2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 22 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Fabián Alan Pulido (5 goals each) |
The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition to determine the two participants at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
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
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 / 36.16639°N 86.77139°W | 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W | 39°07′18″N 94°49′25″W / 39.1218°N 94.8237°W |
  LP Field Home Depot Center Livestrong Sporting Park | ||
Match officials
The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
Squads
Group stage
All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| United States
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Cuba
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| El Salvador | 0 – 0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| United States | 0 – 2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Henry  58' Cavallini 83' |
| United States | 3 – 3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd 1', 64' Corona 68' |
Report | Blanco 35' Flores 36' Alas 90+4' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| Honduras
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Panama
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 7 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Molino 88' |
Report | Pulido 29' Fabián 33', 69', 85' Reyes 51' Jiménez 75' Cortés 90' |
| Panama | 1 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Waterman 69' |
Report | Winchester 90+3' |
| Honduras | 2 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 37' Lozano 70' |
Report |
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
Final
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
|
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- 1 own goal
Adrián Diz (playing against United States)
Final rankings
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | DF | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Honduras |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | El Salvador |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| 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 |
See also
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
- 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
References
- ^ "Olympic qualifying, Pan Ams berths allocated". concacaf.com. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "US to enjoy home field advantage in Olympic Qualifying". Major League Soccer. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "Marrufo, Garcia head Olympic qualifying refs". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
External links
- 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2012 in American soccer
- International association football competitions hosted by the United States
- 2011–12 in CONCACAF football
- 2012 in American sports
- 2012 in sports in Kansas
- 2012 in sports in Tennessee
- 2012 in sports in California