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
Main article: 1967 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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
Honduras 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala 2–1 Haiti
Peña
Recinos
[3]
Mexico 4–0 Nicaragua
Arellano  36', 53', 85'
Lapuente  43'
Referee: Carlos Pontaza (Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 Haiti
Corneal  17' 52'
Browne  4'		 Saint-Vil  33' (pen.)
Pierre  56'
Honduras 1–1 Nicaragua
Haiti 2–1 Nicaragua
Guatemala 1–0 Mexico
Recinos  83'
Referee: Walter van Rosberg(Netherlands Antilles)
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada  22', 63'
Canela  40'
Bustos  83'
Attendance: 17,813[4]
Referee: Carlos Pontaza (Guatemala)
Guatemala 0–0 Honduras
Guatemala 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Recinos
De León
[5]
Mexico 1–0 Haiti
Estrada  39'
Referee: Juan Dimas (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Nicaragua
Browne  30'
Berassa  40'  41'		 Cuadra
Referee: José I. Morán
Honduras 2–0 Haiti
Grey
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Guatemala 2–0 Nicaragua
Peña  30'
Recinos  33'
[6]
Mexico 1–0 Honduras
Prado  34'
Referee: Henry Landauer (USA)
 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. http://www.naturisima.com/drmanuel_recinos_historia
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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 Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine>
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