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2004 CONCACAF OLYMPIC FINAL ROUND PREVIEWSMEN’S PREVIEW 2004

The CONCACAF Men's Under-23 Olympic Final Round Qualification, thefirst event on the Confederation's calendar in 2004, is being played in two venues in Guadalajara, Mexico from 2-12 February.

Since 1992, when the age limit was changed to U-23 for the men's footballcompetition at Summer Games, CONCACAF has qualified two nations tothree consecutive Olympics and this month two more will advance to Athens(Greece) 2004.

The CONCACAF Final Round tournament will feature two groups of four teams withCanada, Honduras, Panama and USA in Group A at the Estadio 3 de Marzo in Guadalajara,while Group B is composed of Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and the host Mexicoat the Estadio Jalisco.

This is also the third consecutive U-23 Final Round tournament staged by CONCACAFin a single venue, with the previous two held in Edmonton, Alberta Canada in 1996 (Wonby Mexico) and Hershey, Pennsylvania USA (Won by Honduras) in 2000.

The eight-team event begins on Monday, 2 February 2004 and will have six consecutivefirst round doubleheaders (three each in Groups A and B) until Saturday, 7 February withthe kick off times of 18:00 and 20:00.

The semifinal matches will take place on Tuesday, 10 February at the Estadio Jalisco at17:30 and 20:00 respectively.

Two days later (12 February) the tournament concludes at the Estadio Jalisco with thethird-place game scheduled for 17:30, while the Final, is set for 20:00. The finalists willalso claim the two CONCACAF berths for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Scouting the teamsCanada - Coached by Bruce Twamley, Canada has outscored their opponents 25-1 in theirfour previous 2004 CONCACAF U-23 qualifying matches (two games in each of the firstand second rounds) … The maple leafs have not advanced into the Summer Games sinceLos Angeles (USA) 1984, where they reached the quarterfinals but fell 4:2 on penalty kicksto the eventual silver medal winners Brazil.Costa Rica - One of three Central American teams at the 2004 Olympic Qualifying event,has Rodrigo Kenton in charge who has led the ticos to their first appearance in the CON-CACAF Final Round Elimination since 1996 … Costa Rica has scored the most goals in2004 qualification with 33 in four games … The ticos have made two previous appearancesat the Olympic Games in 1980 (Moscow, USSR) and 1984 (Los Angeles, California USA).

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS2-12 February 2004

2006 CONCACAF Men's Olympic

Qualification Final Round, Guadalajara, Mexico

18 February - 31 March 2004

2006 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Intra-Caribbean Round - First, Second Legs

25 February - 5 March 2004

2006 CONCACAF Women's Olympic

Qualification Final Round, San José, Costa Rica

1 March - 30 April 2004

Preliminary Futsal Qualifying - CFU, UNCAF

17 March 2004

2004 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Quarterfinals Series - First Leg

24 March 2004

2004 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Quarterfinals Series - Second Leg

Honduras (white and blue here) will be looking to defend their CONCACAF title at the2004 Pre-Olympic Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Tony Quinn)

CONFEDERATION OF NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL NEWSLETT

February 2004 V OLUME 14 / Number

MEN’S OLYMPIC SCHEDULFinal Round - Guadalajara, Jalisco MEXICO

Group A: Canada, Honduras, Panama, USA

Group B: Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Costa R

Group A (Estadio 3 de Marzo)

03.02.2004:

CANADAvs. HONDURAS (18:00);

PANAMAvs. USA(20:00)

05.02.2004:

HONDURAS vs. PANAMA(18:00);

USAvs. CANADA(20:00)

07.02.2004:

CANADAvs. PANAMA(11:00);

HONDURAS vs. USA(13:00)

Group B (Estadio Jalisco)

02.02.2004:

COSTARICAvs. JAMAICA(18:00);

MEXICO vs. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (20:00)

04.02.2004:TRINIDAD & TOBAGO vs. COSTARICA(18:00);

MEXICO vs. JAMAICA(20:00)

06.02.2004:

JAMAICAvs. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (18:00);

MEXICO vs. COSTARICA(20:00)

Semifinals (Estadio J alisco)

10.02.2004:

SF1 - GROUPA1 vs. GROUPB2 (17:30); SF2 - GROU

B1 vs. GROUPA2 (20:00)

Finals (Estadio Jalisc o)

12.02.2004:

THIRD PLACE GAME (17:30);

CHAMPIONSHIPMATCH (20:00)

