1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship
| 1998 Coupe d'Or CONCACAF Femmes | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Canada
|
| Dates | 19 July – 19 December 1998 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Canada (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Mexico
|
| Third place |
 Costa Rica
|
| Fourth place |
 Guatemala
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Best player |
Silvana Burtini
|
The 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, the international women's association football tournament for North America, Central America and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The final stage of the tournament took place at Etobicoke and Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada took the sole automatic qualifying place for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup by finishing first. The runner-up, Mexico, qualified after defeating Argentina in a two-leg playoff in December 1998.
This event was the final staging of CONCACAF's Women's Championship under that name. It would be renamed the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in 2000.
This was the only edition of CONCACAF's Women's Championship or the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in which the traditional superpower of CONCACAF women's football (soccer), the United States, did not participate. The US team directly qualified for the 1999 Women's World Cup as hosts of the event.
The 1998 UNCAF Qualifying Tournament took place in Guatemala City between 19 July and 25 July 1998. It was won by the hosts Guatemala after defeating Haiti 1–0 in the final match. Guatemala, Haiti and Costa Rica qualified for the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
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