The 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the sixth staging of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. It was held in Seattle, Washington, United States and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The winning team, the United States, and runners-up, Canada, qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The U.S. were later awarded hosting rights to the 2003 tournament, replacing China due to the SARS outbreak. The third-placed Mexico played against Japan in two play-off matches for qualification.
UNCAF Qualifying Nicaragua and Belize withdrew. The first-placed Costa Rica and the second-placed Panama qualified for the Women's Gold Cup. TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA1244001636420281264202883 41033113 410391000000000000000
CFU Qualifying
First round
Group 1
First leg
Second leg
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Group 3 and withdrew, causing and to win by walkover.
Final round
Semifinals
Third Place Playoff
Final tournament
First round
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals Winners qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Third place playoff Winner advanced to CONCACAF–AFC play-off.
Final
Awards
Most Valuable Player (as Selected by Media): Tiffeny Milbrett (USA) Golden Boot: Christine Sinclair; Tiffeny Milbrett; Charmaine Hooper (7 Goals) Top Goalkeeper (as Selected by Women's Gold Cup Technical Study Group): Jennifer Molina Fair Play Trophy: Costa Rica
Best XI
Goalkeeper Jennifer Molina (MEX) Defenders Candace Chapman (CAN) Joy Fawcett (USA) Brandi Chastain (USA) Monica Gonzalez (MEX) Midfielders Shirley Cruz (CRC) Aly Wagner (USA) Christine Sinclair (CAN) Forwards Shannon MacMillan (USA) Tiffeny Milbrett (USA) Charmaine Hooper (USA)
Substitutes GK: Lisa Jo Ramkissoon (TRI) DF: Gabriela Trujillo (CRC) MD: Tasha St. Louis (TRI) AT: Marie-Denise Gilles (HAI) AT: Maribel Domínguez (MEX) AT: Kara Lang (CAN) A:T Cindy Parlow (USA)
References
External links Tables & Results at RSSSF.com Regulations