1973 CONCACAF Championship
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| 1973 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Championship |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Haiti |
| Dates | November 29 – December 18 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Haiti (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Steve David |
The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the 6th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from November 29 to December 18. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualification for the World Cup until the revilitazation of the tournament as the Gold Cup. Haiti became winners for the first (and so far, the only) time in the CONCACAF region and qualified for West Germany '74. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the World Cup.
[edit] Qualification
[edit] Results
November 29, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - 
Honduras 2 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
November 30, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - 
Mexico 0 - 0 
Guatemala
December 1, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - .svg/22px-Flag_of_Haiti_(1964-1986).svg.png){kind=small}
Haiti 3 - 0 
Netherlands Antilles
December 3, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Honduras 1 - 1 Mexico
December 4, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
December 5, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 2 Guatemala
December 7, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 1 - 0 Honduras
December 8, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Mexico 8 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
December 10, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 0 Guatemala
December 12, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Honduras 2 - 2 Netherlands Antilles
December 13, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 1 Guatemala
December 14, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Trinidad and Tobago 4 - 0 Mexico
December 15, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Honduras 1 - 1 Guatemala
December 17, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Trinidad and Tobago 4 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
December 18, 1973, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 0 - 1 Mexico
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Haiti |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Mexico |
6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Honduras |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Guatemala |
3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 6 | Netherlands Antilles |
2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | -15 |
| 1973 CONCACAF Championhip Winners |
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.svg/100px-Flag_of_Haiti_(1964-1986).svg.png) Haiti First title |
Haiti qualifies for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] Topscorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
- Ruben Guifarro
- Octavio "Centavo" Muciño
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