1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

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1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates16–20 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Suriname
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Carl Gentile
Mexico Aarón Padilla
(4 goals each)
1968 →

The 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the first edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1] It was held in Mexico, from 16 and 20 March 1964.[2][3]

Host nation, Mexico, won the tournament and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics as the sole representative of CONCACAF.[4]

Qualification[]

Further information: 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

Qualified teams[]

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performance Previous Olympic appearances
(last)
North America  Mexico (hosts) Automatic 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 2 (1948)
 United States Automatic 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 7 (1956)
Central America  Panama Automatic 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 0
Caribbean  Suriname Preliminary round winners 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 0
1 Only final tournament.

Venue[]

Mexico City hosted the tournament.[5]

Mexico City
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Capacity: 72,000
Estadio olimpico universitario unam.jpg

Squads[]

Main article:

Final round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H, C) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6 Qualification to 1964 Summer Olympics
2  Suriname 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Suriname 1–0 United States
Mexico 5–1 Panama
United States 4–2 Panama
[1]
[2]
Mexico 6–0 Suriname
Panama 1–6 Suriname
Mexico 2–1 United States

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 29 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.

4 goals

Qualified team for Summer Olympics[]

The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
 Mexico 20 March 1964 2 (1928, 1948)
2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References[]

  1. ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "México, con paso perfecto como anfitrión del Preolímpico". WDeportes. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19.
  3. ^ "Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad 1964 - Football Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "México, con saldo a favor como sede del preolímpico". ESPN Deportes. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20.
  5. ^ "México vs Estados Unidos; historial en el Preolímpico de Concacaf". Medio Tiempo. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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