2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
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| CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING 2012 | |
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| File:2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 22 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (6th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
| Third place | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mexico Marco Fabián Mexico Alan Pulido (5 goals each) |
← 2008 2015 → | |
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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]
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
[edit | edit source]Qualified teams
[edit | edit source]The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (hosts) | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1988, 1992) | |||
| Central America | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | Group 1 winners | 1996 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | ||
| File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras (title holders) |
Group 1 winners | 2008 | Winners (2000, 2008) | |||
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | Play-off winners | 2008 | Fourth place (1964) | |||
| Caribbean | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | Second round winners | 2008 | Third place (1976, 1984) | ||
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Venues
[edit | edit source]Three 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP Field | Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | |
| Capacity: 69,143 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | |
| File:LP Field 2009 crop.jpg | File:Home Depot Center, Carson, CA.jpg | File:Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg |
Match officials
[edit | edit source]The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
Squads
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Corona File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 40', 88' Agudelo File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Diz File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (o.g.) Adu File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
Report |
| Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blanco File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 80' Menjivar File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Henry File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Cavallini File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| James File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Report | Reyes File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 3–3 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 64' Corona File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
Report | Blanco File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Alas File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Martínez File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' López File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Yau File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
| Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | 1–7 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Molino File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Report | Pulido File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Fabián File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 69', 85' Reyes File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Jiménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Cortés File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
| Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Waterman File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Report | Winchester File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Pulido File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 39', 47' | Report |
| Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Lozano File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Report |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Torres File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' | Report |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]Bracket
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 2 | |||||
| 2 April – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
| File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 1 | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City, KS | ||||||
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | |||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1 | |||||
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Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 106' |
Report | Lozano File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Rodas File:Soccerball shade.svg 101', 114' |
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Fabián File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Pulido File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Ponce File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Report | Haber File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
Final
[edit | edit source]| Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Quioto File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' | Report | Fabián File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Ponce File:Soccerball shade.svg 116' |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Canada Lucas Cavallini
- Canada Marcus Haber
- Canada Doneil Henry
- Canada Evan James
- Cuba Maykel Reyes
- El Salvador Jaime Alas
- El Salvador Richard Menjivar
- El Salvador Milton Molina
- El Salvador Edwin Sánchez
- Honduras Alexander López
- Honduras Mario Martínez
- Honduras Romell Quioto
- Mexico Javier Cortés
- Mexico Israel Jiménez
- Mexico Diego Reyes
- Mexico Erick Torres
- Panama Yairo Glaize
- Panama Cecilio Waterman
- Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino
- Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon Winchester
- United States Freddy Adu
- United States Juan Agudelo
- 1 own goal
- Cuba Adrián Diz (playing against United States)
Final ranking
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Winners |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups |
| 3 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Qualified teams for 2012 Summer Olympics
[edit | edit source]The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 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
[edit | edit source]- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
- 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
References
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External links
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