1984 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
(Redirected from 1984 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament)
The 1984 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the sixth 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.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March – 18 April |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Top scorer(s) | Mike Sweeney (2 goals) |
← 1980 1988 → | |
As the top two teams, champions, Costa Rica and Canada qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics as representatives of CONCACAF.[2]
Qualification
editQualified teams
editThe following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Canada
|
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | |
| Central America | Costa Rica (title holders) |
Second round winners | 3rd | 1980 | Winners (1980) | |
| Caribbean | Cuba
|
Second round winners | 2nd | 1976 | Third place (1976) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica (C)
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Qualification to 1984 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cuba
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Canada and Costa Rica qualified for the Olympics as a result of this match, and Cuba were eliminated; therefore, the final Cuba v Canada match was scratched.
References
edit- ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Preolímpico de la Concacaf: ¿Cuáles han sido todos los campeones de la historia?". Goal. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31.