2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

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

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

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

Group A

Suriname was host for Group A.

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  v  Jamaica

3 August 2011 16:00 UTC−03:00

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0 – 2	Jamaica
	Report	Parkes  52' Williams  69'

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 450 Referee: Mark Young (Guyana)

Suriname  v  Cayman Islands

3 August 2011 18:00 UTC−03:00

Suriname	5 – 0	Cayman Islands
Perk  15' Rijssel  20', 46' Hernandez  34' (o.g.) Drenthe  89'	Report

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 600 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

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Jamaica  v  Cayman Islands

5 August 2011 16:00 UTC−03:00

Jamaica	1 – 0	Cayman Islands
Adlam  14'	Report

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 200 Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Suriname  v  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

5 August 2011 18:00 UTC−03:00

Suriname	3 – 1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Drenthe  3', 24' Waal  36'	Report	Cuffy  19'

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 600 Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada)

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Cayman Islands  v  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

7 August 2011 15:00 UTC−03:00

Cayman Islands	0 – 2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Report	Stapleton  25' Ebanks  29' (o.g.)

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 350 Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada)

Suriname  v  Jamaica

7 August 2011 17:00 UTC−03:00

Suriname	2 – 2	Jamaica
Simpson  57' (o.g.) Mando  90' (pen.)	Report	Malcolm  63' Bernal  65'

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)

• 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

Dominica was host for Group B.

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

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Grenada

19 July 2011 17:00 UTC−05:00

Trinidad and Tobago	1 – 0	Grenada
Joseph  23'	Report

Windsor Park, Roseau Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Dominica  v  Curaçao

19 July 2011 19:00 UTC−05:00

Dominica	0 – 2	Curaçao
	Report	Colina  86', 90'

Windsor Park, Roseau Attendance: 1,300 Referee: James Matthew (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

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Curaçao  v  Trinidad and Tobago

21 July 2011 17:00 UTC−05:00

Curaçao	1 – 1	Trinidad and Tobago
Martina  70'	Report	Joseph  58'

Windsor Park, Roseau Referee: James Matthew (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Dominica  v  Grenada

21 July 2011 19:00 UTC−05:00

Dominica	0 – 2	Grenada
	Report	Charles  48' Phillip  87'

Windsor Park, Roseau Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Valdrin Ledgister (Jamaica)

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Grenada  v  Curaçao

23 July 2011 17:00 UTC−05:00

Grenada	0 – 2	Curaçao
	Report	Carmelia  53', 55'

Windsor Park, Roseau Referee: Valdrin Ledgister (Jamaica)

Dominica  v  Trinidad and Tobago

23 July 2011 19:00 UTC−05:00

Dominica	0 – 4	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report	Roget  34' Caesar  76', 83' Joseph  80'

Windsor Park, Roseau Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

Group C

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  v  Aruba

23 June 2011 17:00 UTC−04:00

Guyana	0 – 1	Aruba
	Report	Kock  78'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 100 Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)

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Cuba  v  Aruba

25 June 2011 17:00 UTC−04:00

Cuba	7 – 0	Aruba
Cordoves  1', 24' Hernández  9', 55' García  45' Lahera  78' Aira  83'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 200 Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

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Cuba  v  Guyana

27 June 2011 17:00 UTC−04:00

Cuba	1 – 0	Guyana
Cordoves  62'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 300 Referee: Canaan St. Catherine (Saint Lucia)

Group D

Saint Kitts and Nevis was host for Group D.

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

Haiti  v  Antigua and Barbuda

21 July 2011 18:00 UTC−04:00

Haiti	2 – 1	Antigua and Barbuda
Charles  2' Guerrier  49'	Report	Smith  26'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 650 Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Saint Lucia

21 July 2011 20:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2 – 1	Saint Lucia
Somersall  39' Warde  73'	Report	Pierre  90'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 850 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Saint Lucia  v  Haiti

23 July 2011 09:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Lucia	0 – 2	Haiti
	Report	Norde  7' Charles  36'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 650 Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Antigua and Barbuda

23 July 2011 09:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2 – 1	Antigua and Barbuda
Elliott  51' Somersall  58'	Report	Smith  2'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 700 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Antigua and Barbuda  v  Saint Lucia

