2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament





























































2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
2008 CONCACAF Mens Olympic Qualification.jpg
Tournament details
Host country USA
City Nashville, Tennessee
Dates 11 March – 23 March
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Honduras U-23
Runners-up
 United States U-23
Third place
 Canada U-23
Fourth place
 Guatemala U-23
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 36 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)
United States Freddy Adu

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All statistics correct as of 27 April 2009.

The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.


Honduras became new under-23 champion of CONCACAF by beating the United States in the final of the eight-team tournament. Canada and Guatemala took third and fourth places, respectively. The finalists, Honduras and United States, qualified for the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Beijing, China.[1]


The final round of the 2008 competition had two groups of four in the first round competing on a round-robin basis from March 11 to March 16, 2008, followed by the semi-final round and the finals held on March 20 and March 23, 2008. Group A matches were held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while Group B matches were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with each venue staging three doubleheaders in group play. The knockout stage matches were held at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.




Contents






  • 1 Qualifying teams


  • 2 Squads


  • 3 Group stage


    • 3.1 Group A


    • 3.2 Group B




  • 4 Knockout stage


    • 4.1 Semi-finals


    • 4.2 Third place match


    • 4.3 Final




  • 5 Top scorers (group and knockout stages)


  • 6 Cuban defections


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Qualifying teams
















North American Zone


  •  Canada

  •  Mexico

  •  United States


Central American Zone


  •  Guatemala

  •  Honduras

  •  Panama


Caribbean Zone


  •  Cuba

  •  Haiti




Squads




Group stage



Group A


























































Team
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD

 United States
7 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2

 Honduras
6 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2

 Panama
3 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1

 Cuba
1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5

All times EDT


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11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)

17:30












Panama  0–1  Honduras
(Report)
Thomas Goal 90'


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)







11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)

20:00












United States  1–1  Cuba

Adu Goal 13'
(Report)
Linares Goal 42', Yellow card 42' Red card 84'


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 4,359

Referee: Walter Adolfo López (Guatemala)







13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)

17:30












Honduras  2–0  Cuba

Sánchez Goal 68'
Thomas Goal 76'
(Report)


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 1,050

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)







13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)

20:00












United States  1–0  Panama

Adu Goal 41' (pen.)
(Report)


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 3,855

Referee: Dave Peterkin (Jamaica)







15 March 2008 (2008-03-15)

16:30












Cuba  1–4  Panama

Duarte Goal 64'
(Report)
Aguilar Goal 18'65'
Barahona Goal 26'
Urgelles Goal 31' (o.g.)


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 10,974

Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)







15 March 2008 (2008-03-15)

19:00












United States  1–0  Honduras

Gaven Goal 90+5' (pen.)
(Report)


Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 10,974

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)






Group B


























































Team
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD

 Guatemala
6 3 2 0 1 3 6 -3

 Canada
4 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4

 Mexico
4 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3

 Haiti
3 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4

All times PDT




12 March 2008 (2008-03-12)

17:30












Haiti  0–1  Guatemala
(Report)
Ávila Goal 27'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 9,949

Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)







12 March 2008 (2008-03-12)

20:00












Canada  1–1  Mexico

Johnson Goal 3'. Red card 76'
(Report)
Landín Goal 22' (pen.), Yellow card 67' Red card {{{3}}}'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 9,949

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)







14 March 2008 (2008-03-14)

17:30












Canada  1–2  Haiti

Rosenlund Goal 17'
(Report)
Gustave Goal 72'
Saint-Preux Goal 84'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 19,638

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)







14 March 2008 (2008-03-14)

20:00












Mexico  1–2  Guatemala

Castillo Goal 9'
(Report)
Villa Goal 40'
López Goal 67'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 19,638

Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)







16 March 2008 (2008-03-16)

16:30












Guatemala  0–5  Canada
(Report)
Johnson Goal 45'46'
Ricketts Goal 57'80'
Hall Goal 90'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 8,651

Referee: José Guerrero (Nicaragua)







16 March 2008 (2008-03-16)

19:00












Mexico  5–1  Haiti

Villaluz Goal 18'
Andrade Goal 61'
Fernández Goal 70'
Esqueda Goal 83'
Landín Goal 89'
(Report)
Aveska Red card 29'
Saint-Preux Goal 62'
Jean Paulin Yellow card 84' Red card {{{3}}}'


Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 12,824

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)




Knockout stage



Semi-finals




20 March 2008 (2008-03-20)

17:00


















Guatemala  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Honduras

Noriega Yellow card 102' Red card {{{3}}}'
(Report)
Penalties

Contreras Penalty scored
Leon Penalty missed
Ávila Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Marquez Penalty scored
Lalin Penalty scored
Morales Penalty missed
5–6
Penalty scoredMorales
Penalty scoredThomas
Penalty scoredReyna
Penalty missedGuity
Penalty scoredSánchez
Penalty scoredPadilla
Penalty scoredNorales


LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Attendance: 13,201

Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)







20 March 2008 (2008-03-20)

20:00












United States  3–0  Canada

Adu Goal 27'47'
Kljestan Goal 78'
(Report)


LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Attendance: 13,201

Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)




Third place match




23 March 2008 (2008-03-23)

13:00


















Guatemala  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Canada

(Report)[permanent dead link]
Penalties

Contreras Penalty scored
Arreola Penalty missed
Ávila Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
3–5
Penalty scoredSánchez
Penalty scoredLedgerwood
Penalty scoredAyre
Penalty scoredHemming
Penalty scoredHall


LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Attendance: 12,663

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)




Final


Honduras and the United States qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This match decided the CONCACAF U-23 men's championship.




23 March 2008 (2008-03-23)

16:00












Honduras  1–0 (a.e.t.)  United States

Welcome Goal 102'

(Report)[permanent dead link]


LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Attendance: 12,663

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)




Top scorers (group and knockout stages)














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