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2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

July 05, 2023

The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, 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 11 and 23 March 2008.[1]

2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates11–23 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Honduras (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Canada
Fourth place Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored36 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Freddy Adu
← 2004
2012 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2009.

Honduras won the title after with a 1–0 win over the United States in the final. As the top two teams, Honduras and the United States both qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]

Qualification

Further information: 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying qualification

Qualified teams

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   Mexico
(title holders) 		Automatic 9th 2004 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) 9 (2004)
  Canada Automatic 6th 2004 Runners-up (1984, 1996) 3 (1984)
  United States (hosts) Automatic 8th 2004 Winners (1988, 1992) 13 (2000)
Central America   Honduras Triangular 1 winners 4th 2004 Winners (2000) 1 (2000)
  Guatemala Triangular 2 winners 6th 2000 Final round winner without outright champions (1968) 3 (1988)
  Panama Play-off winners 4th 2004 Fourth place (1964) 0
Caribbean   Cuba Second round winners 3rd 1984 Third place (1976, 1984) 2 (1980)
  Haiti Second round winners 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 0
1 Only final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Carson Nashville Tampa
Home Depot Center LP Field Raymond James Stadium
Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 69,143 Capacity: 65,856
     

Squads

Main article: 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Honduras 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3   Panama 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4   Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host
Panama  0–1  Honduras
Thomas   90'
Attendance: 1,000
United States  1–1  Cuba
Adu   13' Linares   42',   42'   84'
Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Walter Adolfo López (Guatemala)
Honduras  2–0  Cuba
Sánchez   68'
Thomas   76'
Attendance: 1,050
United States  1–0  Panama
Adu   41' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)
Cuba  1–4  Panama
Duarte   64' Aguilar   18', 65'
Barahona   26'
Urgelles   31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,974
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  1–0  Honduras
Gaven   90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,974

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Guatemala 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
3   Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4   Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: CONCACAF
Haiti  0–1  Guatemala
Ávila   27'
Attendance: 9,949
Canada  1–1  Mexico
Johnson   3'.   76' Landín   22' (pen.),   67'  
Attendance: 9,949
Canada  1–2  Haiti
Rosenlund   17' Gustave   72'
Saint-Preux   84'
Attendance: 19,638
Mexico  1–2  Guatemala
Castillo   9' Villa   40'
López   67'
Attendance: 19,638
Guatemala  0–5  Canada
Johnson   45', 46'
Ricketts   57', 80'
Hall   90'
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: José Guerrero (Nicaragua)
Mexico  5–1  Haiti
Villaluz   18'
Andrade   61'
Fernández   70'
Esqueda   83'
Landín   89'		 Aveska   29'
Saint-Preux   62'
Jean Paulin   84'  
Attendance: 12,824

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Nashville
 
 
   Guatemala 0 (5)
 
23 March – Nashville
 
   Honduras (p) 0 (6)
 
  Honduras (a.e.t.) 1
 
20 March – Nashville
 
   United States 0
 
  United States 3
 
 
  Canada 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
23 March – Nashville
 
 
  Guatemala 0 (3)
 
 
   Canada (p) 0 (5)

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Guatemala  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Noriega   102'  
Penalties
Contreras  
Leon  
Ávila  
Brown  
Marquez  
Lalin  
Morales  		 5–6   Morales
  Thomas
  Reyna
  Guity
  Sánchez
  Padilla
  Norales
Attendance: 13,201
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
United States  3–0  Canada
Adu   27', 47'
Kljestan   78'
Attendance: 13,201

Third place play-off

Guatemala  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Canada
Penalties
Contreras  
Arreola  
Ávila  
Brown  		 3–5   Sánchez
  Ledgerwood
  Ayre
  Hemming
  Hall
Attendance: 12,663

Final

Honduras  1–0 (a.e.t.)  United States
Attendance: 12,663

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals [3]
3 goals
2 goals

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Honduras 5 3 1 1 4 1 +3 10 Winners
    United States (H) 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10 Runner-ups
    Canada 5 1 2 2 7 6 +1 5 Third place
4   Guatemala 5 2 2 1 3 6 −3 8 Fourth place
5   Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Panama 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
7   Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
8   Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1
  Honduras 20 March 2008 1 (2000)
  United States 20 March 2008 13 (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Cuban defections

Following the Cuban draw against the United States, seven Cuban players defected, leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against Honduras. Cuba played its final game against Panama with no players available as substitutes because Roberto Linares was sent off from Cuba's match against the United States causing him to be automatically suspended for the team's next match.[5]

References

  1. ^ . CONCACAF. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ . CONCACAF. 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27.
  3. ^ 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled March 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ . CONCACAF. 22 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26.
  5. ^ "Cuba calls soccer desertions in US a "low blow"". Associated Press. March 14, 2008.