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(Continued from Front Page) Honduras - Will be look-ing to make it two in-a-row after qualifying for their firstOlympic Games in 2000 … After a first round bye inOlympic qualifying, the catrachos had a difficult roundtwo but were able to eliminate Haiti by a slim 3:2 aggre-gate margin. Edwin Pavón, who led Honduras duringthe CONCACAF Gold Cup last year, is at the helm.Jamaica - One of the two qualifiers from the Caribbeanare looking for their first-ever appearance at the OlympicGames … Jamaica reached the 2004 Final Round

Qualification after eliminating Cuba and Guatemala intwo consecutive rounds (first, second) series … PeterCargill is in charge of the reggae boyz.Mexico - After missing a berth to Sydney 2000, Mexicois aiming for its ninth trip (second-best in CONCACAF)to the Olympics in 2004 … The tricolor are guided by technical director Ricardo La Volpe, who last year ledMexico's full squad to the CONCACAF Gold Cup … Thetricolor also looks to extend their 16-game unbeatenstreak in CONCACAF U-23 Qualification.Panama - Under newly appointed technical director

José Hernandez, Panama is one of three Central American nationsin the Olympic Final Round … The canaleros advanced toGuadalajara after defeating Nicaragua in the first round and then

eliminating St. Lucia in the second stage … Looking for their first-ever berth into the Summer Games in 2004.Trinidad & Tobago - Searching for their first trip to the Olympics,Trinidad & Tobago is one of two qualifiers from the Caribbean regionin the CONCACAF Final Round … The soca warriors eliminated theBahamas in the opening round and then Grenada in the second toadvance to Guadalajara … Stuart Charles Fevrier is at helm.USA - The CONCACAF nation with the most appearances in theOlympics (with 12) is looking for its sixth consecutive trip to theSummer Games since 1984 … With Glenn Myernick at the helm, thestars & stripes earned a first round bye during the 2004 CONCACAFOlympic qualifying and then eliminated St. Kitts & Nevis in the sec-ond round to earn a berth into the Final Round.

WOMEN’S PREVIEW 2004The Women's Olympic Final Round Qualification that will takeplace at the Estadios Nacional and Eladio Rosabal Cordero in San Joséand Herédias Costa Rica, respectively, from 25 February - 5 March.

Since the inception of the women's football competition at theSummer Games eight years ago, CONCACAF has sent one qualifierto the last two Olympics (1996, 2000), in both cases the USA. In2004, CONCACAF will qualify two teams to Athens, Greece as theConfederation stages its first-ever Final Round Qualification.

The CONCACAF Women's tournament will feature two groups of four teams with Canada, Jamaica, Panama and Costa Rica in Group A, while Group B is composed of Haiti, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobagoand the USA.

The event kicks off on 25 February 2004 and will have six con-secutive first round doubleheaders (three each in Groups A and B)until Sunday, 1 March.

The semifinal matches are scheduled for 3 March at the EstadioNacional in San José, Costa Rica at 12:00 and 14:30 respectively.

Two days later (5 March) the tournament concludeds atHerédia's Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero with the third-place gameat 18:00, while the Final is set for 20:00. The finalists will also earnthe two CONCACAF berths for the 2004 Olympics.

Scouting the teamsCanada - One of three nations earning a bye into the 2004 FinalRound Qualification ... Under technical director Even Pellerud,Canada has recently achieved second place at the 2002 CONCACAFGold Cup and then, the following year, the maple leafs reached thesemifinals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup ... Canada has qualifiedto the last three World Cups (1995, 1999, 2003) ... The maple leafsmade their international debut in 1986 and won their first interna-

tional honor in 1999, capturing the CONCACAF Championship.

Costa Rica - Advanced into the Women's Olympic Final Round athe host ... Missed out on a 2003 FIFA World Cup Playoff against Asia after finishing fourth at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup fallinto Mexico in the third-place match ... The ticas claimed the goldmedal at the 2001 Juegos Centroamericanos in Guatemala ...Ricardo Rodriguez has been at Costa Rica's helm since 2001.Haiti - Led by technical director Jean Yves Labari, Haiti qualifiedfor the Pre-Olympic tournament after eliminating the hostDominican Republic in a two-game series 10:2 on aggregate scoreThe haitians are competing in their second consecutive CONCACA

