1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
North American football tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 16–20 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 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) |
1968 → | |
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.
| 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 | |
 |
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 for 1964 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Suriname |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
| Suriname | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| United States | 4–2 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
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 Díaz
- 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.