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Concacaf W’s Commitment
In places where culture is primed to move women in football forward, we empower women and girls of all ages to join, to grow and to thrive. Our attitude is bold because we are more than meets the eye. We make no apologies. Our goal is to strengthen and solidify the progress that has been made for women in the sport, to make it known with full rosters, full stadiums and full hearts that know…WE BELONG.
Concacaf Women’s Football Timeline
1991
- Inaugural edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship in Stade Silvio Cator, Haiti. First match was between Canada and Costa Rica on April 16, 1991 and Canada won 6-0. Participants included Canada, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, and hosts Haiti.
- The United States became the first ever Concacaf Women’s Championship winner after defeating Canada in the inaugural Final.
- The United States of America wins the first FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup.
1993
- Second edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship in Long Island, New York. Participants included hosts The United States, New Zealand, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago. First edition of the tournament with a Round-robin format.
- The United States wins its second Concacaf Women’s Championship title.
1994
- Third edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship in Montreal, Canada. Participants included hosts Canada, The United States, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago.
- First participation of Mexico in a Concacaf Women’s Championship.
- The United States completes a three-peat, lifting the Concacaf Women’s Championship trophy three times in a row.
1996
- The United States became the first host of the inaugural Women’s Football Olympic Tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
- The USWNT won its first Olympic Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
1998
- Fourth edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship in Toronto, Canada. The Group stages format was brought back for the first time since 1991. Participants included hosts Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago.
- First Zonal Qualifications to the Concacaf Women’s Championship.
- This has been the only edition of the tournament in which title holders United States did not participate, as they qualified directly to the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
- Canada wins its first Concacaf Women’s Championship after defeating Mexico with a 1-nil victory in the Final match.
1999
- The United States hosted the third edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup broke a record in the Senior Women’s competitions, selling out the Rose Bowl Stadium, in Pasadena, California, with a crowd of 90,185 in the stand.
- The USWNT won their second World Cup title on home soil, beating China PR in a penalty kicks shootout.
- First Women’s Football Tournament at the Pan-American Games. United States medal gold, Mexico silver, and Canada Bronze.
2000
- The Concacaf Women’s Championship was re-branded to the Women’s Gold Cup, however, the essence of the competition and its purpose was the same, counting as the fifth edition of the tournament.
- Participants included the hosts the United States, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala. Brazil and China PR also took part in the tournament as guests.
- The United States returned to the competition in full force, claiming its fourth title.
- The USWNT won its first Olympic Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia.
2002
- Sixth edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, second under the branding Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup, with Canada and the United States co-hosting the tournament.
- The United States earns its 5th title in the history of the competition, defeating 2-1 Canada in the Final.
- Panama Qualifies to their first-ever Concacaf Women’s Championship.
- Trinidad and Tobago hosted the first Concacaf U-19 Women’s Championship, with the United States winning the inaugural tournament over Mexico.
- United States wins first FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup hosted in Canada.
2003
- Canada medals silver at the Pan-American game and Mexico medals Bronze.
2004
- Canada hosts the second edition of the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship, still under the U-19 branding.
- Canada came out victorious, winning its first U-19, now U-20, Concacaf Women’s Championship title.
- First Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Championship in Costa Rica.
- Mexico qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, their first ever Olympic Games appearance, after defeating Canada with a 2-1 victory in the semifinals.
- The USWNT win its second Olympic Gold Medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
2006
- Seventh edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, that went back to its original branding. The United States hosted the tournament for the fourth time.
- Participants in the Final Round included Jamaica, Panama, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada and hosts the United States.
- The United States earned its sixth Concacaf Women’s Championship title after defeating Canada in a 1-2 Final, a new Concacaf rivalry was born.
- United States wins first U-19 Concacaf Women’s Championship title.
2007
- The United States and Canada shared the podium at the 2007 Pan-American Game, the USWNT getting the Silver Medal, the CANWNT getting the Bronze.
2008
- The inaugural Concacaf U-17 Women's Championship kicks off, held in Trinidad & Tobago. The United States won its first U-17 title, Costa Rica was second, and Canada, third.
- The USWNT won its third Olympic Gold Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, becoming the most condecorated National Team in the tournament history.
2009
- Guyana qualified to their first Concacaf Women’s Championship.
2010
- The eighth edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, Mexico hosted the tournament for the first time in its history.
- Participants included Canada, United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala and hosts Mexico.
- Canada earned their second Concacaf Women’s Championship title in their program history.
- Mexico wrote a new chapter not only by hosting the tournament, but getting a victory over the United States for the first time.
- Trinidad and Tobago host the 2010 U-17 Women’s World Cup.
- Canada earns their first Concacaf Women’s U-17 title after defeating Mexico.
2011
- Guatemala and Dominican Republic qualified to their first Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Championship.
- Haiti qualified to their first-ever Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship.
- Canada medals gold at the Panamerican game and Mexico medals Bronze.
2012
- Two Concacaf Nations shared the 2012 London Olympic Games podium, as the USWNT won its fourth Olympic Gold Medal, and Canada won its first Olympic Bronze Medal.
- Panama comes in 4th place for the first-time at Concacaf’s U-17 and U-20 Championships.
2013
- Fourth edition of the Concacaf U-17 Championship, held in Jamaica.
Mexico earned its first Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship title in history after a 4-2 win on penalty shootout against Canada. - The Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year started to be awarded to the most outstanding performance in the region, the inaugural title going to Alex Morgan, from the USWNT.
- Leadership Roles. The General Secretary of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) and now President of TCIFA, Sonia Fulford was appointed a member of the Concacaf Council. She is a FIFA and Concacaf Council member since 2013.
2014
- The Confederation hosted two FIFA Women’s World Cup. with Canada receiving the U-17, and Costa Rica the U-20.
- Concacaf conducted the first-ever Under-15 tournament for girls in the Cayman Islands, with Canada as champions. The competition focuses squarely on providing access to the game for girls, exposing them to the benefits of football on and off the field.
- The ninth edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, the United States hosted the tournament for the fifth time. Participants included Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica, Martinique, and host United States.
- In the Group stage, Costa Rica beat Mexico for the first-time which led them to be top of the group. They also reached the Final for the first time in the tournament, earning their best result as Runners-ups, qualifying for the first time to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first Central American country to do so.
- The United States won its 7th Concacaf Women’s Championship, also qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- Abby Wambach, from the USWNT, wins the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award.
- Let’s Develop Women’s Football Summit in Philadelphia.
2015
- Canada hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time, the third time the tournament took place in North American soil.
- The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada drew a total attendance record of more than 135 million, setting a new total attendance record for a FIFA competition other than the FIFA World Cup.
- Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to play the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- The United States became the most condecorated country in the history of women’s football by winning its third FIFA Women’s World Cup title.
- First Concacaf Women’s Football Day. A unique opportunity for girls and women to play the game. Provided a platform to raise awareness of the women’s growing participation in the sport. Thirty eight MAs participated.
- Mexico medals Bronze at the Panamerican Games.
- Carli Lloyd, from the USWNT, wins the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award.
Hope Solo, from the USWNT, wins the first Concacaf Best Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
2016
- The inaugural Concacaf U-15 Girls Championship takes place in Bay Lake, Florida. 22 teams from across the Concacaf region, as well as guest Venezuela from CONMEBOL, participated in the tournament that took place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
- The United States became the first Concacaf U-15 Girls Championship title holders.
- The senior Canadian Women National Team added another Olympic Medal to their stands, winning Bronze against Brazil, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. It's their second medal in its history.
- Alex Morgan, from the USWNT, becomes the first player to win the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year twice. Ashlyn Harris, from the USWNT, wins the Concacaf Best Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
- Concacaf Women’s Football Day. 41 Member Associations participated in the initiative hosting grassroots festivals, football skills challenges, and tournaments.
2017
- Alex Morgan, from the USWNT, becomes the back-to-back winner of the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year, this being the third time she would win the title. Adrianna Franch, from the USWNT, wins Concacaf Best Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
- Concacaf hosted its third annual Women’s Football Day. As one of the goals, the Confederation officially kicked off the preparations for the 2018 Concacaf U-15 Girls’ Championship. Each Member Association was encouraged to host an activity aimed at training its U-15 team.
2018
- The United States hosted the tenth edition of the Concacaf Women’s Championship for the sixth time. Participants included Panama, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Cuba, and hosts the United States. The United States rose with their 8th Concacaf Women’s Championship title.
- Jamaica made history as the first Caribbean team to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, after defeating Panama and finishing in third place in the Women's Championship. Other two Concacaf representatives are the three times World Cup Champions, the United States, and Canada.
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The 9th edition of the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship took place in Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico winning its first title after defeating the United States in the U-20 category for the first time in a Final.
- Haiti made history by finishing in third place, defeating Canada and becoming the first Caribbean country to qualify to a World Cup at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France.
- The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay would prove to be another showcase for Concacaf women’s football, as Mexico squared off against Canada in the semifinals making for the first ever all-Concacaf semifinal at a FIFA women’s youth tournament. The final was refereed by a trio of Concacaf officials from Canada and Jamaica.
- A 1-0 Mexico win gave El Tricolor a first-ever berth in a FIFA Women’s World Cup Final.
- The Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship was held at IMG Florida with 26 teams from our region and 2 guests from UEFA. The United States defended their title, winning its second Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship.
- A fourth Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award for Alex Morgan, from the USWNT. Alyssa Naeher, from the USWNT, wins the last edition of the Concacaf Best Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
- Established a dedicated women’s football department, led by former Canadian international Karina LeBlanc.
2019
- The United States added another star to their crest, winning its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup, the most titles in women’s football history. A total of three Concacaf teams participated in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Canada, Jamaica and the champions, United States.
- Costa Rica medals Bronze at the Pan American Games.
- Megan Rapinoe, two times World Cup Champion with the USWNT, becomes the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner, the first and only Concacaf player to date, male or female, to receive the award.
- Launched Women’s Football Strategic Plan.