event, after reaching the 2002 Gold Cup ... Haiti captured the inagural Caribbean Football Union Women's Championship in 2000Jamaica - One of three teams from the Caribbean Zone, Jamaicaadvanced into the Final Round after defeating the host CaymanIslands in a pair of qualifying matches 4:0 on aggregate ... Undertechnical director Christopher Bender, the reggae girlz qualified tothe 2002 Women's Gold Cup ... Jamaica reached the semifinals inthe inaugural Caribbean Football Union Championship in 2000.Mexico - Mexico has become one of the top teams in the region, becoming the first Spanish speaking nation to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 ... The tricolor missed out on their seond consecutive berth to the FIFA event in 2003, losing a playoff tJapan ... Advanced to the Olympic tournament after eliminatingNicaragua and the host Honduras in a triangular preliminary ...Leonardo Cuellar is in charge of Mexico.Panama - Panama earned the final berth to the Pre-Olympic tounament after the suspension imposed on Guatemala by FIFA andCONCACAF ... Under technical director Ezequiel Fernandez, thecanaleras had finished tied for first place in the triangular preliminary but originally lost out to the host, Guatemala on goal differential (+18 to +13) ... Reached the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup fthe first time in history in 2002.Trinidad & Tobago - One of only two countries to participate inevery CONCACAF women's championship (along with Canada) ...Trinidad & Tobago eliminated Suriname in a two-game qualifyingseries 6:2 on aggregate to earn a berth into the Olympic Final Rou... The soca princessess highest finish in a CONCACAF women'scompetition was third-place at the inaugural Confederation chamonship, which doubled as the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in1991. Jamaal Shabazz is in charge of Trinidad & Tobago.USA - Captured the two FIFA Women's World Cups (1991, 1999)

and the inaugural gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games ... One othree teams to earn a bye into the CONCACAF Pre-OlympicTournament ... Under technical director April Heinrichs, the starsstripes have claimed two consecutive CONCACAF Women's GoldCups (2000, 2002), along with a silver medal at the Olympics(2000) and a third-place finish at the FIFA World Cup (2003) ...The USA will be putting a 14-game unbeaten streak, against CON-CACAF teams, on the line ... The last time the US lost to a regionaopponent was a 3:0 defeat at the hands of Canada in March 2001.

Women’s Olympic ScheduleFinal Round - San José, COSTARICA

Group A: Costa Rica, Canada, Jamaica, Panama

26.02.2004: (Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero)

CANADAvs. JAMAICA(18:00); COSTARICAvs. PANAMA(20:00)

28.02.2004: (Estadio Nacional)

CANADAvs. PANAMA(13:00); COSTARICAvs. JAMAICA(15:00)01.03.2004: (Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero)

JAMAICAvs. PANAMA(18:00); COSTARICAvs. CANADA(20:00)

Group B: USA, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti


MEXICO vs. HAITI (13:00); TRINIDAD & TOBAGO vs. USA(15:00)

27.02.2004: (Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO vs. MEXICO (18:00); HAITI vs. USA(20:00)


HAITI vs. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (13:00); USAvs. MEXICO (15:00)

Semifinals (Estadio Nacional)

03.03.2004: SF1 - GROUPA1 vs. GROUPB2 (12:00);

SF2 - GROUPB1 vs. GROUPA2 (14:30)

Finals (Estadio Eladio Rosbal Cordero)

05.03.2004: THIRD PLACE GAME (17:30);

CHAMPIONSHIPMATCH (20:00)

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FIELD SET FOR CONCACAF 2004 CHAMPIONS CUP

The field is set after theconclusion of the 2004CONCACAF ChampionsCup draw held at the officesof the CONCACAF GeneralSecretariat in New York

City on 14 January, which was presided over

by CONCACAF President Jack Warner andGeneral Secretary Chuck Blazer.

The eight teams have been paired to play two-leg, straight knockout, home-and-away series, from 17 March - 11 May 2004.

CF Pachuca of Mexico, who captured theChampions Cup in 2002 and winner of theTorneo Apertura of the Liga Mexicana 2003,will take on two-time Champions Cup winner(1993, 1995) Deportivo Saprissa of CostaRica in Quarterfinal Series 1.

The winner of that series will face thewinner of the match-up (Quarterfinal Series2) between the USA's 2003 Major LeagueSoccer (MLS) Regular Season winner

Chicago Fire and last year's CaribbeanFootball Union Champion CL Financial SanJuan Jabloteh of Trinidad & Tobago, whichis making its first-ever appearance at theCONCACAF event.

Quarterfinal Series 3 has CF Monterrey of Mexico, who claimed the Torneo Clausuraof the Liga Mexicana 2003, meeting ElSalvador's CD F.A.S., who last won theChampions Cup in 1979.

The remaining match-up (QuarterfinalSeries 4) features the USA's 2003 MLS Cupwinner San Jose Earthquakes taking on LDAlajuelense of Costa Rica, who hasn't won theChampions Cup since 1986.

