The CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was a quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The competition format had varied since its inception, from 1996 to the final edition in 2020 it had been hosted in a single country.

On 16 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that the representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will qualify through the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1] The two finalists at the Concacaf U20 tournament will qualify for the Olympics in 2024.

Past tournaments

Note: The Olympic football teams are represented by under-23 teams, since 1992.

More information Year, Host ...
Year Host Champions 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
Olympic teams (represented by amateur teams)
1964
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 Mexico
Mexico

Suriname

United States

Panama
1968
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No fixed host No outright winner
( El Salvador and  Guatemala were final round winners)
No outright third-placed team
( Costa Rica and  Trinidad and Tobago were final round losers)
1972
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No fixed host
Mexico

United States

Guatemala

Jamaica
1976
Details
No fixed host
Mexico

Guatemala

Cuba
1980
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No fixed host
Costa Rica

United States

Suriname
1984
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No fixed host
Costa Rica

Canada

Cuba
1988
Details
No fixed host No outright winner
( Mexico and  United States were final round winners)
No outright runners-up
( Guatemala and  Trinidad and Tobago were final round runners-up)
No outright third-placed team
( El Salvador and  Guyana were final round third-placed)
Olympic teams (represented by under-23 teams)
1992
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No host
United States

Mexico

Canada

Honduras
1996
Details
 Canada
Mexico

Canada

Costa Rica

Jamaica
2000
Details
 United States
Honduras

United States

Mexico

Guatemala
2004
Details
 Mexico
Mexico

Costa Rica

Honduras

United States
2008
Details
 United States
Honduras

United States

Canada

Guatemala
2012
Details
 United States
Mexico

Honduras

El Salvador

Canada
2015
Details
 United States
Mexico

Honduras

United States

Canada
2020
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 Mexico
Mexico

Honduras

United States

Canada
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Top goalscorers by year

Overall top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Country Year(s) U-23 Goals
1Steve SnowUnited States USA19928
2Brent GouletUnited States USA19886
2Ronald GomezCosta Rica Costa Rica19966
4Freddy AduUnited States USA2008–20125
4Marco FabiánMexico Mexico20125
4Alan PulidoMexico Mexico20125
7Carl GentileUnited States USA19644
7Aaron PadillaMexico Mexico19644
7Leonard CuellarMexico Mexico19724
7Mike SeerayUnited States USA19724
7Hugo SanchezMexico Mexico19764
7Alecko EskandarianUnited States USA20044
7Bobby ConveyUnited States USA20044
7Emil MartínezHonduras Honduras20044
7Joe CoronaUnited States USA20124
7Anthony LozanoHonduras Honduras2012–20154
7Erick TorresMexico Mexico2012–20154
7Alberth ElisHonduras Honduras20154
7Jerome KiesewetterUnited States USA20154
7Sebastián CórdovaMexico Mexico20204
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Winners by country

More information Country, Titles ...
Country Titles Runners-up
 Mexico 8 (1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2020) 1 (1992)
 United States 2 (1988*, 1992) 4 (1972, 1980, 2000, 2008)
 Honduras 2 (2000, 2008) 3 (2012, 2015, 2020)
 Costa Rica 2 (1980, 1984) 1 (2004)
 Guatemala 1 (1968*) 3 (1972, 1976, 1988)
 El Salvador 1 (1968*)
 Argentina 1 (1960)
 Canada 2 (1984, 1996)
 Suriname 1 (1964)
 Peru 1 (1960)
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* Final round winners (no outright winner)

Olympic qualification by nation

As of 2024
More information Rank, Nation ...
RankNationOQYears qualified
1 United States151904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024
2 Mexico121928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020
3 Honduras52000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
4 Canada31904, 1976, 1984
4 Costa Rica31980, 1984, 2004
4 Guatemala31968, 1976, 1988
7 Cuba21976, 1980
8 El Salvador11968
8 Dominican Republic12024
8 Curaçao11952
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Curaçao have been expelled by IOC, but participant record is recognized by FIFA.

References

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