# 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification

The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification competition, also known as the CONCACAF W Qualifiers, is a women's football tournament that was contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to decide the participating teams of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. The qualifying matches took place in February and April 2022. A total of six teams in the qualifying competition advanced to the final tournament, joining Canada and the United States, who received byes as the top ranked teams. The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, as well as for the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.
Belize had its first international win and draw, having lost all international matches since its debut back in 2001.

## Teams

A total 39 CONCACAF member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, with Canada and the United States having qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings of August 2020. Only 30 teams entered the competition.
| Automatic qualifiers | Teams entering qualification |
| Canada  United States | Anguilla   Antigua and Barbuda  Aruba  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  British Virgin Islands  Cayman Islands  Costa Rica  Cuba  Curaçao   Dominica  Dominican Republic  El Salvador  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  Jamaica  Mexico  Nicaragua  Panama  Puerto Rico  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos Islands   U.S. Virgin Islands |
Notes
* Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter :
* Bahamas
* Bonaire
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten
Notes
* 1 2 3 4 Not a member of the IOC, ineligible for Olympics
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Not a member of FIFA or the IOC, ineligible for World Cup and Olympics

## Format

The qualifying competition was held in February and April 2022. Teams will be drawn into six groups of five, and played two home and two away matches in a single round-robin format. Should more than thirty CONCACAF member associations have entered, a play-in round will be held prior to the qualifying group stage. However, as 30 teams entered qualifying, this was not necessary. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament.

### Tiebreakers

Teams are 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 are 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 are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are 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: plus 1 point;indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;direct red card: plus 4 points;yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
* drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

## Draw

The qualification draw took place on 21 August 2021, 15:00 EDT, in Miami, United States. The 30 teams were seeded based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of June 2021 (in parentheses). The top six teams in the ranking were pre-seeded, and automatically allocated to position 1 in order from group A to F. The remaining teams were placed into pots 1 to 4 based on ranking, with each pot containing six teams. Pot 4 contained the two lowest-ranked teams, along with four unranked teams. In the draw, teams were drawn from each pot and placed in order from group A to F. The position teams were drawn into was based on their pot: pot 1 teams were drawn into position 2, pot 2 teams into position 3, pot 3 teams into position 4 and pot 4 teams into position 5.
| Pre-seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Mexico (28) (A1)  Costa Rica (36) (B1)  Jamaica (51) (C1)  Panama (60) (D1)  Haiti (62) (E1)  Trinidad and Tobago (70) (F1) | Guatemala (80)  Guyana (88)  Cuba (89)  Puerto Rico (107)  Dominican Republic (110)  El Salvador (113) | Honduras (117)  Nicaragua (118)  Suriname (129)  Saint Kitts and Nevis (134)  Barbados (138)  Bermuda (139) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (146)  Dominica (148)  Grenada (151)  U.S. Virgin Islands (155)  Belize (158)  Antigua and Barbuda (160) | Curaçao (162)  Aruba (165)  Anguilla (NR)  British Virgin Islands (NR)  Cayman Islands (NR)  Turks and Caicos Islands (NR) |

### Notes

* NR: Not ranked

## Schedule

Below is the schedule of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification tournament.
On 8 October 2021, CONCACAF announced the match dates, after the first window of matches was postponed from November 2021 to February 2022 due to impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Round | Match | Date |
| Window 1 | 2 v 4 | 16 February 2022 |
| Window 1 | 1 v 3 | 17 February 2022 |
| Window 1 | 5 v 2 | 19 February 2022 |
| Window 1 | 4 v 1 | 20 February 2022 |
| Window 1 | 3 v 5 | 22 February 2022 |
| Window 2 | 4 v 5 | 6 April 2022 |
| Window 2 | 2 v 3 | 8 April 2022 |
| Window 2 | 5 v 1 | 9 April 2022 |
| Window 2 | 3 v 4 | 12 April 2022 |
| Window 2 | 1 v 2 | 12 April 2022 |

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 12 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 6–0 | 9–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | | — | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | — |
| 3 | Suriname | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | — | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | | 0–8 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Anguilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 | | 0–11 | 0–9 | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 12 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 7–0 | 5–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | | — | — | — | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | | — | 1–2 | — | — | 9–0 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 3 | | 0–4 | — | 0–6 | — | — |
| 5 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | | 0–6 | — | — | 0–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 12 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | | — | — | 1–0 | — | 9–0 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | | — | — | — | 6–0 | 6–0 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 3 | | 0–9 | 0–4 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Grenada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | | 1–6 | — | — | 0–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 12 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | — |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | | — | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | — |
| 3 | Belize | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | | 0–8 | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Barbados | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | | — | — | 0–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 5 | Aruba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 1 | | 0–9 | 1–7 | — | — | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Haiti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | +44 | 12 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 6–0 | 6–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |
| 3 | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | | — | — | — | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | | 0–11 | — | — | — | 5–1 |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | −43 | 0 | | 0–21 | 0–14 | — | — | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 10 | Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — |
| 2 | Guyana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 8 | | — | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | — |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 7 | | — | — | — | 10–0 | 19–0 |
| 4 | Dominica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | | 0–2 | — | — | — | 8–1 |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 47 | −46 | 0 | | 0–13 | 0–7 | — | — | — |

