1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament


The 1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fourth 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 successfully defended their title, and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics together with runners-up Guatemala and the host nation, Canada, as representatives of CONCACAF. Cuba was invited after the withdrawal of Uruguay, the refusal of Argentina and Colombia to replace them.

Qualification

The three berths were allocated as follows:

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
ZoneCountryMethod of qualificationAppearance1Last appearancePrevious best performancePrevious Olympic appearances
North America
Second round winners3rd1972Winners 5
Central AmericaSecond round winners3rd1972Final round winner without outright champions 1
CaribbeanSecond round winners1st0 Debutant0

Final round

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Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics, including Canada which qualified as the hosts.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics2
12 5 19701
11 3 19765
11 3 19761
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