CONCACAF has staged a women's nations championship since 1991, first called the CONCACAF Women's Championship and then renamed the Women's Gold Cup in 2000. Initially held as a biennial event, it was altered to a quadrennial championship after 2002 to be in line with the Women's World Cup.
North American teams have dominated the event, with the United States having won six of the eight titles contested and Canada the other two.
In 2000, CONCACAF invited Brazil and China to compete as guest teams, but discontinued the practice after that. The 2006 competition was staged as a single-elimination, or knockout event in Miami and Los Angeles.
CONCACAF is assured of two berths in the 16-nation World Cup field, with a third team entering a playoff with a side from another confederation for an additional berth.
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Year  Venue                               Champion               World Cup Qualifiers
1991  Haiti                                  United States          United States
1993  United States                  United States                  ---
1994  Canada                            United States          Canada, United States
1998  Canada                            Canada                    Canada, Mexico, United States
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Year   Venue(s)                         Champion                 World Cup Qualifiers
2000  United States                  United States                   ---
2002  United States, Canada United States           Canada, United States
2006  United States                  United States           Canada, United States
CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying
Year   Venue                               Champion                World Cup Qualifiers
2010  Mexico                               Canada                    Canada, Mexico