The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]
The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil, while the third-placed team advanced to the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off against the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship runner-up for the final berth in the Olympics.[3]
A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 24 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
| 3 | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | 7 | ||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| 17 |
| Did not enter | ||
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | None | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| |
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification (Central American Zone) |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Country3: | and |
| Dates: | 11–23 August 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 26 |
| Top Scorer: | Júnior Andrade Édgar Joel BárcenasCarlos Chavarría Joshua Nieto Óscar Salas (2 goals each) |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into two groups, one with four teams and the other with three teams. The draw to allocate teams to each group was made on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua.[4] The groups were played between 11 and 15 August 2015 in Panama (group A) and Guatemala (group B) respectively.[4] [5] The two group winners and the winner of the repechage playoff between the two group runners-up (two-legged tie), played between 19 and 23 August 2015, qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.[6]
Times UTC−5 for group A; UTC−6 for group B and repechage playoff.
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Costa Rica won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Édgar Joel Bárcenas
Miguel Lemus Rommel Mejía José Ángel Peña Chin Hormechea José Muñoz Francisco Narbón Justin Simons| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification (Caribbean Zone) |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Dates: | 22 May – 16 August 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 17 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 99 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
In the Caribbean Zone, 17 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition.[8] [9] Among them, two teams (Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) played in the preliminary round (two-legged tie) between 22 and 24 May 2015. The winner advanced to the first round to join the other 15 teams.
In the first round, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams. The groups were played between 24–28 and 25–29 June 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group.[10] The four group winners advanced to the final round.
In the final round, played between 14 and 16 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.
Times UTC−4.
Matches played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group 4.
Matches played in Haiti.
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Matches played in Antigua and Barbuda (changed from original hosts Aruba).
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Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original host Saint Lucia).
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Matches played in Puerto Rico.
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Matches played in Haiti.[11]
Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Frank Manuel López
Romario Williams
Elijah McDonald Mahlon Romeo Javorn Stevens Elvis Thomas Arichel Hernández Héctor Morales Daniel Luis Sáez
Trayon Bobb Tevaughn Harriette Calaum Jahraldo-Martin Eugene Kirwan
Shaquille Barzey Kemar Headley Dairon Pérez David Urgelles
Geremy Lombardi Pedro Emil Martínez Miguel de Jesús Ramírez Domini Garnett Pernell Schultz Daniel Wilson Junior Flemmings Andre Lewis Jamar Loza Sean McFarlane Paul Wilson
David Henry Yosel Piedra (playing against Jamaica)
Malcolm Joseph (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1964, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004) | ||||
| (2008) | ||||
| (1976, 1984, 2008, 2012) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.