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
ChampionsFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Carl Gentile
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Aarón Padilla
(3 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]

Contents

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

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

ZoneCountryMethod of qualificationAppearance 1 Last appearancePrevious best performancePrevious Olympic appearances
(last)
North America Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (hosts)Automatic1st0 (debut)Debutant2 (1948)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatic1st0 (debut)Debutant7 (1956)
Central America Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Automatic1st0 (debut)Debutant0
Caribbean Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname Preliminary round winners1st0 (debut)Debutant0
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

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H, C)3300132+116Qualification to 1964 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 32015504
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31027702
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3003415−110
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Suriname  Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  • Kluivert Soccerball shade.svg17'
 Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 10,000 [6]
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 10,000 [6]
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 12,000 [7]
Referee: Goedheart (Suriname)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg6–0Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 12,000 [7]
Referee: Richard Gelner (United States)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–6Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 10,000 [8]
Referee: Jorge Méndez (Guatemala)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 10,000 [8]
Referee: Aristóteles Gómez (Honduras)

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualified team for Summer Olympics

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

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics 2
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 20 March 19642 (1928, 1948)
2Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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