1977 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)
Attendance790,097 (52,673 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Víctor Rangel (6 goals)

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

Venues

Mexico City Monterrey
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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Guatemala 3–2 Suriname
McDonald 15', 38'
Alfaro 85'		 Schal 2'
Rigters 55'
Attendance: 26,065
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
Canada 1–2 El Salvador
Budd 85' Zapata 44', 84'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 4–1 Haiti
Sánchez 1'
Rangel 46', 70', 82'		 Auguste 78'
Attendance: 108,000
Canada 2–1 Suriname
Parsons 32'
Bakić 74'		 Olmberg 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 90,000
Mexico 3–1 El Salvador
Cárdenas 36'
Rangel 59', 90'		 Huezo 75'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)
Guatemala 1–2 Haiti
Mitrovich 58' Domingue 20' (pen.)
Bayonne 44'
Attendance: 13,465
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Mexico 8–1 Suriname
Rangel 24'
Isiordia 37', 49'
Sánchez 39', 90'
Jiménez 73', 84'
Chávez 80'		 Schal 23' (pen.)
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 0–1 Haiti
Sanon 24'
Attendance: 53,978
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Parsons 20'
B. Lenarduzzi 35'		 Alfaro 62'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
Mexico 2–1 Guatemala
Vázquez 28' (pen.)
Cárdenas 81'		 Mitrovich 44'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
El Salvador 3–2 Suriname
González 42'
Rosas 77', 87'		 Emanuelson 58'
Olmberg 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 34,476
Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)
Canada 1–1 Haiti
Bakić 90' Dorsainville 78'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
Mexico 3–1 Canada
Guzmán 31', 40'
Sánchez 65'		 Parsons 9'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)
Guatemala 2–2 El Salvador
Rivera 58', 75' Rosas 44'
Huezo 85'
Attendance: 21,483
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
Haiti 1–0 Suriname
Domingue 7'
Attendance: 18,630
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

See also

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