1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Honduras withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 9 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups of 4 or 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
CONCACAF North American Zone[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
2= | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
2= | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
24 September 1976 | Canada ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showEmpire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada |
3 October 1976 | United States ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | showMemorial Coliseum Los Angeles, United States |
15 October 1976 | Mexico ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | showEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico |
20 October 1976 | United States ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | showKingdome, Seattle, United States |
Canada and United States finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
22 December 1976 | Canada ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | showStade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Central American Zone[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 |
4 April 1976 | Panama ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | showPanama City, Panama |
2 May 1976 | Panama ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showPanama City, Panama |
11 July 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | showSan José, Costa Rica |
1 August 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | showSan Salvador, El Salvador |
17 September 1976 | Panama ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | showPanama City, Panama |
26 September 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | showGuatemala City, Guatemala |
1 December 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showSan Salvador, El Salvador |
5 December 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | showSan José, Costa Rica |
8 December 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | showGuatemala City, Guatemala |
12 December 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showGuatemala City, Guatemala |
15 December 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showSan José, Costa Rica |
19 December 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | showSan Salvador, El Salvador |
Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Caribbean Zone[]
Group A[]
First round[]
4 July 1976 | Guyana ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | showGeorgetown, Guyana |
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.
15 August 1976 | Barbados ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | showBridgetown, Barbados |
31 August 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1 – 0 (2 – 2 agg.) | ![]() | showPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
14 September 1976 | ![]() | 1 – 3 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | showBridgetown, Barbados |
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Second round[]
14 November 1976 | Suriname ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | showParamaribo, Suriname |
28 November 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2 – 2 (3 – 3 agg.) | ![]() | showPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the tournament.
18 December 1976 | Suriname ![]() | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | showCayenne, French Guiana |
Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Group B[]
Preliminary Round[]
2 April 1976 | Dominican Republic ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | showSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic |
17 April 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 3 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) | ![]() | showPort-au-Prince, Haiti |
Haiti advanced to the First Round.
First round[]
30 July 1976 | Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | showAruba, Netherlands Antilles |
14 August 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 7 – 0 (9 – 1 agg.) | ![]() | showPort-au-Prince, Haiti |
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.
Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
Second round[]
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
29 December 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | showPanama City, Panama |
Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Goalscorers[]
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Bob Bolitho
Francisco Fariñas
David Arnoldo Cabrera
Peter Sandoval
Remie Olmberg
Sammy Llewellyn
- 1 goal
Brian Budd
Bob Lenarduzzi
Buzz Parsons
Javier Masís
Dagoberto Lara
Ramón Núñez
Andrés Roldán
Silvio Aquino
Julio César Anderson
Felix McDonald
Benjamin Monterroso
Vibert Butts
Arsène Auguste
Jean-Claude Désir
Louidor Labissiere
Carl Brown
Luis Ernesto Tapia
Rinaldo Entingh
Anthony Douglas
Boris Bandov
Miro Rys
Juli Veee
- 1 own goal
(playing against Trinidad and Tobago)
Allan Wellmann (playing against Panama)
References[]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
- 1977 CONCACAF Championship
- 1976 in CONCACAF football