- First-ever Coaching Program exclusively for women, by women.
- D License W Program in Guatemala.
- First Concacaf NextPlay event for girls in Barbados.
2020
- Concacaf Olympic Women’s Qualifiers in the USA: Canada and hosts United States qualify to be the Concacaf representatives at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
- Canadian Christine Sinclair broke the all-time record for international goals by any player during the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers.
- The 10th edition of the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship, the Dominican Republic hosted the tournament for the first time. The United States solidified their dominance, winning their sixth title by defeating Mexico in the Final.
- NextPlay event for girls in Los Angeles, USA.
- The first ever Hall of Femme on-site activation in Houston and LA during the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament.
- Second edition of the Concacaf NextPlay program for girls in the Dominican Republic.
2021
- Concacaf announces its new senior women’s national team competitions structure that include two major centralized summer tournaments – the Concacaf W Championship in 2022 and the Concacaf W Gold Cup in 2024.
- The Canadian Women National Team wins its first Olympic Gold Medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding another silverware to their previous Bronze medals.
The USWNT wins its first Olympic Bronze Medal. - Crystal Dunn, from the USWNT, wins the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award.
- Kathyn Nesbitt is the first woman Assistant Referee to be appointed to a Scotiabank Concacaf League Final. Dianne Ferreira, the first woman to assist a Men’s Olympic Qualifier. Francia González, Karen Díaz, Odette Hamilton, Kathryn Nesbitt, Jennifer Garner, Brooke Mayo, and Tori Penso, are the first to officiate a Men’s World Cup Qualifier. Patricia Miranda and María Isabel Tovar, first women to assist a Men’s World Cup Qualifier.
- First We Belong Series – International Women’s Day.
- First virtual D License W for Nicaragua.
- Leaders of Tomorrow program launched for women coaches and Team Captains of WU17 teams (virtually).
- W Webinar Series.
- First Business of Belonging panel took place virtually – Women & Football.
- Concacaf W website is launched & We Belong Merchandise is launched on Amazon & Shopify.
2022
- The 11th edition of the Concacaf W Championship is held in Monterrey, Mexico, second time in history this country hosted the tournament. Participants included Canada, title holders United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, and hosts Mexico.
- The United States United States wins their 9th Concacaf W Championship title after defeating Canada 1-nil in the Final.
- Concacaf W Qualifiers - new women’s national team ecosystem begins, serving as a preliminary round of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship. It takes place during the FIFA Women’s Match Windows of February 2022 and April 2022 (30 Concacaf MA’s participated and a total of 60 matches were played in home & away format).
- The 11th edition of the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship. The United States won their seventh U-20 title, qualifying to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, as well as Mexico and Canada.
- Costa Rica hosted the FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup, becoming the fourth Concacaf representative.
- Karen Diaz and Kathryn Nesbitt named to be assistant referees at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
- Khadija Shaw, from the Jamaican Women National Team, wins the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award, the first Caribbean player to win the title.
- U.S Soccer Federation has their first female president, Cindy Parlow Cone.
- Concacaf unveiled the Concacaf W Championship official anthem, Lions Championship Mix by Skip Marley featuring Cedella Marley.
- Concacaf partners with She Wins & Dale Vuelta to create grassroots coaching courses, youth clinics & youth tournaments for women and young girls in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Concacaf partners with Licuadora, a female led agency based in Mexico to produce the first ever Concacaf W Championship on-site activation.
- First in-person Business of Belonging panels took place in person in Monterrey, Mexico – La Influencia Femenina & Rompiendo Barreras.
2023
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Four times winners United States, Olympic Gold Medalist holders Canada, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama and Haiti are the Concacaf representatives at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, held in Australia & New Zealand.
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Haiti makes history by becoming the second Caribbean Nation to debut to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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Panama makes history as the second Central American nation to qualify to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, their first time taking place in the tournament.
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Jamaica became the first Caribbean Country to qualify to the Round of 16 in any FIFA Women’s World Cup.
2024
- The inaugural W Gold Cup is hosted by the United States. Venues included Carson, Los Angeles, and San Diego, California, as well as Houston, Texas.
- Participants included: hosts United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, El Salvador and Dominican Republic. Four members of CONMEBOL completed the participating teams: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay.
- Mexico get their second ever victory against the United States, in Group Stage. Mayra Pelayo’s winning goal was nominated to the FIFA Marta Award as one of the best goals of the year.
- The United States rose to be the first ever W Gold Cup Champions, by defeating Brazil in a 1-nil final at the Snapdragon Stadium, in San Diego, California.
- The United States returns to the podium for the first time since 2012 at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, winning the Gold Medal in a W Gold Cup rematch against Brazil, becoming the most condecorated women’s football team in the tournament with its fifth Gold Medal.
- The fifth edition of the Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship took place in Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago and Aruba. The United States won their 4th title after defeating Mexico in the Final.
- Melchie Dumornay, from the Haiti Women’s National Team, wins the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award for the 2023/2024 season, the second Caribbean player to receive the honor.
