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1977 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	Haiti
Third place	El Salvador
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
Attendance	790,097 (52,673 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Víctor Rangel (6 goals)
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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

•  Canada
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Haiti
•  Mexico (Hosts)
•  Suriname

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

Guatemala	3–2	Suriname
McDonald 15', 38' Alfaro 85'		Schal 2' Rigters 55'

Canada	1–2	El Salvador
Budd 85'		Zapata 44', 84'

Mexico	4–1	Haiti
Sánchez 1' Rangel 46', 70', 82'		Auguste 78'

Canada	2–1	Suriname
Parsons 32' Bakić 74'		Olmberg 40' (pen.)

Mexico	3–1	El Salvador
Cárdenas 36' Rangel 59', 90'		Huezo 75'

Guatemala	1–2	Haiti
Mitrovich 58'		Domingue 20' (pen.) Bayonne 44'

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'

Mexico	2–1	Guatemala
Vázquez 28' (pen.) Cárdenas 81'		Mitrovich 44'

El Salvador	3–2	Suriname
González 42' Rosas 77', 87'		Emanuelson 58' Olmberg 89' (pen.)

Canada	1–1	Haiti
Bakić 90'		Dorsainville 78'

Mexico	3–1	Canada
Guzmán 31', 40' Sánchez 65'		Parsons 9'

Guatemala	2–2	El Salvador
Rivera 58', 75'		Rosas 44' Huezo 85'

Haiti	1–0	Suriname
Domingue 7'

Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

1977 CONCACAF Championship winners
Mexico Third title

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Víctor Rangel

4 goals

• Hugo Sánchez

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

• 1977 CONCACAF Championship
• CONCACAF Championship
• International association football competitions hosted by Mexico
• 1977 in CONCACAF football
• FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
• 1977–78 in Guatemalan football
• 1977–78 in Mexican football
• 1977–78 in Salvadoran football
• 1977 in Canadian soccer
• October 1977 sports events in North America
• October 1977 events in Mexico
• Sport in Monterrey
• Sports competitions in Mexico City
• 1970s in Mexico City
• Mexico at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
• 20th century in Monterrey