1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates 25 January 1987 – 25 May 1988
Teams 15
Tournament statistics
Matches played 28
Goals scored 91 (3.25 per match)

The 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was an assosciation football tournament that took place between January 1987 and May 1988 to determine which national teams would participate at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.[1]

United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mexico had originally qualified but were disqualified by FIFA for the Cachirules scandal.

First round

The winners from Group A would qualify for the Second Round. The Group B, and Group C winners would qualify for the Final Round automatically.

Group A

Bahamas  1–3  Guyana
Referee: R. Hernandez C. Puerto Rico)
Guyana  3–0  Bahamas
Referee: R. Ramcharan Trinidad and Tobago)
Antigua and Barbuda  1–1  Dominican Republic
Referee: R. Ramcharan Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominican Republic  0–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Referee: W.J. Campbell Jamaica)
Barbados  0–0  Jamaica
Referee: G.N. Laurie Guyana)
Jamaica  0–1  Barbados
Referee: O. Brea Ramos Cuba)
Notes
  • Surinam were originally drawn against Trinidad and Tobago but withdrew from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago received a bye to the Second Round

Group B

Canada  2–0  United States
Referee: A. Cliff Bermuda)
United States  3–0  Canada
Referee: A. Brizio Mexico)
Bermuda  2–1  Mexico
Referee: D. Perez Bouret Dominican Republic)
Mexico  6–0  Bermuda
Referee: E. Bellion United States)

Group C

Panama  1–1  El Salvador
Referee: Jose Chinchilla Guatemala)
El Salvador  3–2  Panama
Referee: Jorge Urias Honduras)
Honduras  1–2  Guatemala
Referee: B. Ulloa Costa Rica)
Guatemala  2–2  Honduras
Referee: T. Herrera El Salvador)

Second round

Guyana  4–0  Dominican Republic
Referee: J. Melville Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominican Republic  1–2  Guyana
Referee: O.T . Monson Puerto Rico)
Trinidad and Tobago  2–0  Barbados
Referee: B. Ulloa Costa Rica)
Barbados  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: H.A. Ignacio Netherlands Antilles)

Final round

Group A

Results

United States  4–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: J . Chinchilla Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  United States
Referee: R. Paz Escoto Honduras)
El Salvador  2–4  United States
Referee: D. Douglas Canada)
El Salvador  0–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: D. Brumitt Canada)
United States  4–1  El Salvador
Referee: E. Codesal Mexico)
Notes
  • The match between Trinidad and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 did not take place.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9 8 1988 Summer Olympics
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
3  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: [1]

Group B

Results

Guatemala  6–0  Guyana
Referee: R . Osborne Bermuda)
Guyana  0–3  Guatemala
Referee: G. Arrowsmith Canada)
Guyana  0–9  Mexico
Referee: F. Fuksman United States)
Mexico  2–1  Guatemala
Referee: L. Sirjuesingh Trinidad and Tobago)
Guatemala  0–3  Mexico
Referee: O. Brea Ramos Cuba)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (D) 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 8 Disqualified
2  Guatemala (Q) 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 4 1988 Summer Olympics
3  Guyana 4 0 0 4 0 20 −20 0
Source: [1]
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes
  • The match between Mexico and Guyana never took place. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
  • Mexico were later banned from competing in the Summer Olympics tournament by FIFA. Guatemala took their place.

Mexico expulsion

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF (via issuu.com). 17 April 2012.
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