2004 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP DRAW RESULTS

QUARTERFINALS (Home Team Listed First)

First-legs (17 March)

QF1: Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs. CF Pachuca (MEX)

QF2: CLFinancial San Juan Jabloteh (TRI) vs.

Chicago Fire (USA)

QF3: CF Monterrey (MEX) vs. CD F.A.S. (SLV)

QF4: LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA)

Second-legs (24 March)

QF1: CF Pachuca (MEX) - Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)

QF2: Chicago Fire (USA) - CLFinancial San Juan Jabloteh (TRI)

QF3: CD F.A.S. (SLV) - CF Monterrey (MEX)

QF4: San Jose Earthquakes (USA) - LD Alajuelense (CRC)

SEMIFINALS

First-Leg: 14 April; Second Leg: 21 April

Winner of QF1 vs. Winner of QF2

Winner of QF3 vs. Winner of QF4

FINAL

First-Leg: 4 May; Second-Leg: 11 May Semifinal Winners

COSTA RICA TO HOST FUTSAL QUALIFIERS

CONCACAF confirmedthat Costa Rica will host theFinal Round of the FutsalQualifying tournament setfor July 2004.

The tournament wasoriginally scheduled to take place in

Guatemala, but CONCACAF announced therelocation of the competition to Costa Rica atthe Executive Committee Meetings in Miami,Florida USA on 4 November 2003.

For a second consecutive time, Costa Rica will stage the eight team CONCACAF FutsalFinal Round competition that will qualify twonations to the FIFA World Championshiplater in the year in Chinese Taipei.

CONCACAF has previously, staged twoFutsal qualifiers for the FIFA WorldChampionships in 1996 and 2000. Six teamsparticipated in the 1996 event in Guatemalathat was won by the USA, four years later,eight squads took part in the tournament in

Costa Rica, which was claimed by the host.For the 2004 event, a record 20 National Associations will compete in the CONCACAFFutsal qualifying rounds with its preliminary zonal competitions scheduled to run from 1March - 30 April 2004.

Cuba, the only CONCACAF nation toadvance to the last two FIFA WorldChampionships (Spain 1996, Guatemala2000), has earned a bye into the final round of 2004 qualification along with the defendingConfederation champions and host Costa Rica.

Three more teams from the CaribbeanZone Preliminaries will advance to CostaRica, along with three countries from theNorth vs. Central Zone series.

FIFA GOAL PROJECTS START IN DOMINICA & ST. LUCIA

Prior to the 2003Caribbean Football UnionCongress in Martinique,CONCACAF President andFIFA Vice-President Jack

Warner and French football legend, MichelPlatini, were present for the launch of FIFA GOAL Projects in Dominica and St. Lucia.

Platini, who is Chairman of the FIFA Technical Committee and Member of theFIFA Executive Committee, represented

FIFA President Sepp Blatter in GOAL-relatedceremonies in the two islands.

Also accompanied by FIFA GOAL Bureaumember Harold Taylor and FIFA Development Officer, Keith Look Loy, Platinispoke at the official inauguration of theDominica Football Association's (DFA) head-quarters on 28 December 2003.

Named the "Patrick John Football House", by the DFA's Executive Committee, the new headquarters were built in the capital city,Roseau, by the financial assistance of GOAL.

Mr. Warner also spoke of the need forFootball and Government to collaborate in theinterest of all Caribbean people, and of the

example provided by the SLFA GOAL project.

FIFA AND CONCACAF SUSPEND GUATEMALA

The FIFA Emergency Committee suspended, on 9January, the Federación de Fútde Guatemala (FEDEFUTBOL)a result of governmental interfe

ence in the affairs of the federation, whichconstitutes a violation of the general organi

tional principles and Statutes of FIFA.The suspension by FIFA follows a simil

decision taken by the CONCACAF EmergeCommittee to suspend the FEDEFUTBOL.

In accordance with its regulations, FIFAhas therefore decided to suspend theGuatemala Football Federation until order be re-established in the federation's internaaffairs, the President and ExecutiveCommittee are reinstated and unimpededaccess to the federation's premises is restor

As a result of this suspension, FEDE-FUTBOL clubs and representative teams areno longer allowed to participate in friendly ocompetitive international matches.

RECORD NUMBERS TOCOMPETE FOR U-20 & U-1

A record number of teams have appliedparticipate in upcoming 2005 CONCACAFqualifying rounds for Under-20 and U-17.

