2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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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
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7
Caribbean Zone
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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)
Dates 11–23 August 2015
Teams 7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guatemala Júnior Andrade
Panama Édgar Joel Bárcenas
Nicaragua Carlos Chavarría
Honduras Joshua Nieto
Honduras Óscar Salas
(2 goals each)
← 2012
2019 →

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.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)
17:00
Nicaragua  1–1  El Salvador
Chavarría Goal 24' Report Peña Goal 17'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)
20:00
Panama  0–0  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
17:00
El Salvador  0–0  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
20:00
Panama  3–0  Nicaragua
Bárcenas Goal 31'
Simons Goal 32'
Muñoz Goal 36'		 Report
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)
17:00
Costa Rica  2–2  Nicaragua
Cruz Goal 15'
Lassiter Goal 72'		 Report Chavarría Goal 80'
Silva Goal 89'
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)
20:00
Panama  3–2  El Salvador
Hormechea Goal 2'
Narbón Goal 30'
Bárcenas Goal 80'		 Report Lemus Goal 32'
Mejía Goal 61' (pen.)
Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
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.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)
12:00
Belize  0–5  Honduras
Report Elis Goal 25'
Ramírez Goal 45+1'
Salas Goal 50', 54'
Acosta Goal 83'
Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)

13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
11:00
Guatemala  1–2  Honduras
Longo Goal 54' Report Nieto Goal 65', 85'

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)
11:00
Guatemala  3–0  Belize
Andrade Goal 3', 41'
Mérida Goal 84'		 Report
Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Repechage playoff

19 August 2015 (2015-08-19)
19:00
Guatemala  0–0  Costa Rica
Report

23 August 2015 (2015-08-23)
13:15
Costa Rica  1–0  Guatemala
Matarrita Goal 56' Report

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

Goalscorers

2 goals

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1 goal

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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)
Dates 22 May – 16 August 2015
Teams 17 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Haiti
Runners-up  Cuba
Third place  Jamaica
Fourth place  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 99 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cuba Maikel Reyes (7 goals)
← 2012
2019 →

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.

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
15:30
Dominica  0–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report Joseph Goal 5' (o.g.)
Anderson Goal 90' (pen.)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 320
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)
15:30
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–0  Dominica
Anderson Goal 51'
Slater Goal 70'
Cunningham Goal 90'		 Report
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 410
Referee: Vivian Robinson (Saint Lucia)

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

First round

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.

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)
16:00
Cayman Islands  0–6  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Freeman Goal 16'
Panayiotou Goal 31'
Rogers Goal 50'
Kelly Goal 81'
Nelson Goal 86'
Samuel Goal 90+2'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)
18:30
Haiti  2–0  Barbados
James Goal 41'
Estama Goal 45'		 Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
16:00
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–1  Barbados
Panayiotou Goal 45'
Walwyn Goal 85'		 Report Barzey Goal 55' (o.g.)

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
18:30
Haiti  4–0  Cayman Islands
Cherenfant Goal 39', 90+2'
Christian Goal 45+1'
Telfort Goal 55' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama)

28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
16:00
Barbados  1–0  Cayman Islands
Headley Goal 65' Report
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
18:30
Haiti  3–1  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cherenfant Goal 10'
Telfort Goal 29'
Désiré Goal 38' (pen.)		 Report Rogers Goal 49'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
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.

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)
15:30
Cuba  2–0  Guyana
López Goal 7'
Pérez Goal 41'		 Report

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)
18:00
Antigua and Barbuda  7–0  Aruba
Kirwan Goal 21'
J. Stevens Goal 31', 41'
Romeo Goal 45', 90+2'
McDonald Goal 46'
Jahraldo-Martin Goal 59'		 Report

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
15:30
Aruba  1–11  Cuba
Ruiz Goal 42' (pen.) Report López Goal 7', 52'
Sáez Goal 12', 32'
Urgelles Goal 22'
Reyes Goal 28', 46', 48', 61', 65'
Morales Goal 72'

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
18:00
Antigua and Barbuda  2–0  Guyana
Thomas Goal 3', 30' Report
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
15:30
Guyana  5–0  Aruba
Garnett Goal 32'
Bobb Goal 49', 66'
Wilson Goal 50'
Schultz Goal 88'		 Report

28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
18:00
Antigua and Barbuda  2–3  Cuba
Harriette Goal 74'
McDonald Goal 85'		 Report Hernández Goal 27'
Reyes Goal 81'
Morales Goal 90+1'

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.

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)
16:00
Saint Lucia  1–6  Jamaica
Henry Goal 29' Report Seaton Goal 3', 38'
Loza Goal 48'
Lewis Goal 56'
Flemmings Goal 75'
Williams Goal 77'

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
16:00
Dominican Republic  3–0  Saint Lucia
Ramírez Goal 35'
Martínez Goal 80'
Lombardi Goal 90+4'		 Report

28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
16:00
Dominican Republic  0–4  Jamaica
Report Seaton Goal 36'
McFarlane Goal 63'
Williams Goal 72'
Wilson Goal 87'

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.

25 June 2015 (2015-06-25)
19:30
Puerto Rico  2–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nugent Goal 9'
Strain Goal 75'		 Report Solomon Goal 13'
Anderson Goal 81'
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica)

27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
20:00
Trinidad and Tobago  3–5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Winchester Goal 65'
Roach Goal 76'
John Goal 89'		 Report Slater Goal 18', 39', 86'
Anderson Goal 19'
Miguel Goal 43'
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

29 June 2015 (2015-06-29)
20:00
Puerto Rico  0–5  Trinidad and Tobago
Report Winchester Goal 5'
Andrews Goal 62'
Roach Goal 76'
John Goal 82', 89'

Final round

Matches played in Haiti.[11]

Semi-finals

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

14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)
16:00
Cuba  2–1  Jamaica
Hernández Goal 7'
Reyes Goal 86'		 Report Piedra Goal 50' (o.g.)

14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)
18:30
Haiti  1–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Estama Goal 64' (pen.) Report

Third place playoff

16 August 2015 (2015-08-16)
16:00
Jamaica  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Williams Goal 8'
Seaton Goal 25', 100'		 Report Cunningham Goal 15'
Anderson Goal 53'

Final

16 August 2015 (2015-08-16)
18:30
Cuba  0–1  Haiti
Report Désiré Goal 19'

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals

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4 goals
3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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Own goal

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Source: CONCACAF.com[7]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Canada Automatic qualifier N/A 7 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Mexico Automatic qualifier N/A 10 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 United States Automatic qualifier / Hosts N/A 9 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Panama Central American Zone Group A winner 15 August 2015 5 (1964, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Honduras Central American Zone Group B winner 13 August 2015 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Costa Rica Central American Zone Repechage playoff winner 23 August 2015 5 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004)
 Haiti Caribbean Zone 1st place 14 August 2015 1 (2008)
 Cuba Caribbean Zone 2nd place 14 August 2015 4 (1976, 1984, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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