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

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
ZoneCountryMethod of qualificationAppearance1Last appearancePrevious best performancePrevious Olympic appearances
North AmericaFirst round winners2nd1964Winners 4
North AmericaFirst round winners2nd1964Third place 7
Central AmericaFirst round winners2nd1968Final round winner without outright champions 1
CaribbeanFirst round winners1st0 Debutant0

Final round


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Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics2