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
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
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
Group A
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 |
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Report | Parkes 52' Williams 69' |
Jamaica | 1 – 0 | Cayman Islands |
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Adlam 14' | Report |
Cayman Islands | 0 – 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Report | Stapleton 25' Ebanks 29' (o.g.) |
- 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
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 |
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Joseph 23' | Report |
Curaçao | 1 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Martina 70' | Report | Joseph 58' |
Group C
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 |
Group D
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 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 – 1 | Saint Lucia |
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Somersall 39' Warde 73' |
Report | Pierre 90' |
Saint Lucia | 0 – 2 | Haiti |
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Report | Norde 7' Charles 36' |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 – 1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Elliott 51' Somersall 58' |
Report | Smith 2' |
Antigua and Barbuda | 2 – 1 | Saint Lucia |
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Gregory 25' Thomas 81' |
Report | Paul 67' |
Second round
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 |
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Gay 24' | Report | García 22' |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 – 1 | Suriname |
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Report | Waal 59' |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 – 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Blanchette 17', 68' Sawyers 48', 65', 88' |
Report | Winchester 26' de Silva 83' |
Suriname | 1 – 9 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Mando 86' | Report | Molino 15', 18', 32', 63' Lewis 28', 77' Gay 50', 71' de Silva 69' |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 – 1 | Cuba |
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Sawyers 38' | Report | Aira 72' |
Central America
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
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 |
El Salvador | 2 – 1 | Guatemala |
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Blanco 17', 57' | Report | 72' Arriola |
Group 2
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 |
Honduras | 5 – 0 | Nicaragua |
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Leverón 12' Altamirano 36' Rojas 51', 75' Martinez 71' |
Report |
Playoff
- Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Tournament Regulations concacaf.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Match abandoned in Suriname Starbroeknews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011
- ^ 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