2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	2	2	0	8	0	+8	6
Aruba	2	1	1	1	7	−6	3
Guyana	2	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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
El Salvador	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6
Panama	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Guatemala	2	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

↑ Tournament Regulations concacaf.com
↑ "Olympic qualifying to begin in June". concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
↑ Match abandoned in Suriname Starbroeknews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011
↑ 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

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