2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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There will be a qualification held to determine the two qualifiers from the Caribbean and three from Central America who will join Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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Per FIFA regulations[1] the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments will be:

  • goal difference in all group matches
  • greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  • If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
    • greater number of points obtained in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
    • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
    • play-off match on neutral ground (with extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary)

Caribbean

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On 17 May 2011 CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying. The group winners will advance to the second round, where two of them will qualify for the final qualifying tournament.[2]

First round

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Group A

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Suriname was host for Group A.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0


  • The Jamaica-Suriname match was abandoned in injury time with the score at 2–2 due to a pitch invasion and a brawl in which the Jamaican coach and players attacked officials and police; the result stands.[3]

Group B

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Dominica was host for Group B.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0


Group C

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Cuba was host for Group C.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Aruba 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
 Guyana 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Guyana 0 – 1 Aruba
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Group D

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Saint Kitts and Nevis was host for Group D.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0


Second round

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St Kitts and Nevis was host for the Second Round.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 12 7 +5 4
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 3 1 0 2 4 13 –9 3


Central America

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On 3 May 2011, the UNCAF announced the two groups that will fight for three spots for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4]

Group 1

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Played from 13–17 September 2011 in El Salvador.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0

Group 2

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Played from 21–25 September 2011 in Honduras.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 4
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0

Playoff

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  • Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Match abandoned in Suriname Starbroeknews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011
  4. ^ LaPrensa.hn – La Uncaf anunció hoy los grupos de la eliminatoria al PreOlímpico de Concacaf para clasificar a los Juegos de Londres 2012 Archived 2011-05-05 at the Wayback Machine – 3 May 2011


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