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 3210103+77
 Jamaica 321052+37
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 310235−23
 Cayman Islands 300308−80
Suriname 5 – 0 Cayman Islands
Perk 15'
Rijssel 20', 46'
Hernandez red-colored football 34' (o.g.)
Drenthe 89'
Report


Suriname 2 – 2 Jamaica
Simpson red-colored football 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 321061+57
 Curaçao 321051+47
 Grenada 310223−13
 Dominica 300308−80
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 220080+86
 Aruba 210117−63
 Guyana 200202−20
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 330063+39
 Haiti 320153+26
 Antigua and Barbuda 310245−13
 Saint Lucia 300326−40
Haiti 2 – 1 Antigua and Barbuda
Charles 2'
Guerrier 49'
Report Smith 26'
Attendance: 650
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Saint Lucia 0 – 2 Haiti
Report Norde 7'
Charles 36'
Attendance: 650

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 – 1 Haiti
Joseph red-colored football 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 312064+25
 Trinidad and Tobago 3111127+54
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 311164+24
 Suriname 3102413–93
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 220042+26
 Panama 210143+13
 Guatemala 200225-30
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 211072+54
 Costa Rica 211062+44
 Nicaragua 200209-90
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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