1964 Concacaf Pre-Olympic Tournament
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.
It was held in Mexico, from 16 and 20 March 1964.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 16–20 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Suriname |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Carl Gentile Aarón Padilla(3 goals each) |
Host nation, Mexico, won the tournament and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics as the sole representative of CONCACAF.
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.
| Mexico City | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |
| Capacity: 72,000 | |
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Squads
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 |
| Suriname | 1–0 | United States |
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| United States | 4–2 | Panama |
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| Mexico | 2–1 | United States |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Mario Ayala- Roberto Escalante
- Javier Fragoso
- Juan González
Arnold Haltman- Kenneth Kluivert
- Harold Reumel
- Guillermo Vázquez
1 goal
Juan De Gracia- Adolfo Diaz
- Cirilo Sanchez
Dick Schweinert- Luis Ernesto Tapia
- Edmund Waterval
- Wolfgang Wostl
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
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