1977 CONCACAF Championship
International football competition
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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.
Host countryMexico
Dates8–23 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 8–23 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 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 | Víctor Rangel (6 goals) |
← 1973 1981 → | |
Qualification
Teams
Venues
| Mexico City | San Nicolás de los Garza | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Universitario | |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 41,615 | |
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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 |
| Canada | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Budd  85' |
Zapata 44', 84' |
| Mexico | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Cárdenas 36' Rangel 59', 90' |
Huezo 75' |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Sanon 24' |
| Canada | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons 20' B. Lenarduzzi 35' |
Alfaro 62' |
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| González 42' Rosas 77', 87' |
Emanuelson 58' Olmberg 89' (pen.) |
| Guatemala | 2–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 58', 75' |
Rosas 44' Huezo 85' |
Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
| 1977 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Mexico Third title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 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
Alacrán 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