| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 January – 14 May |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Top scorer(s) | Leonardo Cuéllar Mike Seerey (4 goals each) |
← 1968 1976 → | |
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.[1]
Mexico, won their second title, and qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics together with runners-up United States as CONCACAF representatives.[2]
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
|
First round winners | 2nd | 1964 | Winners (1964) | 4(1968) |
| United States
|
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 |  Jamaica
|
First round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (C)
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | Qualification to 1972 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | United States
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Guatemala
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Jamaica
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 4–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 3–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 0–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
14 May 1972 | 4 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968) |
| United States |
14 May 1972 | 7 (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956) |
