1977 CONCACAF Championship
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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
Teams
Venues
| Mexico CitySan Nicolás de los Garza | 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 |
| Canada | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Budd 85' | Zapata 44', 84' |
| Mexico | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Cárdenas 36' Rangel 59', 90' | Huezo 75' |
| Mexico | 8–1 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Rangel 24' Isiordia 37', 49' Sánchez 39', 90' Jiménez 73', 84' Chávez 80' | Schal 23' (pen.) |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 24' |
| Canada | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons 20' B. Lenarduzzi 35' | Alfaro 62' |
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| González 42' Rosas 77', 87' | Emanuelson 58' Olmberg 89' (pen.) |
| Guatemala | 2–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 58', 75' | Rosas 44' Huezo 85' |
Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
| 1977 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
| Mexico Third title |
Goalscorers
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Canada Buzz Parsons
- El Salvador Elmer Rosas
2 goals
- Canada Mike Bakić
- El Salvador Luis Ramírez Zapata
- El Salvador Norberto Huezo
- Guatemala Felix McDonald
- Guatemala Mario René Alfaro
- Guatemala José Emilio Mitrovich
- Guatemala Sergio Rivera
- Haiti Leintz Domingue
- Mexico Alacrán Jiménez
- Mexico Javier Cárdenas
- Mexico Javier Guzmán
- Mexico Raul Isiordia
- Suriname Edwin Schal
- Suriname Remie Olmberg
1 goal
- Canada Bob Lenarduzzi
- Canada Brian Budd
- El Salvador Mágico González
- Haiti Arsène Auguste
- Haiti Pierre Bayonne
- Haiti Guy Dorsainville
- Haiti Emmanuel Sanon
- Mexico Arturo Vázquez Ayala
- Mexico Rafael Chávez
- Suriname Delano Rigters
- Suriname 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
- at FIFA.com