1977 CONCACAF Championship#Final round

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Championship

| year = 1977

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption = 1977 CONCACAF Championship official logo

| country = Mexico

| dates = 8–23 October

| num_teams = 6

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion = MEX

| count = 3

| second = Haiti

| second-flagvar = 1964

| third = SLV

| fourth = CAN

| matches = 15

| goals = 55

| attendance = 790097

| top_scorer ={{flagicon|MEX}} Víctor Rangel (6 goals)

| prevseason = 1973

| nextseason = 1981

| player =

}}

{{Qualification for men's championships (CONCACAF)|expanded=FIFA}}

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

{{Main|1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification}}

Teams

  • {{fb|Canada}}
  • {{fb|El Salvador}}
  • {{fb|Guatemala}}
  • {{fb|Haiti|1964}}
  • {{fb|Mexico}} (Hosts)
  • {{fb|Suriname}}

Venues

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{{Location map~|Mexico|lat=19.303056|long=-99.150556|label=Mexico City|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Mexico|lat=25.72257|long=-100.31197|label=San Nicolás de los Garza|position=bottom}}}}

! Mexico City

! San Nicolás de los Garza

Estadio Azteca

| Estadio Universitario

Capacity: 105,000

| Capacity: 41,615

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| File:Estadio Universitario UANL.jpg

Final round

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|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=MEX|name_MEX={{fb|MEX}}

|team2=HAI|name_HAI={{fb|HAI|1964}}

|team3=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}

|team4=CAN|name_CAN={{fb|CAN}}

|team5=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|GUA}}

|team6=SUR|name_SUR={{fb|SUR}}

|win_MEX=5|draw_MEX=0|loss_MEX=0|gf_MEX=20|ga_MEX=5 |status_MEX=C

|win_HAI=3|draw_HAI=1|loss_HAI=1|gf_HAI=6|ga_HAI=6

|win_SLV=2|draw_SLV=1|loss_SLV=2|gf_SLV=8|ga_SLV=9

|win_CAN=2|draw_CAN=1|loss_CAN=2|gf_CAN=7|ga_CAN=8

|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=1|loss_GUA=3|gf_GUA=8|ga_GUA=10

|win_SUR=0|draw_SUR=0|loss_SUR=5|gf_SUR=6|ga_SUR=17

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=1978 FIFA World Cup

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca77.html RSSSF]

}}

{{football box

|date = 8 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|SUR}}

|goals1 = McDonald {{goal|15||38}}
Alfaro {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Schal {{goal|2}}
Rigters {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 26,065

|referee = Wuertz (United States)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 8 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Budd {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Zapata {{goal|44||84}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 42,000

|referee = Pestarino (Argentina)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 9 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}

|goals1 = Sánchez {{goal|1}}
Rangel {{goal|46||70||82}}

|goals2 = Auguste {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 108,000

|referee = Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|SUR}}

|goals1 = Parsons {{goal|32}}
Bakić {{goal|74}}

|goals2 = Olmberg {{goal|40|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 90,000

|referee = Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Cárdenas {{goal|36}}
Rangel {{goal|59||90}}

|goals2 = Huezo {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 110,000

|referee = Toros Kibritjian (United States)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}

|goals1 = Mitrovich {{goal|58}}

|goals2 = Domingue {{goal|20|pen.}}
Bayonne {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 13,465

|referee = Pestarino (Argentina)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 8–1

|team2 = {{fb|SUR}}

|goals1 = Rangel {{goal|24}}
Isiordia {{goal|37||49}}
Sánchez {{goal|39||90}}
Jiménez {{goal|73||84}}
Chávez {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Schal {{goal|23|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 52,000

|referee = Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 16 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}

|goals2 = Sanon {{goal|24}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 53,978

|referee = Calderón Castro (Cuba)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 16 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Parsons {{goal|20}}
B. Lenarduzzi {{goal|35}}

|goals2 = Alfaro {{goal|62}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 19 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Vázquez {{goal|28|pen.}}
Cárdenas {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Mitrovich {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 110,000

|referee = Pestarino (Argentina)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 20 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|SUR}}

|goals1 = González {{goal|42}}
Rosas {{goal|77||87}}

|goals2 = Emanuelson {{goal|58}}
Olmberg {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 34,476

|referee = Crokwell (Bermuda)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 20 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}

|goals1 = Bakić {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Dorsainville {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 22 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

|goals1 = Guzmán {{goal|31||40}}
Sánchez {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Parsons {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Moses (Netherlands Antilles)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 23 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Rivera {{goal|58||75}}

|goals2 = Rosas {{goal|44}}
Huezo {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 21,483

|referee = De la Puente (Dominican Republic)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 23 October 1977

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|SUR}}

|goals1 = Domingue {{goal|7}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 18,630

|referee = Oritz Pérez (Honduras)

}}

Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

{{winners|fb|1977 CONCACAF Championship winners|Mexico|Third}}

Goalscorers

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See also