1977 CONCACAF Championship

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.

1977 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates8 – 23 October
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Víctor Rangel (6 goals)

Qualification
Main article: 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Venues
Mexico City Monterrey
Estadio Azteca Estadio Universitario
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 41,615

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 5 5 0 0 20 5 +15 10
 Haiti 5 3 1 1 6 6 0 7
 El Salvador 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 5
 Canada 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 5
 Guatemala 5 1 1 3 8 10 −2 3
 Suriname 5 0 0 5 6 17 −11 0
Source:
Guatemala 3–2 Suriname
McDonald  15', 38'
Alfaro  85'		 Schal  2'
Rigters  55'
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
Canada 1–2 El Salvador
Budd  85' Zapata  44', 84'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 4–1 Haiti
Sánchez  1'
Rangel  46', 70', 82'		 Auguste  78'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
Canada 2–1 Suriname
Parsons  32'
Bakić  74'		 Olmberg  40' (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
Mexico 3–1 El Salvador
Cárdenas  36'
Rangel  59', 90'		 Huezo  75'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)
Guatemala 1–2 Haiti
Mitrovich  58' Domingue  20' (pen.)
Bayonne  44'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 8–1 Suriname
Rangel  24'
Isiordia  37', 49'
Sánchez  39', 90'
Jiménez  73', 84'
Chávez  80'		 Schal  23' (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 0–1 Haiti
Sanon  24'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Parsons  20'
B. Lenarduzzi  35'		 Alfaro  62'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
Mexico 2–1 Guatemala
Vázquez  28' (pen.)
Cárdenas  81'		 Mitrovich  44'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
El Salvador 3–2 Suriname
González  42'
Rosas  77', 87'		 Emanuelson  58'
Olmberg  89' (pen.)
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)
Canada 1–1 Haiti
Bakić  90' Dorsainville  78'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
Mexico 3–1 Canada
Guzmán  31', 40'
Sánchez  65'		 Parsons  9'
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)
Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador
Rivera  58', 75' Rosas  44'
Huezo  85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
Haiti 1–0 Suriname
Domingue  7'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Oritz Pérez (Honduras)

Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

 1977 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Mexico
Third title

Goalscorers
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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