# 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition, also known as the Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup, was a women's football tournament that was contested by 34 of the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The competition decided six of the twelve participating teams of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, the inaugural edition of the W Gold Cup.
The league stage of the qualifying was played from September 20 to December 5, 2023, with the three League A group winners qualifying for the final tournament. Three additional teams qualified via the play-off round, contested on February 17, 2024, by the League A group runners-up and the League B group winners. These six teams joined the two CONCACAF teams qualified for the Olympics and four guests at the W Gold Cup, to be contested from February 20 to March 10, 2024.

## Format

On December 10, 2020, the CONCACAF Council approved the structure and calendar of the competition. The qualification competition, known as the "Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup", began with the group stage, featuring 34 women's national teams of CONCACAF split into three leagues (A, B and C). Each league featured three groups, containing three teams each in League A, and four teams each in Leagues B and C. The teams in each group played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The top three teams in League A qualified directly for the W Gold Cup. The three group runners-up of League A and the three League B group winners participated in a play-off on February 17, 2024, to compete for the final three spots at the W Gold Cup. The play-offs were originally planned to take place in March 2024, but were moved to February to accommodate the W Gold Cup final tournament also being moved (from June to February and March 2024). The two CONCACAF women's national teams that qualify for the Summer Olympics in 2024 (the United States and Canada) received a bye directly to the W Gold Cup, skipping qualification.

### Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.3):
* points obtained in all group matches;
* goal difference in all group matches;
* number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
* points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* lowest fair play points in all group matches: first yellow card: minus 1 point;indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;direct red card: minus 4 points;yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
* drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

## Seeding

Of the 41 CONCACAF member associations, 34 entered into the qualification competition, while the two CONCACAF teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics (the United States and Canada) advanced directly to the final competition.
On April 27, 2023, CONCACAF announced 33 countries had entered into the qualifying competition (including Jamaica, the loser of the CONCACAF Olympic play-off). The teams were split into leagues and pots based on the CONCACAF Women's Ranking of March 2023, with League A containing nine teams and Leagues B and C containing twelve teams. On May 11, the CONCACAF Council approved the late entries of Bonaire, Cuba and Saint Lucia into the competition. To preserve the integrity of the leagues, these teams were placed in League C regardless of their ranking, though the pots were updated based on the ranking of the new teams. At the same time, the British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (originally in League C, pot 3) were confirmed to have withdrawn from the competition, bringing the total number of qualifying entrants to 34, and the number of teams in League C to thirteen. To accommodate the newly added teams, League C was expanded from three groups of four teams to one group of four teams (Group A) and three groups of three teams (Groups B, C and D).
The draw for the group stage took place on May 17, 2023, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States. Teams were split into three pots of three teams in League A, four pots of three teams in League B, and three pots of four teams and one pot of one team in League C. The pots were drawn from sequentially, with drawn teams assigned to groups in ascending order.
Qualified to final tournament :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| United States | 7,699 | 1 |
| Canada | 5,231 | 2 |
League A :
| Pot | Team | Pts | Rank |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3,831 | 3 |
| 1 | Jamaica | 3,496 | 4 |
| 1 | Mexico | 3,085 | 5 |
| 2 | Panama | 2,381 | 6 |
| 2 | Haiti | 2,235 | 7 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,231 | 8 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 1,121 | 9 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 958 | 11 |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 943 | 12 |
League B :
| Pot | Team | Pts | Rank |
| 1 | El Salvador | 846 | 13 |
| 1 | Guyana | 844 | 14 |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 823 | 15 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 820 | 16 |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 777 | 17 |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 722 | 18 |
| 3 | Honduras | 556 | 19 |
| 3 | Suriname | 499 | 20 |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 | 21 |
| 4 | Martinique | 409 | 22 |
| 4 | Barbados | 405 | 23 |
| 4 | Dominica | 365 | 24 |
League C :
| Pot | Team | Pts | Rank |
| 1 | Cuba | 1,080 | 10 |
| 1 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 332 | 25 |
| 1 | Belize | 324 | 26 |
| 1 | Curaçao | 318 | 27 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 305 | 28 |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 301 | 29 |
| 2 | Aruba | 274 | 30 |
| 2 | Grenada | 165 | 31 |
| 3 | Anguilla | 133 | 32 |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 122 | 33 |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 23 | 35 |
| 3 | Bahamas | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Bonaire | 0 | 37 |
Did not enter :
| Team | Pts | Rank |
| British Virgin Islands | 62 | 34 |
| French Guiana | 0 | 38 |
| Montserrat | 0 | 39 |
| Sint Maarten | 0 | 40 |
| Saint Martin | 0 | 41 |
Notes
* 1 2 The result of the CONCACAF Olympic play-off was not known at the time of the draw.
* 1 2 3 Late entry accepted, placed into League C regardless of ranking
* 1 2 Initially entered (placed in League C, pot 3), but withdrew before the draw

