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
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
2= | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
2= | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
24 September 1976 | Canada |
1 – 1 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada | |
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Bolitho |
Bandov |
Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
3 October 1976 | United States |
0 – 0 | Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, United States | |
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Referee: Maglio (Canada) |
10 October 1976 | Canada |
1 – 0 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada | |
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Parsons |
Referee: Kibritjian (United States) |
15 October 1976 | Mexico |
3 – 0 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico | |
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Solís Álvarez Dávila |
Referee: Winsemann (Canada) |
20 October 1976 | United States |
2 – 0 | Kingdome, Seattle, United States | |
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Rys Veee |
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
27 October 1976 | Mexico |
0 – 0 | Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | |
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Referee: Landauer (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 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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Budd Lenarduzzi Bolitho |
Referee: Velasquez Ramírez (Colombia) |
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Central American Zone
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | |
2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | |
3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | |
4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 |
4 April 1976 | Panama |
3 – 2 | Panama City, Panama | |
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Tapia Ponce Sánchez |
Jiménez Barrantes |
Referee: Cedillos (Honduras) |
2 May 1976 | Panama |
1 – 1 | Panama City, Panama | |
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Vázquez |
Ramírez |
Referee: Rojas Luis (Costa Rica) |
11 July 1976 | Costa Rica |
3 – 0 | San José, Costa Rica | |
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Alvarado Jiménez |
Referee: Sazo Alvarez (Nicaragua) |
1 August 1976 | El Salvador |
4 – 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
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Ramírez Aquino |
Hernández |
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
17 September 1976 | Panama |
2 – 4 | Panama City, Panama | |
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Wellmann Montillo |
Pennant Sánchez Anderson |
Referee: Alvarez Morales (Costa Rica) |
26 September 1976 | Guatemala |
7 – 0 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
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Sánchez Pennant McDonald Sandoval |
Referee: Avendano Ruiz (El Salvador) |
1 December 1976 | El Salvador |
1 – 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
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Cabrera |
Jiménez |
Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
5 December 1976 | Costa Rica |
0 – 0 | San José, Costa Rica | |
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Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
8 December 1976 | Guatemala |
3 – 1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
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MacNish Monterosso Sánchez |
Valencia |
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
12 December 1976 | Guatemala |
1 – 1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
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Sandoval |
Salgado |
Referee: Andino Pinel (Honduras) |
15 December 1976 | Costa Rica |
1 – 1 | San José, Costa Rica | |
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Figueroa |
Ramírez |
Referee: Mollinedo (Guatemala) |
19 December 1976 | El Salvador |
2 – 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
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Cabrera Valencia |
Referee: Segura (Mexico) |
Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Caribbean Zone
Group A
First round
4 July 1976 | Guyana |
2 – 0 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
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Butts Niles |
Referee: Gay (Trinidad and Tobago) |
29 August 1976 | Suriname |
3 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.) |
Paramaribo, Suriname | |
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Playfair George |
Referee: Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.
15 August 1976 | Barbados |
2 – 1 | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
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Clarke |
David |
Referee: Steeman (Suriname) |
31 August 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 – 0 (2 – 2 agg.) |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Douglas |
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) |
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 |
Bridgetown, Barbados | |
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Clarke |
Llewellyn Carpette Clarke |
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba) |
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Second round
14 November 1976 | Suriname |
1 – 1 | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
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George |
David |
Referee: Chandler (Barbados) |
28 November 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 – 2 (3 – 3 agg.) |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Figaro Llewellyn |
Olmberg Entingh |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
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.) |
Cayenne, French Guiana | |
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George Olmberg |
David |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Group B
Preliminary Round
2 April 1976 | Dominican Republic |
0 – 3 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
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Bayonne Baptiste Auguste |
Referee: Wuertz (United States) |
17 April 1976 | Haiti |
3 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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Bayonne Domingue |
Referee: Villarejo Ramírez (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the First Round.
First round
30 July 1976 | Netherlands Antilles |
1 – 2 | Aruba, Netherlands Antilles | |
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Ruiz |
Sanon |
Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica) |
14 August 1976 | Haiti |
7 – 0 (9 – 1 agg.) |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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Domingue Sanon Labissiere Brevil Bayonne |
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.
15 August 1976 | Jamaica |
1 – 3 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
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Brown |
Rivero Lara Fariñas |
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic) |
29 August 1976 | Cuba |
2 – 0 (5 – 1 agg.) |
Havana, Cuba | |
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Fariñas Pérez |
Referee: Pastor (Dominican Republic) |
Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
11 December 1976 | Haiti |
1 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.) |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
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Sanon |
Roldán |
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
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 | Panama City, Panama | |
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Domingue Désir |
Referee: Dorantes Garcia (Mexico) |
Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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