1984 CONCACAF 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]

1984 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 March – 18 April
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Top scorer(s)Canada 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

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Qualified teams

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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   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

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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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Costa Rica  1–0  Cuba
Cuba  0–0  Costa Rica
Costa Rica  0–0  Canada
Canada  3–0  Cuba
Canada  0–0  Costa Rica

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

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  1. ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.