2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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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
Report Parkes Goal 52'
Goal 69'
Attendance: 450
Referee: (Guyana)
Suriname 5 – 0 Cayman Islands
Goal 15'
Rijssel Goal 20', 46'
Hernandez Goal 34' (o.g.)
Drenthe Goal 89'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: (Barbados)
Jamaica 1 – 0 Cayman Islands
Adlam Goal 14' Report
Attendance: 200
Suriname 3 – 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Drenthe Goal 3', 24'
Goal 36'		 Report Goal 19'
Attendance: 600
Referee: (Grenada)
Cayman Islands 0 – 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report Goal 25'
Ebanks Goal 29' (o.g.)
Attendance: 350
Referee: (Grenada)
Suriname 2 – 2 Jamaica
Simpson Goal 57' (o.g.)
Mando Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Malcolm Goal 63'
Goal 65'
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: (Guyana)
  • 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
Goal 23' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Jamaica)
Dominica 0 – 2 Curaçao
Report Colina Goal 86', 90'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Curaçao 1 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago
Goal 70' Report Joseph Goal 58'
Referee: (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Dominica 0 – 2 Grenada
Report Charles Goal 48'
Goal 87'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Jamaica)
Grenada 0 – 2 Curaçao
Report Carmelia Goal 53', 55'
Referee: (Jamaica)
Dominica 0 – 4 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Goal 34'
Caesar Goal 76', 83'
Joseph Goal 80'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: (Jamaica)

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
Guyana 0 – 1 Aruba
Report Goal 78'
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Haiti)
Cuba 7 – 0 Aruba
Cordoves Goal 1', 24'
Hernández Goal 9', 55'
García Goal 45'
Lahera Goal 78'
Goal 83'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Barbados)
Cuba 1 – 0 Guyana
Cordoves Goal 62' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Saint Lucia)

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
Haiti 2 – 1 Antigua and Barbuda
Goal 2'
Guerrier Goal 49'		 Report Smith Goal 26'
Attendance: 650
Referee: (Cuba)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 – 1 Saint Lucia
Goal 39'
Warde Goal 73'		 Report Pierre Goal 90'
Attendance: 850
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)
Saint Lucia 0 – 2 Haiti
Report Norde Goal 7'
Goal 36'
Attendance: 650
Referee: (Jamaica)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 – 1 Antigua and Barbuda
Elliott Goal 51'
Goal 58'		 Report Smith Goal 2'
Attendance: 700
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)
Antigua and Barbuda 2 – 1 Saint Lucia
Gregory Goal 25'
Thomas Goal 81'		 Report Paul Goal 67'
Attendance: 250
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 – 1 Haiti
Goal 59' (o.g.)
Elliott Goal 88'		 Report Goal 37'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)

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
Gay Goal 24' Report García Goal 22'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: (Guyana)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 – 1 Suriname
Report Waal Goal 59'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: (Jamaica)
Cuba 4 – 2 Suriname
Cordovés Goal 58', 90'
Goal 62'
Chang Goal 79'		 Report Goal 17'
Esperance Goal 45'
Attendance: 600
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 – 2 Trinidad and Tobago
Goal 17', 68'
Sawyers Goal 48', 65', 88'		 Report Winchester Goal 26'
de Silva Goal 83'
Attendance: 900
Referee: (Aruba)
Suriname 1 – 9 Trinidad and Tobago
Mando Goal 86' Report Molino Goal 15', 18', 32', 63'
Goal 28', 77'
Gay Goal 50', 71'
de Silva Goal 69'
Attendance: 1200
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 – 1 Cuba
Sawyers Goal 38' Report Goal 72'
Attendance: 1400
Referee: (Jamaica)

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
  2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
  2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0
Day 1
El Salvador 2 – 1 
Blanco Goal 17', 57' Report Goal 72'
Attendance: 6,582
Referee: (Nicaragua)
Day 2
 1 – 3 
Goal 66' Report Blackburn Goal 26'
Polo Goal 28'
Davis Goal 77'
Attendance: 78
Referee: (Honduras)
Day 3
El Salvador 2 – 1 
García Goal 8'
Goal 46'		 Report Godoy Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 3,738
Referee: (Costa Rica)

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
  2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0
Day 1
Costa Rica 4 – 0 
Martínez Goal 25', 61'
Madrigal Goal 35'
Goal 50'		 Report
Attendance: 123
Referee: (Guatemala)
Day 2
Honduras 2 – 2 Costa Rica
Rojas Goal 28'
Hernández Goal 85'		 Report Martínez Goal 51'
Estrada Goal 83'
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: (Panama)
Day 3
Honduras 5 – 0 
Leverón Goal 12'
Altamirano Goal 36'
Rojas Goal 51', 75'
Martinez Goal 71'		 Report
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: (El Salvador)

Playoff[]

1st leg
 2 – 1 Costa Rica
Godoy Goal 62'
Blackburn Goal 72'		 Report Guzmán Goal 67'
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
2nd leg
Costa Rica 1 – 1 
Duarte Goal 86' (pen.) Report Blackburn Goal 72'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
  • Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.

References[]

  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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