2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.

2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
CityNashville, Tennessee
Dates11 March – 23 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Honduras U-23
Runners-up United States U-23
Third place Canada U-23
Fourth place Guatemala U-23
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored36 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Freddy Adu

Honduras became new under-23 champion of CONCACAF by beating the United States in the final of the eight-team tournament. Canada and Guatemala took third and fourth places, respectively. The finalists, Honduras and United States, qualified for the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Beijing, China.[1]

The final round of the 2008 competition had two groups of four in the first round competing on a round-robin basis from March 11 to March 16, 2008, followed by the semi-final round and the finals held on March 20 and March 23, 2008. Group A matches were held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while Group B matches were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with each venue staging three doubleheaders in group play. The knockout stage matches were held at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Qualifying teams

North American Zone
Central American Zone
Caribbean Zone

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 7321031+2
 Honduras 6320131+2
 Panama 3310243+1
 Cuba 1301227-5

All times EDT

Panama 0–1 Honduras
(Report) Thomas  90'

United States 1–1 Cuba
Adu  13' (Report) Linares  42',  42'  84'
Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Walter Adolfo López (Guatemala)

Honduras 2–0 Cuba
Sánchez  68'
Thomas  76'
(Report)

United States 1–0 Panama
Adu  41' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)

Cuba 1–4 Panama
Duarte  64' (Report) Aguilar  18', 65'
Barahona  26'
Urgelles  31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,974
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

United States 1–0 Honduras
Gaven  90+5' (pen.) (Report)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guatemala 6320136-3
 Canada 4311173+4
 Mexico 4311174+3
 Haiti 3310237-4

All times PDT

Haiti 0–1 Guatemala
(Report) Ávila  27'

Canada 1–1 Mexico
Johnson  3'.  76' (Report) Landín  22' (pen.),  67' 

Canada 1–2 Haiti
Rosenlund  17' (Report) Gustave  72'
Saint-Preux  84'

Mexico 1–2 Guatemala
Castillo  9' (Report) Villa  40'
López  67'

Guatemala 0–5 Canada
(Report) Johnson  45', 46'
Ricketts  57', 80'
Hall  90'
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: José Guerrero (Nicaragua)

Mexico 5–1 Haiti
Villaluz  18'
Andrade  61'
Fernández  70'
Esqueda  83'
Landín  89'
(Report) Aveska  29'
Saint-Preux  62'
Jean Paulin  84' 

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Guatemala 0–0 (a.e.t.) Honduras
Noriega  102'  (Report)
Penalties
Contreras
Leon
Ávila
Brown
Marquez
Lalin
Morales
5–6 Morales
Thomas
Reyna
Guity
Sánchez
Padilla
Norales
Attendance: 13,201
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

United States 3–0 Canada
Adu  27', 47'
Kljestan  78'
(Report)

Third place match

Guatemala 0–0 (a.e.t.) Canada
(Report)
Penalties
Contreras
Arreola
Ávila
Brown
3–5 Sánchez
Ledgerwood
Ayre
Hemming
Hall

Final

Honduras and the United States qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This match decided the CONCACAF U-23 men's championship.

Honduras 1–0 (a.e.t.) United States
Welcome  102' (Report)

Top scorers (group and knockout stages)

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