1973 CONCACAF Championship
International football competition
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The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from 29 November to 18 December. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualification for the World Cup. Haiti became winners for the first time in the CONCACAF region and qualified for West Germany '74. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the World Cup.
| Coupe des nations de la CONCACAF 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Haiti |
| Dates | 29 November – 18 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Haiti (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 223,442 (14,896 per match) |
| Top scorer | Steve David (7 goals) |
← 1971 1977 → | |
Controversy
Taking place in Haiti during the Duvalier dictatorship, the tournament was allegedly rigged by the government in Haiti's favor. In one particularly controversial game, Haiti beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1, with the referee disallowing 4 Trinidad and Tobago goals.[1] Referee Jose Roberto Henriquez and linesman James Higuet received lifetime bans from FIFA as a result of their actions in the match.[2]
Qualification
Teams
Guatemala
Haiti (Hosts)
Honduras
Mexico (Defending Champions)
Netherlands Antilles
Trinidad and Tobago
Venues
Location of the host city of the 1973 CONCACAF Championship. |
Port-au-Prince |
|---|---|
| Stade Sylvio Cator | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti (C) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Honduras |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Guatemala |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands Antilles |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
| Honduras | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Guifarro  33'Hernández 51' |
David 61' |
| Haiti | 3–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 25', 61' Désir 29' |
| Haiti | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 9' R. Saint-Vil 88' |
David 14' |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Toppenberg 18' Schoop 75' |
Roldán 6' Morales 63' |
| Haiti | 1–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| G. Saint-Vil 59' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| David 30' |
| Honduras | 2–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Soza 33' Guifarro 50' |
Clemencia 62' St. Jago 73' |
| Haiti | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 28', 72' |
Monterroso 4' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Cummings 35', 39' David 52'Archibald 62' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| David 16', 51', 62' Brunken 33' (o.g.) |
Haiti qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
| 1973 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
|---|
.svg) Haiti First title |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Rubén Guifarro
- Horacio López Salgado
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Juan Banegas
- Benjamín Monterroso
- René Morales
- Jorge Roldán
- Jean-Claude Désir
- Guy Saint-Vil
- Roger Saint-Vil
- Jorge Alberto Bran Guevara
- Óscar Rolando Hernández
- Roberto Soza
- Enrique Borja
- Manuel Lapuente
- Héctor Pulido
- Rignald Alfonso Clemencia
- Adelbert Toppenberg
- Siegfried Schoop
- Erroll Maximino St. Jago
- Warren Archibald
- 1 own goal
- Siegfried Brunken (playing against Trinidad and Tobago)