2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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2020 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:
September 2019
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored64 (2.78 per match)
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The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

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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 were divided into three zones:

ZoneTeams entering Olympic qualifyingDid not enter
North American Zone
(NAFU)
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
Notes

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 sixteen teams which entered the Caribbean preliminary round were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the FIFA World Rankings (as of 4 April 2019), [3] the sixteen teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows: [4]

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:

Each tie was played as a single match, with the higher-ranked team according to the seeding used for the preliminary round draw hosting the match.

No draw was made for the Central American matchups, which were based on the FIFA World Rankings (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 (1949-2022).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)

Each tie was played as two-legged home-and-away matches, with the higher-ranked team according to the seeding hosting the second leg.

Central America

The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 21 July 2019. [5] Winners qualified for the 2020 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 (1949-2022).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
Report
  • Leal Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Córdoba Soccerball shade.svg55'
  • Araya Soccerball shade.svg60'
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Costa Rica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) [6]
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg3–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis) [6]

Honduras won 5–0 on aggregate.

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Ramos Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

El Salvador won 3–1 on aggregate.

Caribbean

The Group A, B, and D matches were played between 17–21 July, and the Group C matches were played between 24–28 July 2019. [5] Group winners qualified for the 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.svg52' Report Jnohope Soccerball shade.svg37'
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Dominica  Flag of Dominica.svg0–4Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Lake Soccerball shade.svg7', 23'
Mitchum Soccerball shade.svg47'
Terrell Soccerball shade.svg69'
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg1–1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Lake Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Daley Soccerball shade.svg45'
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.svg10'
Kendall Soccerball shade.svg20'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg26'
Soccerball shade.svg45'
Soccerball shade.svg70'
Referee: José Raul Rivera Torres (Puerto Rico)
Barbados  Flag of Barbados.svg1–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Trim Soccerball shade.svg70' Report
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.svg12'
Reid-Stephen Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gale Soccerball shade.svg45', 45+2'
Howell Soccerball shade.svg?'		 Report
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
Report Modoo Soccerball shade.svg54'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg0–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report Bissainthe Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.)
Soccerball shade.svg?'
Referee: Trevester Richards (St Kitts & Nevis)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2–2Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Soccerball shade.svg?'
Soccerball shade.svg?'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg?'
Soccerball shade.svg?'
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.svg42' Report
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–1Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg66'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Saint Lucia  Flag of Saint Lucia.svg0–1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report Díaz Soccerball shade.svg29'
Referee: Johnny Osier (Haiti)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg4–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)
Saint Lucia  Flag of Saint Lucia.svg4–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Referee: Marcos Brea Despaigne (Cuba)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Play-in round

The higher ranked teams according to the seeding, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Haiti, each hosted a one-legged elimination match. The winners qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg4–0Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Joseph Soccerball shade.svg5'
Christophe Soccerball shade.svg?'
Clerveaux Soccerball shade.svg59'
Damus Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince [11]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

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 20196 (1968, 1980 , 1984 , 1996, 2004, 2015)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Central America 21 July 20196 (1992, 2000 , 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2015)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Central America 21 July 20194 (1968, 1988, 1996, 2012)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Caribbean 22 September 20190 (debut)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caribbean 22 September 20192 (2008, 2015)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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