2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 2 October – 1 December 2007 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 178 (6.14 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tashana Vincent (11 goals) |
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The 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification determined the two teams from the Caribbean and one team from Central America that joined Canada, Mexico and the United States at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico.[1][2][3]
Caribbean Zone
The Caribbean Zone qualifying was held in two rounds from October to December 2007.
First round
Four groups were played in the first round (three groups of four and one group of three), with the group winners moving on to a second round.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Suriname (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Grenada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | Grenada |
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| Suriname | 10–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–3 | Grenada |
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| Suriname | 1–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 | 9 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 6 | |
| 3 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  British Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | −43 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Dominican Republic | 4–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| Cuba | 21–0 | British Virgin Islands |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–14 | Cuba |
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| Dominican Republic | 17–0 | British Virgin Islands |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 5–0 | British Virgin Islands |
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| Dominican Republic | 1–2 | Cuba |
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Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Bermuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Dominica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Jamaica | 4–0 | Bermuda |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | 3–0 | Dominica |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–4 | Bermuda |
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Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Puerto Rico | 1–0 | Haiti |
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| Cayman Islands | 2–3 | Haiti |
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Second round
The four remaining teams were drawn into two pairings. The winners of each tie progressed to the Olympic qualifying final tournament. Puerto Rico hosted both legs of their tie against Trinidad and Tobago in Bayamón, while Cuba hosted both legs of their tie against Jamaica in Havana. However, the away goals rule was still applied, with the visitors (Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica) counted as the "home" teams for the second legs.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Puerto Rico | 2–2 (a) | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Cuba | 0–3 | Jamaica | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Matches
| Puerto Rico | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Puerto Rico |
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2–2 on aggregate. Trinidad and Tobago won on away goals and qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Jamaica won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Central American Zone
Bracket
| First round | Second round | |||||||||
 El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
 Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
 Costa Rica | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
 Panama | — | — | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | — | — | w/o | |||||||
First round
Two home and away series were scheduled to be played in the first round, with the winners advancing to the second round.[6] Panama withdrew from their scheduled match against Costa Rica, so Costa Rica advanced on a walkover to the second round.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| El Salvador | 1–5 | Nicaragua | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Panama | w/o | Costa Rica | — | — |
Matches
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Nicaragua |
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| Nicaragua | 3–0 | El Salvador |
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Nicaragua won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Panama | Cancelled | Costa Rica |
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| Costa Rica | Cancelled | Panama |
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Panama withdrew. Costa Rica won on walkover and advanced to the second round.
Second round
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Nicaragua | 0–9 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | 0–6 |
Matches
| Nicaragua | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
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| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Nicaragua |
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Costa Rica won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Goalscorers
There were 178 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 6.14 goals per match.
11 goals
- Tashana Vincent
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
- Kenesha Reid
5 goals
- Misleldis Reyes
- Elizabeth Martínez
- Avanell Isaac
4 goals
- Shunta Todd
- Niurka Cuesta
- Yohania Larrinaga
- Ana Frías
- Modesta Rojas
- Aisa Smit
3 goals
- Raneika Bean
- Danaysis Kelly[7]
- Yohanna Negrín
- Yajaira Astacio
- Raynelsa Peralta
- Oliva Santana
- Langaigne Dyslyne
- Jodi-Ann McGregor
- Ria Trimmingham
2 goals
- Wendy Acosta
- Kandy Mendoza
- Yanelkis Mora
- Yisel Rodríguez
- Yocelyn Rodríguez
- Christina Murray
- Rocío Hernández
- Alicia Tirelli
- Jenelle Nedd
- Mariah Shade
- Zauditu Kaza-Amlak
1 goal
- Amelia Green
- Britiney Jacobs
- Argell London
- Cheyra Bell
- Akil-Lah Berkeley
- Brittany Pitt
- Ashley Wall
- Shakeima Bush
- Shenel Gall
- Martha Isabel Bolaños
- Daniela Cruz
- Shirley Cruz
- Mónica Malavassi
- Adriana Venegas
- Yaimara Aguilar
- Yutmila Galindo
- Yudisleivi Reyes
- Yunelsis Rodríguez
- Yahaira Fernández
- Yolanda Osana
- Adriana Flores
- Kishanee Thomas
- Fiorda Charles
- Wisline Dolce
- Adeline Saintilmond
- Alicia James
- Marcilee McBean
- Iesha Mowatt
- Meylin Morales
- Patricia Chapa
- Angiemar Felix
- Ivonne Valentín
- Cherrilyn Alimoenadi
- Lucretia Hasselnook
- Brigitta Rigthers
- Eleonoor Wisch
- Kennya Cordner
- Karyn Forbes
- Nikeisha Noel
- Niasha Reyes
- Elizabeth Harrison
- Christine Stuart
- Mackiesh Taylor
1 own goal
- Judy Thomas (against Jamaica)
- Carita Corlette (against Bermuda)
Source: CONCACAF
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