2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]

The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil, while the third-placed team advanced to the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off against the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship runner-up for the final berth in the Olympics.[3]

Teams

A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 24 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.

Zone Teams entering No. of teams
North American Zone
(NAFU)
  •  Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
  •  United States (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
7
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Aruba
  •  Barbados
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Cuba
  •  Curaçao1
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Guyana
  •  Haiti
  •  Jamaica
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Suriname
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
 17
Notes
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Central American Zone
2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Eliminatoria Preolimpica Masculina de UNCAF 2015
Tournament details
Host countries Panama (Group A)
 Guatemala (Group B)
 Costa Rica and  Guatemala (Repechage playoff)
Dates11–23 August 2015
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Júnior Andrade
Édgar Joel Bárcenas
Carlos Chavarría
Joshua Nieto
Óscar Salas
(2 goals each)

In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups, one with four teams and the other with three teams. The draw to allocate teams to each group was made on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] The groups were played between 11–15 August 2015 in Panama (Group A) and Guatemala (Group B) respectively.[4][5] The two group winners and the winner of the repechage playoff between the two group runners-up (two-legged tie), played between 19–23 August 2015, qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.[6]

Times UTC−5 for Group A; UTC−6 for Group B and Repechage playoff.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Repechage playoff
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Nicaragua 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Nicaragua 1–1 El Salvador
Chavarría  24' Report Peña  17'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Panama 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Panama 3–0 Nicaragua
Bárcenas  31'
Simons  32'
Muñoz  36'		 Report
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
Costa Rica 2–2 Nicaragua
Cruz  15'
Lassiter  72'		 Report Chavarría  80'
Silva  89'
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
Panama 3–2 El Salvador
Hormechea  2'
Narbón  30'
Bárcenas  80'		 Report Lemus  32'
Mejía  61' (pen.)
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2  Guatemala (H) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Repechage playoff
3  Belize 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: UNCAF
(H) Host.
Belize 0–5 Honduras
Report Elis  25'
Ramírez  45+1'
Salas  50', 54'
Acosta  83'
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
Guatemala 1–2 Honduras
Longo  54' Report Nieto  65', 85'
Referee: Emler Bonilla (El Salvador)
Guatemala 3–0 Belize
Andrade  3', 41'
Mérida  84'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Repechage playoff
Guatemala 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Costa Rica 1–0 Guatemala
Matarrita  56' Report

Costa Rica won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Caribbean Zone
2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2015 CFU Men's Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countries Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Preliminary round)
 Haiti (Group 1 and Final round)
 Antigua and Barbuda (Group 2)
 Dominican Republic (Group 3)
 Puerto Rico (Group 4)
Dates22 May – 16 August 2015
Teams17 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions Haiti
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored99 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maikel Reyes (7 goals)

In the Caribbean Zone, 17 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[8][9] Among them, two teams (Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) played in the preliminary round (two-legged tie) between 22–24 May 2015. The winner advanced to the first round to join the other 15 teams.

In the first round, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams. The groups were played between 24–28 and 25–29 June 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group.[10] The four group winners advanced to the final round.

In the final round, played between 14–16 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.

Times UTC−4.

Preliminary round

Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Dominica 0–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report Joseph  5' (o.g.)
Anderson  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 320
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 Dominica
Anderson  51'
Slater  70'
Cunningham  90'		 Report
Attendance: 410
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group 4.

Group 1

Matches played in Haiti.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Final round
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Barbados 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Cayman Islands 0–6 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Freeman  16'
Panayiotou  31'
Rogers  50'
Kelly  81'
Nelson  86'
Samuel  90+2'
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)
Haiti 2–0 Barbados
James  41'
Estama  45'		 Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 Barbados
Panayiotou  45'
Walwyn  85'		 Report Barzey  55' (o.g.)
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)
Haiti 4–0 Cayman Islands
Cherenfant  39', 90+2'
Christian  45+1'
Telfort  55' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)
Barbados 1–0 Cayman Islands
Headley  65' Report
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Haiti 3–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cherenfant  10'
Telfort  29'
Désiré  38' (pen.)		 Report Rogers  49'
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)

Group 2

Matches played in Antigua and Barbuda (changed from original hosts Aruba).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Final round
2  Antigua and Barbuda (H) 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Guyana 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Aruba 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Cuba 2–0 Guyana
López  7'
Pérez  41'		 Report
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Antigua and Barbuda 7–0 Aruba
Kirwan  21'
J. Stevens  31', 41'
Romeo  45', 90+2'
McDonald  46'
Jahraldo-Martin  59'		 Report
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
Aruba 1–11 Cuba
Ruiz  42' (pen.) Report López  7', 52'
Sáez  12', 32'
Urgelles  22'
Reyes  28', 46', 48', 61', 65'
Morales  72'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 Guyana
Thomas  3', 30' Report
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)
Guyana 5–0 Aruba
Garnett  32'
Bobb  49', 66'
Wilson  50'
Schultz  88'		 Report
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Antigua and Barbuda 2–3 Cuba
Harriette  74'
McDonald  85'		 Report Hernández  27'
Reyes  81'
Morales  90+1'
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Group 3

Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original host Saint Lucia).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Final round
2  Dominican Republic (H) 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Saint Lucia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
4  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Saint Lucia 1–6 Jamaica
Henry  29' Report Seaton  3', 38'
Loza  48'
Lewis  56'
Flemmings  75'
Williams  77'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–0 Saint Lucia
Ramírez  35'
Martínez  80'
Lombardi  90+4'		 Report
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Dominican Republic 0–4 Jamaica
Report Seaton  36'
McFarlane  63'
Williams  72'
Wilson  87'
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Group 4

Matches played in Puerto Rico.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 4 Final round
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 3
3  Puerto Rico (H) 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
4  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CFU
(H) Host.
Puerto Rico 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nugent  9'
Strain  75'		 Report Solomon  13'
Anderson  81'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Winchester  65'
Roach  76'
John  89'		 Report Slater  18', 39', 86'
Anderson  19'
Miguel  43'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Winchester  5'
Andrews  62'
Roach  76'
John  82', 89'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Final round

Matches played in Haiti.[11]

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Cuba 2–1 Jamaica
Hernández  7'
Reyes  86'		 Report Piedra  50' (o.g.)
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Haiti 1–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Estama  64' (pen.) Report
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Third place playoff
Jamaica 3–2 (a.e.t.) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Williams  8'
Seaton  25', 100'		 Report Cunningham  15'
Anderson  53'

Final
Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Désiré  19'

Goalscorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 CanadaAutomatic qualifierN/A7 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 MexicoAutomatic qualifierN/A10 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 United StatesAutomatic qualifier / HostsN/A9 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 PanamaCentral American Zone Group A winner15 August 20155 (1964, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 HondurasCentral American Zone Group B winner13 August 20155 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Costa RicaCentral American Zone Repechage playoff winner23 August 20155 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004)
 HaitiCaribbean Zone 1st place14 August 20151 (2008)
 CubaCaribbean Zone 2nd place14 August 20154 (1976, 1984, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References
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