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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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 performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America |  United States
|
Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Runners-up (1972) | |
| Central America |  Costa Rica
|
Second round winners | 2nd | 1968 | Final round (1968) | |
| Caribbean |  Suriname
|
Third round winners | 2nd | 1964 | Runners-up (1964) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica (C)
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | United States
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Suriname
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
| United States | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Cougar Softball Field, Edwardsville, Illinois
Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics1 |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
winner final tournament | |
 Cuba |
replaced United States due to the boycott |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "40 YEARS LATER: 1980 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM RECALLS MOSCOW BOYCOTT, MEETING PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER". U.S. Soccer. 30 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28.