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1977 CONCACAF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	8–23 October
Teams	6 (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 played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
Attendance	790,097 (52,673 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Víctor Rangel (6 goals)
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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.

Qualification※

Teams※

•  Canada
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Haiti
•  Mexico (Hosts)
•  Suriname

Venues※

Mexico City San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico City	San Nicolás de los Garza
	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

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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※

• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

External links※

• 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) at FIFA.com