1967 CONCACAF Championship

1967 CONCACAF Championship
NORCECA Championship
Tournament details
Host country Honduras
Dates 5 March – 19 March
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guatemala Manuel Recinos
Mexico Luis Estrada
(4 goals)[1]

The 1967 CONCACAF Championship, also referred to as the NORCECA Championship, was the third edition of the football championship of the North, Central America, and Caribbean region. The final tournament took place from 5 to 19 March in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[2]

Mexico qualified automatically as defending champions, while Honduras did it as the host nation. Guatemala won the title after finishing in first place of a round-robin tournament between the six teams participating in the final tournament. It is the only CONCACAF championship won to date by Guatemala, who was managed by Rubén Amorín.

Mexico, managed by Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles, finished second, while Honduras finished third.

Qualifying tournaments

Venues

Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000

Final tournament

Final standings

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Guatemala 95410716
2  Mexico 854011019
3  Honduras 65221422
4  Trinidad and Tobago 45203610-4
5  Haiti 2510459-4
6  Nicaragua 15014312-9

Matches

6 March 1967
Guatemala  2–1  Haiti
Peña
Recinos
[3]

6 March 1967
Mexico  4–0  Nicaragua
Arellano  36', 53', 85'
Lapuente  43'

8 March 1967
Trinidad and Tobago  3–2  Haiti
Corneal  17' 52'
Browne  4' 		 33' (p) Saint-Vil
 56' Pierre

10 March 1967
Guatemala  1–0  Mexico
Recinos  83'

12 March 1967
Mexico  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada  22', 63'
Canela  40'
Bustos  83'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 17,813[4]
Referee: Carlos Pontaza (Guatemala)

14 March 1967
Mexico  1–0  Haiti
Estrada  39'

17 March 1967
Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Nicaragua
Browne  30'
Berassa  40'  41' 		Cuadra

17 March 1967
Honduras  2–0  Haiti
Grey

19 March 1967
Guatemala  2–0  Nicaragua
Peña  30'
Recinos  33'
[6]

19 March 1967
Mexico  1–0  Honduras
Prado  34'
1967 CONCACAF Championship winners

Guatemala
First title

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Emisoras Unidas de Guatemala
  2. ↑ RSSSF - III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967
  3. ↑ http://www.naturisima.com/drmanuel_recinos_historia
  4. ↑ http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/goalscorers.html?view=matchreport&id=98
  5. ↑ La Nacion - Mar 15, 1967 "Guatemala a un paso de ganar el NORCECA"
  6. ↑ Esta Semana en la Historia de CONCACAF: 13 al 19 de Marzo>

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