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.
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 teamsedit
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
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.
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Referencesedit
^. CONCACAF. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2000.
^. SoccerTimes.com. 30 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
^"Galaxy Trio Among 25 in U.S. Pool". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 2000.
^. soccertimes.com. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External linksedit
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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 TournamentTournament detailsHost countryUnited StatesDates21 30 AprilTeams6 from 1 confederation Venue s 1 in 1 host city Final positionsChampions Honduras 1st title Runners up United StatesThird place MexicoFourth place GuatemalaTournament statisticsMatches played15Goals scored24 1 6 per match Top scorer s Carlos Ruiz David Suazo Joaquin Beltran Chris Albright Josh Wolff 2 goals each 19962004 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 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Qualified teams 2 Venue 3 Squads 4 Final round 4 1 Group D 4 2 Group E 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Third place play off 5 4 Final 6 Final ranking 7 Qualified teams for Summer Olympics 8 References 9 External linksQualification editMain article 2000 CONCACAF Men s Pre Olympic Tournament qualification 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 edit 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 nbsp United States hosts Automatic 6th 1992 nbsp Canada Third round Group A winners 4th 1996 Runners up 1984 1996 nbsp Mexico title holders Third round Group B winners 7th 1996 Winners 1964 1972 1976 1988 1996 Central America nbsp Guatemala Third round Group A runners up 5th 1988 Winners 1968 nbsp Honduras Third round Group B runners up 2nd 1992 nbsp Panama Third round Group C winners 2nd 1964 Fourth place 1964 1 Only final tournament Venue editThe matches were played in Hershey 3 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium Capacity 16 000 nbsp nbsp HersheySquads editMain article 2000 CONCACAF Men s Pre Olympic Tournament squads Each team has to submit a list of 18 man two players have to be goalkeepers 4 Final round editGroup D edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp United States H 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 4 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Honduras 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 3 nbsp Canada 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1Source CONCACAF H Hosts 21 April 2000 2000 04 21 United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp HondurasAlbright nbsp 37 77 Thorrington nbsp 85 ReportHersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 11 229Referee Peter Prendergast Jamaica 23 April 2000 2000 04 23 Canada nbsp 0 2 nbsp HondurasReport Phillips nbsp 33 Ramirez nbsp 90 Hersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 8 580Referee William Mattus Costa Rica 25 April 2000 2000 04 25 United States nbsp 0 0 nbsp CanadaReportHersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 5 798Referee Neftali Recinos El Salvador Group E edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 4 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Guatemala 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 3 nbsp Panama 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 0Source CONCACAF 21 April 2000 2000 04 21 Panama nbsp 1 2 nbsp GuatemalaOrtega nbsp 68 Report Ruiz nbsp 27 81 Hersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 11 241Referee Neftali Recinos El Salvador 23 April 2000 2000 04 23 Mexico nbsp 1 1 nbsp GuatemalaBeltran nbsp 43 Report Garcia nbsp 80 Hersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 8 580Referee Ramesh Ramdhan Trinidad and Tobago 25 April 2000 2000 04 25 Mexico nbsp 3 0 nbsp PanamaHersheypark Stadium HersheyKnockout stage editBracket edit Semi finalsFinal 28 April Hershey nbsp United States4 30 April Hershey nbsp Guatemala0 nbsp United States1 28 April Hershey nbsp Honduras2 nbsp Honduras p 0 5 nbsp Mexico0 4 Third place play off 30 April Hershey nbsp Guatemala0 nbsp Mexico5 Semi finals edit The semi final winners qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics 28 April 2000 2000 04 28 20 25 EDTUnited States nbsp 4 0 nbsp GuatemalaO Brien nbsp 1 Wolff nbsp 8 Donovan nbsp 22 90 1 ReportHersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 12 299Referee Ramesh Ramdhan Trinidad and Tobago 28 April 2000 2000 04 28 Honduras nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp MexicoReportPenaltiesD Suazo nbsp Pavon nbsp M Suazo nbsp Izaguirre nbsp Gutierrez nbsp 5 4 Rodriguez nbsp Marquez nbsp Perez nbsp Collazo nbsp Altamirano nbsp Hersheypark Stadium Hershey Third place play off edit 30 April 2000 2000 04 30 Mexico nbsp 5 0 nbsp GuatemalaHersheypark Stadium Hershey Final edit 30 April 2000 2000 04 30 United States nbsp 1 2 nbsp HondurasWolff nbsp 12 Report Suazo nbsp 29 56 Hersheypark Stadium HersheyAttendance 12 126Referee Peter Prendergast Jamaica Final ranking editAs 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 nbsp nbsp Honduras 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Winners nbsp nbsp United States H 4 2 1 1 8 1 7 7 Runner ups nbsp nbsp Mexico 4 2 2 0 9 1 8 8 Third place 4 nbsp Guatemala 4 1 1 2 3 11 8 4 Fourth place 5 nbsp Canada 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 Eliminated ingroup stage 6 nbsp Panama 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 0Source citation needed H HostsQualified teams for Summer Olympics editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 nbsp United States 28 April 2000 12 1904 1924 1928 1936 1948 1952 1956 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 nbsp Honduras 28 April 2000 0 debut 1 Bold indicates champions for that year Italic indicates hosts for that year References edit HONDURAS DEFEATS USA IN FINAL MATCH OF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT CONCACAF 30 April 2000 Archived from the original on 19 June 2000 Honduras overtakes U S 2 1 in meaningless final SoccerTimes com 30 April 2000 Archived from the original on 10 May 2013 Galaxy Trio Among 25 in U S Pool Los Angeles Times 22 March 2000 Charles picks final 18 for qualifying tourney soccertimes com 7 April 2000 Archived from the original on 9 May 2013 Retrieved 9 August 2021 External links editRSSSF com Games of the XXVII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 CONCACAF Pre Olympic Tournament amp oldid 1193614229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
