The 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a women’s football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically
- Two teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Three teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women’s football tournament in Brazil.[2]
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A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 20 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
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1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
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