## Goalscorers

There were 362 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 6.03 goals per match.
11 goals
* Roselord Borgella
* Yessenia Flores
9 goals
* Khadija Shaw
8 goals
* Batcheba Louis
7 goals
* Yeranis Lee
6 goals
* Raquel Rodríguez
* Katty Martínez
5 goals
* Nia Christopher
* LeiLanni Nesbeth
* Yoselyn López
* Jody Brown
* Trudi Carter
* Alicia Cervantes
* Karina Socarrás
4 goals
* Priscila Chinchilla
* Rachel Peláez
* Alyssa Oviedo
* Melchie Dumornay
* Roseline Éloissant
* Stephany Mayor
* Laurie Batista
* Karla Riley
* Ravalcheny van Ommeren
3 goals
* Starr Humphreys
* Manuela Lareo
* Mara Rodríguez
* Andrea Álvarez
* María Monterroso
* Sydney Cummings
* Mariam El-Masri
* Kethna Louis
* Mikerline Saint-Félix
* Diana Ordóñez
* Maricarmen Reyes
* Jaclyn Gilday
* Lineth Cedeño
* Nickolette Driesse
* Phoenetia Browne
* Jahzara Claxton
* Karyn Forbes
* Asha James
* Chelcy Ralph
2 goals
* Kai Jacobs
* Vanessa Susanna
* Jayda Brown
* Katherine Alvarado
* Mariana Benavides
* Carolina Venegas
* Eliane Valdez
* Sari Finn
* Vanessa Kara
* Winifer Santa
* Brenda Cerén
* Karen Reyes
* Celsa Cruz
* Leslie Ramírez
* Aisha Solórzano
* Hannah Baptiste
* Cameo Hazlewood
* Sherly Jeudy
* Nérilia Mondésir
* Milan Pierre-Jerome
* Chelsea Surpris
* Kendra Haylock
* Tiffany Cameron
* Rebeca Bernal
* Myra Delgadillo
* Carolina Jaramillo
* Jacqueline Ovalle
* Reyna Hernández
* Yorcelly Humphreys
* Kesly Pérez
* Lilieth Rivera
* Nathaly Silva
* Marta Cox
* Yerenis De León
* Natalia Mills
* Yomira Pinzón
* Laura Suárez
* Cristina Torres
* Brittney Lawrence
* Ellie Stokes
* Raenah Campbell
* Lauryn Hutchinson
* Maya Matouk
* Maria-Frances Serrant
1 goal
* Kiomy Luperon
* Mikhaila Bowden
* Shendra Casimiro
* Cheyanna Burnett-Griffith
* Rianna Cyrus
* Soraya Toppin-Herbert
* Victoria Davis
* Keunna Dill
* Neesah Godet
* Shayana Windsor
* Shirley Cruz
* Cristín Granados
* Melissa Herrera
* María Salas
* Fabiola Villalobos
* Gloriana Villalobos
* Laura Moreno
* Eunises Núñez
* Yerly Palma
* María Pérez
* Taïsha Hansen
* Riesmarly Tokaay
* Kylee Bertrand
* Briyanna Philip
* Kasika Samuel
* Giovanna Dionicio
* Kathrynn González
* Daphne Heyaime
* Angelina Vargas
* Stephanie García
* Victoria Sánchez
* Roneisha Frank
* Gloria Aguilar
* María Contreras
* Vivian Herrera
* Elisa Texaj
* Shanice Alfred
* Annalisa Vincent
* Danielle Etienne
* Maudeline Moryl
* Kimberly Díaz
* Gabriela García
* Linda Moncada
* Kimberly López
* Alika Keene
* Kayla McCoy
* Diana García
* Jimena López
* Casandra Montero
* María Sánchez
* Jansy Aguirre
* Sheyla Flores
* Nuria Márquez
* Lisbeth Moreno
* Natalie Orellana
* Martha Silva
* Katherine Castillo
* Yeisi Fuentes
* Érika Hernández
* Gabriela Villagrand
* Kenia Rangel
* Jill Aguilera
* Iyanla Bailey-Williams
* Caroline Springer
* Cloey Uddenberg
* Denella Creese
* Dionte Delpeche
* Areka Hooper
* Annesta Richards
* Kitanna Richards
* Kristiane Wyllie
* Amy Banarsie
* Katoucha Patra
* Naomi Pique
* Liana Hinds
* Cecily Stoute
* Kadine Delphin
1 own goal
* Ianisha Carty (against Puerto Rico)
* Shadwa Richardson (against Puerto Rico)
* Alyssa Yard (against El Salvador)
* Tamoy Phillips (against Jamaica)
* Yarisleidy Mena (against Haiti)
* Britney Stoute (against Guyana)
* Kitanna Richards (against British Virgin Islands)

## Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in CONCACAF W Championship |
| Canada | Automatic qualifiers | 10 December 2020 | 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018) |
| United States | Automatic qualifiers | 10 December 2020 | 9 (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
| Mexico | Qualification Group A winner | 12 April 2022 | 9 (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
| Costa Rica | Qualification Group B winner | 12 April 2022 | 7 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
| Jamaica | Qualification Group C winner | 12 April 2022 | 6 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018) |
| Panama | Qualification Group D winner | 12 April 2022 | 3 (2002, 2006, 2018) |
| Haiti | Qualification Group E winner | 12 April 2022 | 5 (1991, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Qualification Group F winner | 12 April 2022 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.