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

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tournament for

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n and

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nations organized by

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. The tournament took place in

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, 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

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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 *

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

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* Carin Jennings ;4 goals * Annie Caron * Fabienne Gareau *

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;3 goals * Tracey Bates * Joy Biefeld-Fawcett * Wendy Gebauer ;2 goals * Julie Foudy * Kristine Lilly ;1 goal * Connie Cant * Joan McEachern * Karla Alemán * 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

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