The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the seventh edition of the

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, was held in Mexico from 8 to 23 October.

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, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in Argentina '78 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

Qualification

Venues

Final round

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Goalscorers

;6 goals * Víctor Rangel ;4 goals *

Hugo Sánchez Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican ...

;3 goals * Buzz Parsons * Elmer Rosas ;2 goals *

Mike Bakić Milovan "Mike" Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a Canadian retired soccer player. Club career Bakić played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington ...

Luis Ramírez Zapata Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata (born 6 January 1954) is a retired Salvadoran footballer. Club career Nicknamed ''El Pelé'', he spent nearly 20 years playing for Salvadoran club Águila. He started with Águila, after being recommended by Bra ...

Norberto Huezo José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Club career Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...

* Felix McDonald * Mario René Alfaro *

José Emilio Mitrovich José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* Sergio Rivera * Leintz Domingue * Alfred Jiménez * Javier Cárdenas *

Javier Guzmán Javier Guzmán Colin (January 9, 1945 – August 14, 2014) was a Mexican football defender, who played for the Mexico national team between 1970 and 1977. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 World Cup on home soil. At club level, Gu ...

* Raul Isiordia * Edwin Schal *

Remie Olmberg Remie Jacques Olmberg (born August 28, 1950) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a defender for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and the Suriname national team. He was the team captain for SV Robinhood for a decade during one of t ...

;1 goal * Bob Lenarduzzi * Brian Budd * Mágico González *

Arsène Auguste Arsène Auguste (3 February 1951 – 20 March 1993) was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He played professional club football with Racing Club Haïtien in Haiti and New Jersey Brewers, Tampa B ...

Pierre Bayonne Pierre Bayonne (born 11 June 1949) is a retired Haitian footballer. Bayonne, formerly a member of Violette Athletic Club, competed with the Haiti national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA W ...

* Guy Dorsainville *

Emmanuel Sanon Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon (25 June 1951 – 21 February 2008) was a Haitian professional footballer who played as a striker. He starred in the Haiti national team winning the 1973 CONCACAF Championship. Haiti qualified for the finals of the 1974 ...

* Arturo Vázquez Ayala * Rafael Chávez *

Delano Rigters Delano Lloyd Rigters (born 31 December 1956) is a former Surinamese International football player who played his entire career in Suriname, playing for Voorwaarts, MVV, Robinhood as well as for the Suriname national team. He spent 16 years wi ...

Errol Emanuelson Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson (born April 16, 1953) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint-Ni ...

External links

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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Qualification

Venues

Final round

Goalscorers

See also

External links