CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING 2012 | |
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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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals each) |
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]
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]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance 1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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North America | ![]() | Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
![]() | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
![]() | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1988, 1992) | |||
Central America | ![]() | Group 1 winners | 1996 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | ||
![]() (title holders) | Group 1 winners | 2008 | Winners (2000, 2008) | |||
![]() | Play-off winners | 2008 | Fourth place (1964) | |||
Caribbean | ![]() | Second round winners | 2008 | Third place (1976, 1984) | ||
![]() | Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.
Nashville, Tennessee | Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) | Kansas City, Kansas | Location of the host cities of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. |
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LP Field | Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | |
Capacity: 69,143 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | |
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The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012. [3]
All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
El Salvador ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
United States ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Henry ![]() Cavallini ![]() |
United States ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Boyd ![]() Corona ![]() | Report | Blanco ![]() Flores ![]() Alas ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
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Molino ![]() | Report | Pulido ![]() Fabián ![]() Reyes ![]() Jiménez ![]() Cortés ![]() |
Panama ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Waterman ![]() | Report | Winchester ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Hernández ![]() Lozano ![]() | Report |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
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2 April – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
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31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
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The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
El Salvador ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Molina ![]() Sánchez ![]() | Report | Lozano ![]() Rodas ![]() |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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![]() | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Winners |
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics 2 |
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![]() | 31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
![]() | 31 March 2012 | 9 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968 , 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004) |
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