The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament determined the Caribbean and Central American Under-20 association football national teams that would participate in the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which itself will qualify national teams to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification began on 14 May 2008. The final round of qualification was a one-game playoff on 2 March 2009, between the runner-up from the Caribbean zone, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and the 3rd place finisher from the Central American zone, Honduras. The three North American zone nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, as well as tournament hosts Trinidad and Tobago, were automatically entered into the final tournament without need for qualification.
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The first round consisted of five groups of four teams. The five group winners and top four group runners-up from each group advanced to the second qualification round.
All Group A matches were hosted by Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, the governing by for association football in Cuba. All matches were played at Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| 27 May 2008 |
Haiti | 1 – 0 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultegun 68' |
| 27 May 2008 |
Cuba | 5 – 0 | Bahamas | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrila 7' Hernandez 15' Palmero 31' Garcia 54' Cordoves 69' |
| 29 May 2008 |
Bahamas | 0 – 5 | Haiti | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 500 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritznel 6' Ultegun 7' 11' Herold 20' 28' |
| 29 May 2008 |
Cuba | 1 – 1 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 500 Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez 34' | Leonardo 5' |
| 31 May 2008 |
Dominican Republic | 7 – 0 | Bahamas | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez 26' 56' Frechilla 36' Berroa 44' Garcia 55' Jimenez 67' Sierra 77' |
| 31 May 2008 |
Cuba | 0 – 3 | Haiti | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herold 25' Valdo 40' Ultegun 48' |
All Group B matches were hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association, the governing body for association football in the Cayman Islands, and were played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 23 July 2008 |
Jamaica | 1 – 0 | Puerto Rico | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sandy Vasquez (Dominican Republic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer 34' |
| 23 July 2008 |
Cayman Islands | 0 – 0 | Bermuda | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edouard Guidner (Haiti) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2008 |
Bermuda | 0 – 4 | Jamaica | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Edouard Guidner (Haiti) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlam 22' 44' Williams 49' 62' |
| 25 July 2008 |
Cayman Islands | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Francisco Bautista (Dominican Republic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godet 28' Tatum 70' |
Cabrero 13' Luna 29' Pacheco 35' |
| 27 July 2008 |
Puerto Rico | 1 – 2 | Bermuda | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Edouard Guidner (Haiti) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrero 5' | Hollis 46' Coke 86' |
| 27 July 2008 |
Cayman Islands | 0 – 3 | Jamaica | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sandy Vasquez (Dominican Republic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clennon 12' 24' Adlam 76' |
All Group C matches were hosted by Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, the governing body for association football in Aruba. All matches were played at Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Aruba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Suriname | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dominica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 16 July 2008 |
Suriname | 1 – 1 | Dominica | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 500 Referee: Bryan Willet (Antigua and Barbuda) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drente 12' | (Report) | Glenworth 90' |
| 16 July 2008 |
Aruba | 2 – 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 500 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De L'Isle 19' Grovell 70' |
(Report) | Benjamin 3' 38' Somersall 8' |
| 18 July 2008 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 – 1 | Suriname | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 700 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somersall 63' | (Report) | Loswijk 26' |
| 18 July 2008 |
Aruba | 1 – 0 | Dominica | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 700 Referee: Bryan Willet (Antigua and Barbuda) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul 71' | (Report) |
| 20 July 2008 |
Dominica | 1 – 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 800 Referee: Javier Jauregui (Antigua and Barbuda) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy 17' | (Report) | Somersall 10' Benjamin 37' 42' Hanley 90' |
| 20 July 2008 |
Aruba | 2 – 2 | Suriname | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad Attendance: 800 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuñez Jr. 66' Abdul 75' |
(Report) | Odang 21' Loswijk 54' |
All Group D matches were hosted by the Grenada Football Association, the governing body for association football in Grenada. All matches were played at Tanteen Recreational Ground in St. George's.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 | 9 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 4 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 4 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 54 | −53 | 0 |
| 14 May 2008 |
Guyana | 1 – 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Referee: Goffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camacho 69' | (Report) | Stewart 51' 80' |
| 14 May 2008 |
Grenada | 17 – 0 | British Virgin Islands | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Daniel 2' 11' 39' 42' 45' R. Daniel 5' 19' 37' 65' 85' 88' 90+' 90+' C. Murray 24' 45' 81' Q. Murray 33' |
(Report) |
| 16 May 2008 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 – 1 | British Virgin Islands | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Attendance: 100 Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas 17' Stewart 21' 26' 37' 41' 45' Hamlet 29' Samuel 45' 77' 85' 87' Browne 46' 73' 66' Richardson 48' 75' 89' William 53' 68' 70' 72' Balcombe 69' 83' |
(Report) | Evans 89' |
| 16 May 2008 |
Grenada | 2 – 2 | Guyana | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Attendance: 100 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Murray 22' R. Daniel 83' |
(Report) | Beaton 48' McLennon 69' |
| 18 May 2008 |
British Virgin Islands | 0 – 14 | Guyana | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Referee: Goffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Camacho 11' Murray 14' 34' 69' 78' 88' McKinnon 27' Crandson 36' 52' 84' McLennon 44' 51' Primo 64' 78' (o.g.) |
| 18 May 2008 |
Grenada | 0 – 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tanteen Recreational Ground, St. George's Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Stewart 44' |
All Group E matches were hosted by Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing by for association football in the Netherlands Antilles. All matches were played at Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
| Saint-Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Anguilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 |
| 1 July 2008 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 – 0 | Saint-Martin | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 200 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 27' 59' Challenger 33' |
(Report) |
| 1 July 2008 |
Netherlands Antilles | 8 – 0 | Anguilla | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 200 Referee: Henry Kia (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacuna 6' 76' Jantji 12' Rijna 30' Constancia 32' 39' Torbed 46' Poppen 83' |
(Report) |
| 3 July 2008 |
Anguilla | 0 – 7 | Saint-Martin | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 300 Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Fleming 31' Bellechasse 42' Merabli 45' 68' Daniel 62' Galvani 64' 76' |
| 3 July 2008 |
Netherlands Antilles | 0 – 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 300 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Thomas 6' |
| 5 July 2008 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 15 – 0 | Anguilla | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 450 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlewood 2' 61' 64' Challenger 17' 27' 46' 70' 82' Smith 24' 37' 44' Martin 83' Thomas 87' Gregory 89' Roach 90+' |
(Report) |
| 5 July 2008 |
Netherlands Antilles | 3 – 1 | Saint-Martin | Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad Attendance: 450 Referee: Caswell Cambridge (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacuna 41' Carmelita 75' Trenidad 90' |
(Report) | Fleming 46' |
The second round consists of three groups of three. The three group winners from each group as well as the best-performing runner-up will move on to the third and final round of the CFU region's qualification tournament.[1]
All Group F matches were hosted by Federación Dominicana de Fútbol, the governing by for association football in the Dominican Republic. All matches were played at Estadio Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Grenada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| 31 October 2008 |
Dominican Republic | 0 – 2 | Haiti | Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Attendance: 1000 Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Vorbe 11' Exantus 88' |
| 2 November 2008 |
Grenada | 0 – 2 | Haiti | Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Attendance: 1400 Referee: Ignatius Baptiste (Dominica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Vorbe 6' 50' |
| 3 November 2008 |
Dominican Republic | 5 – 0 | Grenada | Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frechilla 1' Rodriguez 30' 32' 54' Berroa 38' |
(Report) |
All Group G matches were hosted by Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie, the governing by for association football in the Netherlands Antilles. All matches were played at Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
| 11 October 2008 |
Netherlands Antilles | 4 – 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad Attendance: 200 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorbed 46' Victoria 84' Constancia 86' 90' |
(Report) | Blanchette 5' 33' Benjamin 25' 75' |
| 13 October 2008 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 – 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad Attendance: 75 Referee: Otis James (Guyana) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Stewart 56' |
| 15 October 2008 |
Netherlands Antilles | 0 – 0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad Attendance: 200 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
All Group H matches were hosted by Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, the governing by for association football in the Aruba. All matches were played at Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Aruba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| 18 November 2008 |
Aruba | 3 – 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | Centro Deportivo Guillermo Trinidad, Oranjestad Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos de Gouveia 25' Ignacio 35' Nuñez Jr 38' |
(Report) | Luke 36' Smith 46' |
| 20 November 2008 |
Jamaica | 4 – 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Centro Deportivo Guillermo Trinidad, Oranjestad Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgill 29' Philogene 33' (o.g.) Campbell 42' Thorpe 42' |
(Report) | Thomas 52' |
| 22 November 2008 |
Aruba | 0 – 4 | Jamaica | Centro Deportivo Guillermo Trinidad, Oranjestad Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Orgill 15' 25' 50' 57' |
