2000 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

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2000 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.png
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates21–30 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored24 (1.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Guatemala.svg Carlos Ruiz
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg David Suazo
Flag of Mexico.svg Joaquín Beltrán
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Albright
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wolff
(2 goals each)
1996
2004

The 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, 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 21 and 30 April 2000.

Contents

Honduras won the tournament with a 2–1 final win over the United States. [1] As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia as CONCACAF representatives. [2]

Qualification

All 41 CONCACAF nations entered the competition, and with the hosts United States qualifying automatically, the other 40 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining five spots in the final tournament.[ citation needed ]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

ZoneCountryMethod of qualificationAppearance 1 Last appearancePrevious best performancePrevious Olympic appearances
(last)
North America Flag of the United States.svg  United States (hosts)Automatic6th 1992
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Third round – Group A winners4th 1996 Runners-up (1984, 1996)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(title holders)
Third round – Group B winners7th 1996 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1996)
Central America Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Third round – Group A runners-up5th 1988 Winners (1968)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Third round – Group B runners-up2nd 1992
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Third round – Group C winners2nd 1964 Fourth place (1964)
1 Only final tournament.

Venue

The matches were played in Hershey. [3]

Hershey
Hersheypark Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Squads

Each team has to submit a list of 18-man (two players have to be goalkeepers). [4]

Final round

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)211030+34Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 21012313
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20110221
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey
Attendance: 11,229
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Neftali Recinos (El Salvador)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 211041+34Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 211032+14
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 20021540
Source: CONCACAF
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Neftalí Recinos (El Salvador)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
28 April – Hershey
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 
30 April – Hershey
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
28 April – Hershey
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (p)0 (5)
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0 (4)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 April – Hershey
 
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report

Third place play-off

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey
Attendance: 12,126
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 42114407Winners
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States (H)421181+77Runner-ups
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 422091+88Third place
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 411231184Fourth place
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20110221Eliminated in
group stage
6Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 20021540
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28 April 200012 ( 1904 , 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984 , 1988, 1992, 1996 )
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 28 April 20000 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. "HONDURAS DEFEATS USA IN FINAL MATCH OF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT". CONCACAF. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2000.
  2. "Honduras overtakes U.S. 2-1 in meaningless final". SoccerTimes.com. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
  3. "Galaxy Trio Among 25 in U.S. Pool". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 2000.
  4. "Charles picks final 18 for qualifying tourney". soccertimes.com. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.