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2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

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

Teams[edit]

A total of 25 CONCACAF teams (out of 41) entered Olympic qualifying, with 22 involved in regional qualifiers for the final tournament. The entrants were divided into three zones:

• North American Zone (NAFU): All three teams (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) qualified automatically for the final tournament.
• Central American Zone (UNCAF): Six out of seven teams entered, with three teams qualifying for the final tournament.
• Caribbean Zone (CFU): Sixteen out of 31 teams entered, with two teams qualifying for the final tournament.

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[edit]

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 sixteen teams which entered the Caribbean preliminary round were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the FIFA World Rankings (as of 4 April 2019),^[3] the sixteen 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
Jamaica (56) (A1)  Trinidad and Tobago (93) (B1)  Haiti (100) (C1)  Antigua and Barbuda (123) (D1)	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 Rankings (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[edit]

The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 21 July 2019.^[5] Winners qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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	Leal 14' Córdoba 55' Araya 60'

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
Arriaga 67' Reyes 74', 85'	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[edit]

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 qualified for the play-in round.

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Matches were played at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, KingstoninJamaica. 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]

Jamaica	1–1	Dominica
Daley 52'	Report	Jnohope 37'

Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Dominica	0–4	Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Report	Lake 7', 23' Mitchum 47' Terrell 69'

Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–1	Jamaica
Lake 56'	Report	Daley 45'

Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)

Group B[edit]

Matches were played at the Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Saint CroixinUnited 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]

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[edit]

Matches were played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George TowninCayman 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

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[edit]

Matches were played at the Estadio Panamericano, San CristóbalinDominican 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

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
Romero 4' Japa 50' González 77'	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
Romero 17', 27' Pineda 23' Ángeles 86'	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
Rivera 17'	Report	Reyes 48' López 63'

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Play-in round[edit]

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Dominican Republic
	Report	Vásquez 97' Romero 102'

Haiti	4–0	Barbados
Joseph 5' Christophe ?' Clerveaux 59' Damus 76'	Report

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

Qualified teams[edit]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Zone	Qualified on	Previous appearances in CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament1
Canada	North America	Automatic	8 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
Mexico	North America	Automatic	11 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
United States	North America	Automatic	10 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
Costa Rica	Central America	21 July 2019	6 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004, 2015)
Honduras	Central America	21 July 2019	6 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015)
El Salvador	Central America	21 July 2019	4 (1968, 1988, 1996, 2012)
Dominican Republic	Caribbean	22 September 2019	0 (debut)
Haiti	Caribbean	22 September 2019	2 (2008, 2015)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying, CONCACAF.com