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tournament organized by

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to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the

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, Central America and

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region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012.

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won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over

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. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the

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in United Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Only final tournament.

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

Match officials

The match officials were announced on 10 February 2012.

Squads

Group stage

All times in

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

The semi-final winners qualified for the

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

Marco Fabián Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora (; born 21 July 1989) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. He is an Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tou ...

Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Pulido began his career at Tigres UANL, having his professional debut in 2009. Contractual disagreements with ...

;4 goals *

Joe Corona Joe Benny Corona Crespín (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Mexican club Tijuana. Youth and college Corona began playing organized soccer at the age of 9. When Corona was 11, his fa ...

;3 goals *

Andrés Flores Andrés Alexander Flores Mejía (born 31 August 1990) is a Salvadoran professional football manager and former player. He is the current assistant coach of Portland Timbers 2 in the MLS Next Pro. Club career Nicknamed ''Ruso'', Flores was sign ...

;2 goals *

Léster Blanco Mark Léster Blanco Pineda (born January 17, 1989, in Soyapango, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Blanco came through the youth ranks at the ''Fútbol Blanco Sport'', and made his debut at ...

Eddie Hernández Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla (; born 27 February 1991) is a Honduran professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras, Liga Nacional clu ...

Anthony Lozano Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), nicknamed Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and captains the Honduras national team. Club career Early career Born in Yoro, L ...

* Gerson Rodas *

Miguel Ponce Miguel Andrés Ponce Torres (born 19 August 1971) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. Coaching career Ponce signed with Unión Española for the 2024 season after getting promotion with Deportes Iquiqu ...

Terrence Boyd Terrence Anthony Boyd (born February 16, 1991) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for SV Waldhof Mannheim, a club in Germany's third tier 3. Liga. Born in Germany, he has also played for the United States national team. Ea ...

;1 goal *

Lucas Cavallini Lucas Daniel Cavallini (born December 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Puebla and the Canada national team. Early life Cavallini was born in Canada to an Argentine father and an Itali ...

Marcus Haber Marcus Warren Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Nongbua Pitchaya, on loan from Chonburi. Haber began his career at local club Vancouver Selects, playing fou ...

Doneil Henry Doneil Jor-Dee Ashley Henry (born April 20, 1993) is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He currently serves as the Sporting Director of League1 Ontario club Simcoe County Rovers FC, with whom he is also a co-owner. Club career Early ...

* Evan James * Maykel Reyes *

Jaime Alas Jaime Enrique Alas Morales (born 30 July 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Guastatoya. Club career Alas' professional career began in July 2006, at the age of 16, when he signed a ...

* Richard Menjivar *

Milton Molina Milton Alexander Molina Miguel (born 2 February 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains Primera División club Isidro Metapán. Club career Molina has been part of the A.D. Isidro Metapán sq ...

Edwin Sánchez Edwin Ernesto Sánchez Vigil (born February 21, 1990, in Santa Tecla, El Salvador) is a El Salvador, Salvadoran professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Turín FESA FC Sánchez started his career at ...

Alexander López Alexander Agustín López Rodríguez (born 5 June 1992) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Nacional club Olancho FC and the Honduras national team. Club career Early career Born in Tegucigal ...

* Mario Martínez * Romell Quioto *

Javier Cortés Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career Javier Cortés began his playing in the Segunda División for Prepa Pumas in Apertur ...

Israel Jiménez Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez (born 13 August 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as ...

* Diego Reyes * Erick Torres * Yairo Glaize *

Cecilio Waterman Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Coquimbo Unido and the Panama national team. Club career Waterman made his professional debu ...

Kevin Molino Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for and captains TT Pro League club Defence Force F.C. Club career Orlando City After playing for several years in the TT Pro League, w ...

* Shahdon Winchester *

Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at the age of 14, Adu was spoken of as "the next Pel� ...

Juan Agudelo Juan Sebastián Agudelo (born November 23, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for San Antonio FC. Born in Colombia, he represented the United States national team. After moving from Colombia to New Jersey at an ear ...

;1 own goal * Adrián Diz (playing against United States)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a

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were counted as draws.

Qualified teams for 2012 Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament. :

² Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

References

External links

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