1967 CONCACAF Championship

The 1967 CONCACAF Championship, also referred to as the NORCECA Championship, was the third edition of the CONCACAF Championship. The final tournament took place from 5 to 19 March in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[2]

1967 CONCACAF Championship
NORCECA Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates5–19 March
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Manuel Recinos (4 goals)[1]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Guatemala 5 4 1 0 7 1 +6 9
2  Mexico 5 4 0 1 10 1 +9 8
3  Honduras 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 6
4  Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 0 3 6 10 4 4
5  Haiti 5 1 0 4 5 9 4 2
6  Nicaragua 5 0 1 4 3 12 9 1
Source:

Matches


Guatemala 2–1 Haiti
Peña
Recinos[3]

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




Guatemala 1–0 Mexico
Recinos 83'

Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada 22', 63'
Canela 40'
Bustos 83'
Attendance: 17,813[4]
Referee: Carlos Pontaza (Guatemala)



Mexico 1–0 Haiti
Estrada 39'

Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Nicaragua
Browne 30'
Berassa 40', 41'
Report Cuadra

Honduras 2–0 Haiti
Grey Report


Mexico 1–0 Honduras
Prado 34'

 1967 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Guatemala
First title

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Emisoras Unidas de Guatemala Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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