CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Encyclopedia
The CONCACAF
Men Pre-Olympic Tournament is an under 23 international football (soccer)
event in the North America
, Central America
and the Caribbean
region, and is the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games
. The competition had different formats during the years. 2008's version of the CONCACAF
Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was called the 2008 CONCACAF Under-23 Championship.
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
Men Pre-Olympic Tournament is an under 23 international football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
event in the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
region, and is the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. The competition had different formats during the years. 2008's version of the CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was called the 2008 CONCACAF Under-23 Championship.
Past tournaments
| Year | | Gold medal | | Silver medal | | Bronze medal | | Fourth place |
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| 1964 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a Group stage. | ||||
| 1968 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a home & away format. | ||||
| 1972 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a Group stage. | ||||
| 1976 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a Group stage. | ||||
| 1980 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a Group stage. | ||||
| 1984 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a Group stage. | ||||
| 1988 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a home & away format. | ||||
| 1992 Details |
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| Host: none; final phase was played in a home & away format. | ||||
| 1996 Details |
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| Host: Mexico. | ||||
| 2000 Details |
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| Host: United States. | ||||
| 2004 Details 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Mexico and Costa Rica qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics as result of their performances in the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Guadalajara, Mexico.-Participating teams:-Standings:-Group B:---------Standings:-Semifinals:----... |
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| Host: Mexico. | ||||
| 2008 Details 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.... |
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| Host: United States. | ||||
| 2012 Details 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2012 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament will be an association football competition to determine the two participants at the 2012 Summer Olympics... |
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| Host: United States. | ||||