The 1980 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fifth 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.
The top two teams, champions, Costa Rica and the United States, qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However, the United States boycotted the Olympic games and they were replaced by Cuba.
Qualification
The three berths were allocated as follows: The three winners from their respective regional zone at the qualifying stage
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performancePrevious Olympic appearances(last) North America Second round winners 3rd 1972 Runners-up (1972) Central America Second round winners 2nd 1968 Final round (1968) Caribbean Third round winners 2nd 1964 Runners-up (1964) 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics1 Winner of the final tournament Replaced the United States 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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