| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Top Scorer: | Javier Jiménez Don Ebert |
| Prevseason: | 1976 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
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.[1]
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.[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 | 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.
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous 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.