External links

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The 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualification was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying 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 11 and 23 March 2008 1 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic QualifyingTournament detailsHost countryUnited StatesDates11 23 MarchTeams8 from 1 confederation Venue s 3 in 3 host cities Final positionsChampions Honduras 2nd title Runners up United StatesThird place CanadaFourth place GuatemalaTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored36 2 25 per match Top scorer s Freddy Adu 20042012 All statistics correct as of 27 April 2009 Honduras won the title after with a 1 0 win over the United States in the final As the top two teams Honduras and the United States both qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as the CONCACAF representatives 2 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Qualified teams 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Third place play off 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Goalscorers 6 2 Awards 6 3 Final ranking 7 Qualified teams for Summer Olympics 8 Cuban defections 9 References 10 External linksQualification EditFurther information 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying qualification 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 Mexico title holders Automatic 9th 2004 Winners 1964 1972 1976 1996 2004 9 2004 Canada Automatic 6th 2004 Runners up 1984 1996 3 1984 United States hosts Automatic 8th 2004 Winners 1988 1992 13 2000 Central America Honduras Triangular 1 winners 4th 2004 Winners 2000 1 2000 Guatemala Triangular 2 winners 6th 2000 Final round winner without outright champions 1968 3 1988 Panama Play off winners 4th 2004 Fourth place 1964 0Caribbean Cuba Second round winners 3rd 1984 Third place 1976 1984 2 1980 Haiti Second round winners 1st 0 debut Debutant 01 Only final tournament Venues EditThree cities served as the venues for the tournament Carson Nashville Tampa Carson Kansas City TampaHome Depot Center LP Field Raymond James StadiumCapacity 27 000 Capacity 69 143 Capacity 65 856 Squads EditMain article 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying squadsGroup stage EditGroup A Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 United States H 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7 Advance to knockout stage2 Honduras 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 63 Panama 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 34 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1Source CONCACAF H Host 11 March 2008 2008 03 11 17 30Panama 0 1 Honduras Report Thomas 90 Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 1 000Referee Enrico Wijngaarde Suriname 11 March 2008 2008 03 11 20 00United States 1 1 CubaAdu 13 Report Linares 42 42 84 Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 4 359Referee Walter Adolfo Lopez Guatemala 13 March 2008 2008 03 13 17 30Honduras 2 0 CubaSanchez 68 Thomas 76 Report Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 1 050Referee Roberto Garcia Orozco Mexico 13 March 2008 2008 03 13 20 00United States 1 0 PanamaAdu 41 pen Report Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 3 855Referee Dave Peterkin Jamaica 15 March 2008 2008 03 15 16 30Cuba 1 4 PanamaDuarte 64 Report Aguilar 18 65 Barahona 26 Urgelles 31 o g Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 10 974Referee Neal Brizan Trinidad and Tobago 15 March 2008 2008 03 15 19 00United States 1 0 HondurasGaven 90 5 pen Report Raymond James Stadium TampaAttendance 10 974Referee Enrico Wijngaarde Suriname Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Guatemala 3 2 0 1 3 6 3 6 Advance to knockout stage2 Canada 3 1 1 1 7 3 4 43 Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 44 Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 3Source CONCACAF 12 March 2008 2008 03 12 17 30Haiti 0 1 Guatemala Report Avila 27 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 9 949Referee Roberto Moreno Panama 12 March 2008 2008 03 12 20 00Canada 1 1 MexicoJohnson 3 76 Report Landin 22 pen 67 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 9 949Referee Joel Aguilar El Salvador 14 March 2008 2008 03 14 17 30Canada 1 2 HaitiRosenlund 17 Report Gustave 72 Saint Preux 84 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 19 638Referee Jair Marrufo United States 14 March 2008 2008 