2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 2–12 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Honduras |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emil Martínez Bobby Convey Alecko Eskandarian (4 goals each) |
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The 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the eleventh edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised 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 Mexico, from 2 and 12 February 2004.[1]
Host nation, Mexico, won the title after a 1–0 win over Costa Rica in the final. As the top two teams, Mexico and Costa Rica both qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece as the CONCACAF representatives.[2]
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 (hosts) | Automatic | 8th | 2000 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996) | 8 (1996) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Second round winners | 5th | 2000 | Runners-up (1984, 1996) | 3 (1984) | |
| United States | Second round winners | 7th | 2000 | Winners (1988, 1992) | 13 (2000) | |
| Central America |  Panama | Second round winners | 3rd | 2000 | Fourth place (1964) | 0 |
| Honduras (title holders) | Second round winners | 3rd | 2000 | Winners (2000, 2008) | 1 (2000) | |
| Costa Rica | Second round winners | 5th | 1996 | Winners (1980, 1984) | 2 (1984) | |
| Caribbean |  Jamaica | Second round winners | 3rd | 1996 | Fourth place (1972, 1996) | 0 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Second round winners | 4th | 1996 | Runners-up (1968) | 0 |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Venues
Two cities served as the venues for tournament.
| Guadalajara | Zapopan | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Jalisco | Estadio Tres de Marzo | |
| Capacity: 55,110 | Capacity: 18,779 | |
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Canada | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Convey  30' 72' |
| Honduras | 3–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Maradiaga 31' (pen.) 72' (pen.) Azrú 77' | Report | Eskandarian 27' 57' 69' Beckerman 47' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Myrie 68' 73' Araya 90' |
| Mexico | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 44' Pérez 60'Cacho 90+4' | Mitchell 19' |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Saborío 29' Scott 63' 69'Parks 78' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 12' | Report | Díaz 8' |
Knockout stage
All match times listed are CDT (UTC−5), as listed by CONCACAF.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 February – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||
| 12 February – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| 10 February – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 12 February – Guadalajara | ||||||
| United States | 1 (3) | |||||
| Honduras (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-final winners qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place play-off
| United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
Final
| Costa Rica | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 13 | Winners |
 | Costa Rica | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Runner-ups |
 | Honduras | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 7 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 10 February 2004 | 2 (1904, 1984) |
| Mexico | 10 February 2004 | 8 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ "Dates set for qualifying for 2004 Olympic Football Tournaments". CONCACAF. 13 March 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-12-11.
- ^ "Mexico wins 2004 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament; Honduras takes third". CONCACAF. 13 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-03-01.
- ^ "CONCACAF unveils 2004 Under-23 Pre-Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team". CONCACAF. 12 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-08-26.