2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Dates20 March - 1 April 2020
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) Guadalajara
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The 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship will be the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international age-restricted football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

The CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is an under 23 international football (soccer) event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, and is the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games. The competition had different formats during the years. 2008's version of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was called the 2008 CONCACAF Under-23 Championship.

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Contents

The top two teams will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan as the CONCACAF representatives. [1]

Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mens tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 23 July to 8 August 2020. It will be the 27th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament. Together with the women's competition, the 2020 Summer Olympics football tournament will be held in six cities in Japan, including Olympic host city Tokyo, which the final will be hosted at the Olympic Stadium. Teams participating in the men's competition are restricted to under-23 players with a maximum of three overage players allowed.

Qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [2]

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.

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Mexico national under-23 football team national association football team

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Regional qualification tournaments will be held in Central America and Caribbean to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualification zoneAppearancePrevious best performancePrevious men's Olympic appearances
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada North America (automatic)9thRunner-up (1984, 1996)3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico North America (automatic)12thWinner (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015)11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States North America (automatic)11thWinner (1988, 1992)14
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Central America 7thWinner (1980, 1984)3
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Central America 12thThird Place (2012)1
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Central America 10thWinner (2000, 2008)4
Caribbean
Caribbean

Venues

To be confirmed.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics 1
TBD2019
TBD2019
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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References

  1. ↑ "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Concacaf Announces Details for the Preliminary Rounds of the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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