2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJamaica (Caribbean Group A)
United States Virgin Islands (Caribbean Group B)
Cayman Islands (Caribbean Group C)
Dominican Republic (Group D)
DatesCentral America:
17–21 July 2019
Caribbean preliminary:
17–28 July 2019
Caribbean play-in:
September 2019
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored64 (2.78 per match)
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International football competition

The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Teams

A total of 25 CONCACAF teams (out of 41) entered Olympic qualifying, with 22 involved in regional qualifiers for the final tournament. The entrants were divided into three zones:

Zone Teams entering Olympic qualifying Did not enter
North American Zone
(NAFU)
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
  •  Belize
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
  •  Anguilla (N)
  •  Aruba
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bonaire (N)
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Curaçao (N)
  •  French Guiana (N)
  •  Guadeloupe (N)
  •  Martinique (N)
  •  Montserrat (N)
  •  Saint Martin (N)
  •  Sint Maarten (N)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (N)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Qualified automatically for final tournament
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Draw

The draw for the Caribbean preliminary round took place on 17 April 2019, 11:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[1][2] The sixteen teams which entered the Caribbean preliminary round were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the FIFA World Rankings (as of 4 April 2019),[3] the sixteen teams were distributed into four pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (135)
  •  Suriname (152)
  •  Dominican Republic (154)
  •  Barbados (161)
  •  Saint Lucia (170)
  •  Grenada (172)
  •  Cuba (174)
  •  Guyana (175)
  •  Dominica (178)
  •  Puerto Rico (181)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (200)
  •  Cayman Islands (206)

The matchups of the Caribbean play-in round, played between the four Caribbean preliminary round group winners, were determined as follows:

  • Winner Group A v Winner Group D
  • Winner Group B v Winner Group C

Each tie was played as a single match, with the higher-ranked team according to the seeding used for the preliminary round draw hosting the match.

No draw was made for the Central American matchups, which were based on the FIFA World Rankings (as of 4 April 2019),[3] as follows:

1.  Costa Rica (38) v 6.  Guatemala (143)
2.  Honduras (61) 5.  Nicaragua (129)
3.  El Salvador (71) 4.  Panama (74)

Each tie was played as two-legged home-and-away matches, with the higher-ranked team according to the seeding hosting the second leg.

Central America

The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 21 July 2019.[5] Winners qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guatemala  2–3  Costa Rica 0–3 2–0
Nicaragua  0–5  Honduras 0–2 0–3
Panama  1–3  El Salvador 1–1 0–2
Guatemala 0–3 Costa Rica
Report
Costa Rica 0–2 Guatemala
Report
  • Ardón 60'
  • Alvarado 83'

Costa Rica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nicaragua 0–2 Honduras
Report
  • Ingram 20' (o.g.)
  • Pinto 81'
Honduras 3–0 Nicaragua
 Report

Honduras won 5–0 on aggregate.

Panama 1–1 El Salvador
Tejada 27' Report Ramos 47' (o.g.)
Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)
El Salvador 2–0 Panama
  • Hernández 26' (pen.)
  • Morales 90'
 Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

El Salvador won 3–1 on aggregate.

Caribbean

The Group A, B, and D matches were played between 17–21 July, and the Group C matches were played between 24–28 July 2019.[5] Group winners qualified for the play-in round.

Preliminary round

Group A

Matches were played at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston in Jamaica. All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Play-in round
2  Jamaica (H) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Dominica 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
4  Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7]
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jamaica 1–1 Dominica
Daley 52' Report Jnohope 37'
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Dominica 0–4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Lake 7', 23'
Mitchum 47'
Terrell 69'
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–1 Jamaica
Lake 56' Report Daley 45'
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)

Group B

Matches were played at the Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Saint Croix in United States Virgin Islands. All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Barbados 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Play-in round
2  Cuba 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  U.S. Virgin Islands (H) 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
4  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[8]
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
U.S. Virgin Islands 2–3 Cuba
Joseph 10'
Kendall 20'		 Report 26'
45'
70'
Referee: José Raul Rivera Torres (Puerto Rico)
Barbados 1–0 Cuba
Trim 70' Report
Referee: Randy Encarnacion Solano (Dominican Republic)
Barbados 5–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
Lorde 12'
Reid-Stephen 30'
Gale 45', 45+2'
Howell ?'		 Report
Referee: José Raul Rivera Torres (Puerto Rico)

Group C

Matches were played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town in Cayman Islands. All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Play-in round
2  Grenada 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Cayman Islands (H) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
4  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cayman Islands 0–1 Grenada
Report Modoo 54'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)
Grenada 0–2 Haiti
Report Bissainthe 32' (pen.)
?'
Referee: Trevester Richards (St Kitts & Nevis)
Haiti 2–2 Cayman Islands
?'
?'		 Report ?'
?'
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (St Vincent & Grenadines)

Group D

Matches were played at the Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal in Dominican Republic. All times are local, AST (UTC−4).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Play-in round
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Saint Lucia 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualifying stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 Puerto Rico
42' Report
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–1 Saint Lucia
 Report
  • 66'
Saint Lucia 0–1 Puerto Rico
Report Díaz 29'
Referee: Johnny Osier (Haiti)
Dominican Republic 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)
Saint Lucia 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
  • Doxilly 3'
  • Augustin 44'
  • Richard 45+1', 62'
 Report
Referee: Marcos Brea Despaigne (Cuba)
Puerto Rico 1–2 Dominican Republic
 Report

Play-in round

The higher ranked teams according to the seeding, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Haiti, each hosted a one-legged elimination match. The winners qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–2 (a.e.t.) Dominican Republic
Report Vásquez 97'
Romero 102'
Haiti 4–0 Barbados
Joseph 5'
Christophe ?'
Clerveaux 59'
Damus 76'		 Report
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Zone Qualified on Previous appearances in CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament1
 Canada North America Automatic 8 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 Mexico North America Automatic 11 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 United States North America Automatic 10 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 Costa Rica Central America 21 July 2019 6 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004, 2015)
 Honduras Central America 21 July 2019 6 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 El Salvador Central America 21 July 2019 4 (1968, 1988, 1996, 2012)
 Dominican Republic Caribbean 22 September 2019 0 (debut)
 Haiti Caribbean 22 September 2019 2 (2008, 2015)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ "Concacaf Announces Details for the preliminary rounds of the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Draw complete for Caribbean preliminary round of Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com. 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – 4 April 2019 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com.
  5. ^ a b "MOQ Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. ^ a b "FIFA define árbitros para la llave Nicaragua-Honduras" (in Spanish). Radio Nueva Ya. 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Guyana withdraws from Preliminary rounds of Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifiers". Kaieteur News. 12 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Sancho concerned about players after U-23 withdrawal". Newsday. 6 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "See you Sunday 22 September at the Warner Park Stadium. St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Dominican Republic in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification. Kickoff is 7 pm". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) (Facebook). St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Eliminatoires JO2020: Haïti fait plier la Barbade pour valider son billet pour la dernière phase". Haiti-Tempo. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Nap JWE boul pou nou ka nan pi gwo KONPETISYON ENTÈNASYONAL yo ak tout KATEGORI yo🙌🏾 vin nan MATCH la DIMANCH💥 #HAITI vs #BARBADE #U23G #22SEPTANM nan STADE SYLVIO CATOR🙌🏾". FHF - Fédération Haïtienne De Football (Facebook). Haitian Football Federation. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

External links

  • Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying, CONCACAF.com