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 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 ...

. 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.,

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and the hosts

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, 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

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runner-up for the final berth in the Olympics.

Teams

A total of 27

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member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 24 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions. ;Notes :

¹ Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Central American Zone

In the Central American Zone, all seven

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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

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. The groups were played between 11–15 August 2015 in

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(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 19–23 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.

Group A

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Group B

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Repechage playoff

---- Costa Rica won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for

Goalscorers

;2 goals * Júnior Andrade * Joshua Nieto * Óscar Salas * Carlos Chavarría * Édgar Joel Bárcenas ;1 goal * Allan Cruz * Ariel Lassiter * Ronald Matarrita * Miguel Lemus * Rommel Mejía * José Ángel Peña * José Longo * Kevin Mérida * Bryan Acosta *

Alberth Elis Alberth Josué Elis Martínez (born 12 February 1996), nicknamed La Panterita (The Little Panther), is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Brest, on loan from Ligue 2 club Bordeaux, and the Honduras national t ...

* Marlon Ramírez * Axel Silva * Chin Hormechea * José Muñoz * Francisco Narbón * Justin Simons

Caribbean Zone

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 22–24 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 14–16 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.

Preliminary round

Matches played in

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. ---- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to

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First round

Group 1

Matches played in Haiti. ---- ----

Group 2

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Group 3

Matches played in

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(changed from original host Saint Lucia). ---- ----

Group 4

Matches played in

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Final round

Matches played in Haiti.

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for

Third place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

Maikel Reyes Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy (sometimes spelt as Maykel Reyes) is a Cuban international football player who plays for his local team Pinar del Río and the Cuba national team. Club career In January 2016, he became the first Cuban footballer ( ...

;5 goals * Michael Seaton * Oalex Anderson ;4 goals *

Tevin Slater Tevin Slater (born 13 January 1994) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer who plays for Parham FC of the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. He has 12 caps for the national team and has scored 8 times. In 2015, he was named the Seni ...

;3 goals * Frank Manuel López * Woodensky Cherenfant *

Romario Williams Romario Garfield Williams (born 15 August 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks. He is named after the legendary Brazilian footballer, Romário. Club career Y ...

* Ricardo John ;2 goals * Elijah McDonald * Mahlon Romeo *

Javorn Stevens Javorn Stevens (born 9 May 1998) is an Antiguan footballer who plays as a forward for Greenbay Hoppers. International career International goals :''Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.'' References External lin ...

* Elvis Thomas *

Arichel Hernández Arichel Hernández Mora (born 20 September 1993) is a Cuban professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional club Deportivo Mixco, Mixco and the Cuba national footba ...

* Héctor Morales * Daniel Luis Sáez *

Trayon Bobb Trayon Denzil Bobb (born 5 November 1993) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for S.U.1 de Dezembro of the Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal league. He also represents the Guyana national team. Bobb began his ...

Jonel Désiré Jonel Désiré (born 12 February 1997) is a Haitian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Armenian club FC Alashkert, Alashkert and the Haiti national football team, Haiti nation ...

* Benchy Estama * Mancini Telfort *

Harry Panayiotou Harrison Andreas Panayiotou (Greek: Χάρρισον Ανδρέας Παναγιώτου; born 28 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Aldershot Town and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. Born in ...

* Kimaree Rogers * Chavel Cunningham * Akeem Roach * Rundell Winchester ;1 goal *

Tevaughn Harriette Tevaughn Harriette (born 26 June 1995) is an Antigua and Barbuda international footballer who plays as a striker. He was the United Progressive Party candidate in St Peter in the 2023 Antiguan general election. International career Harriette ...

Calaum Jahraldo-Martin Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (born 27 April 1993) is an English businessman Co-founder of FirstLuxe and a former professional Footballer. ex Antigua and Barbuda international footballer who played as a defender. Early life Jahraldo-Martin lived in E ...

* Eugene Kirwan * Jonathan Ruiz * Shaquille Barzey * Kemar Headley * Dairon Pérez * David Urgelles * Geremy Lombardi * Pedro Emil Martínez * Miguel de Jesús Ramírez * Domini Garnett * Pernell Schultz * Daniel Wilson * Alex Junior Christian * Jean-François James *

Junior Flemmings Junior Flemmings (born 16 January 1996) is a Jamaican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger and Forward (association football), forward for club Toulouse FC, Toulouse and the Jamaica ...

* Andre Lewis * Jamar Loza * Sean McFarlane * Paul Wilson * Cooper Nugent * Reid Strain * Keithroy Freeman * Dahjal Kelly * Vinceroy Nelson * Glenroy Samuel * Nile Walwyn * David Henry * Brad Miguel * Azinho Solomon * Aikim Andrews ;Own goal * Yosel Piedra (playing against Jamaica) * Malcolm Joseph (playing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

References

External links

Olympic Qualifying – Men
CONCACAF.com
Fútbol Masculino Proceso Olímpico
UNCAFut.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification 2015

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