2008_CONCACAF_Men's_Pre-Olympic_Tournament_qualification
Qualifying rounds for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament were held for the Central American and the Caribbean zones, narrowing the field from each zone to three nations and two nations, respectively.
In the following tables:
- P = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- Pts = total points accumulated
| Team qualified for the final round. | ||
| Team did not qualify for the final round | ||
| Team advances to playoff |
The 3 members of the North American zone automatically qualified to the final round:
Six teams were divided into two groups of three, or triangulars, and played a round of matches in round-robin format. The winner of each triangular advanced to the finals, and the runners-up played each other in a home-and-away playoff.
Triangular 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honduras |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Panama |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 El Salvador |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Panama | 2–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Torres  53' Barahona 80' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Flores 90' |
| El Salvador | 0–3 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| (Report)[permanent dead link] | Núñez 21' Thomas 74' Norales 90' |
Triangular 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guatemala |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
 Nicaragua |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -11 |
| Nicaragua | 1–9 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Vanegas 44' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Guerrero 8', 36', 40' Ruiz 14', 16', 20' Borges 25', 78' Pérez 61' |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Solorzano 14' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Lalín 3' Contreras 63' |
Play-off
The runners-up of each triangular met in a play-off to qualify for a spot in the final round.
| Panama | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| (Report)[permanent dead link] | Santana 56' |
| Costa Rica | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| (Report)[permanent dead link] | Quintero 63' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Angulo  Santana Sanchez Chan  Borges |
3 – 4 | Torres Vazquez Quintero Bonilla Cooper |
Panama 1–1 Costa Rica on aggregate. Panama won 4–3 on penalties.
The Caribbean zone qualifiers were divided into two rounds. In the first round, 22 teams were divided into six groups, Groups A through F, and the six group winners advanced to the second round. The six second round teams were divided into two groups of three, Groups G and H, and the winners advanced to the finals.
First round
Group A - André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trinidad and Tobago |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
 Suriname |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Guyana |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
 Netherlands Antilles |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
August 31, 2007
| Trinidad and Tobago |
4–0 | Guyana |
| Suriname |
1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
September 2, 2007
| Netherlands Antilles |
0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Suriname |
1–2 | Guyana |
September 4, 2007
| Guyana |
2–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
| Suriname |
0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Group B - Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
 Barbados |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Aruba |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
September 9, 2007
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1–6 | Jamaica |
| Aruba |
0–2 | Barbados |
September 11, 2007
| Jamaica |
1–0 | Barbados |
| Aruba |
0–2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
September 13, 2007
| Barbados |
1–2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aruba |
0–5 | Jamaica |
Group C - Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuba |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
 Puerto Rico |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
 Bermuda |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
 Cayman Islands |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
September 9, 2007
| Puerto Rico |
4–1 | Cayman Islands |
| Cuba |
6–0 | Bermuda |
September 11, 2007
| Cayman Islands |
0–0 | Bermuda |
| Cuba |
8–0 | Puerto Rico |
September 13, 2007
| Bermuda |
0–2 | Puerto Rico |
| Cuba |
6–0 | Cayman Islands |
Group D - Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Dominican Republic |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
September 9, 2007
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1–1 | Dominican Republic |
September 11, 2007
| Haiti |
0–0 | Dominican Republic |
September 13, 2007
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0–1 | Haiti |
Group E - Victoria Park, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grenada |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 Dominica |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
 Saint Lucia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
September 9, 2007
| Saint Lucia |
3–3 | Grenada |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
4–1 | Dominica |
September 11, 2007
| Grenada |
3–0 | Dominica |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0–0 | Saint Lucia |
September 13, 2007
| Dominica |
2–1 | Saint Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3–3 | Grenada |
Group F - Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahamas |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
 British Virgin Islands |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
September 2, 2007
| Bahamas |
6–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
- The British Virgin Islands withdrew at the last minute, leaving the Bahamas as the group champion.
Second round
Group G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Grenada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 – 3 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| (Report)[permanent dead link] | 16' OG 42' Duarte 44' Yalmacida |
| Cuba | 2 – 1 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Yalmacida 15' 67' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | 24' Antoine |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 – 3 | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell 77' 79' |
report[permanent dead link] | 7' 34' Antoine 46' pen Rennie |
Group H
| Haiti | 6 – 0 | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Vubert 34' 45' Slcenat 44'Saint Preux 53' 90+'Norde 81' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
| Bahamas | 1 – 0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| St. Fleur 84' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |