1977 CONCACAF Championship

1977 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates8–23 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up Haiti
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Attendance790,097 (52,673 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Víctor Rangel (6 goals)
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The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from 8 to 23 October. Mexico, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in Argentina '78 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

Qualification

Venues

Mexico City San Nicolás de los Garza
Estadio Azteca Estadio Universitario
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 41,615

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (C) 5 5 0 0 20 5 +15 10 1978 FIFA World Cup
2  Haiti 5 3 1 1 6 6 0 7
3  El Salvador 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 5
4  Canada 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 5
5  Guatemala 5 1 1 3 8 10 −2 3
6  Suriname 5 0 0 5 6 17 −11 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Guatemala 3–2 Suriname
McDonald 15', 38'
Alfaro 85'		 Schal 2'
Rigters 55'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 26,065
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
Canada 1–2 El Salvador
Budd 85' Zapata 44', 84'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 4–1 Haiti
Sánchez 1'
Rangel 46', 70', 82'		 Auguste 78'
Attendance: 108,000
Canada 2–1 Suriname
Parsons 32'
Bakić 74'		 Olmberg 40' (pen.)
Mexico 3–1 El Salvador
Cárdenas 36'
Rangel 59', 90'		 Huezo 75'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)
Guatemala 1–2 Haiti
Mitrovich 58' Domingue 20' (pen.)
Bayonne 44'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 13,465
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 8–1 Suriname
Rangel 24'
Isiordia 37', 49'
Sánchez 39', 90'
Jiménez 73', 84'
Chávez 80'		 Schal 23' (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 0–1 Haiti
Sanon 24'
Attendance: 53,978
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Parsons 20'
B. Lenarduzzi 35'		 Alfaro 62'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
Mexico 2–1 Guatemala
Vázquez 28' (pen.)
Cárdenas 81'		 Mitrovich 44'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
El Salvador 3–2 Suriname
González 42'
Rosas 77', 87'		 Emanuelson 58'
Olmberg 89' (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 34,476
Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)
Canada 1–1 Haiti
Bakić 90' Dorsainville 78'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
Mexico 3–1 Canada
Guzmán 31', 40'
Sánchez 65'		 Parsons 9'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)
Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador
Rivera 58', 75' Rosas 44'
Huezo 85'
Attendance: 21,483
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
Haiti 1–0 Suriname
Domingue 7'
Attendance: 18,630
Referee: Oritz Pérez (Honduras)

Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.


 1977 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Mexico
Third title

Goalscorers

6 goals
  • Mexico Víctor Rangel
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

External links

  • 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) at FIFA.com
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