to Papua New Guinea and scheduled for 1992. In February 1990 FIFA had announced the Women's World Cup for November 1991 but still not confirmed the arrangements for qualification in the Oceania region. At an OWFC meeting in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Sudamericano Femenino
The 1991 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1991'') was held in Maringá, Brazil between 28 April and 5 May 1991. It was the first staging of the South American Women's Football Championship and determined the CONMEBOL's single qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Brazil won the tournament, that was played with only three teams: Brazil, Chile and Venezuela. Adriana was the tournament's top scorer, with four goals. Chile's Ada Cruz was elected as the best player. In 1988, the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) had expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Venues The only venue used for the tournament was the Estádio Willie Davids, located in Maringá. Results The tournament was set up in a round-robin format, where each team played one match against each of the other teams within the group. The first placed team in the group won the tournament and qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship
The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. 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 United States won the tournament after defeating Canada 5–0 in the final match. They became CONCACAF's single qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 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 ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place playoff Final United States won the tournament and qualified for 1991 FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 African Women's Championship
The 1991 African Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the currently-named Women's Africa Cup of Nations, invoked to determine CAF's single qualifier for the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup that year. Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the final to win its first title and earn qualification. Eight teams were originally scheduled to play in the tournament, but four of them withdrew, with Cameroon reaching the final on two walkovers. Participating teams The eight participating teams were: * * ' * * * * ' * ' * ' The teams who withdrew in ''italics''. Bracket Final Tournament First round :''Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- :''Senegal withdrew, Guinea advanced.'' ---- :''Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced.'' ---- :''Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced.'' Semifinals :''Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- :''Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced.'' Final :''Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the 1991 FIFA Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 AFC Women's Championship
The 1991 AFC Women's Championship was an international women's football tournament held in Fukuoka, Japan from 26 May to 8 June 1991. It was the 8th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Japan - and the winner of the third place play-off, Chinese Taipei. Group stage Group A Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals Winners qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Third place match Winner qualified for 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Final Awards External links Tables & resultsat RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 Afc Women's Championship Championship AFC Women's Championship AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments AFC Women's Championship 1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Womens World Cup Qualification
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Women's National Football Team
The Zimbabwe women's national football team represents Zimbabwe in international football. It is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZFA), the governing body for football in Zimbabwe. The team represented Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics, making it the fourth African country to qualify for the tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage. History Similar to the men's team, the team is known as the "Mighty Warriors", the Zimbabwe women's national team was established in 1991, making it one of the earliest women's national teams on the African continent. They were scheduled to compete in the inaugural African Women's Championship in 1991 but withdrew before the tournament. Their first official match was a 5–2 victory over South Africa in a friendly at FNB Stadium, serving as a curtain-raiser for the men's match between Bafana and Holland. The team played its first African Women's Championship qualifiers in 2000 against Lesotho, winning 8–0 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia Women's National Football Team
The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football, participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer. History Zambia became an official women's national team in 1983, and was one of the first African women's national football teams to exist on the continent. In 2003, the kit for the team was provided as a result of a sponsorship deal with Umbro who first agreed to sponsor the Zambia national football team. The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. Some matches were played in 1994, for qualification for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Zambia played in a 5 November 1994 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in South Africa, where Zambia lost 3–5. In the return match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
