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2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
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.
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.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:
- Three teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), i.e., Canada, Mexico and the hosts United States, who all qualified automatically
- Three teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF)
- Two teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (qualified automatically for final tournament) | ||
| Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament) | ||
| United States (qualified automatically for final tournament) | 3 | |
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| Belize | ||
| Costa Rica | ||
| El Salvador | ||
| Guatemala | ||
| Honduras | ||
| Nicaragua | ||
| Panama | 7 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| Aruba | ||
| Barbados | ||
| Cayman Islands | ||
| Cuba | ||
| Curaçao1 | ||
| Dominica | ||
| Dominican Republic | ||
| Guyana | ||
| Haiti | ||
| Jamaica | ||
| Puerto Rico | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Saint Lucia | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Suriname | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
| None |
| None |
| Anguilla1 |
| Bahamas |
| Bermuda |
| Bonaire1 |
| British Virgin Islands |
| French Guiana1 |
| Grenada |
| Guadeloupe1 |
| Martinique1 |
| Montserrat1 |
| Saint Martin1 |
| Sint Maarten1 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands1 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
Notes 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
| Eliminatoria Preolimpica Masculina de UNCAF 2015 |
|---|
| Panama (group A) Guatemala (group B) Costa Rica and Guatemala (repechage playoff) |
| 11–23 August 2015 |
| 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| 11 |
| 26 (2.36 per match) |
| Júnior Andrade Édgar Joel Bárcenas Carlos Chavarría Joshua Nieto Óscar Salas(2 goals each) |
| ← 2012 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. The groups were played between 11 and 15 August 2015 in Panama (group A) and Guatemala (group B) respectively. 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.
Times UTC−5 for group A; UTC−6 for group B and repechage playoff.
Costa Rica won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
2 goals
1 goal
Source: CONCACAF.com
| 2015 CFU Men's Olympic Qualifier |
|---|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (preliminary round) Haiti (group 1 and final round) Antigua and Barbuda (group 2) Dominican Republic (group 3) Puerto Rico (group 4) |
| 22 May – 16 August 2015 |
| 17 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Haiti |
| Cuba |
| Jamaica |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 24 |
| 99 (4.13 per match) |
| Maikel Reyes (7 goals) |
| ← 2012 2019 → |
In the Caribbean Zone, 17 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition. 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. 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.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group 4.
Matches played in Haiti.
Matches played in Antigua and Barbuda (changed from original hosts Aruba).
Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original host Saint Lucia).
Matches played in Puerto Rico.
Matches played in Haiti.
Winners qualified for 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
7 goals
- Maikel Reyes
5 goals
4 goals
- Tevin Slater
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
Source: CONCACAF.com
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 7 (1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Mexico | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 10 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| United States | Automatic qualifier / hosts | N/A | 9 (1964, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Panama | Central American Zone group A winner | 15 August 2015 | 5 (1964, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Honduras | Central American Zone group B winner | 13 August 2015 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Costa Rica | Central American Zone repechage playoff winner | 23 August 2015 | 5 (1968, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2004) |
| Haiti | Caribbean Zone 1st place | 14 August 2015 | 1 (2008) |
| Cuba | Caribbean Zone 2nd place | 14 August 2015 | 4 (1976, 1984, 2008, 2012) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- Olympic Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com
- Fútbol Masculino Proceso Olímpico, UNCAFut.com (in Spanish)
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