2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification explained

See main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 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.

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Group B

Played from 5–9 July 2011 in the Dominican Republic.

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Ranking of second-placed teams

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]

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External links

2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification

Notes and References

Web site: 2012 Olympics regulations. FIFA. concacaf.com. 5 October 2011. 34–35. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120925221902/http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/fc/65/0,,12813~157180,00.pdf. 2012-09-25. dead.
Web site: Olympic qualifying to begin in June. 2011-05-17. concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717145128/http://www.concacaf.com/page/MOQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2361988,00.html. 2011-07-17. dead.
Web site: El Salvador, Honduras to host UNCAF 2012 games. 2011-05-26. concacaf.com. 2011-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110531035550/http://www.concacaf.com/page/MOQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2367596,00.html. 2011-05-31. dead.