2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship
Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF 2017
	The Nicaragua National Football Stadium hosted the tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Nicaragua
City	Managua
Dates	4–9 September 2017
Teams	6 (from 5 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Moravia (2nd title)
Runners-up	UNAN Managua
Third place	Águilas de León
Fourth place	UPNFM
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	45 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sheyla Flores (5 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Dinnia Díaz
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship (Spanish: 2017 Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de UNCAF) was the second edition of the UNCAF Women's Club Championship, Central America's premier women's club football organized by UNCAF. The tournament was played in Managua, Nicaragua between 4 and 9 September 2017.^[1]^[2]

In the final, Moravia from Costa Rica defeated UNAN Managua from Nicaragua to win their second consecutive title. All games were 80 minutes in duration.^[3]

Teams edit

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

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App.	Previous best
Belize	Orchids (formerly Belize City)	2017 Belizean champions^[4]^[5]	1st	—
Costa Rica	Moravia	2017 Costa Rican champions^[6]	2nd	Champions (2016)
El Salvador	Leyendas	2017 Salvadoran champions^[7]	1st	—
Honduras	UPNFM	2017 Honduran champions	1st	—
Nicaragua (hosts)	Águilas de León	2017 Nicaraguan champions^[8]	1st	—
Nicaragua (hosts)	UNAN Managua	2017 Nicaraguan runners-up^[8]	2nd	Group stage (2016)

Associations that did not enter a team
Guatemala (suspended) Panama

Venues edit

All matches were played at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua.^[9]

Group stage edit

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

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Águilas de León (H)	2	2	0	13	0	+13	6	Knockout stage
2	UPNFM	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3	Knockout stage
3	Orchids	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0

Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts

4 September 2017

19:00

Águilas de León	9–0	Orchids
Aguirre 4', 55' S. Flores 8', 9', 12' Solís 26', 79' (pen.) Salazar 30' D. López 34'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

5 September 2017

19:00

Orchids	1–4	UPNFM
Gentle 80+4'		Lagos 3' Aguilar 14', 68' Hernández 31'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)

6 September 2017

19:00

Águilas de León	4–0	UPNFM
Aguirre 10' Solís 37' S. Flores 75', 77'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	UNAN Managua (H)	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6	Knockout stage
2	Moravia	2	1	1	11	1	+10	3	Knockout stage
3	Leyendas	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0

Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts

4 September 2017

15:30

UNAN Managua	2–1	Leyendas
W. Flores 17' (pen.) Cruz 20'		Payes 56'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

5 September 2017

15:30

Leyendas	0–11	Moravia
		M. López 9' Elizondo 12' Villalobos 30', 40', 57' Coto 54', 64', 65' Granados 56' Benavides 77' (pen.) Rojas 80+2'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Carol Oliva (Guatemala)

6 September 2017

15:30

Moravia	0–1	UNAN Managua
		Treminio 37'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Melissa Pérez (Panama)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semi-finals		Final

8 September

UNAN Managua (p)	2 (4)
		9 September
UPNFM	2 (3)
		UNAN Managua	0
8 September
		Moravia	2
Águilas de León	0

Moravia	1
		Third place match

		9 September

		UPNFM	2

		Águilas de León	3

Semi-finals edit

8 September 2017

15:30

UNAN Managua	2–2	UPNFM
Páiz 4' W. Flores 63' (pen.)		Banegas 45' Ortega 80+3'
Penalties
Cruz Gutiérrez A. López Treminio	4–3	Hernández Ortega Méndez Mejía Antúnez

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

8 September 2017

19:00

Águilas de León	0–1	Moravia
		Villalobos 80+3'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)

Third place match edit

9 September 2017

15:30

UPNFM	2–3	Águilas de León
Hernández 53' Ortega 64'		Solís 7' Jiménez 29' J. Flores 70'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Final edit

9 September 2017

19:00

UNAN Managua	0–2	Moravia
		Granados 52' Rojas 67'

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua

Attendance: 357^[3]

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sheyla Flores	Águilas de León	5
2	Ninoska Solís	Águilas de León	4
2	Karla Villalobos	Moravia	4
4	Jansy Aguirre	Águilas de León	3
4	Daniela Coto	Moravia	3
6	Dulce Aguilar	UPNFM	2
	Wendy Flores	UNAN Managua
	Cristín Granados	Moravia
	Riccy Hernández	UPNFM
	Krystal Ortega	UPNFM
	Yerli Rojas	Moravia

Awards edit

Award	Player	Team
Top Scorer^[10]	Sheyla Flores	Águilas de León
Best Goalkeeper^[11]	Dinnia Díaz	Moravia

References edit

^ ^a ^b @uncaf (August 18, 2017). "Grupos y Calendario del II Torneo de Clubes Femenino de UNCAF que se jugara en Managua, Nicaragua del 4-9 de Septiembre en el Estadio Nac" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Nicaragua sede del Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de la Uncaf en septiembre". La Prensa. 22 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Moravia repeats as Central American Women's Inter-Club champion". CONCACAF.com. 10 September 2017.
^ "Congratulations Belize City FC". Football Federation of Belize. 12 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Belize City FC will be participating in the upcoming UNCAF Female Tournament". Football Federation of Belize. 8 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Moravia se sienta en el trono del fútbol femenino". La Nación. 11 March 2017.
^ "Legend´s bicampeonas del fútbol femenino". Diario Co Latino. 14 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Águilas de León conquistan segundo título al hilo en Primera División femenina". La Prensa. 24 July 2017.
^ @fenifut (August 28, 2017). "Calendario oficial Campeonato Interclubes femenino @uncaf 2017 4 al 9 Septiembre Estadio Nacional Managua Entrada: 30c$" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @uncaf (September 10, 2017). "Sheyla Flores de Aguilas de Leon de Nicaragua fue la Goleadora del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @uncaf (September 10, 2017). "Dinnia Diaz de AD Moravia de Costa Rica fue la portero menos vencida del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links edit

Fútbol Femenino – Torneo Interclubes, UNCAFut.com

[hosts-1] @uncaf (August 18, 2017). "Grupos y Calendario del II Torneo de Clubes Femenino de UNCAF que se jugara en Managua, Nicaragua del 4-9 de Septiembre en el Estadio Nac" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] "Nicaragua sede del Campeonato Interclubes Femenino de la Uncaf en septiembre". La Prensa. 22 August 2017.

[final-3] "Moravia repeats as Central American Women's Inter-Club champion". CONCACAF.com. 10 September 2017.

[4] "Congratulations Belize City FC". Football Federation of Belize. 12 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Belize City FC will be participating in the upcoming UNCAF Female Tournament". Football Federation of Belize. 8 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Moravia se sienta en el trono del fútbol femenino". La Nación. 11 March 2017.

[7] "Legend´s bicampeonas del fútbol femenino". Diario Co Latino. 14 June 2017.

[nicaragua-8] "Águilas de León conquistan segundo título al hilo en Primera División femenina". La Prensa. 24 July 2017.

[9] @fenifut (August 28, 2017). "Calendario oficial Campeonato Interclubes femenino @uncaf 2017 4 al 9 Septiembre Estadio Nacional Managua Entrada: 30c$" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[10] @uncaf (September 10, 2017). "Sheyla Flores de Aguilas de Leon de Nicaragua fue la Goleadora del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] @uncaf (September 10, 2017). "Dinnia Diaz de AD Moravia de Costa Rica fue la portero menos vencida del Torneo Interclubes Femenino de Centro America, Managua 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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