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2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.[1]

2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING 2012
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates22 March – 2 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance157,707 (10,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Marco Fabián
Mexico Alan Pulido
(5 goals each)
← 2008
2015 →

Mexico won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performance Previous Olympic appearances
(last)
North America  Canada Automatic 2008 Runners-up (1984, 1996)
 Mexico Automatic 2008 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004)
 United States (hosts) Automatic 2008 Winners (1988, 1992)
Central America  El Salvador Group 1 winners 1996 Final round winner without outright champions (1968)
 Honduras
(title holders)		 Group 1 winners 2008 Winners (2000, 2008)
 Panama Play-off winners 2008 Fourth place (1964)
Caribbean  Cuba Second round winners 2008 Third place (1976, 1984)
 Trinidad and Tobago Second round runners-up 2004 Runners-up (1968)
1 Only final tournament.

Venues

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Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Nashville, Tennessee Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area)		 Kansas City, Kansas
LP Field The Home Depot Center Livestrong Sporting Park
Capacity: 69,143 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 18,467
Location of the host cities of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.


Match officials

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Squads

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Group stage

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All times in Eastern Daylight Time.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 El Salvador 312073+45
 Canada 312031+25
 United States 311195+44
 Cuba 3012111−101
El Salvador 0–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 4,269
United States 6–0 Cuba
Corona 12', 40', 88'
Agudelo 37'
Diz red-colored football 43' (o.g.)
Adu 62'		 Report
Attendance: 4,269
Cuba 0–4 El Salvador
Report Blanco 4'
Flores 52', 80'
Menjivar 68'
Attendance: 10,578
United States 0–2 Canada
Report Henry 58'
Cavallini 83'
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Canada 1–1 Cuba
James 25' Report Reyes 90'
Attendance: 7,889
United States 3–3 El Salvador
Boyd 1', 64'
Corona 68'		 Report Blanco 35'
Flores 36'
Alas 90+4'
Attendance: 7,889

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3300111+109
 Honduras 320154+16
 Panama 301225−31
 Trinidad and Tobago 3012210−81
Honduras 3–1 Panama
Hernández 19'
Martínez 47'
López 87'		 Report Yau 54'
Attendance: 8,521
Trinidad and Tobago 1–7 Mexico
Molino 88' Report Pulido 29'
Fabián 33', 69', 85'
Reyes 51'
Jiménez 75'
Cortés 90'
Attendance: 8,521
Panama 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Waterman 69' Report Winchester 90+3'
Attendance: 16,184
Mexico 3–0 Honduras
Pulido 25', 39', 47' Report
Attendance: 16,184
Honduras 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Hernández 37'
Lozano 70'		 Report
Attendance: 10,061
Mexico 1–0 Panama
Torres 90+1' Report
Attendance: 10,061

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March – Kansas City, KS
 
 
 El Salvador2
 
2 April – Kansas City, KS
 
 Honduras (a.e.t.)3
 
 Honduras1
 
31 March – Kansas City, KS
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.) 2
 
 Mexico3
 
 
 Canada1
 

Semi-finals

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The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

El Salvador 2–3 (a.e.t.) Honduras
Molina 77'
Sánchez 106'		 Report Lozano 1'
Rodas 101', 114'
Attendance: 16,101
Mexico 3–1 Canada
Fabián 20'
Pulido 33'
Ponce 59'		 Report Haber 32'
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Final

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Honduras 1–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Quioto 47' Report Fabián 74'
Ponce 116'
Attendance: 10,501

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Final ranking

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mexico 5 5 0 0 16 3 +13 15 Winners
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Honduras 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 9 Runner-ups
3  El Salvador 4 1 2 1 9 6 +3 5 Eliminated in
semi-finals
4  Canada 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
5  United States (H) 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Panama 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
7  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
8  Cuba 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for 2012 Summer Olympics

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The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
 Honduras31 March 20122 (2000, 2008)
 Mexico31 March 20129 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004)
2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "U.S. Soccer to Host 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nashville, Carson, Calif., and Kansas City". United States Soccer. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Gana México Proelímpico con marca perfecta, 2-1 a Honduras en alargue". ESPN Deortes. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Marrufo, Garcia head Olympic qualifying refs". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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