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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Group A
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
---|---|---|
Joseph 23' | Report |
Curaçao | 1 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Martina 70' | Report | Joseph 58' |
Group C
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ "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