03 14 20 00Mexico 1 2 GuatemalaCastillo 9 Report Villa 40 Lopez 67 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 19 638Referee Walter Quesada Costa Rica 16 March 2008 2008 03 16 16 30Guatemala 0 5 Canada Report Johnson 45 46 Ricketts 57 80 Hall 90 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 8 651Referee Jose Guerrero Nicaragua 16 March 2008 2008 03 16 19 00Mexico 5 1 HaitiVillaluz 18 Andrade 61 Fernandez 70 Esqueda 83 Landin 89 Report Aveska 29 Saint Preux 62 Jean Paulin 84 Home Depot Center CarsonAttendance 12 824Referee Joel Aguilar El Salvador Knockout stage EditBracket Edit Semi finalsFinal 20 March Nashville Guatemala0 5 23 March Nashville Honduras p 0 6 Honduras a e t 1 20 March Nashville United States0 United States3 Canada0 Third place play off 23 March Nashville Guatemala0 3 Canada p 0 5 Semi finals Edit The semi final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics 20 March 2008 2008 03 20 17 00Guatemala 0 0 a e t HondurasNoriega 102 ReportPenaltiesContreras Leon Avila Brown Marquez Lalin Morales 5 6 Morales Thomas Reyna Guity Sanchez Padilla NoralesLP Field NashvilleAttendance 13 201Referee Neal Brizan Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 2008 2008 03 20 20 00United States 3 0 CanadaAdu 27 47 Kljestan 78 ReportLP Field NashvilleAttendance 13 201Referee Walter Quesada Costa Rica Third place play off Edit 23 March 2008 2008 03 23 13 00Guatemala 0 0 a e t CanadaReportPenaltiesContreras Arreola Avila Brown 3 5 Sanchez Ledgerwood Ayre Hemming HallLP Field NashvilleAttendance 12 663Referee Enrico Wijngaarde Suriname Final Edit 23 March 2008 2008 03 23 16 00Honduras 1 0 a e t United StatesWelcome 102 ReportLP Field NashvilleAttendance 12 663Referee Joel Aguilar El Salvador Statistics EditGoalscorers Edit 4 goals 3 Freddy Adu3 goals Will Johnson2 goals Edwin Aguilar Tosaint Ricketts Leonel Saint Preux Hendry Thomas Luis Angel LandinAwards Edit The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament Best XI 4 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Kevin Hernandez Carlos Castrillo Oscar Morales Michael Orozco Nelson Barahona Jose Manuel Contreras Maurice Edu Dax McCarty Freddy Adu Leonel Duarte Will JohnsonFinal ranking Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result Honduras 5 3 1 1 4 1 3 10 Winners United States H 5 3 1 1 6 2 4 10 Runner ups Canada 5 1 2 2 7 6 1 5 Third place4 Guatemala 5 2 2 1 3 6 3 8 Fourth place5 Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 4 Eliminated ingroup stage6 Panama 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 37 Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 38 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1Source citation needed H HostQualified teams for Summer Olympics EditThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 Honduras 20 March 2008 1 2000 United States 20 March 2008 13 1904 1924 1928 1936 1948 1952 1956 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 1 Bold indicates champions for that year Italic indicates hosts for that year Cuban defections EditFollowing the Cuban draw against the United States seven Cuban players defected leaving the team with only 11 players which was reduced to 10 against Honduras Cuba played its final game against Panama with no players available as substitutes because Roberto Linares was sent off from Cuba s match against the United States causing him to be automatically suspended for the team s next match 5 References Edit Campeonato Sub 23 CONCACAF se jugara en los USA CONCACAF 6 November 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 12 23 Honduras claim first place in CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualification Canada finish third CONCACAF 23 March 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 03 27 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualification All Tournament Team unveiled Archived March 25 2008 at the Wayback Machine 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualification All Tournament Team unveiled CONCACAF 22 March 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 03 26 Cuba calls soccer desertions in US a low blow Associated Press March 14 2008 External links EditCONCACAF com 2008 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualification Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 CONCACAF Men 27s Olympic Qualifying amp oldid 1161184562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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