1977 CONCACAF Championship
| CONCACAF Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 8 – 23 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png){kind=small} Haiti |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Víctor Rangel (6 goals) |
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 | Monterrey |
|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Universitario |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 41,615 |
) | ) |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 10 |
| Haiti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
 Guatemala | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
 Suriname | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
Source:
| Guatemala | 3–2 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
McDonald  15', 38'Alfaro 85' | Schal 2' Rigters 55' |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
| Canada | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Budd 85' | Zapata 44', 84' |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
| Mexico | 4–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 1' Rangel 46', 70', 82' | Auguste 78' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
| Canada | 2–1 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons 32' Bakić 74' | Olmberg 40' (pen.) |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
| Mexico | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Cárdenas 36' Rangel 59', 90' | Huezo 75' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Mitrovich 58' | Domingue 20' (pen.) Bayonne 44' |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
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
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 24' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)
| Canada | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons 20' B. Lenarduzzi 35' | Alfaro 62' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
| Mexico | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Vázquez 28' (pen.) Cárdenas 81' | Mitrovich 44' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| González 42' Rosas 77', 87' | Emanuelson 58' Olmberg 89' (pen.) |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)
| Canada | 1–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Bakić 90' | Dorsainville 78' |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
| Mexico | 3–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Guzmán 31', 40' Sánchez 65' | Parsons 9' |
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)
| Guatemala | 2–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 58', 75' | Rosas 44' Huezo 85' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
| 1977 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Mexico Third title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Víctor Rangel
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Buzz Parsons
- Elmer Rosas
- 2 goals
- Mike Bakić
- Luis Ramírez Zapata
- Norberto Huezo
- Felix McDonald
- Mario René Alfaro
- José Emilio Mitrovich
- Sergio Rivera
- Leintz Domingue
- Alfred Jiménez
- Javier Cárdenas
- Javier Guzmán
- Raul Isiordia
- Edwin Schal
- Remie Olmberg
- 1 goal
- Bob Lenarduzzi
- Brian Budd
- Mágico González
- Arsène Auguste
- Pierre Bayonne
- Guy Dorsainville
- Emmanuel Sanon
- Arturo Vázquez Ayala
- Rafael Chávez
- Delano Rigters
- Errol Emanuelson
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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