The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fourteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 1 and 13 October 2015[1]
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | 1 – 13 October |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Mexico successfully defended their title after a 2–0 win over Honduras in the final. It was their seventh Pre-Olympic title and second in a row, after previous wins in 1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004 and 2012.[2] As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives, just as the same sides had in the previous Olympics. Third-placed United States later lost to Colombia in the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off and failed to qualify for the Olympics for the second consecutive time.[3]
Qualification
editThe eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[4]
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically due to them being the only teams in the region
- Three teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Two teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.
Qualified teams
editThe following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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North America | United States (hosts) | Automatic | 10th | 2012 | Winners (1988, 1992) | 14 (2008) |
Canada | Automatic | 8th | 2012 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | 3 (1984) | |
Mexico (title holders) |
Automatic | 11th | 2012 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012) | 10 (2012) | |
Central America | Panama | Group A winners | 6th | 2012 | Fourth place (1964) | 0 |
Honduras | Group B winners | 6th | 2012 | Winners (2000, 2008) | 3 (2012) | |
Costa Rica | Play-offs winners | 6th | 2004 | Winners (1980, 1984) | 3 (2004) | |
Caribbean | Haiti | Final round winners | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) | 0 |
Cuba | Final round runners-up | 5th | 2012 | Third place (1976, 1984) | 2 (1980) |
Venues
editFour cities served as the venues for tournament.
Kansas City, Kansas | Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) |
Commerce City, Colorado (Denver Area) |
Sandy, Utah (Salt Lake City Area) |
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Sporting Park | StubHub Center | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Rio Tinto Stadium |
Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 18,061 | Capacity: 20,213 |
Location of the host cities of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. |
Draw
editThe draw for the tournament took place on 18 August 2015 at 09:00 PDT (UTC−7) at the Torrance Marriot Redondo Beach hotel in Torrance, California, United States.[5] The draw was conducted by Eddie Lewis and Brad Friedel.[6]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host United States were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Mexico were seeded in Group B.[7][8]
The draw took place before the UNCAF final qualifier (Costa Rica) had been confirmed.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Match officials
editSquads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
Group stage
editThe top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[9]
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Greatest number of points obtained in the 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;
- Drawing of lots.
The final round of fixtures in the group stage and the knockout stage fell within the FIFA International Match Calendar period of 5–13 October 2015. As a result, teams were able to call on their first choice under-23 players worldwide.
All times were local.
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
United States | 3–1 | Canada |
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Cuba | 1–6 | United States |
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Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Mexico | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
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Costa Rica | 0–2 | Honduras |
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Costa Rica | 1−1 | Haiti |
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Mexico | 2–1 | Honduras |
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Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
Bracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
10 October – Sandy, UT | ||||||
United States | 0 | |||||
13 October – Sandy, UT | ||||||
Honduras | 2 | |||||
Honduras | 0 | |||||
10 October – Sandy, UT | ||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||
Canada | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
13 October – Sandy, UT | ||||||
United States | 2 | |||||
Canada | 0 |
Semi-finals
editThe semi-final winners qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
United States | 0–2 | Honduras |
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Mexico | 2–0 | Canada |
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Third place play-off
editThe winners advanced to the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off.
United States | 2–0 | Canada |
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Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- William Fernández (playing against Mexico)
- Bryan Acosta (playing against Mexico)
- Fidel Escobar (playing against USA)
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Golden Glove | Fair Play Award |
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Hirving Lozano | Jerome Kiesewetter (4 goals, 2 assists) |
Gibrán Lajud | Mexico |
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Final ranking
editAs per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 15 | Winners | |
Honduras | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Runner-ups | |
United States (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | Third place | |
4 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Fourth place |
5 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
7 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
8 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Qualified teams for 2016 Summer Olympics
editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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Honduras | 10 October 2015 | 3 (2000, 2008, 2012) |
Mexico | 10 October 2015 | 10 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Broadcasters
editTelevision
editCountry | Broadcaster | Ref. | |
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Free | Pay | ||
United States (Host) | Telemundo | Universo | [11] |
Cuban defections
editFour Cuban players were confirmed to have defected to the United States during the tournament: they were Emmanuel Labrada (CF Granma), Frank López García (FC Cienfuegos), Dairon Pérez (FC La Habana), and Yendry Torres (FC Cienfuegos).[12]
References
edit- ^ "United States Named Host for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015". CONCACAF. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Mexico repeats as CMOQ champion". CONCACAF. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Colombia edge USA to end drought". FIFA. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.
- ^ "United States Named Host for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015". CONCACAF.com. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "CONCACAF to Hold Olympic Qualifying Championship Draw in Los Angeles on August 18". CONCACAF.com. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". CONCACAF.com. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Olympic Qualifying Championship host cities named". CONCACAF.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Official Draw: CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying United States 2015". CONCACAF.com. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "TSG announces CMOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "TELEMUNDO, NBC UNIVERSO AND NBC DEPORTES ANNOUNCE THE TELECAST SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "United States beat Canada in CONCACAF Olympic qualifying". ESPN FC. Associated Press. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
External links
edit- Olympic Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com