1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

{{short description|First edition of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, held in Mexico}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

| year = 1964

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| country = Mexico

| city =

| dates = {{Nowrap|16–20 March}}

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 1

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbo|MEX|1934}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fb|Dutch Guiana}}

| third_other =

| fourth_other =

| matches = 6

| goals = 29

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|USA}} Carl Gentile
{{fbicon|MEX|1934}} Aarón Padilla
{{nowrap|(3 goals each)}}

| player =

| goalkeeper =

| fair_play =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/about/ |title=About |publisher=CONCACAF |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628210028/https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/about/ |access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=2021-06-28 }} It was held in Mexico, from 16 and 20 March 1964.{{cite news |url=https://www.wdeportes.com/noticias/deportes/mexico-con-paso-perfecto-como-anfitrion-del-preolimpico/20210318/nota/4118583.aspx |title=México, con paso perfecto como anfitrión del Preolímpico |publisher=WDeportes |date=18 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319150028/https://www.wdeportes.com/noticias/deportes/mexico-con-paso-perfecto-como-anfitrion-del-preolimpico/20210318/nota/4118583.aspx |access-date=|archive-date=2021-03-19 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html |title=Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad 1964 - Football Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF |date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812123847/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html |access-date=18 March 2021|website=RSSSF |archive-date=2021-08-12 }}

Host nation, Mexico, won the tournament and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics as the sole representative of CONCACAF.{{cite news |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8340644/mexico-sub-23-saldo-en-preolimpicos-seleccion-mexicana |title=México, con saldo a favor como sede del preolímpico |publisher=ESPN Deportes|date=18 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320134248/https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8340644/mexico-sub-23-saldo-en-preolimpicos-seleccion-mexicana |access-date=|archive-date=2021-03-20 }}

Qualification

{{details|1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification}}

=Qualified teams=

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

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Zone

! Country

! Method of qualification

! Appearance1

! Last appearance

! Previous best performance

! width=10%|Previous Olympic appearances
(last)

rowspan=2| North America

| {{fbo|MEX|1934}} (hosts)

| Automatic

| 1st

| 0 (debut)

| Debutant

| 2 (1948)

{{fb|USA}}

| Automatic

| 1st

| 0 (debut)

| Debutant

| 7 (1956)

Central America

| {{fb|PAN}}

| Automatic

| 1st

| 0 (debut)

| Debutant

| 0

Caribbean

| {{fb|Dutch Guiana}}

| Preliminary round winners

| 1st

| 0 (debut)

| Debutant

| 0

:

1 Only final tournament.

Venue

Mexico City hosted the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/deportes-olimpicos/juegos-olimpicos/mexico-vs-unidos-historial-preolimpico-concacaf |title=México vs Estados Unidos; historial en el Preolímpico de Concacaf |publisher=Medio Tiempo|date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325041502/https://www.mediotiempo.com/deportes-olimpicos/juegos-olimpicos/mexico-vs-unidos-historial-preolimpico-concacaf |access-date=3 March 2021|archive-date=2021-03-25 }}

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Mexico City

!rowspan="4"|{{location map+ |Mexico |float=center|width=350 |caption=|places=

{{location map~ |Mexico |lat=19.3313 |long=-99.1925 |label= Mexico City |position=right}}

}}

Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Capacity: 72,000
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Squads

{{main|1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament squads}}

Final round

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|win_USA=1 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=2 |gf_USA=5 |ga_USA=5

|win_PAN=0 |draw_PAN=0 |loss_PAN=3 |gf_PAN=4 |ga_PAN=15

|name_MEX={{fbu|23|MEX}}

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|name_USA={{fb|USA}}

|name_PAN={{fbu|23|PAN}}

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|result1=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for 1964 Summer Olympics

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|date = {{Start date|1964|3|16|df=y}}

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|Dutch Guiana}}

|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|score = 1–0

|aet =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 10,000{{cite news |last=McSkimming |first=Dent |date=17 March 1964 |title=McBride Stars, but U.S. Loses Soccer Trial Opener |page=6C |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-mcbride-stars-b/135362348/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=17 November 2023}}

|referee = Fernando Buergo (Mexico)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

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|date = {{Start date|1964|3|16|df=y}}

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|score = 5–1

|aet =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|1964|3|18|df=y}}

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|event =

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|score = 4–2

|aet =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 12,000{{cite news |last=McSkimming |first=Dent |date=19 March 1964 |title=Gentile Sparks U.S. Victory |page=7E |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-gentile-sparks-u/135361554/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=17 November 2023}}

|referee = Goedheart (Suriname)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

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|date = {{Start date|1964|3|18|df=y}}

|time =

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{fb|Dutch Guiana}}

|score = 6–0

|aet =

|goals1 =

  • Padilla {{goal|47||50}}
  • Vázquez {{goal|52}}
  • Fragoso {{goal|66||70}}
  • González {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Richard Gelner (United States)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

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|date = {{Start date|1964|3|20|df=y}}

|time =

|event =

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}

|team2 = {{fb|Dutch Guiana}}

|score = 1–6

|aet =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 10,000{{cite news |last=McSkimming |first=Dent |date=21 March 1964 |title=U.S. Soccer Team Loses |page=6A |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-us-soccer-team/135362471/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=17 November 2023}}

|referee = Jorge Méndez (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|1964|3|20|df=y}}

|time =

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|score = 2–1

|aet =

|goals1 =

  • Vázquez {{goal|3}}
  • Padilla {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Aristóteles Gómez (Honduras)

|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1964q-namdet.html

}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|goals=29 |matches=6

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

Qualified team for Summer Olympics

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

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2

{{fbo|MEX|1934}}{{dts|1964|3|20|addkey=2|format=dmy}}{{sort|2|2}} (1928, 1948)

:

2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

{{reflist}}

{{Qualification for the 1964 Summer Olympics Football tournament}}

{{CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification}}

1964

Oly

Category:Football qualification for the 1964 Summer Olympics

Category:March 1964 sports events in North America