2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the 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. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.[1]
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Vereinigte Staaten |
Dates | 22 March – 2 April |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals each) |
Mexico won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
Qualification
editQualified teams
editThe following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone | Land | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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North America | Kanada | Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
Mexiko | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
Vereinigte Staaten (hosts) | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1988, 1992) | |||
Central America | El Salvador | Group 1 winners | 1996 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | ||
Honduras (title holders) |
Group 1 winners | 2008 | Winners (2000, 2008) | |||
Panama | Play-off winners | 2008 | Fourth place (1964) | |||
Caribbean | Cuba | Second round winners | 2008 | Third place (1976, 1984) | ||
Trinidad und Tobago | Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Venues
editThree cities served as the venues for the tournament.
Nashville, Tennessee | Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) |
Kansas City, Kansas | Location of the host cities of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. |
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LP Field | Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | |
Capacity: 69,143 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | |
Match officials
editThe match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
Squads
editGroup stage
editAll times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Group A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
Kanada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Vereinigte Staaten | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
El Salvador | 0–0 | Kanada |
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Bericht |
Vereinigte Staaten | 0–2 | Kanada |
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Bericht | Henry 58' Cavallini 83' |
Vereinigte Staaten | 3–3 | El Salvador |
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Boyd 1', 64' Corona 68' |
Bericht | Blanco 35' Flores 36' Alas 90+4' |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Mexiko | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Trinidad und Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
Trinidad und Tobago | 1–7 | Mexiko |
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Molino 88' | Bericht | Pulido 29' Fabián 33', 69', 85' Reyes 51' Jiménez 75' Cortés 90' |
Panama | 1–1 | Trinidad und Tobago |
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Waterman 69' | Bericht | Winchester 90+3' |
Honduras | 2–0 | Trinidad und Tobago |
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Hernández 37' Lozano 70' |
Bericht |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
El Salvador | 2 | |||||
2 April – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
Honduras (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Honduras | 1 | |||||
31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
Mexiko (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
Mexiko | 3 | |||||
Kanada | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
editThe semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
El Salvador | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Honduras |
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Molina 77' Sánchez 106' |
Bericht | Lozano 1' Rodas 101', 114' |
Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Lucas Cavallini
- Marcus Haber
- Doneil Henry
- Evan James
- Maykel Reyes
- Jaime Alas
- Richard Menjivar
- Milton Molina
- Edwin Sánchez
- Alexander López
- Mario Martínez
- Romell Quioto
- Javier Cortés
- Israel Jiménez
- Diego Reyes
- Erick Torres
- Yairo Glaize
- Cecilio Waterman
- Kevin Molino
- Shahdon Winchester
- Freddy Adu
- Juan Agudelo
- 1 own goal
- Adrián Diz (playing against United States)
Final ranking
editAs 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Mexiko | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Winners | |
Honduras | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups | |
3 | El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
4 | Kanada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | Vereinigte Staaten (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
7 | Trinidad und Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
8 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Qualified teams for 2012 Summer Olympics
editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
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Honduras | 31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
Mexiko | 31 March 2012 | 9 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004) |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "U.S. Soccer to Host 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nashville, Carson, Calif., and Kansas City". United States Soccer. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Gana México Proelímpico con marca perfecta, 2-1 a Honduras en alargue". ESPN Deortes. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Marrufo, Garcia head Olympic qualifying refs". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.