2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying

North American football tournament CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008 CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING BEIJING 2008 2008 CONCACAF Mens Olympic Qualification.jpg United States 11–23 March 8 1 3 3 23 HON 1949 2 23 USA 23 CAN 23 GUA 16 36 USA Freddy Adu 2004 2012 27 April 2009 The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 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.http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4005 Campeonato Sub-23 CONCACAF se jugará en los USA CONCACAF 6 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071223152454/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4005 2007-12-23 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.http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129 Honduras claim first-place in CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification; Canada finish third CONCACAF 23 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129 2008-03-27 Qualification 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 performancePrevious Olympic appearances(last)North America MEX (title holders) Automatic 9th 2004 Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004) 9 (2004) 23 CAN Automatic 6th 2004 Runners-up (1984, 1996) 3 (1984) 23 USA (hosts) Automatic 8th 2004 Winners (1988, 1992) 13 (2000)Central America 23 HON 1949 Triangular 1 winners 4th 2004 Winners (2000) 1 (2000) 23 GUA Triangular 2 winners 6th 2000 Final round winner without outright champions (1968) 3 (1988) 23 PAN Play-off winners 4th 2004 Fourth place (1964) 0Caribbean 23 CUB Second round winners 3rd 1984 Third place (1976, 1984) 2 (1980) 23 HAI Second round winners 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 0 1 Only final tournament. Venues Three cities served as the venues for the tournament. Tampa, Florida(Tampa Bay Area)Carson, California(Los Angeles Area)Nashville, TennesseeRaymond James StadiumThe Home Depot CenterLP FieldCapacity: 65,856Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 69,143180x180px180x180px180x180pxUSA 512 center Location of the host cities of the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying. USA 33.864429 -118.261154 left Carson USA 36.130141 -86.765944 Nashville right USA 27.9759 -82.5033 Tampa right Squads 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying squads Group stage Group A main WDL complete CONCACAF USA, HON, PAN, CUB 2 1 0 3 1 H 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 4 3 0 1 2 2 7 23 USA 23 HON 1949 23 PAN 23 CUB Q SF SF green1 Advance to knockout stage 2008 03 11 y 17:30 PAN 0–1 (Report) HON 1949 Thomas 90 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 1,000 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) 2008 03 11 y 20:00 USA 1–1 (Report) CUB Adu 13 Linares 42 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 4,359 Walter Adolfo López (Guatemala) 2008 03 13 y 17:30 HON 1949 2–0 (Report) CUB Sánchez 68Thomas 76 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 1,050 Roberto García Orozco (Mexico) 2008 03 13 y 20:00 USA 1–0 (Report) PAN Adu 41 pen. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 3,855 Dave Peterkin (Jamaica) 2008 03 15 y 16:30 CUB 1–4 (Report) PAN Duarte 64 Aguilar 18 65 Barahona 26 Urgelles 31 o.g. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 10,974 Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) 2008 03 15 y 19:00 USA 1–0 (Report) HON 1949 Gaven 90+5 pen. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 10,974 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Group B main WDL complete CONCACAF GUA, CAN, MEX, HAI 2 0 1 3 6 1 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 7 4 1 0 2 3 7 23 GUA 23 CAN 23 MEX 23 HAI Q SF SF green1 Advance to knockout stage 2008 03 12 y 17:30 HAI 0–1 (Report) GUA Ávila 27 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 9,949 Roberto Moreno (Panama) 2008 03 12 y 20:00 CAN 1–1 (Report) MEX Johnson 3 Landín 22 pen. The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 9,949 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) 2008 03 14 y 17:30 CAN 1–2 (Report) HAI Rosenlund 17 Gustave 72Saint-Preux 84 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 19,638 Jair Marrufo (United States) 2008 03 14 y 20:00 MEX 1–2 (Report) GUA Castillo 9 Villa 40López 67 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 19,638 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) 2008 03 16 y 16:30 GUA 0–5 (Report) CAN Johnson 45 46Ricketts 57 80Hall 90+1 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 8,651 José Guerrero (Nicaragua) 2008 03 16 y 19:00 MEX 5–1 (Report) HAI Villaluz 17Andrade 61Fernández 70Esqueda 83Landín 90 Saint-Preux 63 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 12,824 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Knockout stage Bracket N4 yes high yes Semi-finals Final Third place play-off 20 March – Nashville, TN GUA 0 (5) 23 HON 1949 0 (6) 20 March – Nashville, TN 23 USA 3 23 CAN 0 23 March – Nashville, TN 23 HON 1949 1 23 USA 0 23 March – Nashville, TN GUA 0 (3) 23 CAN 0 (5) Semi-finals The semi-final winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008 03 20 y 17:00 GUA 0–0 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20080324134844/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126 HON 1949 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 13,201 Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) 5–6 Contreras Leon Ávila Brown Marquez Lalin Morales Morales Thomas Reyna Guity Sánchez Padilla Norales 2008 03 20 y 20:00 USA 3–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20080324134844/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126 CAN Adu 27 47Kljestan 78 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 13,201 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) Third place play-off 2008 03 23 y 13:00 GUA 0–0 yes CAN https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 12,663 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) 3–5 Contreras Arreola Ávila Brown Sánchez Ledgerwood Ayre Hemming Hall Final 2008 03 23 y 16:00 23 HON 1949 1–0 yes 23 USA Welcome 102 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327150938/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4129 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 12,663 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Statistics Goalscorers 4 goals 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled https://web.archive.org/web/20080325213941/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 March 25, 2008 USA Freddy Adu 3 goals CAN Will Johnson 2 goals PAN Edwin Aguilar CAN Tosaint Ricketts HAI Leonel Saint-Preux HON 1949 Hendry Thomas MEX Luis Ángel Landín Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. + Best XIhttp://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled CONCACAF 22 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080326153733/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 2008-03-26 GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards23 HON 1949 Kevin Hernández23 GUA Carlos Castrillo 23 HON 1949 Oscar Morales 23 USA Michael Orozco23 PAN Nelson Barahona 23 GUA José Manuel Contreras 23 USA Maurice Edu 23 USA Dax McCarty23 USA Freddy Adu 23 CUB Leonel Duarte 23 CAN Will Johnson Final ranking main WDL complete 23 HON 1949 3 1 1 4 1 23 USA 3 1 1 6 2 H 23 CAN 1 2 2 7 6 23 GUA 2 2 1 3 6 23 MEX 1 1 1 7 4 23 PAN 1 0 2 3 4 23 HAI 1 0 2 3 7 23 CUB 0 1 2 2 7 HON USA CAN GUA MEX PAN HAI CUB yes yes Final result 1st 2nd 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS #F7F6A8 Winners #EDEDED Runner-ups #E5C585 Third place Fourth place Eliminated ingroup stage Qualified teams for 2008 Summer Olympics The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament. Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics1 23 HON 1949 2008 3 20 1 dmy 01 1 (2000) 23 USA 2008 3 20 1 dmy 13 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.https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AmrD0gfo9qCOs5kUjzJZ5LE5nYcB?slug=ap-missingcubans&prov=ap&type=lgns Cuba calls soccer desertions in US a "low blow" March 14, 2008 Associated Press References External links CONCACAF.com - 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification Category:Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification 2008 Category:CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Oly CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Category:2000s in Carson, California Category:Soccer competitions in Carson, California