1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association 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]

1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates25 January 1987 – 25 May 1988
Teams15
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored91 (3.25 per match)

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)
  • The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.

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, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected while on a training camp in California, leaving them unable to field a team for the match. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
  • As Mexico were disqualified by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament.

Mexico expulsion
Further information: Cachirules

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