2012_CONCACAF_Men's_Pre-Olympic_Tournament
2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
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| 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) |
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Mexico won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
More information Zone, Country ...
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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| North America | Canada |
Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
| Mexico |
Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
 United States (hosts) |
Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1988, 1992) | |||
| Central America | El Salvador |
Group 1 winners | 1996 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | ||
| Honduras (title holders) |
Group 1 winners | 2008 | Winners (2000, 2008) | |||
 Panama |
Play-off winners | 2008 | Fourth place (1964) | |||
| Caribbean |  Cuba |
Second round winners | 2008 | Third place (1976, 1984) | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
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- 1 Only final tournament.
Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.
More information Carson, Kansas City ...
| Carson | Kansas City | Nashville | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | LP Field | |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | Capacity: 69,143 | |
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The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
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All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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More information United States, 6–0 ...
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More information Cuba, 0–4 ...
| Cuba | 0–4 | El Salvador |
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| Report | Blanco  4' Flores 52', 80' Menjivar 68' |
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More information United States, 0–2 ...
| United States | 0–2 | Canada |
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| Report | Henry 58' Cavallini 83' |
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More information United States, 3–3 ...
| United States | 3–3 | El Salvador |
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| Boyd 1', 64' Corona 68' |
Report | Blanco 35' Flores 36' Alas 90+4' |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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More information Honduras, 3–1 ...
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More information Trinidad and Tobago, 1–7 ...
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–7 | Mexico |
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| Molino 88' |
Report | Pulido 29' Fabián 33', 69', 85' Reyes 51' Jiménez 75' Cortés 90' |
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More information Panama, 1–1 ...
| Panama | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Waterman 69' |
Report | Winchester 90+3' |
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More information Honduras, 2–0 ...
| Honduras | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Hernández 37' Lozano 70' |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City | ||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||
| 2 April – Kansas City | ||||||
| Honduras (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City | ||||||
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
More information El Salvador, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
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More information Mexico, 3–1 ...
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Final
More information Honduras, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Lucas Cavallini- Marcus Haber
- Doneil Henry
- Evan James
Maykel Reyes
Jaime Alas- Richard Menjivar
- Milton Molina
- Edwin Sánchez
Alexander López- Mario Martínez
- Romell Quioto
Javier Cortés- Israel Jiménez
- Diego Reyes
- Erick Torres
Yairo Glaize- Cecilio Waterman
Kevin Molino- Shahdon Winchester
Freddy Adu- Juan Agudelo
- 1 own goal
- Adrián Diz (playing against United States)
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Mexico |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Winners |
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Honduras |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups |
| 3 | El Salvador |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 4 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 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 |
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The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
More information Team, Qualified on ...
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
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| Honduras | 31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
| Mexico | 31 March 2012 | 9 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004) |
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- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- "U.S. Soccer to Host 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nashville, Carson, Calif., and Kansas City". United States Soccer. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
- "Gana México Proelímpico con marca perfecta, 2-1 a Honduras en alargue". ESPN Deortes. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
- "Marrufo, Garcia head Olympic qualifying refs". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.