2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship
Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF 2016
2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship official poster
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan José
Dates24–29 May 2016
Teams6 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Moravia (1st title)
Runners-upGuatemala Unifut
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored32 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Cristín Granados (4 goals)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Cristín Granados
Best goalkeeperGuatemala Joselin Franco
2017

The 2016 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship (Spanish: 2016 Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF) was the first edition of the UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship, Central America's women's club football championship organized by UNCAF. The tournament was played in San José, Costa Rica between 24 and 29 May 2016.[1][2]

In the final, Moravia from Costa Rica defeated Unifut from Guatemala to win the inaugural title. All games were 80 minutes in duration.[3]

Teams

A total of six teams from four of the seven UNCAF associations entered the tournament.[1]

Association Team Qualifying method
Costa Rica Costa Rica (hosts) Saprissa 2015 Costa Rican champion
Moravia 2015 Costa Rican runner-up
Guatemala Guatemala Unifut 2015 Guatemalan Apertura champion
Pares 2015 Guatemalan Apertura runner-up
Honduras Honduras Universidad de San Pedro Sula 2016 Honduran champion
Nicaragua Nicaragua UNAN Managua 2015 Nicaraguan champion
Associations that did not enter a team

Venues

All matches were played at the Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser (artificial turf) in San José.[1]

Group stage

The six teams were divided into two groups of three. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.[4]

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Costa Rica Saprissa (H) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Knockout stage
2 Honduras USPS 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 3
3 Guatemala Pares 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Saprissa Costa Rica4–0Guatemala Pares
F. Villalobos 31', 71'
Alvarado 40'
Granados 53'
Report

Pares Guatemala1–2Honduras USPS
Oliva 69' Report Aguilar 9'
Amaya 63'
Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)

USPS Honduras0–5Costa Rica Saprissa
Report F. Villalobos 26'
Del Campo 67'
Granados 69', 77'
Elizondo 80'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guatemala Unifut 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2 Costa Rica Moravia (H) 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3 Nicaragua UNAN Managua 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
Moravia Costa Rica4–1Nicaragua UNAN Managua
Morales 38'
Barrantes 55'
Molina 63', 70'
Report A. López 18'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

UNAN Managua Nicaragua0–1Guatemala Unifut
Report Rivera 30'

Unifut Guatemala4–2Costa Rica Moravia
Gatica 3'
Herrera 55'
Rivera 65'
C. López 70'
Report Barrantes 27'
Morales 59'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 May
 
 
Guatemala Unifut2
 
29 May
 
Honduras USPS0
 
Guatemala Unifut0
 
28 May
 
Costa Rica Moravia1
 
Costa Rica Saprissa2
 
 
Costa Rica Moravia3
 

Semi-finals

Unifut Guatemala2–0Honduras USPS
Herrera 6'
C. López 40+2' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)

Saprissa Costa Rica2–3Costa Rica Moravia
Alvarado 7' (pen.)
Granados 9'
Report K. Villalobos 12', 68'
Rodríguez 26'

Final

Unifut Guatemala0–1Costa Rica Moravia
Report Coto 12'
Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Costa Rica Cristín Granados Costa Rica Saprissa 4
2 Costa Rica Fabiola Villalobos Costa Rica Saprissa 3
3 Costa Rica Katherine Alvarado Costa Rica Saprissa 2
Costa Rica María Barrantes Costa Rica Moravia 2
Guatemala Vivian Herrera Guatemala Unifut 2
Guatemala Cinthya López Guatemala Unifut 2
Costa Rica Naomi Molina Costa Rica Moravia 2
Costa Rica María Morales Costa Rica Moravia 2
Guatemala Marilyn Rivera Guatemala Unifut 2
Costa Rica Karla Villalobos Costa Rica Moravia 2

Awards

Award Player Team
Best Player[5] Costa Rica Cristín Granados Costa Rica Saprissa
Top Scorer[6] Costa Rica Cristín Granados Costa Rica Saprissa
Best Goalkeeper[7] Guatemala Joselin Franco Guatemala Unifut

References

  1. ^ a b c "UNCAF organizara en Costa Rica el primer Campeonato Interclubes Femenino en mayo". UNCAF. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ^ "Saprissa y Moravia lucharán por conquistar UNCAF". futbolcr.org. 24 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Moravia crowned UNCAF women's champion". CONCACAF.com. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Calendario Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF". UNCAF. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF – Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF - Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Campeonato Inter-Clubes Femenino UNCAF – Oficial". Facebook. 30 May 2016.