2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

Qualifying rounds for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament were held for the Central American and the Caribbean zones, narrowing the field from each zone to three nations and two nations, respectively.

Main article: 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

In the following tables:

  • P = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • GF = total goals scored (goals for)
  • GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
  • Pts = total points accumulated
Team qualified for the final round.
Team did not qualify for the final round
Team advances to playoff

North American zone

The 3 members of the North American zone automatically qualified to the final round:

Team
 Canada
 Mexico
 United States

Central American zone

Six teams were divided into two groups of three, or triangulars, and played a round of matches in round-robin format. The winner of each triangular advanced to the finals, and the runners-up played each other in a home-and-away playoff.

Triangular 1
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Honduras 4211041+3
 Panama 4211032+1
 El Salvador 0200215-4
Panama 2–1 El Salvador
Torres  53'
Barahona  80'		 (Report) Flores  90'
Referee: Jimenez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 0–3 Honduras
(Report) Núñez  21'
Thomas  74'
Norales  90'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Guerrero (Nicaragua)
Panama 1–1 Honduras
Aguilar  67' (Report) Bernárdez  28'
Attendance: 2,867

Triangular 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Guatemala 6220051+4
 Costa Rica 32101103+7
 Nicaragua 02002112-11
Guatemala 3–0 Nicaragua
Noriega  39', 45'
Arreola  52'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zelaya (Honduras)
Nicaragua 1–9 Costa Rica
Vanegas  44' (Report) Guerrero  8', 36', 40'
Ruiz  14', 16', 20'
Borges  25', 78'
Pérez  61'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rodriguez (Panama)
Costa Rica 1–2 Guatemala
Solorzano  14' (Report) Lalín  3'
Contreras  63'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Aguilar (El Salvador)

Play-off

The runners-up of each triangular met in a play-off qualified for a spot in the final round.

Panama 0–1 Costa Rica
(Report) Santana  56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Costa Rica 0–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
(Report) Quintero  63'
Penalties
Angulo
Santana
Sanchez
Chan
Borges 		3 – 4 Torres
Vazquez
Quintero
Bonilla
Cooper
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)

Panama 1–1 Costa Rica on aggregate. Panama won 4–3 on penalties.

Caribbean zone

The Caribbean zone qualifiers were divided into two rounds. In the first round, 22 teams were divided into six groups, Groups A through F, and the six group winners advanced to the second round. The six second round teams were divided into two groups of three, Groups G and H, and the winners advanced to the finals.

Group A - Paramaribo, Suriname
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Trinidad and Tobago 7321070+7
 Suriname 43111220
 Guyana 4311147−3
 Netherlands Antilles 1301226−4

August 31, 2007

Trinidad and Tobago  4–0  Guyana
Suriname  1–0  Netherlands Antilles

September 2, 2007

Netherlands Antilles  0–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname  1–2  Guyana

September 4, 2007

Guyana  2–2  Netherlands Antilles
Suriname  0–0  Trinidad and Tobago

Group B - Oranjestad, Aruba
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Jamaica 93300121+11
 Antigua and Barbuda 6320157−2
 Barbados 33102330
 Aruba 0300309−9

September 9, 2007

Antigua and Barbuda  1–6  Jamaica
Aruba  0–2  Barbados

September 11, 2007

Jamaica  1–0  Barbados
Aruba  0–2  Antigua and Barbuda

September 13, 2007

Barbados  1–2  Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba  0–5  Jamaica

Group C - Havana, Cuba
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 93300200+20
 Puerto Rico 6320169−3
 Bermuda 1301208−8
 Cayman Islands 13012110−9

September 9, 2007

Puerto Rico  4–1  Cayman Islands
Cuba  6–0  Bermuda

September 11, 2007

Cayman Islands  0–0  Bermuda
Cuba  8–0  Puerto Rico

September 13, 2007

Bermuda  0–2  Puerto Rico
Cuba  6–0  Cayman Islands

Group D - Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Haiti 4211010+1
 Dominican Republic 22020110
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1201112−1

September 9, 2007

Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–1  Dominican Republic

September 11, 2007

Haiti  0–0  Dominican Republic

September 13, 2007

Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–1  Haiti

Group E - Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Grenada 5312096+3
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5312074+3
 Dominica 3310238−5
 Saint Lucia 2302145−1

September 9, 2007

Saint Lucia  3–3  Grenada
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  4–1  Dominica

September 11, 2007

Grenada  3–0  Dominica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–0  Saint Lucia

September 13, 2007

Dominica  2–1  Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–3  Grenada

Group F - Nassau, Bahamas
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Bahamas 3110061+5
 U.S. Virgin Islands 0100116−5
 British Virgin Islands --------

September 2, 2007

Bahamas  6–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
  • The British Virgin Islands withdrew at the last minute, leaving the Bahamas as the group champion.

Group G
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 6220051+4
 Grenada 32101440
 Trinidad and Tobago 0200226-4
Trinidad and Tobago 0 – 3 Cuba
(Report)  16' OG
 42' Duarte
 44' Yalmacida
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rodríguez (MEX)
Cuba 2 – 1 Grenada
Yalmacida  15' 67' (Report)  24' Antoine
Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 100
Referee: Garcia (MEX)
Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 3 Grenada
Mitchell  77' 79' report  7' 34' Antoine
 46' pen Rennie
Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rodríguez (MEX)

Group H
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Haiti 6220081+6
 Bahamas 3210116-5
 Jamaica 0200213-2
Haiti 6 – 0 Bahamas
Vubert  34' 45'
Slcenat  44'
Saint Preux  53' 90+'
Norde  81'		 (Report)
Referee: Moreno (PAN)
 Bahamas1 – 0 Jamaica
St. Fleur  84' (Report)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Referee: Quesada (CRC)
Haiti 2 – 1 Jamaica
Azor  48'
Noel  76'		 report  20' Austin
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Moreno (PAN)

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