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2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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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]

2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING 2012
Tournament details
Host countryVereinigte Staaten
Dates22 March – 2 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexiko (6th title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Kanada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance157,707 (10,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexiko Marco Fabián
Mexiko Alan Pulido
(5 goals each)
← 2008
2015 →

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

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Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone Land Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performance Previous Olympic appearances
(last)
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

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Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Nashville, Tennessee Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area) 		Kansas City, Kansas
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Location of the host cities of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
LP Field Home Depot Center Livestrong Sporting Park
Capacity: 69,143 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 18,467
     


Match officials

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The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]

Squads

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Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads

Group stage

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All times in Eastern Daylight Time.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Bericht
Attendance: 4,269
Vereinigte Staaten  6–0  Cuba
Corona   12', 40', 88'
Agudelo   37'
Diz   43' (o.g.)
Adu   62'		 Bericht
Attendance: 4,269
Cuba  0–4  El Salvador
Bericht Blanco   4'
Flores   52', 80'
Menjivar   68'
Attendance: 10,578
Vereinigte Staaten  0–2  Kanada
Bericht Henry   58'
Cavallini   83'
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Kanada  1–1  Cuba
James   25' Bericht Reyes   90'
Attendance: 7,889
Vereinigte Staaten  3–3  El Salvador
Boyd   1', 64'
Corona   68'		 Bericht Blanco   35'
Flores   36'
Alas   90+4'
Attendance: 7,889

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Honduras  3–1  Panama
Hernández   19'
Martínez   47'
López   87'		 Bericht Yau   54'
Attendance: 8,521
Trinidad und Tobago  1–7  Mexiko
Molino   88' Bericht Pulido   29'
Fabián   33', 69', 85'
Reyes   51'
Jiménez   75'
Cortés   90'
Attendance: 8,521
Panama  1–1  Trinidad und Tobago
Waterman   69' Bericht Winchester   90+3'
Attendance: 16,184
Mexiko  3–0  Honduras
Pulido   25', 39', 47' Bericht
Attendance: 16,184
Honduras  2–0  Trinidad und Tobago
Hernández   37'
Lozano   70'		 Bericht
Attendance: 10,061
Mexiko  1–0  Panama
Torres   90+1' Bericht
Attendance: 10,061

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March – Kansas City, KS
 
 
  El Salvador2
 
2 April – Kansas City, KS
 
  Honduras (a.e.t.)3
 
  Honduras1
 
31 March – Kansas City, KS
 
  Mexiko (a.e.t.) 2
 
  Mexiko3
 
 
  Kanada1
 

Semi-finals

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The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

El Salvador  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Molina   77'
Sánchez   106'		 Bericht Lozano   1'
Rodas   101', 114'
Attendance: 16,101
Mexiko  3–1  Kanada
Fabián   20'
Pulido   33'
Ponce   59'		 Bericht Haber   32'
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Final

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Honduras  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Mexiko
Quioto   47' Bericht Fabián   74'
Ponce   116'
Attendance: 10,501

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    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
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for 2012 Summer Olympics

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The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
  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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Marrufo, Garcia head Olympic qualifying refs". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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