1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Honduras withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 9 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups of 4 or 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
CONCACAF North American Zone
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 2= |  Canada |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 2= |  United States |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 24 September 1976 | Canada |
1 – 1 | United States |
Vancouver, Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolitho  |
Bandov |
Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
| 3 October 1976 | United States |
0 – 0 | Mexico |
Los Angeles, United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Maglio (Canada) |
| 10 October 1976 | Canada |
1 – 0 | Mexico |
Vancouver, Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons |
Referee: Kibritjian (United States) |
| 15 October 1976 | Mexico |
3 – 0 | United States |
Puebla, Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Dávila Solis |
Referee: Winsemann (Canada) |
| 20 October 1976 | United States |
2 – 0 | Canada |
Seattle, United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rys Vee |
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
| 27 October 1976 | Mexico |
0 – 0 | Canada |
Toluca, Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Landauer (United States) |
Canada and United States finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
| 22 December 1976 | Canada |
3 – 0 | United States |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolitho Budd Lenarduzzi |
Referee: Velasquez Ramírez (Colombia) |
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Central American Zone
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 2 |  El Salvador |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| 3 |  Costa Rica |
6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 4 |  Panama |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 |
| 4 April 1976 | Panama |
3 – 2 | Costa Rica |
Panama City, Panama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Cedillos (Honduras) |
| 2 May 1976 | Panama |
1 – 1 | El Salvador |
Panama City, Panama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Rojas Luis (Costa Rica) |
| 11 July 1976 | Costa Rica |
3 – 0 | Panama |
San José, Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Sazo Alvarez (Nicaragua) |
| 1 August 1976 | El Salvador |
4 – 1 | Panama |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
| 17 September 1976 | Panama |
2 – 4 | Guatemala |
Panama City, Panama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Alvarez Morales (Costa Rica) |
| 26 September 1976 | Guatemala |
7 – 0 | Panama |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Avendano Ruiz (El Salvador) |
| 1 December 1976 | El Salvador |
1 – 1 | Costa Rica |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
| 5 December 1976 | Costa Rica |
0 – 0 | Guatemala |
San José, Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| 8 December 1976 | Guatemala |
3 – 1 | El Salvador |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNish Monterosso Sánchez |
Valencia |
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
| 12 December 1976 | Guatemala |
1 – 1 | Costa Rica |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval |
Salgado |
Referee: Andino Pinel (Honduras) |
| 15 December 1976 | Costa Rica |
1 – 1 | El Salvador |
San José, Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Mollinedo (Guatemala) |
| 19 December 1976 | El Salvador |
2 – 0 | Guatemala |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrera Valencia |
Referee: Segura (Mexico) |
Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Caribbean Zone
Group A
First round
| 4 July 1976 | Guyana  |
2 – 0 |  Suriname |
Georgetown, Guyana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibert Butts Keith Niles |
Referee: Gay (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 29 August 1976 | Suriname |
3 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.) |
Guyana |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Playfire Roy George |
Referee: Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.
| 15 August 1976 | Barbados  |
2 – 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke |
David |
Referee: Steeman (Suriname) |
| 31 August 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 – 0 (2 – 2 agg.) |
Barbados |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) |
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
| 14 September 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 – 1 | Barbados |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba) |
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Second round
| 14 November 1976 | Suriname |
1 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy George |
Steve David |
Referee: Chandler (Barbados) |
| 28 November 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 – 2 (3 – 3 agg.) |
Suriname |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selris Figaro (pen.) Noel Llewellyn |
Remie Olmberg Rinaldo Entingh |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the tournament.
| 18 December 1976 | Suriname |
3 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Cayenne, French Guiana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy George Remie Olmberg |
Steve David |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Group B
Preliminary Round
| 2 April 1976 | Dominican Republic  |
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auguste Berthelemy Marie |
Referee: Wuertz (United States) |
| 17 April 1976 | Haiti |
3 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) |
Dominican Republic |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Villarejo Ramírez (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the First Round.
First round
| 30 July 1976 | Netherlands Antilles .svg.png){kind=small} |
1 – 2 | Haiti |
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica) |
| 14 August 1976 | Haiti |
7 – 0 (9 – 1 agg.) |
Netherlands Antilles |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.
| 15 August 1976 | Jamaica  |
1 – 3 |  Cuba |
Kingston, Jamaica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown |
Sarinas Laza |
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic) |
Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
| 11 December 1976 | Haiti |
1 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.) |
Cuba |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanon |
Perreira |
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
| 29 December 1976 | Haiti |
2 – 0 | Cuba |
Panama City, Panama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanon |
Referee: Dorantes Garcia (Mexico) |
Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
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