2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJamaica (Caribbean Group A)
United States Virgin Islands (Caribbean Group B)
Cayman Islands (Caribbean Group C)
Dominican Republic (Group D)
DatesCentral America:
17–21 July 2019
Caribbean preliminary:
17–28 July 2019
Caribbean play-in:
TBC
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored58 (2.76 per match)
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The qualifying competition for the 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship will determine five of the eight teams of 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament.

Contents

Teams

A total of 25 CONCACAF teams (out of 41) entered Olympic qualifying, with 22 involved in regional qualifiers for the final tournament. The entrants are divided into three zones:

CONCACAF International sport governing body

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is one of FIFA's 6 continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 members include nations and territories in North America, including Central America and the Caribbean. Three geographically South American entities are also members — Guyana, Suriname, and the French overseas department of French Guiana and Martinique. CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments.

North American Football Union

The North American Football Union (NAFU) is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone. The NAFU has no organizational structure. The statutes say "CONCACAF shall recognize ... The North American Football Union (NAFU)". The NAFU provide one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

Canada mens national under-23 soccer team national association football team

The Canada men's national under-23 soccer team or the Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.

Mexico national under-23 football team national association football team

The Mexico national under-23 football team represents Mexico in international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, the Toulon Tournament, and their respective qualification phases. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympic Games which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.

ZoneTeams entering Olympic qualifyingDid not enter
North American Zone
(NAFU)
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
Notes
International Olympic Committee Non-governmental ruling body of the Olympic Movement

The International Olympic Committee is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Draw

The draw for the Caribbean preliminary round took place on 17 April 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. [1] [2] The 16 teams which entered the Caribbean preliminary round were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 4 April 2019), [3] the 16 teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows: [4]

Eastern Time Zone time zone observing UTC−05:00 during standard time and UTC−04:00 during daylight saving time

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 22 states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands, along with certain countries and parts of countries in South America. Places that use Eastern Standard Time (EST) when observing standard time (autumn/winter) are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00).

UTC−04:00 Identifier for a time offset from UTC of −4

UTC−04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04:00. It is observed in the Eastern Time Zone during the warm months of daylight saving time, as Eastern Daylight Time. The Atlantic Time Zone observes it during standard time . It is observed all year in the Eastern Caribbean.

Miami City in southeastern Florida

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is an American city that is the seat of Miami-Dade County, and is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. The city covers an area of about 56 square miles (150 km2) between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east. Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2018 population of 470,914. The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people, the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation. The city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 55 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

The matchups of the Caribbean play-in round, played between the four Caribbean preliminary round group winners, were determined as follows:

No draw was made for the Central American matchups, which were based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 4 April 2019), [3] as follows:

1. Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (38)v6. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (143)
2. Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (61)5. Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (129)
3. Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (71)4. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (74)

Central America

The first legs will be played on 17 July, and the second legs will be played on 21 July 2019. [5] Winners qualify for 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg2–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–32–0
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–5Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0–20–3
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–10–2
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–2Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) [6]
Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg3–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis) [6]
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg 27' Ramos Soccerball shade.svg 47' (o.g.)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Caribbean

The Group A, B, and D matches were played between 17–21 July, and the Group C matches will be played between 24–28 July 2019. [5] Group winners qualify for play-in round.

Preliminary round

Group A

Matches were played at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston in Jamaica. All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 211051+44 Play-in round
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (H)20202202
3Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 201115−41
4Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 00000000Withdrew [7]
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–1Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Daley Soccerball shade.svg 52' Hope Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Dominica  Flag of Dominica.svg0–4Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lake Soccerball shade.svg 7'Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Mitchum Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Terrell Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg1–1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Lake Soccerball shade.svg 56' Daley Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)

Group B

Matches were played at the Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Saint Croix in United States Virgin Islands. All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 220060+66 Play-in round
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 21013303
3Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands (H)200228−60
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 00000000Withdrew [8]
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg2–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Joseph Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Kendall Soccerball shade.svg 20'		Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Referee: José Raul Rivera Torres (Puerto Rico)
Barbados  Flag of Barbados.svg1–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Trim Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Referee: Randy Encarnacion Solano (Dominican Republic)
Barbados  Flag of Barbados.svg5–0Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
Lorde Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Reid-Stephen Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Gale Soccerball shade.svg 45'Soccerball shade.svg 45+2'
Howell Soccerball shade.svg
Referee: José Raul Rivera Torres (Puerto Rico)

Group C

Matches were played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town in Cayman Islands. All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 211042+24 Play-in round
2Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 210112−13
3Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands (H)201123−11
4Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 00000000Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Cayman Islands  Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg0–1Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Modoo Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg0–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Bissainthe Soccerball shade.svg 32P'
Referee: Trevester Richards (St Kitts & Nevis)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2–2Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)

Group D

Matches were played at the Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal in Dominican Republic. All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (H)330092+79 Play-in round
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 320143+16
3Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 310254+13
4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3003110−90
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg1–2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–1Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
  • Soccerball shade.svg 4' D. Romero
  • Soccerball shade.svg 50' E. Japa
  • Soccerball shade.svg 77' R. Gonzalez
  • Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Saint Lucia  Flag of Saint Lucia.svg0–1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Soccerball shade.svg 29' Gerald Díaz
Referee: Johnny Osier (Haiti)
Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg0–4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
  • Soccerball shade.svg 17'Soccerball shade.svg 27' D. Romero
  • Soccerball shade.svg 23' J. Pineda
  • Soccerball shade.svg 86' J. Ángeles
Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)
Saint Lucia  Flag of Saint Lucia.svg4–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Doxilly Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Augustin Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Richard Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'
Richard Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Referee: Marcos Brea Despaigne (Cuba)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Ricardo Rivera Soccerball shade.svg 17'
  • Soccerball shade.svg 48' E. Reyes
  • Soccerball shade.svg 63' B. López
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Play-in round

Winners qualify for 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamZoneQualified onPrevious appearances in CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada North AmericaAutomatic8 (1984, 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico North AmericaAutomatic11 ( 1964 , 1972 , 1976 , 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004 , 2008, 2012 , 2015 )
Flag of the United States.svg  United States North AmericaAutomatic10 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992 , 2000 , 2004, 2008 , 2012 , 2015 )
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Central America 21 July 20197 (1968, 1976, 1980 , 1984 , 1996, 2004, 2015)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Central America 21 July 2019
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Central America 21 July 2019
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis OR Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Caribbean 2019
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados OR Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caribbean 2019
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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References

  1. ↑ "Concacaf Announces Details for the Preliminary Rounds of the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 16 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Draw complete for Caribbean preliminary round of Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com. 17 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – 4 April 2019 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com.
  5. 1 2 "MOQ Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  6. 1 2 "FIFA define árbitros para la llave Nicaragua-Honduras" (in Spanish). Radio Nueva Ya. 10 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Guyana withdraws from Preliminary Rounds of Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifiers". Kaieteur News. 12 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sancho concerned about players after U-23 withdrawal". Newsday. 6 June 2019.
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