2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying qualification

Qualifying rounds for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament were held for the Central American and the Caribbean zones, narrowing the field from each zone to three nations and two nations, respectively.

In the following tables:

  • P = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • GF = total goals scored (goals for)
  • GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
  • Pts = total points accumulated
Team qualified for the final round.
Team did not qualify for the final round
Team advances to playoff

North American zone

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The 3 members of the North American zone automatically qualified to the final round:

Team
  Canada
  Mexico
  United States

Central American zone

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Six teams were divided into two groups of three, or triangulars, and played a round of matches in round-robin format. The winner of each triangular advanced to the finals, and the runners-up played each other in a home-and-away playoff.

Triangular 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Honduras 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
  Panama 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  El Salvador 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
Panama  2–1  El Salvador
Torres   53'
Barahona   80'
(Report)[permanent dead link] Flores   90'

El Salvador  0–3  Honduras
(Report)[permanent dead link] Núñez   21'
Thomas   74'
Norales   90'

Panama  1–1  Honduras
Aguilar   67' (Report)[permanent dead link] Bernárdez   28'

Triangular 2

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Guatemala 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 1 10 3 +7
  Nicaragua 0 2 0 0 2 1 12 -11
Guatemala  3–0  Nicaragua
Noriega   39', 45'
Arreola   52'
(Report)[permanent dead link]

Nicaragua  1–9  Costa Rica
Vanegas   44' (Report)[permanent dead link] Guerrero   8', 36', 40'
Ruiz   14', 16', 20'
Borges   25', 78'
Pérez   61'

Costa Rica  1–2  Guatemala
Solorzano   14' (Report)[permanent dead link] Lalín   3'
Contreras   63'

Play-off

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The runners-up of each triangular met in a play-off to qualify for a spot in the final round.

Panama  0–1  Costa Rica
(Report)[permanent dead link] Santana   56'

Costa Rica  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Panama
(Report)[permanent dead link] Quintero   63'
Penalties
Angulo  
Santana  
Sanchez  
Chan  
Borges  
3 – 4   Torres
  Vazquez
  Quintero
  Bonilla
  Cooper

Panama 1–1 Costa Rica on aggregate. Panama won 4–3 on penalties.

Caribbean zone

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The Caribbean zone qualifiers were divided into two rounds. In the first round, 22 teams were divided into six groups, Groups A through F, and the six group winners advanced to the second round. The six second round teams were divided into two groups of three, Groups G and H, and the winners advanced to the finals.

First round

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Trinidad and Tobago 7 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7
  Suriname 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
  Guyana 4 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3
  Netherlands Antilles 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4

August 31, 2007

Trinidad and Tobago   4–0   Guyana
Suriname   1–0   Netherlands Antilles

September 2, 2007

Netherlands Antilles   0–3   Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname   1–2   Guyana

September 4, 2007

Guyana   2–2   Netherlands Antilles
Suriname   0–0   Trinidad and Tobago
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Jamaica 9 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
  Antigua and Barbuda 6 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2
  Barbados 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0
  Aruba 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9

September 9, 2007

Antigua and Barbuda   1–6   Jamaica
Aruba   0–2   Barbados

September 11, 2007

Jamaica   1–0   Barbados
Aruba   0–2   Antigua and Barbuda

September 13, 2007

Barbados   1–2   Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba   0–5   Jamaica
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Cuba 9 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20
  Puerto Rico 6 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3
  Bermuda 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8
  Cayman Islands 1 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9

September 9, 2007

Puerto Rico   4–1   Cayman Islands
Cuba   6–0   Bermuda

September 11, 2007

Cayman Islands   0–0   Bermuda
Cuba   8–0   Puerto Rico

September 13, 2007

Bermuda   0–2   Puerto Rico
Cuba   6–0   Cayman Islands
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Haiti 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
  Dominican Republic 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1

September 9, 2007

Saint Kitts and Nevis   1–1   Dominican Republic

September 11, 2007

Haiti   0–0   Dominican Republic

September 13, 2007

Saint Kitts and Nevis   0–1   Haiti
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Grenada 5 3 1 2 0 9 6 +3
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3
  Dominica 3 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5
  Saint Lucia 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1

September 9, 2007

Saint Lucia   3–3   Grenada
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   4–1   Dominica

September 11, 2007

Grenada   3–0   Dominica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   0–0   Saint Lucia

September 13, 2007

Dominica   2–1   Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   3–3   Grenada
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Bahamas 3 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5
  British Virgin Islands - - - - - - - -

September 2, 2007

Bahamas   6–1   U.S. Virgin Islands
  • The British Virgin Islands withdrew at the last minute, leaving the Bahamas as the group champion.

Second round

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Group G

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Cuba 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
  Grenada 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
  Trinidad and Tobago 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4
Trinidad and Tobago  0 – 3  Cuba
(Report)[permanent dead link]   16' OG
  42' Duarte
  44' Yalmacida
Cuba  2 – 1  Grenada
Yalmacida   15'  67' (Report)[permanent dead link]   24' Antoine
Attendance: 100
Referee: Garcia (MEX)
Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 3  Grenada
Mitchell   77'  79' report[permanent dead link]   7'  34' Antoine
  46' pen Rennie
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rodríguez (MEX)

Group H

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Haiti 6 2 2 0 0 8 1 +6
  Bahamas 3 2 1 0 1 1 6 -5
  Jamaica 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
Haiti  6 – 0  Bahamas
Vubert   34'  45'
Slcenat   44'
Saint Preux   53'  90+'
Norde   81'
(Report)[permanent dead link]
  Bahamas1 – 0  Jamaica
St. Fleur   84' (Report)[permanent dead link]
Haiti  2 – 1  Jamaica
Azor   48'
Noel   76'
report[permanent dead link]   20' Austin
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Moreno (PAN)

References

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