## Schedule

The fixtures for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition were announced by CONCACAF on July 5, 2023.
| Stage | Round | FIFA match window |
| League stage | Matchday 1 | September 20–26, 2023 |
| League stage | Matchday 2 | September 20–26, 2023 |
| League stage | Matchday 3 | October 25–31, 2023 |
| League stage | Matchday 4 | October 25–31, 2023 |
| League stage | Matchday 5 | November 29 – December 5, 2023 |
| League stage | Matchday 6 | November 29 – December 5, 2023 |
| Play-offs | Play-off | February 17, 2024 |

## League A
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Advance to play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | Advance to play-offs | 0–3 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 9 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–1 | 11–0 |
| 2 | Haiti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | — | 13–0 |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | −54 | 0 | | 0–19 | 0–11 | — |

## League B
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Guyana | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 15 | Advance to play-offs | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Suriname | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 11–0 |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Dominica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 4 | | 0–9 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | El Salvador | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | — | 9–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Martinique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Honduras | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Advance to play-offs | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Barbados | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 4 | | 1–7 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | | 0–8 | 0–4 | 4–2 | — |
* ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were unable to travel to Bermuda prior to their scheduled match on December 1. The matter was resolved by CONCACAF by awarding Bermuda with a 3–0 win.

## League C
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | |
| 1 | Belize | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 18 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Aruba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 8–0 |
| 3 | Bonaire | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 | 1–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | |
| 1 | Cuba | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | |
| 1 | Grenada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 3 | Bahamas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | |
| 1 | Curaçao | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | — | 5–2 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Anguilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 1–5 | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |

## Play-offs

The three group runners-up of League A and the three group winners of League B advanced to the play-offs (also known as the prelims). The six teams were divided into three pairings based on the December 2023 CONCACAF Women's Ranking. The single-leg matches took place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States on February 17, 2024, immediately prior to the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The three winners qualified for the final tournament's group stage.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Haiti | 0–1 | Puerto Rico |
| El Salvador | 3–1 | Guatemala |
| Guyana | 0–1 | Dominican Republic |

### Matches
## Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
| United States | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winner | July 18, 2022 |
| Canada | CONCACAF Olympic play-off winner | September 26, 2023 |
| Mexico | Qualification League A Group A winner | December 1, 2023 |
| Panama | Qualification League A Group B winner | December 3, 2023 |
| Costa Rica | Qualification League A Group C winner | December 4, 2023 |
| Puerto Rico | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 |
| El Salvador | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 |
| Dominican Republic | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 |
| Brazil | 2022 Copa América Femenina winners | January 27, 2023 |
| Colombia | 2022 Copa América Femenina runners-up | January 27, 2023 |
| Argentina | 2022 Copa América Femenina third place | January 27, 2023 |
| Paraguay | 2022 Copa América Femenina fourth place | January 27, 2023 |
Notes
* 1 2 3 4 While the semi-finalists of the 2022 Copa América Femenina were confirmed on July 18 (Brazil), July 20 (Colombia and Paraguay) and July 21, 2022 (Argentina), their invitation to participate in the W Gold Cup was not confirmed until January 27, 2023.

