1977 CONCACAF Championship

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.

1977 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates8 – 23 October
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Víctor Rangel (6 goals)

Qualification
Main article: 1977 CONCACAF Championship 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'
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
Canada 2–1 Suriname
Parsons  32'
Bakić  74'		 Olmberg  40' (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
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)
Haiti 1–0 Suriname
Domingue  7'
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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