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

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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 and 15 August 2015 in

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(group A) and

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

(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.

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 Miguel Angel Lemus Ochoa (born 26 October 1993) is a Salvadoran professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football ...

* Rommel Mejía * José Ángel Peña * José Longo * Kevin Mérida * Bryan Acosta * Alberth Elis * 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 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.

Preliminary round

Matches played in

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...

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

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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 is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

(changed from original host

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...

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

Tevin Slater Tevin Slater (born 13 January 1994) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines association footballer, footballer who plays for Parham FC of the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. He has 12 caps for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national foo ...

;3 goals * Frank Manuel López * Woodensky Cherenfant * Romario Williams * Ricardo John ;2 goals * Elijah McDonald * Mahlon Romeo * Javorn Stevens * Elvis Thomas * Arichel Hernández * Héctor Morales * Daniel Luis Sáez *

Trayon Bobb Trayon Denzil Bobb (born 5 November 1993) is a Guyana, Guyanese professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, left-winger for S.U. 1º de Dezembro, S.U.1 de Dezembro of the Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal (lea ...

* Jonel Désiré * Benchy Estama *

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* Harry Panayiotou * Kimaree Rogers * Chavel Cunningham * Akeem Roach *

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

;1 goal *

Tevaughn Harriette Tevaughn Harriette (born 26 June 1995) is an Antigua and Barbuda national football team, Antigua and Barbuda international association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker. He was the United Progressive Part ...

* Calaum Jahraldo-Martin * 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 Pernell Schultz (born 7 April 1994) is a Guyanese footballer who plays for Fruta Conquerors. He formally played for Trinidadian side Caledonia AIA where he netted 19 league goals during his short stay there. International career International ...

* Daniel Wilson * Alex Junior Christian * Jean-François James * Junior Flemmings * Andre Lewis * Jamar Loza * Sean McFarlane * Paul Wilson * Cooper Nugent * Reid Strain * Keithroy Freeman * Dahjal Kelly *

Vinceroy Nelson Vinceroy Nelson (born 10 January 1996) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for St. Paul's United FC of the Saint Kitts Premier Division. References Ex ...

* Glenroy Samuel * Nile Walwyn * David Henry * Brad Miguel * Azinho Solomon * Aikim Andrews ;Own goal *

Yosel Piedra Yosel Piedra Guillén (born 27 March 1994), also known as Josel Piedra, is a Cuban association football, football player who currently plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Asociación Deportiva San Carlos in Costa Rica and the ...

(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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