1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the third 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.

1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

Tournament details
Dates	16 January – 14 May
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Mexiko (2nd title)
Runners-up	Vereinigte Staaten
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Top scorer(s)	Leonardo Cuéllar Mike Seerey (4 goals each)

Mexico, won their second title, and qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics together with runners-up United States as CONCACAF representatives.

Qualification

Further information: 1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone	Land	Method of qualification	Appearance1	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Previous Olympic appearances (last)
North America	Mexiko	First round winners	2nd	1964	Winners (1964)	4 (1968)
	Vereinigte Staaten	First round winners	2nd	1964	Third place (1964)	7 (1956)
Central America	Guatemala	First round winners	2nd	1968	Final round winner without outright champions (1968)	1 (1968)
Caribbean	Jamaika	First round winners	1st	0 (debut)	Debutant	0

¹ Only final tournament.

Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexiko (C)	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	8	Qualification to 1972 Summer Olympics
2	Vereinigte Staaten	6	2	3	1	10	9	+1	7
3	Guatemala	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	5
4	Jamaika	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	4

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

16 January 1972 (1972-01-16)

Guatemala	1–2	Mexiko

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala

16 January 1972 (1972-01-16)

Jamaika	1–1	Vereinigte Staaten

Independence Park, Kingston

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23 January 1972 (1972-01-23)

Mexiko	1–1	Vereinigte Staaten

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

9 April 1972 (1972-04-09)

Guatemala	1–0	Jamaika

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala

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13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)

Mexiko	4–0	Jamaika

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México

16 April 1972 (1972-04-16)

Guatemala	3–2	Vereinigte Staaten

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala

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25 April 1972 (1972-04-25)

Vereinigte Staaten	2–1	Guatemala

Hialeah Stadium, Hialeah

29 April 1972 (1972-04-29)

Jamaika	0–0	Guatemala

Independence Park, Kingston

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7 May 1972 (1972-05-07)

Jamaika	1–0	Mexiko

Independence Park, Kingston

10 May 1972 (1972-05-10)

Vereinigte Staaten	2–2	Mexiko

Kezar Stadium, San Francisco

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14 May 1972 (1972-05-14)

Mexiko	3–1	Guatemala

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

14 May 1972 (1972-05-14)

Vereinigte Staaten	2–1	Jamaika

West Community Stadium, Fenton

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
Mexiko	14 May 1972	4 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968)
Vereinigte Staaten	14 May 1972	7 (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956)

² Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.