2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

There will be a qualification held to determine the two qualifiers from the Caribbean and three from Central America who will join Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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Per FIFA regulations[1] the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments will be:

  • goal difference in all group matches
  • greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  • If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
    • greater number of points obtained in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
    • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • play-off match on neutral ground (with extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary)

Caribbean

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On 17 May 2011 CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying. The group winners will advance to the second round, where two of them will qualify for the final qualifying tournament.[2]

First round

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Group A

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Suriname was host for Group A.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Suriname 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 – 2  Jamaica
Report Parkes   52'
Williams   69'
Suriname  5 – 0  Cayman Islands
Perk   15'
Rijssel   20', 46'
Hernandez   34' (o.g.)
Drenthe   89'
Report

Jamaica  1 – 0  Cayman Islands
Adlam   14' Report
Suriname  3 – 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Drenthe   3', 24'
Waal   36'
Report Cuffy   19'

Cayman Islands  0 – 2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report Stapleton   25'
Ebanks   29' (o.g.)
Suriname  2 – 2  Jamaica
Simpson   57' (o.g.)
Mando   90' (pen.)
Report Malcolm   63'
Bernal   65'
  • The Jamaica-Suriname match was abandoned in injury time with the score at 2–2 due to a pitch invasion and a brawl in which the Jamaican coach and players attacked officials and police; the result stands.[3]

Group B

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Dominica was host for Group B.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Curaçao 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
  Grenada 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
  Dominica 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 0  Grenada
Joseph   23' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Dominica  0 – 2  Curaçao
Report Colina   86', 90'

Dominica  0 – 2  Grenada
Report Charles   48'
Phillip   87'
Attendance: 3,000

Grenada  0 – 2  Curaçao
Report Carmelia   53', 55'
Dominica  0 – 4  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Roget   34'
Caesar   76', 83'
Joseph   80'
Attendance: 4,500

Group C

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Cuba was host for Group C.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cuba 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
  Aruba 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
  Guyana 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Guyana  0 – 1  Aruba
Report Kock   78'

Cuba  7 – 0  Aruba
Cordoves   1', 24'
Hernández   9', 55'
García   45'
Lahera   78'
Aira   83'
Report

Cuba  1 – 0  Guyana
Cordoves   62' Report

Group D

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Saint Kitts and Nevis was host for Group D.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
  Haiti 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
  Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Haiti  2 – 1  Antigua and Barbuda
Charles   2'
Guerrier   49'
Report Smith   26'
Attendance: 650
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2 – 1  Saint Lucia
Somersall   39'
Warde   73'
Report Pierre   90'

Saint Lucia  0 – 2  Haiti
Report Norde   7'
Charles   36'
Attendance: 650
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2 – 1  Antigua and Barbuda
Elliott   51'
Somersall   58'
Report Smith   2'

Antigua and Barbuda  2 – 1  Saint Lucia
Gregory   25'
Thomas   81'
Report Paul   67'
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2 – 1  Haiti
Joseph   59' (o.g.)
Elliott   88'
Report Gerald   37'

Second round

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St Kitts and Nevis was host for the Second Round.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cuba 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 12 7 +5 4
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
  Suriname 3 1 0 2 4 13 –9 3
Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 1  Cuba
Gay   24' Report García   22'
Attendance: 1000
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 – 1  Suriname
Report Waal   59'
Attendance: 1000

Cuba  4 – 2  Suriname
Cordovés   58', 90'
Aira   62'
Chang   79'
Report Loswijk   17'
Esperance   45'
Saint Kitts and Nevis  5 – 2  Trinidad and Tobago
Blanchette   17', 68'
Sawyers   48', 65', 88'
Report Winchester   26'
de Silva   83'
Attendance: 900

Suriname  1 – 9  Trinidad and Tobago
Mando   86' Report Molino   15', 18', 32', 63'
Lewis   28', 77'
Gay   50', 71'
de Silva   69'
Saint Kitts and Nevis  1 – 1  Cuba
Sawyers   38' Report Aira   72'
Attendance: 1400

Central America

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On 3 May 2011, the UNCAF announced the two groups that will fight for three spots for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4]

Group 1

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Played from 13–17 September 2011 in El Salvador.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
  Panama 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
  Guatemala 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0
Day 1
El Salvador  2 – 1  Guatemala
Blanco   17', 57' Report   72' Arriola
Day 2
Guatemala  1 – 3  Panama
Valenzuela   66' Report Blackburn   26'
Polo   28'
Davis   77'
Day 3
El Salvador  2 – 1  Panama
García   8'
Rivas   46'
Report Godoy   90+3'

Group 2

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Played from 21–25 September 2011 in Honduras.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honduras 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 4
  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0
Day 1
Costa Rica  4 – 0  Nicaragua
Martínez   25', 61'
Madrigal   35'
Brenes   50'
Report
Day 2
Honduras  2 – 2  Costa Rica
Rojas   28'
Hernández   85'
Report Martínez   51'
Estrada   83'
Day 3
Honduras  5 – 0  Nicaragua
Leverón   12'
Altamirano   36'
Rojas   51', 75'
Martinez   71'
Report

Playoff

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1st leg
Panama  2 – 1  Costa Rica
Godoy   62'
Blackburn   72'
Report Guzmán   67'
2nd leg
Costa Rica  1 – 1  Panama
Duarte   86' (pen.) Report Blackburn   72'
  • Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Regulations concacaf.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  2. ^ "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  3. ^ Match abandoned in Suriname Starbroeknews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011
  4. ^ LaPrensa.hn – La Uncaf anunció hoy los grupos de la eliminatoria al PreOlímpico de Concacaf para clasificar a los Juegos de Londres 2012 Archived 2011-05-05 at the Wayback Machine – 3 May 2011


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