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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

First Concacaf Women’s Championship in Stade Silvio Cator in 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, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, and Trinidad and Tobago.
United States of America wins the first FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup

1993

Second Concacaf Women’s Championship in Long Island, New York. Teams included United States, New Zealand, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago.

1994

Third Concacaf Women’s Championship in Montreal Canada.

1996

United States win a gold medal, while simultaneously hosting the first Women’s Football Olympic Tournament.

1998

First Zonal Qualifications to the Concacaf Women’s Championship.
Canada wins first Concacaf Women’s Championship title.

1999

The United States hosted the Women's World Cup 1999 and drew a sell-out crowd of 90,185 in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, while simultaneously beating China in penalty kicks which crowned them champions of the 99' World Cup.
First Women’s Football Tournament at the Pan-American Games. United States medal gold, Mexico silver, and Canada Bronze.

2000

Concacaf first Women’s Gold Cup in the United States. USA wins their 4th Concacaf Women’s Championship/Gold Cup title.

2002

Panama Qualifies to their first-ever Concacaf Women’s Championship
Canada and United States joint host Concacaf Gold Cup. United States earns it’s 5th title.
Trinidad and Tobago host first Concacaf U-19 Women’s Championship.
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 wins first U-19 Concacaf Women’s Championship title.
First Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Championship in Costa Rica.
Mexico qualifiers to the 2004 Olympics in Athens by beating Canada 2-1 in the semi-finals.

2006

United States wins first U-19 Concacaf Women’s Championship title.

2007

United States medals silver at the Pan-American game and Canada medals Bronze.

2008

First ever U-17 Concacaf Women’s Championship hosted in Trinidad and Tobago where United States won first place, Costa Rica second, and Canada third.

2009

Guyana qualified to their first Concacaf Women’s Championship.

2010

Trinidad and Tobago host the 2010 U-17 Women’s World Cup
Canada wins the Concacaf Women’s Championship for the second time in program history
Mexico beat the United States for the first time in history
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 medal at the London Olympics: USA–Gold and Canada – Bronze
Panama comes in 4th place for the first-time in program history at Concacaf’s U-17 and U-20 Championships

2013

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.
Mexico earned its first Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship title in history after beating Canada.

2014

The Confederation hosted both of FIFA Women’s World Cups in Canada and Costa Rica – the U-17 and U-20, respectively.
Concacaf conducted the first-ever Under-15 tournament for girls in the Cayman Islands. Champion: Canada. The competition focuses squarely on providing access to the game for girls, exposing them to the benefits of football on and off the field.
Let’s Develop Women’s Football Summit in Philadelphia
Costa Rica beats Mexico for the first-time in program history which led them to be top of the group
Costa Rica beats Trinidad and Tobago at the Concacaf Women’s Championship on penalties making them the first Central American team to Qualify to the FIFA Women’s World Cup

2015

FIFA Women’s World Cup 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.
Canada hosts the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to qualify to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
USA wins FIFA Women’s World Cup
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. 38 MAs participated.
Mexico medals Bronze at the Panamerican Game

2016

Concacaf U-15 Girls Championship. 22 teams from across the Concacaf region, as well as invitee Venezuela from CONMEBOL, participated in the tournament, held in Orlando, Florida at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
CANWNT won soccer bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. It also won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics.
Concacaf Women’s Football Day. 41 Member Associations participated in the initiative hosting grassroots festivals, football skills challenges, and tournaments.

2017

Concacaf Women’s Football Day. Concacaf hosted its third annual Women’s Football Day. As the focus of the Women’s Football Day 2017, 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

Haiti becomes the first Caribbean country on the women’s side to qualify to a World Cup at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France.
Mexico earned its first Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship title in history after beating USA.
Jamaica made history, first Caribbean team to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France at the senior level.
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.
A 1-0 Mexico win gave El Tricolor a first-ever berth in a FIFA Women’s World Cup Final… And we also had a trio of women’s referees from Canada and Jamaica in the final.
At the senior team level, U.S., Canada and Jamaica booked their places to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France following the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship.
The U.S. won its eighth Concacaf title, but stealing the headlines was Jamaica, first time Caribbean country to qualify for a senior Women’s World Cup.
Established a dedicated women’s football department, led by former Canadian international Karina LeBlanc.
Girls U-15 was held at IMG Florida with 26 teams from our region and 2 guests from UEFA
First time ever Mexico wins a Women's Under-20 beating USA on PKs.

2019

Launched Women’s Football Strategic Plan
Three Concacaf teams in the FIFA Women’s World Cup (Canada, Jamaica and USA)
US women's soccer team wins its fourth World Cup.
First-ever Coaching Program exclusively for women, by women
D License W Program in Guatemala
First Concacaf NextPlay event for girls in Barbados
Costa Rica medals Bronze at the Panamerican Games

2020

NextPlay event for girls in Los Angeles, USA
Concacaf Olympic Women’s Qualifiers in the USA
The first ever Hall of Femme on-site activation in Houston and LA during the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament
Christine Sinclair breaks all-time record for international goals by any player during the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifier
Second edition of the Concacaf NextPlay program for girls in the Dominican Republic
USA and Canada Qualify to the Tokyo summer Olympics
USA wins their 6^th CWU20 title

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.
Kathyn Nesbitt First Women AR to be appointed to a Scotiabank Concacaf League Final
Dianne Ferreira, first woman to assess a Men’s Olympic Qualifier
Francia González, Karen Díaz, Odette Hamilton, Kathryn Nesbitt, Jennifer Garner, Brooke Mayo, and Tori Penso, first women to officiate a Men’s World Cup Qualifier
Patricia Miranda and María Isabel Tovar, first women to assess 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
Canada wins gold medal at the Tokyo Summer Olympics

2022

Crystal Dunn is named the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year
The US Women's National Team wins the Concacaf Women Championship with a 1-0 victory over Canada in Monterrey, Mexico
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
Costa Rica host of the FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup
Karen Diaz and Kathryn Nesbitt named to be assistant referees the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Concacaf W Qualifiers - new women’s national team ecosystem begins, served as preliminary round of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship. It took place during the FIFA Women’s Match Windows of February 2022 and April 2022 (30 Concacaf MA’s participated and a total of 60 match were played in home & away format).