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]
 Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 22 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Honduras |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 157,707 (10,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Fabián Alan Pulido (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
Qualified teams
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 | Canada | Automatic | 2008 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | ||
| Mexico | Automatic | 2008 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) | |||
 United States (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 and Tobago | Second round runners-up | 2004 | Runners-up (1968) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Venues
Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.
| Carson | Kansas City | Nashville | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Center | Livestrong Sporting Park | LP Field | |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | Capacity: 69,143 | |
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Match officials
The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.[3]
| Country | Assistant Referee |
|---|---|
| United States | Eric Boria |
| Canada | Phillipe Briere |
 Nicaragua | Keytzel Corrales |
| Honduras | Melvyn Cruz |
 Guatemala | Juan Lemus |
 Puerto Rico | Antonio López |
 Suriname | Ricardo Louisville |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Dion Neil |
| Mexico | Juan Rangel Maya |
| El Salvador | Héctor Recinos |
Squads
Group stage
All times in Eastern Daylight Time.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0–4 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blanco  4' Flores 52', 80' Menjivar 68' |
| United States | 0–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Henry 58' Cavallini 83' |
| United States | 3–3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd 1', 64' Corona 68' | Report | Blanco 35' Flores 36' Alas 90+4' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 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 and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–7 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Molino 88' | Report | Pulido 29' Fabián 33', 69', 85' Reyes 51' Jiménez 75' Cortés 90' |
| Panama | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Waterman 69' | Report | Winchester 90+3' |
| Honduras | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 37' Lozano 70' | Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City | ||||||
| El Salvador | 2 | |||||
| 2 April – Kansas City | ||||||
| Honduras (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||
| 31 March – Kansas City | ||||||
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mexico | 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 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States (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 and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 31 March 2012 | 2 (2000, 2008) |
| 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.