## Goalscorers

There were 353 goals scored in 86 matches, for an average of 4.1 goals per match.
8 goals
* Melchie Dumornay
* Brenda Cerén
7 goals
* Vanessa Susanna
* María Paula Salas
* Kadisha Martina
* Otesha Charles
6 goals
* Bonny Lammers
* Nia Thompson
* Nérilia Mondésir
* Arnicka Louis
5 goals
* Mikhaila Bowden
* Khalydia Velasquez
* Batcheba Louis
* Katoucha Patra
4 goals
* Carlia Johnson
* Sabrina Eiley
* Melissa Herrera
* Taïsha Hansen
* Kat González
* Jazmin Jackson
* Danielle Fuentes
* Samaria Gómez
* Danya Gutiérrez
* Ana Lucía Martínez
* Lesbia Puerto
3 goals
* Aisse Gumbs
* Rianna Cyrus
* Jaden Masters
* Aaliyah Nolan
* Priscila Chinchilla
* Alexa Herrera
* Raquel Rodríguez
* Gloriana Villalobos
* Eunises Núñez
* Sadéyah Rosa
* Mía Asenjo
* Lucía Marte León
* Victoria Sánchez
* Brianne Desa
* Annalisa Vincent
* Kethna Louis
* Mylaine Tarrieu
* Krysan St. Louis
2 goals
* Gabrielle De Suza
* Shanice Stevenson
* Ashanee Thompson
* Kaite Jones
* Carlene Tillett
* Jya Ratteray-Smith
* Vurgy-Ann Visers
* Bibi Wijnschenk
* Tanisha Fonseca
* Alexandra Pinell
* Cecil Aldana
* Jeleaugh Rosa
* Starr Humphreys
* Vanessa Kara
* Alyssa Oviedo
* Winibian Peralta
* Roneisha Frank
* Melania Fullerton
* Malia Ramdhanny
* Abigail Williams
* Shanice Alfred
* Jalade Trim
* Alicia Cervantes
* Kiana Palacios
* María Sánchez
* Doriana Aguilar
* Yessenia Flores
* Marta Cox
* Riley Tanner
* Jill Aguilera
* Cady Chin See Chong
* Andaya Lantveld
* Shamaira Stekkinger
1 goal
* Adriana Connor
* Camile Gumbs
* Maiesha Minette
* Keiana Vanterpool
* Nicelle Drew
* Tarianna Doornkamp
* Jennifer Henao
* Stacey Lampe
* Janeka Edey
* Demitra McClure
* Kenyonique Thompson
* Cheyanna Burnett-Griffith
* Adrienne Forde
* Acacia Small
* Shamika Lambey
* Ashley Rodríguez
* Khyla Brangman
* Victoria Davis
* Eva Frazzoni
* Nyjhean-Anne Rier
* Celine van Loe
* Chelsea Brown
* Molly Kehoe
* Stoyanna Stewart
* Shayana Windsor
* Valeria del Campo
* María Paula Elizondo
* Sheika Scott
* Emilie Valenciano
* Fabiola Villalobos
* Nahomi Aguilar
* Elisabet Espinosa
* Maristania Mengana
* Jessica Pupo Álvarez
* Katheryn Rodríguez
* Emily Pulido
* Lauryn Richardson
* Dahien Cabrera
* Gabriella Cuevas
* Brianne Reed
* María Torreira
* Jaylen Vallecillo
* Andrea Amaya
* Yoselyn López
* Jackeline Velásquez
* Ronniellia Bubb
* Erin Sylvester
* Sydjalhia Garriba
* Jalna Lepante
* María Monterroso
* Leslie Ramírez
* Aisha Solórzano
* Stefanie Kouzas
* Neema Liverpool
* Anya Tribune
* Roselord Borgella
* Danielle Étienne
* Darlina Joseph
* Joséphine Vanuxeem
* Bárbara Murillo
* Shaneil Buckley
* Melissa Johnson
* Davia Richards
* Zoe Vidaurre
* Ricshya Walker
* Naomie Bellance-Lapointe
* Prisca Carin
* Ludmila Gaydu
* Maeva Salomon
* Scarlett Camberos
* Charlyn Corral
* Alexia Delgado
* Greta Espinoza
* Cristina Ferral
* Natalia Mauleón
* Diana López
* Katherine Castillo
* Lineth Cedeño
* Carmen Montenegro
* Skylynn Rodríguez
* Racquel John
* Freegeanne Joseph
* Ellaisa Marquis
* Asanteni Charles
* Samayaa Connell
* Areka Hooper
* Anne Bhagerath
* Samanie Loe-A-Foe
* Orthea Riley
* Griffith Vaissaire
* Alexcia Alí
* Bianca Canizio
* Mackiesh Taylor
1 own goal
* Ashanee Thompson (against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
* Alianne George (against Suriname)
* Selena Lancaster (against Suriname)
* Sarane Gustarimac (against Cuba)
* Alika Keene (against Panama)
* Kimberly Rodríguez (against Puerto Rico)
* Vanessa Altamirano (against El Salvador)
* Kelisha Bowens (against Barbados)