1969 CONCACAF Championship
International football competition
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The 1969 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 November to 8 December. Six teams participated in the tournament playing in the round-robin format to determine the winner. A late application by Haiti was rejected.[1]
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates23 November – 7 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1969 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 23 November – 7 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Víctor Ruiz (4 goals) |
← 1967 1971 → | |
The event was hosted by Costa Rica in the city of San José. The tournament was won by the host nation, for the second time after 1963, by tying defending champions Guatemala 1–1 in the deciding final match. Mexico used players from a second-level league.[2]
Qualifying tournament
Teams
Costa Rica (Hosts)
Guatemala (Defending Champions)
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Trinidad and Tobago
Squads
Venue
| San José |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional |
| Capacity: 25,000 |
 |
Final tournament
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Guatemala |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 |
| 4 | Mexico |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
| 6 |  Jamaica |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
Cascante  1'Sáenz 62'Dawkins 67' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 7,389
| Guatemala | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Gamboa 8' Fión 84' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 1' Cascante 75' |
Croes 30' |
| Guatemala | 6–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Melgar 4', 82' Salamanca 24', 49'Valdez 32'Meulens 54' (o.g.) |
Regales 22' |
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Theophilus Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Cummings 33' Douglas 40'Haynes 49' |
Scott 20' Hamilton 31' |
Referee: Jorge Mendez Montes De Oca (Guatemala)
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 4' Sáenz 33' |
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Loefstok 11', 49' Martijn 65' |
Haynes 4' |
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
| Mexico | 2–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Álvarez 69' Barba 71' |
Toppenberg 42', 65' |
| Costa Rica | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 10', 59', 65', 75' Elizondo 88' (pen.) |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Regales 6' Martis 48' |
Largie 50' |
Attendance: 170
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughns 50' |
Fión 7' |
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
Awards
| 1969 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Costa Rica Second title |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- Víctor Ruiz
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Álvaro Cascante
- Roy Sáenz
- Jaime Grant
- Carlos Regales
- Melvin Loefstok
- Martijn
- Adelbert Toppenberg
- Ulrich Haynes
- 1 goal
- Carlos Santana
- Wálter Elizondo
- Vicente Wanchope
- Tomás Gamboa
- Daniel Salamanca
- Rolando Valdez
- Edgar Meulens
- Ismael Croes
- Francisco Mancilla
- Alfonso Sabater
- José Crespo
- Leopoldo Barba
- Everald Cummings
- Keith Douglas
- Delroy Scott
- Joshua Hamilton
- David Largie
- Own goals
- Edwin Dawkins (for Costa Rica)
Team of the Tournament
Source:[4]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Umaña |
 Erwin Melfor Horacio Hasse Walter Elizondo |
Jaime Grant Ronald Martis |
Roy Sáenz Marco Fión Víctor Ruiz Carlos Regales Nelson Melgar |