| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Prevseason: | 1972 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
The three berths were allocated as follows:
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | width=10% | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | (title holders) | Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Winners (1964, 1972) | 5 (1972) | |
| Central America | Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | 1 (1968) | ||
| Caribbean | Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
1 Only final tournament.
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The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics, including Canada which qualified as the hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1904) | |||
| 5 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972) | |||
| 1 (1968) | |||
| 0 (debut) |
2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.