2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition to determine the two participants at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates22 March – 2 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (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) Marco Fabián
Alan Pulido (5 goals each)

As with past versions of the tournament, eight teams were split up into two groups of four. One group played their matches at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, while the remaining group played their matches at Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The group matches were played from March 22–27.

Following the group stage, there was an elimination round held at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The semifinal matches was held on March 31, while the final match was held on April 2. The two finalists advanced to the 2012 Olympic Tournament.[2]

Qualification
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

There was 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.

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performances
North American zone
 Mexico Automatic 11th Winner (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004)
 United States Automatic 10th Winner (1988, 1992)
 Canada Automatic 7th Runner-up (1984, 1996)
Central American zone qualified through the Central America qualifying
 El Salvador Group 1 Winner 4th Winner (1968)
 Honduras Group 2 Winner 5th Winner (2000, 2008)
 Panama Playoff Winner 5th Fourth place (1964)
Caribbean zone qualified through the Caribbean qualifying
 Cuba Final Group Winner 3rd Third place (1976, 1984)
 Trinidad and Tobago Final Group runner-up 5th Runner-up (1968)

Venues
Nashville Carson Kansas City
LP Field Home Depot Center Livestrong Sporting Park
36°9′59″N 86°46′17″W 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W 39.1218°N 94.8237°W / 39.1218; -94.8237 (Livestrong Sporting Park)
LP Field
Home Depot Center
Livestrong Sporting Park

Match officials

The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]

Squads
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Squads

Group stage

All times in Eastern Daylight Time.

Group A
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  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
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)
United States 3 – 3 El Salvador
Boyd  1', 64'
Corona  68'		 Report Blanco  35'
Flores  36'
Alas  90+4'
Attendance: 7,889

Group B
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
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
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
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
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
Semifinals Final
      
1  El Salvador 2
4  Honduras (a.e.t.) 3
 Honduras 1
 Mexico (a.e.t.) 2
3  Mexico 3
2  Canada 1

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

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final rankings
Pos.TeamPldWDLFADFPts.
1 Mexico5500163+1315
2 Honduras530298+19
3 El Salvador412196+35
4 Canada41214405
5 United States311195+44
6 Panama301225−31
7 Trinidad and Tobago3012210−81
8 Cuba3012111−101

See also

References
  1. "Olympic qualifying, Pan Ams berths allocated". concacaf.com. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  2. "US to enjoy home field advantage in Olympic Qualifying". Major League Soccer. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  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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