1973 CONCACAF Championship

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1973 CONCACAF Championship
Coupe des nations de la CONCACAF 1973
Tournament details
Host countryHaiti
Dates29 November – 18 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Haiti (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Trinidad and Tobago Steve David (7 goals)
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CONCACAF Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup

The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from 29 November to 18 December. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualification for the World Cup. Haiti became winners for the first time in the CONCACAF region and qualified for West Germany '74. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the World Cup.

Qualification[]

Main article: 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Venues[]

Port-au-Prince
Stade Sylvio Cator
Capacity: 15,000
Stade Sylvio Cator after earthquake 2010.jpg

Results[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti (C) 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 8 1974 FIFA World Cup
2  Trinidad and Tobago 5 3 0 2 11 4 +7 6
3  Mexico 5 2 2 1 10 5 +5 6
4  Honduras 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 5
5  Guatemala 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
6  Netherlands Antilles 5 0 2 3 4 19 −15 2
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champion
Honduras 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
33'
Hernández 51'		 David 61'
Referee: Davies (Canada)
Mexico 0–0 Guatemala
Referee: Highet (Canada)
Haiti 3–0 Netherlands Antilles
Sanon 25', 61'
Désir 29'
Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Honduras 1–1 Mexico
54' H. López 73'
Referee: Winsemann (Canada)
Haiti 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Sanon 9'
R. Saint-Vil 88'		 David 14'
Referee: Henriquez (El Salvador)
Netherlands Antilles 2–2 Guatemala
18'
75'		 Roldán 6'
Morales 63'
Referee: Kibritjian (United States)
Haiti 1–0 Honduras
G. Saint-Vil 59'
Referee: Winsemann (Canada)
Mexico 8–0 Netherlands Antilles
H. López 10', 76'
Muciño 32', 45', 46', 82'
Pulido 35'
Lapuente 78'
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Guatemala
David 30'
Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Honduras 2–2 Netherlands Antilles
33'
50'		 62'
73'
Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica)
Haiti 2–1 Guatemala
Sanon 28', 72' Monterroso 4'
Referee: Davies (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Mexico
Cummings 35', 39'
David 52'
Archibald 62'
Referee: Winsemann (Canada)
Honduras 1–1 Guatemala
15' 83'
Referee: Schott (United States)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Netherlands Antilles
David 16', 51', 62'
33' (o.g.)
Referee: Ramirez (Puerto Rico)
Haiti 0–1 Mexico
Borja 30'
Referee: Kibritjian (United States)

Haiti qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

1973 CONCACAF Championship Winners
Haiti
Haiti
First title

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel & Jarreta, Sergio Henrique. "World Cup 1974 Qualifying". RSSSF, 22 October 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ FIFA.com. "1974 FIFA World Cup Germany™ Preliminaries: Results, North, Central American and Caribbean Zone". FIFA. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ Reyes Padilla, Macario. "Mexico – International Results Details 1970–1979". RSSSF, 18 September 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

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