1979 CFU Championship
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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = CFU Championship
| year = 1979
| country = Suriname
| dates = 11–18 November 1979
| num_teams = 4
| champion_other = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| prevseason = 1978
| nextseason = 1981
| second_other = {{fb|VIN|1979}}
| third = SUR
| fourth = TRI
|goals=41|matches=18}}
The 1979 CFU Championship was the second edition of the CFU Championship, the football championship being held in the Caribbean. It was in Suriname between the 11–18 November 1979, Haiti taking out the title after winning all three of their final round games.
Qualifying tournament
=First round=
The following are known result only; there may be more matches (given that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines appeared in the second round but not in the first round).
{{Football box
| date = 3 June 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| team2 = {{fb|SKN}}
| score = 2–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Jamaica
}}
{{Football box
| date = 17 June 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SKN}}
| team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
| score = 1–2
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = St. Kitts and Nevis
}}
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{{Football box
| date =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
| team2 = {{flagdeco|GLP}} Guadeloupe
| score = 0–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Martinique
}}
{{Football box
| date =
| team1 = Guadeloupe {{flagdeco|GLP}}
| team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}
| score = 0–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Guadeloupe
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 29 September 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2 = {{fb|ATG}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Haiti
}}
{{Football box
| date = 15 October 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ATG}}
| team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| score = 0–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Antigua and Barbuda
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 22 July 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GRN}}
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| score = 0–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Grenada
}}
{{Football box
| date = 4 August 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
| team2 = {{fb|GRN}}
| score = 2–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Trinidad and Tobago
}}
=Second round=
{{Football box
| date = 28 October 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2 = {{fb|JAM}}
| score = 3–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Haiti
}}
{{Football box
| date = 2 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| team2 = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| score = 0–4
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Jamaica
}}
Haiti qualified for the finals
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{{Football box
| date =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}
| team2 = {{fb|VIN}}
| score = 2–2
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Martinique
}}
{{Football box
| date =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|VIN}}
| team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
}}
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the finals
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- Trinidad and Tobago also qualified for the finals; it is unknown whether it beat an opponent or received a bye.
Final tournament
The final stage was held in Paramaribo, Suriname.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| width=230|Team
!width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !Width=20|GD !width=20|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|HAI|1964}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|VIN}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|SUR}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|TRI}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
{{Football box
| date = 11 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 12 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUR}}
| team2 = {{fb|VIN}}
| score = 2–3
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 14 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2 = {{fb|VIN}}
| score = 2–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 15 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUR}}
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| score = 3–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 17 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|VIN}}
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| score = 2–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 18 November 1979
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2 = {{fb|SUR}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |
| 1979 Caribbean Championship Winner |
|---|
| align=center|Image:Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg Haiti First title |
References
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[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cfu79.html RSSSF archives]