The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by

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to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the

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. It was held in the

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, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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as the CONCACAF representatives.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Only final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Match officials

The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.

Squads

Group stage

All times in

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

Marco Fabián Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora (; born 21 July 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Fabián is a graduate of C.D. Guadalajara's youth a ...

Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UANL ...

;4 goals *

Joe Corona Joe Benny Corona Crespín (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall, on loan from Houston Dynamo. Youth and college Corona began playing organized soccer at the age ...

;3 goals *

Andrés Flores Andrés Alexander Flores Mejía (born 31 August 1990) is a Salvadoran professional football manager and former player. He is the current assistant coach of Portland Timbers 2 in the MLS Next Pro. Club career Nicknamed ''Ruso'', Flores was sign ...

;2 goals *

Léster Blanco Mark Léster Blanco Pineda (born January 17, 1989 in Soyapango, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 3 club North Bangkok University. Club career Blanco came through the youth ranks at the ...

Eddie Hernández Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla (; born 27 February 1991) is a Honduras, Honduran Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for F.C. Motagua, Motagua and the Honduras national football team, Honduras ...

Anthony Lozano Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), also known as Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Cádiz and the Honduras national team. Club career Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in ...

Gerson Rodas Gerson Daniel Rodas Leiva (born 6 July 1990) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Honduras Progreso in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. International career Rodas scored two goals for the Honduras U-23 team in the 2 ...

Miguel Ponce Miguel Andrés Ponce Torres (born 19 August 1971) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Deportes Iquique. Honours Club ;Universidad Católica * Primera División de Chile Prim ...

Terrence Boyd Terrence Anthony Boyd (born February 16, 1991) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for 2. Liga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Born in Germany, he represented the United States national team. Early life Boyd is the son of an Afr ...

;1 goal *

Lucas Cavallini Lucas Daniel Cavallini (born December 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Canada national team. Early life Cavallini was born in Canada to an Argentinian father and a Ca ...

Marcus Haber Marcus Warren Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng. Haber began his career at local club Vancouver Selects, playing four years with the y ...

Doneil Henry Doneil Jor-Dee Ashley Henry (born April 20, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota United of Major League Soccer and the Canada national team. Club career Early career Henry's parents, Beverly and M ...

* Evan James *

Maykel 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 ( ...

Jaime Alas Jaime Enrique Alas Morales (born 30 July 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the El Salvador national team. Club career Alas' professional career began in July 2006, a ...

Richard Menjivar Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

Milton Molina Milton Alexander Molina Miguel (born 2 February 1989 in Santa Cruz, Metapán, El Salvador), is a Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career Molina has been part of the A.D. Isidro Metapán squad since the Clausura 2009. Molina scored h ...

Edwin Sánchez Edwin Ernesto Sánchez Vigil (born February 21, 1990 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Turín FESA FC Sánchez started his career at Turín FESA before a stint in Argen ...

Alexander López Alexander Agustín López Rodríguez (born 5 June 1992) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Honduras national team. Club career Early career Born in Tegucigalpa, D ...

* Mario Martínez *

Romell Quioto Romell Samir Quioto Robinson (born 9 August 1991), nicknamed El Romántico (The Romantic), is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and captains the Honduras national team. Club ca ...

Javier Cortés Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career International career He was on the Mexico national football team in the gold med ...

Israel Jiménez Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez (born 13 August 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as a right-back ...

Diego Reyes Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales (; born 19 September 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Reyes made his professional debut with Club América in Apri ...

* Erick Torres *

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Cecilio Waterman Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Everton and the Panama national team. Club career Waterman made his professional debut playing with Sporting San Miguelito ...

Kevin Molino Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Club career Orlando City After playing for severa ...

Shahdon Winchester Shahdon Shane Andre Winchester (8 January 1992 – 19 December 2019) was a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a winger for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Winchester began his professional football career in 2009, at th ...

Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at ...

Juan Agudelo Juan Sebastián Agudelo (born November 23, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion. After moving from Colombia to New Jersey at an early age Agudelo began his caree ...

;1 own goal *

Adrián Diz Adrián Arturo Diz Pe (born 4 March 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Indy Eleven. Club career A tall central defender, he played for local teams Las Tunas and Ciudad de la Habana. After ...

(playing against United States)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a

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were counted as draws.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. :

² Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

References

External links

2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification
{{Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament Con CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship The CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was a 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 qua ...