2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off)

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away two-legged qualification play-off that took place on the 25th and 29th of March 2015 to determine the final team that qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] In March 2014, CONCACAF Vice-President Horace Burrell announced that the fifth-placed teams from the 2014 Caribbean Cup and 2014 Copa Centroamericana would meet in the play-off.[1]

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
(CFU–UNCAF play-off)
Event2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
French Guiana Honduras
3 4
on aggregate
First leg
French Guiana Honduras
3 1
DateMarch 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
VenueStade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Cayenne
RefereeCésar Ramos (Mexico)
Second leg
Honduras French Guiana
3 0
DateMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)
VenueEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
RefereeMark Geiger (United States)

Overview

The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) representative, French Guiana, met the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) representative, Honduras, in the play-off.

The CONCACAF-published Free Kick magazine confirmed that there would be two legs to the competition.[2]

The games took place on 25 and 29 March 2015 during the only international window on the FIFA International Match Calendar that occurred after the completion of the 2014 Caribbean Cup and before the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup is scheduled to begin.[3] The games were originally scheduled to take place in January 2015.[4]

Qualified teams
Zone Placement Team
CFU 2014 Caribbean Cup fifth place  French Guiana
UNCAF 2014 Copa Centroamericana fifth place  Honduras

Matches

First leg
French Guiana 3–1 Honduras
Torvic  26'
Privat  27', 62'		 Report Bengtson  18'
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Second leg
Honduras 3–0 French Guiana
Najar  30', 32'
Lozano  45'		 Report

Honduras won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

References
  1. Williams, Sean (18 March 2014). "Jamaica to host 2014 Caribbean Cup". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. CONCACAF Free Kick. CONCACAF.com. June–July 2014. p. 7.
  3. "Listo rival de Honduras en repechaje para la Copa Oro 2015" (in Spanish). elheraldo.hn. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. "Honduras defined date and time for playoff against French Guyana". uncaf.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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