CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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The CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was a quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized 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. The competition format had varied since its inception, from 1996 to the final edition in 2020 it had been hosted in a single country.

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On 16 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that the representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will qualify through the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [1] The two finalists at the Concacaf U20 tournament will qualify for the Olympics in 2024.

Past tournaments

Note: The Olympic football teams are represented by under-23 teams, since 1992.

YearHostChampions2nd place3rd place4th place
Olympic teams (represented by amateur teams)
1964
Details
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Suriname.svg
Suriname
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Panama.svg
Panama
1968
Details
No fixed hostNo outright winner
(Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador and Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala were final round winners)
No outright third-placed team
(Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica and Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago were final round losers)
1972
Details
No fixed hostFlag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Guatemala
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
1976
Details
No fixed hostFlag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Guatemala
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
1980
Details
No fixed hostFlag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Suriname.svg
Suriname
1984
Details
No fixed hostFlag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
1988
Details
No fixed hostNo outright winner
(Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico and Flag of the United States.svg  United States were final round winners)
No outright runners-up
(Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala and Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago were final round runners-up)
No outright third-placed team
(Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador and Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana were final round third-placed)
Olympic teams (represented by under-23 teams)
1992
Details
No hostFlag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
1996
Details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
2000
Details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Guatemala
2004
Details
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2008
Details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Guatemala
2012
Details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of El Salvador.svg
El Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
2015
Details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
2020
Details
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
Honduras
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Top goalscorers by year

Overall top goalscorers

RankPlayerCountryYear(s)U-23 Goals
1 Steve Snow Flag of the United States.svg USA19928
2 Brent Goulet Flag of the United States.svg USA19886
2 Ronald Gomez Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica19966
4 Freddy Adu Flag of the United States.svg USA2008–20125
4 Marco Fabián Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico20125
4 Alan Pulido Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico20125
7 Carl Gentile Flag of the United States.svg USA19644
7 Aaron Padilla Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico19644
7 Leonard Cuellar Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico19724
7 Mike Seeray Flag of the United States.svg USA19724
7 Hugo Sanchez Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico19764
7 Alecko Eskandarian Flag of the United States.svg USA20044
7 Bobby Convey Flag of the United States.svg USA20044
7 Emil Martínez Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras20044
7 Joe Corona Flag of the United States.svg USA20124
7 Anthony Lozano Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras2012–20154
7 Erick Torres Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2012–20154
7 Alberth Elis Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras20154
7 Jerome Kiesewetter Flag of the United States.svg USA20154
7 Sebastián Córdova Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico20204

Winners by country

CountryTitlesRunners-up
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2020)1 (1992)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 (1988*, 1992)4 (1972, 1980, 2000, 2008)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2 (2000, 2008)3 (2012, 2015, 2020)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2 (1980, 1984)1 (2004)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1 (1968*)3 (1972, 1976, 1988)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1 (1968*)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1 (1960)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 (1984, 1996)
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1 (1964)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1 (1960)

* Final round winners (no outright winner)

Olympic qualification by nation

As of 2024
RankNationOQYears qualified
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 151904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 121928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 52000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31904, 1976, 1984
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 31980, 1984, 2004
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 31968, 1976, 1988
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 21976, 1980
8Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 11968
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 12024
8Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 11952

Curaçao have been expelled by IOC, but participant record is recognized by FIFA.

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References

  1. "Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship to qualify teams to 2023 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympic Games". CONCACAF. 16 September 2021.