2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification explained

See main article: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

There will be a qualification held to determine the two qualifiers from the Caribbean and three from Central America who will join Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

Per FIFA regulations^[1] the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments will be:

• goal difference in all group matches
• greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
• If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
  • greater number of points obtained in all group matches between the teams concerned
  • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
  • play-off match on neutral ground (with extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary)

Caribbean

On 17 May 2011 CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying. The group winners will advance to the second round, where two of them will qualify for the final qualifying tournament.^[2]

First round

Group A

Suriname was host for Group A.

width=210	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7
	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

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• The Jamaica-Suriname match was abandoned in injury time with the score at 2–2 due to a pitch invasion and a brawl in which the Jamaican coach and players attacked officials and police; the result stands.^[3]

Group B

Dominica was host for Group B.

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	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

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Group C

Cuba was host for Group C.

width=200	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6
	2	1	0	1	1	7	−6	3
	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

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Group D

Saint Kitts and Nevis was host for Group D.

width=200	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9
	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Second round

St Kitts and Nevis was host for the Second Round.

width=200	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
	3	1	1	1	12	7	+5	4
	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
	3	1	0	2	4	13	–9	3

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Central America

On 3 May 2011, the UNCAF announced the two groups that will fight for three spots for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[4]

Group 1

Played from 13–17 September 2011 in El Salvador.

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	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0

Group 2

Played from 21–25 September 2011 in Honduras.

width=200	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	2	1	1	0	7	2	+5	4
	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
	2	0	0	2	0	9	-9	0

Playoff

• Panama won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

1. Web site: Tournament Regulations concacaf.com . 2011-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925221902/http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/fc/65/0,,12813~157180,00.pdf . 2012-09-25 . dead .
2. Web site: Olympic qualifying to begin in June. 2011-05-17. concacaf.com. 2011-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717145128/http://www.concacaf.com/page/MOQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2361988,00.html. 2011-07-17. dead.
3. http://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/news/breaking-news/08/08/suriname-jamaica-soccer-match-ends-in-riot-%E2%80%93-dwt/ Match abandoned in Suriname
4. http://www.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2011/05/03/Noticias/Honduras-ante-Costa-Rica-y-Nicaragua-por-PreOlimpico LaPrensa.hn – La Uncaf anunció hoy los grupos de la eliminatoria al PreOlímpico de Concacaf para clasificar a los Juegos de Londres 2012

External links

• 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification
• Regulations of the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012