The 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a men's under-23

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competition which decided the participating teams of the

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. 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 2015 South American Youth Football Championship 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 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

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

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(group A) and

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(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 *

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* Óscar Salas * Carlos Chavarría * Édgar Joel Bárcenas ;1 goal *

Allan Cruz Allan Enzo Cruz Leal (born 24 February 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Costa Rica national team. Club career Uruguay de Coronado Born in Nicoya, in the province of Guanacaste, Cruz began his ca ...

* Ariel Lassiter *

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Miguel Lemus Miguel Angel Lemus Ochoa (born 26 October 1993) is a Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career FAS In December 2013, Lemus signed with FAS. Loan to Chalatenango Lemus signed with Chalatenango for the Clausura 2016. Luis Ángel Firpo L ...

* Rommel Mejía *

José Ángel Peña José Angel Peña Carballo (born 10 December 1994) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career FAS Peña signed with C.D. FAS for the Clausura 2015. With the team of Santa Ana, he reached the semi-finals of ...

* José Longo * Kevin Mérida * Bryan Acosta * Alberth Elis * Marlon Ramírez *

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* Chin Hormechea * José Muñoz * Francisco Narbón *

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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 Group 4.

First round

Group 1

Matches played in

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Group 2

Matches played in

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(changed from original hosts

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Group 3

Matches played in

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

(changed from original host

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Ameri ...

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Group 4

Matches played in

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Final round

Matches played in

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for

Third place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

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;5 goals * Michael Seaton *

Oalex Anderson Oalex Anderson (born 11 November 1995 in Barrouallie) is a Vincentian professional footballer who plays for North Carolina FC in USL League One and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team. Anderson is known by the nickname "Bounty" ...

;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 Senio ...

;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 Ricardo John (born 10 April 1995) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for Harrisburg Heat in the Major Arena Soccer League. Club career Toronto FC II On 3 August 2016, John signed with United Soccer League side Toronto FC II, ...

;2 goals *

Elijah McDonald Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books of ...

Mahlon Romeo Mahlon Beresford Baker Romeo (born 19 September 1995) is an Antiguan professional footballer who plays for club Cardiff City. Romeo, who plays as a defender, also features for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team. Career Gillingham ...

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* Elvis Thomas * Arichel Hernández * Héctor Morales * Daniel Luis Sáez *

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* Jonel Désiré *

Benchy Estama Jhon Miky Benchy Estama (born 14 June 1994) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Taichung Futuro. Besides Haiti, he has played in Dominican Republic and Taiwan. Career Club career At the age of 15, Estama signed fo ...

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* Harry Panayiotou *

Kimaree Rogers Kimaree Brian Alister Rogers (born on 14 January 1994) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer who plays for Village Superstars and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. International career At the youth level Rogers played in 2011 CONCACAF ...

* Chavel Cunningham *

Akeem Roach Akeem Garnet Roach (born 9 December 1995) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays for Real Sociedad, as a striker. Career Roach has played club football for Defence Force, Club Sando, Vida, Mosta, and Real Sociedad. He made his i ...

Rundell Winchester Rundell Renold Winchester (born 16 December 1993) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Rayyan, where he plays as a forward. Winchester began his football career in 2011, at the age of 17, with semi-pro ...

;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 *

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* Jonathan Ruiz * Shaquille Barzey *

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* Pedro Emil Martínez * Miguel de Jesús Ramírez *

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* Daniel Wilson *

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* Jean-François James * Junior Flemmings * Andre Lewis *

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* Paul Wilson * Cooper Nugent *

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* Keithroy Freeman * Dahjal Kelly *

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* Glenroy Samuel *

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* David Henry *

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* Azinho Solomon *

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;Own goal *

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(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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