2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification
The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification determined five of the eight teams for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
Per FIFA regulations, the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments were:[1]
- goal difference in all group matches
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
- If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
- greater number of points obtained in all group matches between the teams concerned
- goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
- play-off match on neutral ground (with extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary)
 
Caribbean Zone
On 17 May 2011, CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying. The group winners and the best runner-up will advance to the final qualifying tournament.[2]
Group A
Played from June 29 – 3 July 2011 in Aruba. All times in UTC−4.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Haiti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying | 
| 2 |  Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Aruba (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | 
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Suriname  | 0–4 |  Haiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Valentin  46', 85' Merone  57' Dolce  90' | 
Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Aruba  | 0–6 |  Cuba | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gallardo  38', 56', 63', 74' Galindo  55' Pérez  85' | 
Attendance: 800
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Haiti  | 1–1 |  Cuba | 
|---|---|---|
| Joseph  35' | Report | Gallardo  60' | 
Attendance: 800
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
| Aruba  | 0–3 |  Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smit  15' Taweroe  45' Saling  60' | 
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sabina Charles-Kirton (Saint Lucia)
| Cuba  | 3–0 |  Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Galindo  18' Pérez  72' Calderón  90' | Report | 
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
| Aruba  | 0–8 |  Haiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Joseph  5', 69' Borgella  17', 35', 76' Dolce  32', 73' Merone  49' | 
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group B
Played from 5–9 July 2011 in the Dominican Republic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dominican Republic (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying | 
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Dominica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | 
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 5–1 |  Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Cordner  8' Debesette  12' Edwards  56' Francois  58' Forbes  67' | Report | Wade  30' | 
| Dominican Republic  | 3–0 |  Dominica | 
|---|---|---|
| Martínez  25' Núñez  44' Frías  70' | Report | 
| Dominica  | 1–14 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Esprit  62' | Report | Cordner  2', 32', 41', 54', 61', 64', 71', 73', 78' Forbes  12', 76', 85' McGee  22' Lewis  39' | 
| Dominican Republic  | 1–0 |  Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Ubri  54' | Report | 
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying | 
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 6 | 
Source: CONCACAF
Central American Zone
UNCAF's two slots were contested in one group of five teams. The top two advanced to the final qualifying tournament. The matches were held in Guatemala from September 30 to October 8, 2011.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Qualification to 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying | 
| 2 |  Guatemala (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Honduras | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Costa Rica  | 5–0 |  Nicaragua | 
|---|---|---|
| Venegas  20', 35' Campos  45' L. Rodríguez  80' Cruz  90' | Report | 
| El Salvador  | 2–6 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Quélez  13' Herrera  19' | Report | R. Rodríguez  22', 23' Cruz  36' Alvarado  50', 74' Acosta  90' | 
| Costa Rica  | 4–0 | .svg.png) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| Cruz  4', 17' Acosta  26' R. Rodríguez  49' | Report | 
| Guatemala  | 2–5 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Martínez  60', 74' | Report | R. Rodríguez  49', 63', 78' Cruz  72' Acosta  79' | 
References
- ^ "2012 Olympics regulations" (PDF). FIFA. concacaf.com. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "El Salvador, Honduras to host UNCAF 2012 games". concacaf.com. 2011-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-28.