[1] It was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from January 19–29, 2012.

[2] Thirteen teams, eight from the Caribbean and five from Central America, competed to join automatic qualifiers Canada, Mexico and the United States in the eight-team final tournament.

Caribbean qualification took place as two groups of four teams that competed from June 29 to July 9.

UNCAF's two slots were determined by a five-team group that competed from September 30 to October 8.

[3] Draw for the group stage was held on October 24,[4] with schedules announced two days later.