1980 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

The CONCACAF qualification tournament in football for the 1980 Summer Olympics was held between April 1979 and March 1980. The initial rounds were grouped into three zones: North America, Central America and Caribbean. The successful teams were Costa Rica and the United States. The U.S. team later withdrew and were replaced by Cuba.

1980 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 April 1979 - 2 April 1980
Teams16


North American Zone

First Round
Bermuda 3–0 Canada
Hamilton, Bermuda
Canada 2–5 Bermuda
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mexico 0–2[nb 1] United States
United States 2–0[nb 2] Mexico
Notes
  1. Forfeited
  2. Forfeited

Second Round
Bermuda 0–3 United States
Hamilton, Bermuda
United States 5–0 Bermuda
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Central American Zone

First Round
Costa Rica 4–0 Panama
Gutiérrez
Ulate
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 6,987
Panama 0–2 Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Guatemala 2–0 El Salvador
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
El Salvador 1–0 Guatemala
San Salvador, El Salvador

Second Round
Costa Rica 1–2 Guatemala
San José, Costa Rica
Guatemala 0–1 Costa Rica
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

Playoff
Costa Rica 1–0 Guatemala
San Salvador, El Salvador

Caribbean Zone

First Round
Haiti 4–1 Dominican Republic
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Dominican Republic 0–3 Haiti
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jamaica 0–3 Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica
Cuba 2–0 Jamaica
La Habana, Cuba
Barbados 1–2 Suriname
Bridgetown, Barbados
Suriname 5–1 Barbados
Paramaribo, Surinam
Curaçao 2–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Willemstad, Curaçao
Trinidad and Tobago 6–1 Curaçao
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Second Round
Haiti 0–0 Cuba
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Cuba 0–1 Haiti
La Habana, Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Suriname
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Paramaribo, Surinam

Playoff
Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Suriname
Kingston, Jamaica

Third Round
Haiti 2–0 Suriname
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Suriname 2–0 Haiti
Paramaribo, Surinam

Playoff
Haiti 0–2 Suriname
Kingston, Jamaica

Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (C, A) 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 5 Advance to 1980 Summer Olympics
2  United States 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 5
3  Suriname 4 1 0 3 9 10 −1 2
Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion.
Costa Rica 3–2 Suriname
San Jose, Costa Rica
United States 2–1 Suriname
Orlando, Florida, USA
Costa Rica 0–1 United States
San Jose, Costa Rica
United States 1–1 Costa Rica
Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
Suriname 2–3 Costa Rica
Paramaribo, Surinam
Suriname 4–2 United States
Paramaribo, Surinam

Following the completion of the final round, USA withdrew from the 1980 Olympics and were replaced with Cuba.

References
  1. "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying by CONCACAF". Issuu.com. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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