2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates18–30 March 2021
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova (4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Vega
Best goalkeeper Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Güity
Fair play awardFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2015

The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifteenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised 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.

Contents

In August 2019, it was announced that the tournament would be hosted in Guadalajara and Zapopan, both cities in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, [1] with the tournament originally scheduled to take place between 20 March and 1 April 2020. [2] [3]

On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next thirty days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. [4] On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifiers would now take place between 18 and 30 March 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021. [5]

Host nation, Mexico successfully defended their title after defeating Honduras on penalties in the final. It was their eight Pre-Olympic title and third in a row, after previous wins in 1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012 and 2015. [6] As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan as the CONCACAF representatives, just as the same sides had in the previous two Olympics. [7]

On 16 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that the representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will qualify through the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [8]

Qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [9]

Regional qualification tournaments were 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 teams qualified for the final tournament.

ZoneCountryMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performancePrevious Olympic appearances
(last)
North America Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(hosts & title holders)
Automatic12th 2015 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015)11 (2016)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic9th 2015 Runners-up (1984, 1996)3 (1984)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic11th 2015 Winners (1988, 1992)14 (2008)
Central America Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Central America play-off winners7th 2004 Winners (1980, 1984)3 (2004)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Central America play-off winners5th 2012 Final round winner without outright champions (1968)1 (1968)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Central America play-off winners7th 2015 Winners (2000, 2008)4 (2016)
Caribbean Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Caribbean play-in round winners1st0 (debut)Debutant0
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caribbean play-in round winners3rd 2015 Group stage (2008, 2015)0

Venues

The matches were played in Guadalajara and Zapopan.

Guadalajara Zapopan
(Guadalajara Area)
Estadio Jalisco Estadio Akron
Capacity: 55,110Capacity: 49,850
Estadio Jalisco Vista porteria sur 06022022.jpg Estadio Omnilife Chivas.jpg

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 9 January 2020, 19:00 CST (UTC−6), at the Estadio Akron, in Guadalajara, Mexico. [10] [11]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded into four pots for the draw. Pot 1 contained Mexico, seeded in Group A as the host nation, and Honduras, seeded in Group B as the best performing team in the last editions among the other teams. Pot 2 contained the two remaining teams from North America, Canada and United States, Pot 3 contained the two remaining teams from Central America, Costa Rica and El Salvador, while Pot 4 contained the two teams from the Caribbean, Dominican Republic and Haiti. [12]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

The match officials appointed for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship were announced by CONCACAF on 23 February 2021. [13]

Referees

Assistants referees

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6). [14]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)330081+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320151+46
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310254+13
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3003113120
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
  • Ferreira Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report

Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg5–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 312052+35Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312031+25
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 31113414
4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 30121541
Source: CONCACAF
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg3–0Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
28 March – Guadalajara
 
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2
 
30 April – Zapopan
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1 (4)
 
28 March – Guadalajara
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (p)1 (5)
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best Player [15] Best Goalkeeper [16] Top Goal Scorer [17]
Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Vega Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Güity Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova
(4 goals, 2 assists)
Fair Play Award [18]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Best XI [19]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Güity

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Cornelius
Flag of Mexico.svg Johan Vásquez
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Denil Maldonado
Flag of the United States.svg Justen Glad

Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Yueill
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Edwin Rodríguez

Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Luis Palma
Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Vega
Flag of Mexico.svg Uriel Antuna

Final ranking

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)5410112+913Winners
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 523084+49Runner-ups
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 420263+36Eliminated in
semi-finals
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41213305
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 31113414Eliminated in
group stage
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310254+13
7Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 30121541
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3003113120
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

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

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics 1
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 28 March 20214 (2000, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 28 March 202111 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968 , 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012 , 2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Broadcasting

Television

CountryBroadcasterRef.
FreePay
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Host) Canal 5Las Estrellas TUDN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada OneSoccer [20]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Televicentro [21]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FS1FS2 [22]
UniMás TUDN [23]

Radio

CountryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States TUDN Radio [24]

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