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]
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) |
| 3 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | 7 | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) | 17 |
| Did not enter | |
|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | None |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) | |
| Eliminatoria Preolimpica Masculina de UNCAF 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Panama (group A) Guatemala (group B) Costa Rica and Guatemala (repechage playoff) |
| Dates | 11–23 August 2015 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.36 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Júnior Andrade Édgar Joel Bárcenas  Carlos Chavarría  Joshua Nieto 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.
| 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 |
| Panama | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Costa Rica | 2–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Cruz  15'Lassiter 72' | Report | Chavarría 80' Silva 89' |
| 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 |
| Belize | 0–5 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elis 25' Ramírez 45+1'Salas 50', 54'Acosta 83' |
| Guatemala | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 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.
Source: CONCACAF.com [7]
| 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) |
| Dates | 22 May – 16 August 2015 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Haiti |
| Runners-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Jamaica |
| Fourth place | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 99 (4.13 per match) |
| Top scorer | 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.
Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–0 |  Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson 51' Slater 70'Cunningham 90' | Report |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group 4.
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 |
| Cayman Islands | 0–6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Freeman 16' Panayiotou 31'Rogers 50'Kelly 81'Nelson 86'Samuel 90+2' |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–1 | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Panayiotou 45' Walwyn 85' | Report | Barzey 55' (o.g.) |
| Haiti | 4–0 | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Cherenfant 39', 90+2' Christian 45+1'Telfort 55' (pen.) | Report |
| Barbados | 1–0 | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Headley 65' | Report |
| Haiti | 3–1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Cherenfant 10' Telfort 29'Désiré 38' (pen.) | Report | Rogers 49' |
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 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 7–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Kirwan 21' J. Stevens 31', 41'Romeo 45', 90+2'McDonald 46'Jahraldo-Martin 59' | Report |
| Aruba | 1–11 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 42' (pen.) | Report | López 7', 52' Sáez 12', 32'Urgelles 22'Reyes 28', 46', 48', 61', 65'Morales 72' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas 3', 30' | Report |
| Guyana | 5–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Garnett 32' Bobb 49', 66'Wilson 50'Schultz 88' | Report |
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 |
| Saint Lucia | 1–6 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Henry 29' | Report | Seaton 3', 38' Loza 48'Lewis 56'Flemmings 75'Williams 77' |
| Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 35' Martínez 80'Lombardi 90+4' | Report |
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 |
| Puerto Rico | 2–2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Nugent 9' Strain 75' | Report | Solomon 13' Anderson 81' |
| 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' |
| Puerto Rico | 0–5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Winchester 5' Andrews 62'Roach 76'John 82', 89' |
Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
| Cuba | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 7' Reyes 86' | Report | Piedra 50' (o.g.) |
| Haiti | 1–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Estama 64' (pen.) | Report |
Tevaughn Harriette Calaum Jahraldo-Martin Eugene Kirwan Jonathan Ruiz Shaquille Barzey Kemar Headley Dairon Pérez David Urgelles Geremy Lombardi Pedro Emil Martínez Miguel de Jesús Ramírez Domini Garnett Pernell Schultz Daniel Wilson Alex Junior Christian Jean-François James Junior Flemmings Andre Lewis Jamar Loza Sean McFarlane Paul Wilson Cooper Nugent Reid Strain Keithroy Freeman Dahjal Kelly Vinceroy Nelson Glenroy Samuel Nile Walwyn David Henry Brad Miguel Azinho Solomon Aikim Andrews Yosel Piedra (playing against Jamaica) Malcolm Joseph (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)Source: CONCACAF.com [7]
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 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) |
