| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 16–20 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Suriname |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Carl Gentile Aarón Padilla(3 goals each) |
1968 → | |
The 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the first edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1] It was held in Mexico, from 16 and 20 March 1964.[2][3]
Host nation, Mexico, won the tournament and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics as the sole representative of CONCACAF.[4]
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 | Mexico (hosts)
|
Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 2(1948) |
| United States
|
Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 7(1956) | |
| Central America |  Panama
|
Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
| Caribbean | Suriname
|
Preliminary round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
Mexico City hosted the tournament.[5]
| Mexico City | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |
| Capacity: 72,000 | |
|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico (H, C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Qualification to 1964 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Suriname
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Panama
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
| Suriname | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 10,000[6]
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| Mexico | 5–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
 37', 51' 57' |
Report |
|
Attendance: 10,000[6]
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
| United States | 4–2 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
59' 67', 83' |
Report |
58' |
Attendance: 12,000[7]
Referee: Goedheart (Suriname)
| Mexico | 6–0 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
52' 66', 70' 76' |
Report |
Attendance: 12,000[7]
Referee: Richard Gelner (United States)
| Panama | 1–6 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
20' 38', 77' 48', 82' |
Attendance: 10,000[8]
Referee: Jorge Méndez (Guatemala)
| Mexico | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
62' |
Report |
|
Attendance: 10,000[8]
Referee: Aristóteles Gómez (Honduras)
There were 29 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
3 goals
Aarón Padilla2 goals
Roberto Escalante Javier Fragoso Juan González Arnold Haltman Kenneth Kluivert Harold Reumel Guillermo Vázquez1 goal
Adolfo Diaz Cirilo Sanchez Dick Schweinert Luis Ernesto Tapia Edmund Waterval Wolfgang WostlThe following team from CONCACAF qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
20 March 1964 | 2 (1928, 1948) |