A total of 32 countries have submittedtheir applications to compete in the CONCCAF U-20 qualifying rounds that will ulti-mately lead to places in the FIFA World Youth (U-20) Championships in 2005 takplace in The Netherlands. This is three mothan competed in this event last time. Thefinal round of this CONCACAF qualifyingevent is due to take place in February –March 2005 with FIFA Championship takplace later that year.

Meanwhile, 31 nations have applied toparticipate in the preliminary rounds qualcation for the U-17 FIFA event to be held iPeru in 2005. This is up from the 29 thatparticipated in qualifying for the equivalentournament in 2003. The final stage of thievent is scheduled for April – May 2005.

These record numbers are part of anongoing trend within CONCACAF followinthe record number of National Associationthat will compete in the CONCACAF Women’s U-19 (22) and Futsal (20)Qualification rounds this year.

Confirmed Teams fo r 2005 CONCACAF U-20: Anguilla, AntiguaBarbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Ca

Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican

Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala *, Guy

Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat,

Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & N

St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Saint-Martin ^

Trinidad & Tobago, USA, US Virgin Islands

Confirmed Teams fo r 2005 CONCACAF U-17 : Anguilla, Antigu

Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda,

Belize, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Isl

Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic

El Salvador, Grenada , Guatemala *, Guyana, Ha

Honduras Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pana

Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Surina

Trinidad & Tobago, USA

* Currently suspended by FIFA/CONCACAF

^ CONCACAF Affiliate/Non-FIFA Member

CONCACAF President Jack Warner performs the2004 CONCACAF Champions Cup draw

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AROUND THE CONFEDERATIONBARBADOS LAUNCHES SOCCER ACADEMY

The Barbados Soccer Academy (BSA), the brain-child of the Barbados Football Association's for-mer senior vice-president, Jabez Bovell, has beenup and running since late 2003.

Barbados technical director, Kenville Laynehas been the man in charge of training 50 players between the agesof 16 and 22.

Bovell said he got the idea for the academy after seeing the

opportunities for soccer scholarships in the USA. Among the objectives of the academy are to develop youth with

particular emphasis in soccer and education, and to assist them insecuring football scholarships at universities in the USA and aroundthe world.

"The Barbados Soccer Academy will not only be seen as a sport-ing organisation, but also be dedicated to marketing our players inan environment which enhances the quality of life of the players,"Bovell said.

CFU & UNCAF MOVE TO NEW ADDRESSESThe Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and the Unión

Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) moved to respective new premises last month.

CFU relocated from Arouca, Trinidad & Tobago to the CONCACAF

President's Office in Port of Spain, while the UNCAF moved to anotherlocation in the same Ciudad de Guatemala. The addresses are:

CF U 113 Edward Street Corner of Oxford Port of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoUNCAF 13 calle 3-40, zona 10 Edificio Atlantis, 6to Nivel Oficina 607 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Apdo. Postal 01010

SANTOS LAGUNA (MEX) QUAILIFY FOR LIBERTADORClub Santos Laguna earned the first (of two) Mexican berths in

the 2004 CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores after defeating Atlas C4:3 on penalty kicks following a 2:2 draw at the end of regulationtime in the final group winners' match of this year's Prelibertadorat the Home Depot Center in Carson, California USA on 14 Janua

Goalkeeper Cristian Luchetti saved the final kick in the penaltyshootout from Carlos Maria Morales of Atlas (Group B Winner) tosend Santos Laguna (Group A Winner) through to their first-everCopa Libertadores.

Prior to the penalty kicks, Morales gave Atlas a 1:0 lead in the23rd minute of the first half, but Jared Borguetti leveled the score(1:1) for Santos Laguna by converting a penalty kick.

In the second half, Rodrigo Ruiz made it a 2:1 advantage forSantos Laguna in the 61st minute, but just three minutes later, anown goal by Johan Rodriguez (of Santos Laguna) gave Atlas theequalizer (2:2).

In the penalty shootout, Borguetti, Ruiz, Carlos Carino and Jo Antonio Noriega all scored, while Johan Sixto Peralta's shot wassaved for Santos Laguna. Atlas got goals from Manuel Perez,Fernando Salazar and Daniel Herrera, while Julio Pinheiro firedhigh over the bar and Morales' shot was saved.

Santos Laguna will participate in Group 3 in Copa Libertadorealong with Cruzeiro of Brazil, Universidad de Concepcion of Chile

and Caracas FC of Venezuela.Club América (Group B Runner-up) kept alive their hopes for return to Copa Libertadores with a 3:1 victory over CA MonarcasMorelia (Group A Runner-up) in an earlier encounter at the HomDepot Center on January 14.

Club América will meet Atlas in a playoff with the winner earnMexico's second berth into the Copa Libertadores .

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