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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
(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]

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 Appearance 1 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

Squads

Main article: 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Suriname 1–0  United States
  • Kluivert 17'
 Report
Attendance: 10,000 [6]
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
Mexico 5–1  Panama
 Report
Attendance: 10,000 [6]
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
United States 4–2  Panama
 Report
Attendance: 12,000 [7]
Referee: Goedheart (Suriname)
Mexico 6–0  Suriname
 Report
Attendance: 12,000 [7]
Referee: Richard Gelner (United States)
Panama 1–6  Suriname
 Report
Attendance: 10,000 [8]
Referee: Jorge Méndez (Guatemala)
Mexico 2–1  United States
 Report
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.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics 2
  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.
  6. ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (17 March 1964). "McBride Stars, but U.S. Loses Soccer Trial Opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6C. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (19 March 1964). "Gentile Sparks U.S. Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 7E. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (21 March 1964). "U.S. Soccer Team Loses". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6A. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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