25 July 2011 09:00 UTC−04:00

Antigua and Barbuda	2 – 1	Saint Lucia
Gregory  25' Thomas  81'	Report	Paul  67'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 250 Referee: Junior Andujar (Dominican Republic)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Haiti

25 July 2011 20:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	2 – 1	Haiti
Joseph  59' (o.g.) Elliott  88'	Report	Gerald  37'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Second Round

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
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	1	1	12	7	+5	4
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Suriname	3	1	0	2	4	13	–9	3

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Cuba

24 November 2011 18:00 UTC−04:00

Trinidad and Tobago	1 – 1	Cuba
Gay  24'	Report	García  22'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 1000 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Suriname

24 November 2011 20:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0 – 1	Suriname
	Report	Waal  59'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 1000 Referee: Valdrin Ledgister (Jamaica)

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Cuba  v  Suriname

26 November 2011 18:00 UTC−04:00

Cuba	4 – 2	Suriname
Cordovés  58', 90' Aira  62' Chang  79'	Report	Loswijk  17' Esperance  45'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 600 Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Trinidad and Tobago

26 November 2011 20:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	5 – 2	Trinidad and Tobago
Blanchette  17', 68' Sawyers  48', 65', 88'	Report	Winchester  26' de Silva  83'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 900 Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)

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Suriname  v  Trinidad and Tobago

28 November 2011 18:00 UTC−04:00

Suriname	1 – 9	Trinidad and Tobago
Mando  86'	Report	Molino  15', 18', 32', 63' Lewis  28', 77' Gay  50', 71' de Silva  69'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 1200 Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Cuba

28 November 2011 20:00 UTC−04:00

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 – 1	Cuba
Sawyers  38'	Report	Aira  72'

Warner Park, Basseterre Attendance: 1400 Referee: Valdrin Ledgister (Jamaica)

Central America

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

Played from 13–17 September 2011 in El Salvador.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
El Salvador	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
Panama	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
Guatemala	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0

El Salvador  v  Guatemala

13 September 2011 19:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 1

El Salvador	2 – 1	Guatemala
Blanco  17', 57'	Report	72' Arriola

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 6,582 Referee: Franklin Jarquín (Nicaragua)

Guatemala  v  Panama

15 September 2011 15:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 2

Guatemala	1 – 3	Panama
Valenzuela  66'	Report	Blackburn  26' Polo  28' Davis  77'

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 78 Referee: Érick Andino (Honduras)

El Salvador  v  Panama

17 September 2011 15:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 3

El Salvador	2 – 1	Panama
García  8' Rivas  46'	Report	Godoy  90+3'

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Group 2

Played from 21–25 September 2011 in Honduras.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Honduras	2	1	1	0	7	2	+5	4
Costa Rica	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Nicaragua	2	0	0	2	0	9	-9	0

Costa Rica  v  Nicaragua

21 September 2011 21:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 1

Costa Rica	4 – 0	Nicaragua
Martínez  25', 61' Madrigal  35' Brenes  50'	Report

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 123 Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  Costa Rica

23 September 2011 21:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 2

Honduras	2 – 2	Costa Rica
Rojas  28' Hernández  85'	Report	Martínez  51' Estrada  83'

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

Honduras  v  Nicaragua

25 September 2011 21:00 (UTC−06:00) Day 3

Honduras	5 – 0	Nicaragua
Leverón  12' Altamirano  36' Rojas  51', 75' Martinez  71'	Report

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 4,354 Referee: Edenilson Ventura (El Salvador)

Playoff

Panama  v  Costa Rica

26 October 2011 21:00 (UTC−05:00) 1st leg

Panama	2 – 1	Costa Rica
Godoy  62' Blackburn  72'	Report	Guzmán  67'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 1,730 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)

Costa Rica  v  Panama

3 November 2011 22:00 (UTC−06:00) 2nd leg

Costa Rica	1 – 1	Panama
Duarte  86' (pen.)	Report	Blackburn  72'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

• Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

1. Tournament Regulations concacaf.com
2. "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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 – 3 May 2011

External links

• 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification
• Regulations of the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012