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[edit]

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[edit]

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 Júnior Andrade
Panama Édgar Joel Bárcenas
Nicaragua Carlos Chavarría
Honduras Joshua Nieto
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (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  Nicaragua 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Nicaragua 1–1 El Salvador
Chavarría Goal 24' Report Peña Goal 17'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Panama 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Panama 3–0 Nicaragua
Bárcenas Goal 31'
Simons Goal 32'
Muñoz Goal 36'		 Report
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
Costa Rica 2–2 Nicaragua
Cruz Goal 15'
Lassiter Goal 72'		 Report Chavarría Goal 80'
Silva Goal 89'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Panama 3–2 El Salvador
Hormechea Goal 2'
Narbón Goal 30'
Bárcenas Goal 80'		 Report Lemus Goal 32'
Mejía Goal 61' (pen.)
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Group B[edit]

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  Guatemala (H) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Repechage playoff
3  Belize 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Belize 0–5 Honduras
Report Elis Goal 25'
Ramírez Goal 45+1'
Salas Goal 50', 54'
Acosta Goal 83'
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
Guatemala 1–2 Honduras
Longo Goal 54' Report Nieto Goal 65', 85'
Referee: Emler Bonilla (El Salvador)
Guatemala 3–0 Belize
Andrade Goal 3', 41'
Mérida Goal 84'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Repechage playoff[edit]

Guatemala 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Costa Rica 1–0 Guatemala
Matarrita Goal 56' Report

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

Goalscorers[edit]

2 goals
1 goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Caribbean Zone[edit]

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 Cuba
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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[edit]

Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Dominica 0–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report Joseph Goal 5' (o.g.)
Anderson Goal 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 320
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 Dominica
Anderson Goal 51'
Slater Goal 70'
Cunningham Goal 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[edit]

Group 1[edit]

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  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Barbados 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Cayman Islands 0–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Freeman Goal 16'
Panayiotou Goal 31'
Rogers Goal 50'
Kelly Goal 81'
Nelson Goal 86'
Samuel Goal 90+2'
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)
Haiti 2–0 Barbados
James Goal 41'
Estama Goal 45'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 Barbados
Panayiotou Goal 45'
Walwyn Goal 85'		 Report Barzey Goal 55' (o.g.)
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)
Haiti 4–0 Cayman Islands
Cherenfant Goal 39', 90+2'
Christian Goal 45+1'
Telfort Goal 55' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)
Barbados 1–0 Cayman Islands
Headley Goal 65' Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Haiti 3–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cherenfant Goal 10'
Telfort Goal 29'
Désiré Goal 38' (pen.)		 Report Rogers Goal 49'
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)

Group 2[edit]

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

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

Group 3[edit]

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  Saint Lucia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
4  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Saint Lucia 1–6 Jamaica
Henry Goal 29' Report Seaton Goal 3', 38'
Loza Goal 48'
Lewis Goal 56'
Flemmings Goal 75'
Williams Goal 77'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–0 Saint Lucia
Ramírez Goal 35'
Martínez Goal 80'
Lombardi Goal 90+4'		 Report
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Dominican Republic 0–4 Jamaica
Report Seaton Goal 36'
McFarlane Goal 63'
Williams Goal 72'
Wilson Goal 87'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Group 4[edit]

Matches played in Puerto Rico.

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

Final round[edit]

Matches played in Haiti.[11]

Semi-finals[edit]

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

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

Third place playoff[edit]

Jamaica 3–2 (a.e.t.) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Williams Goal 8'
Seaton Goal 25', 100'		 Report Cunningham Goal 15'
Anderson Goal 53'

Final[edit]

Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Désiré Goal 19'

Goalscorers[edit]

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

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Qualified teams[edit]

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)
 Panama 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)
 Cuba 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[edit]

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2015 2015 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  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.
  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.

External links[edit]

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