2000 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the 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 qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 21 and 30 April 2000.

2000 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates21–30 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Honduras (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored24 (1.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guatemala Carlos Ruiz
Honduras David Suazo
Mexico Joaquín Beltrán
United States Chris Albright
United States Josh Wolff
(2 goals each)
1996
2004

Honduras won the tournament with a 2–1 final win over the United States.[1] As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia as CONCACAF representatives.[2]

Qualification

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All 41 CONCACAF nations entered the competition, and with the hosts United States qualifying automatically, the other 40 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining five spots in the final tournament.[citation needed]

  • First round: A total of 12 teams played home-and-away over two legs in six ties. The six winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: A total of 14 teams played home-and-away over two legs in seven ties. The seven winners advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: A total of 11 teams were divided into two groups of four (Group A and B) and one group of three (Group C). In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of three matches per team in Group A and B; two for Group C. The top two teams in Group A and B; and winner of Group C of each of the six groups advance to the final round.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performance Previous Olympic appearances
(last)
North America   United States (hosts) Automatic 6th 1992
  Canada Third round – Group A winners 4th 1996 Runners-up (1984, 1996)
  Mexico
(title holders)
Third round – Group B winners 7th 1996 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1996)
Central America   Guatemala Third round – Group A runners-up 5th 1988 Winners (1968)
  Honduras Third round – Group B runners-up 2nd 1992
  Panama Third round – Group C winners 2nd 1964 Fourth place (1964)
1 Only final tournament.

Venue

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The matches were played in Hershey.[3]

Hershey
Hersheypark Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Squads

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Each team has to submit a list of 18-man (two players have to be goalkeepers).[4]

Final round

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Honduras 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3   Canada 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States  3–0  Honduras
Report

Canada  0–2  Honduras
Report

United States  0–0  Canada
Report
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Neftali Recinos (El Salvador)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Guatemala 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3   Panama 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Panama  1–2  Guatemala
Report
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Neftalí Recinos (El Salvador)

Mexico  1–1  Guatemala
Report

Mexico  3–0  Panama

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April – Hershey
 
 
  United States4
 
30 April – Hershey
 
  Guatemala0
 
  United States1
 
28 April – Hershey
 
  Honduras2
 
  Honduras (p)0 (5)
 
 
  Mexico0 (4)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 April – Hershey
 
 
  Guatemala0
 
 
  Mexico5

Semi-finals

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The semi-final winners qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

United States  4–0  Guatemala
Report

Honduras  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Report
Penalties
5–4

Third place play-off

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Mexico  5–0  Guatemala

Final

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United States  1–2  Honduras
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Final ranking

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Honduras 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Winners
    United States (H) 4 2 1 1 8 1 +7 7 Runner-ups
    Mexico 4 2 2 0 9 1 +8 8 Third place
4   Guatemala 4 1 1 2 3 11 −8 4 Fourth place
5   Canada 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Panama 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

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The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1
  United States 28 April 2000 12 (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
  Honduras 28 April 2000 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "HONDURAS DEFEATS USA IN FINAL MATCH OF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT". CONCACAF. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2000.
  2. ^ "Honduras overtakes U.S. 2-1 in meaningless final". SoccerTimes.com. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Galaxy Trio Among 25 in U.S. Pool". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 2000.
  4. ^ "Charles picks final 18 for qualifying tourney". soccertimes.com. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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