1980 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

North American football tournament CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 1980 CRC 1 USA SUR 12 March – 2 April 3 1 6 CRC Javier JiménezUSA Don Ebert(3 goals each) 1976 1984 The 1980 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by the CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/about/ About CONCACAF https://web.archive.org/web/20210628210028/https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/about/ 10 August 2021 2021-06-28 The top two teams, champions, Costa Rica and the United States, qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However, the United States boycotted the Olympic games and they were replaced by Cuba.https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/preolimpico-concacaf-todos-los-campeones-historia/oe7p3iwaey4i1nwqebfnnxnzj Preolímpico de la Concacaf: ¿Cuáles han sido todos los campeones de la historia? Goal 30 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210331023852/https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/preolimpico-concacaf-todos-los-campeones-historia/oe7p3iwaey4i1nwqebfnnxnzj 2021-03-31 https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/07/40-years-later-1980-us-olympic-team-recalls-moscow-boycott-meeting-president-jimmy-carter 40 YEARS LATER: 1980 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM RECALLS MOSCOW BOYCOTT, MEETING PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER U.S. Soccer 30 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210228153111/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/07/40-years-later-1980-us-olympic-team-recalls-moscow-boycott-meeting-president-jimmy-carter 2021-02-28 Qualification 1980 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification The three berths were allocated as follows: The three winners from their respective regional zone at the qualifying stage Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final tournament. Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performancePrevious Olympic appearances(last) North America USA Second round winners 3rd 1972 Runners-up (1972) Central America CRC Second round winners 2nd 1968 Final round (1968) Caribbean SUR Third round winners 2nd 1964 Runners-up (1964) 1 Only final tournament. Final round main WDL complete RSSSF CRC, USA, SUR 2 1 1 11 7 C 2 1 1 6 8 1 0 3 5 7 CRC USA SUR Q SO green1 Qualification to 1980 Summer Olympics 2 1 -0 1980 3 12 y CRC SUR 3–2 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José 1980 3 16 y USA SUR 2–1 Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida 1980 3 20 y CRC USA 0–1 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José 1980 3 25 y USA CRC 1–1 Cougar Softball Field, Edwardsville, Illinois 1980 3 30 y SUR CRC 2–3 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo 1980 4 2 y SUR USA 4–2 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics1 CRC Winner of the final tournament CUB Replaced the United States 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. References 1980 Oly Category:Football qualification for the 1980 Summer Olympics