1977 CONCACAF Championship

1977 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates 8 October – 23 October
Teams 6 (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 played 15
Goals scored 55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Víctor Rangel (6 goals)

The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from 8 October 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 Monterrey
Estadio Azteca Estadio Universitario
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 41,615

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 5500205+1510
 Haiti 53116607
 El Salvador 521289−15
 Canada 521278−15
 Guatemala 5113810−23
 Suriname 5005617−110

8 October 1977
Guatemala  3–2  Suriname
Félix Alfonso McDonald  15', 38'
Mario René Alfaro  85'		 Edwin Schal  2'
Delano Rigters  55'

8 October 1977
Canada  1–2  El Salvador
Budd  85' Zapata  44', 84'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)

9 October 1977
Mexico  4–1  Haiti
Sánchez  1'
Rangel  46', 70', 82'		 Auguste  78'

12 October 1977
Canada  2–1  Suriname
Parsons  32'
Bakić  74'		 Remie Olmberg  40' (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)

12 October 1977
Mexico  3–1  El Salvador
J. Cárdenas  36'
Rangel  59', 90'		 Huezo  75'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)

12 October 1977
Guatemala  1–2  Haiti
Mitrovich Gerald
Leintz Domingue
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)

15 October 1977
Mexico  8–1  Suriname
Raul Isiordia
Alfred Jiménez
Hugo Sánchez
Rafael Chávez
Víctor Rangel 		Edwin Schal  (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)

16 October 1977
El Salvador  0–1  Haiti
Sanon  24'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)

16 October 1977
Canada  2–1  Guatemala
Parsons  20'
B. Lenarduzzi  35'		 Alfaro  62'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

19 October 1977
Mexico  2–1  Guatemala
Vasquez  28' (pen.)
Cárdenas  81'		 Mitrovich  44'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)

20 October 1977
El Salvador  3–2  Suriname
Jorge González
Elmer Rosas 		Errol Emanuelson
Remie Olmberg  (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)

20 October 1977
Canada  1–1  Haiti
Bakić  89' Dorsainville  70'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)

22 October 1977
Mexico  3–1  Canada
Guzmán  31', 40'
Hugo Sánchez  65'		 Parsons  9'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)

23 October 1977
Guatemala  2–2  El Salvador
Rivera  58', 75' Elmer Rosas  44'
Huezo  85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)

23 October 1977
Haiti  1–0  Suriname
Leintz Domingue
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Oritz Pérez (Honduras)

Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

1977 CONCACAF Championship winners

Mexico
Third title

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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