2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]

The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil, while the third-placed team advanced to the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off against the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship runner-up for the final berth in the Olympics.[3]

Teams[]

A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 24 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.

Zone Teams entering No. of teams
North American Zone
(NAFU)
  •  Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  United States (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
7
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
17
Notes
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Central American Zone[]

2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Preolimpica Masculina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host countries Panama (Group A)
 Guatemala (Group B)
 Costa Rica and  Guatemala (Repechage playoff)
Dates11–23 August 2015
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guatemala
Panama Édgar Joel Bárcenas
Nicaragua Carlos Chavarría
Honduras
Honduras Óscar Salas
(2 goals each)
← 2012
2019 →

In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups, one with four teams and the other with three teams. The draw to allocate teams to each group was made on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] The groups were played between 11–15 August 2015 in Panama (Group A) and Guatemala (Group B) respectively.[4][5] The two group winners and the winner of the repechage playoff between the two group runners-up (two-legged tie), played between 19–23 August 2015, qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.[6]

Times UTC−5 for Group A; UTC−6 for Group B and Repechage playoff.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Repechage playoff
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4   3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host
 1–1 El Salvador
Chavarría 24' Report Peña 17'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
 3–0 
Bárcenas 31'
Simons 32'
36'		 Report
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
Costa Rica 2–2 
Cruz 15'
Lassiter 72'		 Report Chavarría 80'
89'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
 3–2 El Salvador
Hormechea 2'
Narbón 30'
Bárcenas 80'		 Report Lemus 32'
Mejía 61' (pen.)
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2   (H) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Repechage playoff
3   2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host
 0–5 Honduras
Report Elis 25'
Ramírez 45+1'
Salas 50', 54'
Acosta 83'
Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
 1–2 Honduras
Longo 54' Report 65', 85'
Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City
Referee: Emler Bonilla (El Salvador)
 3–0 
3', 41'
Mérida 84'		 Report
Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Repechage playoff[]

 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Costa Rica 1–0 
Matarrita 56' Report

Costa Rica won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Goalscorers[]

2 goals
1 goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Caribbean Zone[]

2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2015 CFU Men's Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countries Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Preliminary round)
 Haiti (Group 1 and Final round)
 Antigua and Barbuda (Group 2)
 Dominican Republic (Group 3)
 Puerto Rico (Group 4)
Dates22 May – 16 August 2015
Teams17 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Haiti
Runners-up 
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place 
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored99 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba Maikel Reyes (7 goals)
← 2012
2019 →

In the Caribbean Zone, 17 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[8][9] Among them, two teams (Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) played in the preliminary round (two-legged tie) between 22–24 May 2015. The winner advanced to the first round to join the other 15 teams.

In the first round, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams. The groups were played between 24–28 and 25–29 June 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group.[10] The four group winners advanced to the final round.

In the final round, played between 14–16 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.

Times UTC−4.

Preliminary round[]

Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Dominica 0–2 
Report Joseph 5' (o.g.)
Anderson 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 320
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
 3–0 Dominica
Anderson 51'
Slater 70'
Cunningham 90'		 Report
Attendance: 410
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group 4.

First round[]

Group 1[]

Matches played in Haiti.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Final round
2   3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3   3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 0–6 
Report Freeman 16'
Panayiotou 31'
Rogers 50'
Kelly 81'
Nelson 86'
Samuel 90+2'
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)
Haiti 2–0 
James 41'
Estama 45'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
 2–1 
Panayiotou 45'
Walwyn 85'		 Report Barzey 55' (o.g.)
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)
Haiti 4–0 
39', 90+2'
Christian 45+1'
55' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)
 1–0 
Headley 65' Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Haiti 3–1 
10'
29'
Désiré 38' (pen.)		 Report Rogers 49'
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)

Group 2[]

Matches played in Antigua and Barbuda (changed from original hosts Aruba).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Final round
2   (H) 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3   3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4   3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 2–0 
7'
Pérez 41'		 Report
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
 7–0 
Kirwan 21'
J. Stevens 31', 41'
Romeo 45', 90+2'
46'
Jahraldo-Martin 59'		 Report
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
 1–11 
Ruiz 42' (pen.) Report 7', 52'
Sáez 12', 32'
22'
Reyes 28', 46', 48', 61', 65'
Morales 72'
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
 2–0 
Thomas 3', 30' Report
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
 5–0 
32'
Bobb 49', 66'
Wilson 50'
Schultz 88'		 Report
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
 2–3 
Harriette 74'
85'		 Report Hernández 27'
Reyes 81'
Morales 90+1'
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Group 3[]

Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original host Saint Lucia).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Final round
2  Dominican Republic (H) 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3   2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
4   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 1–6 Jamaica
Henry 29' Report Seaton 3', 38'
Loza 48'
Lewis 56'
Flemmings 75'
Williams 77'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–0 
Ramírez 35'
80'
Lombardi 90+4'		 Report
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Dominican Republic 0–4 Jamaica
Report Seaton 36'
McFarlane 63'
Williams 72'
87'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Group 4[]

Matches played in Puerto Rico.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 4 Final round
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 3
3   (H) 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
4   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host
 2–2 
9'
Strain 75'		 Report Solomon 13'
Anderson 81'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–5 
Winchester 65'
Roach 76'
John 89'		 Report Slater 18', 39', 86'
Anderson 19'
43'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Winchester 5'
Andrews 62'
Roach 76'
John 82', 89'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Final round[]

Matches played in Haiti.[11]

Semi-finals[]

Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

 2–1 Jamaica
Hernández 7'
Reyes 86'		 Report Piedra 50' (o.g.)
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Haiti 1–0 
Estama 64' (pen.) Report
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Third place playoff[]

Jamaica 3–2 (a.e.t.) 
Williams 8'
Seaton 25', 100'		 Report Cunningham 15'
Anderson 53'

Final[]

 0–1 Haiti
Report Désiré 19'

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Canada Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Mexico Automatic qualifier N/A 10 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 United States Automatic qualifier / Hosts N/A 9 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
  Central American Zone Group A winner 15 August 2015 5 (1964, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Honduras Central American Zone Group B winner 13 August 2015 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Costa Rica Central American Zone Repechage playoff winner 23 August 2015 5 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004)
 Haiti Caribbean Zone 1st place 14 August 2015 1 (2008)
  Caribbean Zone 2nd place 14 August 2015 4 (1976, 1984, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References[]

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2015 2015 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ^ "United States Named Host for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015". CONCACAF.com. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Se definieron las Eliminatorias Pre-Olimpicas de UNCAF Masculinas y Femenina" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Se define el calendario para la primera fase del Preolimpico masculino" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Definidos horario y estadio para el repechaje del Preolimpico de UNCAF" (in Spanish). UNCAF. 18 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ a b "2015 CMOQ: Qualifying Results & Scorers". CONCACAF.com. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 4, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union.
  9. ^ "CFU Men's Olympic Qualifying Groups". Caribbean Football Union. April 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "CFU Men's Olympic Qualifiers Kicks off June 24". CFU. 16 June 2015.
  11. ^ "4 teams get ready for 2015 Men's Olympic Qualifiers Final Round in Haiti". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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