2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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

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)

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 are 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 16 teams which entered the Caribbean preliminary round were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the FIFA World Ranking (as of 4 April 2019),[3] the 16 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 Ranking (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 will be played on 17 July, and the second legs will be played on 21 July 2019.[5] Winners qualify for 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Team 1 Agg. 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
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Costa Rica 0–2 Guatemala
Report
  • Ardón  60'
  • Alvarado  83'
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
  • Costa Rica won 3–2 on aggregate.
Nicaragua 0–2 Honduras
Report
  • Ingram  20' (o.g.)
  • Pinto  81'
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)[6]
Honduras 3–0 Nicaragua
 Report
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis) [6]
  • 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 qualify for play-in 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) Host.
Jamaica 1–1 Dominica
Daley  52' Report Hope  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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 Puerto Rico
 42' Report
  • K. Hernandez  20'
  • Rivera  90+3'
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
Dominican Republic 3–1 Saint Lucia
 Report
  •  66'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
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
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Play-in round

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–2 (a.e.t.) Dominican Republic
Report  97' Vásquez
 102' Romero
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
 CanadaNorth AmericaAutomatic8 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 MexicoNorth AmericaAutomatic11 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 United StatesNorth AmericaAutomatic10 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
 Costa RicaCentral America21 July 20197 (1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004, 2015)
 HondurasCentral America21 July 2019
 El SalvadorCentral America21 July 2019
 Dominican RepublicCaribbean22 September 20190 (debut)
 HaitiCaribbean22 September 2019
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
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  2. "Draw complete for Caribbean preliminary round of Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com. 17 April 2019.
  3. "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – 4 April 2019 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com.
  4. "Official draw – 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.com.
  5. "MOQ Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
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