The final round of CFU qualification were hosted by , the governing body for association football in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1][2] The matches were played at Victoria Park in Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[3] The group winner, Jamaica, qualified for the tournament proper, and the runner up from the Caribbean region, St Vincent and the Grenadines, as group runner-up, earned the right to a one-game playoff with the 3rd place finisher from the Central American region, Honduras, to determine the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper.[2][4][5][6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| 9 January 2009 18:00 (UTC-4) |
Jamaica | 1 – 1 | Haiti | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 800 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgill 55' | (Report) | Fritznel 88' |
| 9 January 2009 20:00 (UTC-4) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 – 0 | Dominican Republic | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuffy 16' Hamlet 56' |
(Report) |
| 11 January 2009 18:00 (UTC-4) |
Dominican Republic | 1 – 4 | Jamaica | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 2,000 Referee: George Phillip (Grenada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledesma 86' (pen.) | (Report) | Adlam 11' 18' 42' (pen.) Campbell 42' |
| 11 January 2009 20:00 (UTC-4) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 – 0 | Haiti | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stanley Lancaster (Guyana) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart 47' | (Report) |
| 13 January 2009 18:00 (UTC-4) |
Haiti | 6 – 1 | Dominican Republic | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechak 22' Gregory 31' Fritznel 37' Exantus 55' Vaniel 78' Ultegun 89' |
(Report) | Frechilla 11' |
| 13 January 2009 20:00 (UTC-4) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 – 2 | Jamaica | Victoria Park, Kingstown Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Stapleton 13' (o.g.) Williams 60' |
The Central American zone comprises two groups. One group has three teams and the other has four teams. The two group winners will move on to the tournament. The runner-up from each group will play a two-legged playoff to determine the third place team from the region. The third place team will play the runner-up from the Caribbean region for the final spot in the tournament proper.[4]
The matches played in Group 1 were hosted by Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras, the governing body for association football in Honduras. All matches were played at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| 17 September 2008 |
Costa Rica | 4 – 0 | Nicaragua | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa Attendance: 100 Referee: Gerald Henry (Belize) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrada 2' Castro 34' Guzman 65' Ureña 74' |
(Report) |
| 19 September 2008 |
Honduras | 7 – 0 | Nicaragua | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Jose Rivera (El Salvador) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojas 39', 57', 90+1' Mejia 44' Sosa 45', 52' Martínez 88' |
(Report) |
| 21 September 2008 |
Honduras | 1 – 2 | Costa Rica | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez 60' | (Report) | Martinez 29' Estrada 43' |
All of the matches in Group 2 were hosted by Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, the governing body for association football in Guatemala. All matches were played at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belize | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| 23 September 2008 |
Panama | 3 – 0 | Belize | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rene Guerrero (Nicaragua) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltran 44' de la Rosa 57', 81' |
(Report) |
| 23 September 2008 |
Guatemala | 2 – 1 | El Salvador | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrarte 1' Gomez 26' |
(Report) | Morán 75' |
| 25 September 2008 |
El Salvador | 2 – 1 | Panama | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 100 Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco 28' Maldonado 90' |
(Report) | Roberto Blackburn 48' |
| 25 September 2008 |
Guatemala | 1 – 1 | Belize | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 800 Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morales 9' | (Report) | Maldonado 45' |
| 27 September 2008 |
Belize | 0 – 3 | El Salvador | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 300 Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Blanco 6', 30' Orellana 32' |
| 27 September 2008 |
Guatemala | 1 – 2 | Panama | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayax 73' | (Report) | Mena 39' Blackburn 90' |
The two group runners-up faced off in a two-legged playoff for third place rights in the region. Honduras, as winners of the 3rd place playoff, advanced to face the runner up from the Caribbean qualification, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to become the 8th and final qualifier for the tournament proper.[4][5]
| 3 October 2008 |
Honduras | 5 – 2 | Panama | Estadio Carlos Miranda, Comayagua Attendance: 1267 Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padilla 10' Valladares 14' Rojas 37' Martinez 51' Andino 75' |
(Report) | de la Rosa 31', 86' |
| 5 October 2008 |
Panama | 1 – 2 | Honduras | Estadio Rod Carew, Panama City Attendance: 1267 Referee: Walter Lopez (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn 26' | (Report) | Rojas 57' 73' |
Honduras, as winner of the 3rd place playoff in Central American qualification, faced Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the runner-up from the Caribbean zone tournament, for the final place in the tournament proper.[2][4][5] The match was a one-game playoff on 2 March in Macoya, Trinidad four days prior to the opening of the tournament proper.[6]
| 2 March 2009 16:00 (UTC-4) |
Honduras | 3 – 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya Attendance: 100 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojas 74' Martínez 80' Andino 89' |
(Report) | Stewart 23' (pen.) |