1967 CONCACAF Championship

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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]
1965
1969

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

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Venues

Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000
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Final tournament

Final standings

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

Matches



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

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



10 March 1967
Guatemala  1–0  Mexico
Recinos Goal 83'

12 March 1967
Mexico  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada Goal 22'63'
Canela Goal 40'
Bustos Goal 83'




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




1967 CONCACAF Championship winners
Guatemala
Guatemala
First title

See also

References

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External links

  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>