2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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

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

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 and 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 and 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

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) Hosts
Nicaragua 1–1 El Salvador
Chavarría 24' Report Peña 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 31'
Simons 32'
Muñoz 36'		 Report
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
Costa Rica 2–2 Nicaragua
Cruz 15'
Lassiter 72'		 Report Chavarría 80'
Silva 89'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Panama 3–2 El Salvador
Hormechea 2'
Narbón 30'
Bárcenas 80'		 Report Lemus 32'
Mejía 61' (pen.)
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Group B

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) Hosts
Belize 0–5 Honduras
Report Elis 25'
Ramírez 45+1'
Salas 50', 54'
Acosta 83'
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
Guatemala 1–2 Honduras
Longo 54' Report Nieto 65', 85'
Referee: Emler Bonilla (El Salvador)
Guatemala 3–0 Belize
Andrade 3', 41'
Mérida 84'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Repechage playoff

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

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

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Caribbean Zone

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 and 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 and 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

Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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

Group 1

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

Group 2

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) Hosts
Cuba 2–0 Guyana
López 7'
Pérez 41'		 Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Antigua and Barbuda 7–0 Aruba
Kirwan 21'
J. Stevens 31', 41'
Romeo 45', 90+2'
McDonald 46'
Jahraldo-Martin 59'		 Report
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Aruba 1–11 Cuba
Ruiz 42' (pen.) Report López 7', 52'
Sáez 12', 32'
Urgelles 22'
Reyes 28', 46', 48', 61', 65'
Morales 72'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 Guyana
Thomas 3', 30' Report
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
Guyana 5–0 Aruba
Garnett 32'
Bobb 49', 66'
Wilson 50'
Schultz 88'		 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Antigua and Barbuda 2–3 Cuba
Harriette 74'
McDonald 85'		 Report Hernández 27'
Reyes 81'
Morales 90+1'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Group 3

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) Hosts
Saint Lucia 1–6 Jamaica
Henry 29' Report Seaton 3', 38'
Loza 48'
Lewis 56'
Flemmings 75'
Williams 77'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–0 Saint Lucia
Ramírez 35'
Martínez 80'
Lombardi 90+4'		 Report
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Dominican Republic 0–4 Jamaica
Report Seaton 36'
McFarlane 63'
Williams 72'
Wilson 87'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Group 4

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) Hosts
Puerto Rico 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nugent 9'
Strain 75'		 Report Solomon 13'
Anderson 81'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Winchester 65'
Roach 76'
John 89'		 Report Slater 18', 39', 86'
Anderson 19'
Miguel 43'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Winchester 5'
Andrews 62'
Roach 76'
John 82', 89'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Final round

Matches played in Haiti.[11]

Semi-finals

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

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

Third place playoff

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

Final

Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Désiré 19'

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Cuba Yosel Piedra (playing against Jamaica)
  • Dominica Malcolm Joseph (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Qualified teams

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

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  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.
  7. ^ a b "2015 CMOQ: Qualifying Results & Scorers". CONCACAF.com. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "CFU Beacon (February 2015, Volume 3, Issue 4, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter)" (PDF). Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  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.
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