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]
| NORCECA Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Honduras |
| Dates | 5 – 19 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guatemala (1st title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Haiti |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
| 6 |  Nicaragua |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Source:
Matches
| 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' |
| Guatemala | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Recinos De León [5] |
| 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)
| 1967 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
Guatemala First title |
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Emisoras Unidas de Guatemala Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967
- http://www.naturisima.com/drmanuel_recinos_historia
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- La Nacion – Mar 15, 1967 "Guatemala a un paso de ganar el NORCECA"
- Esta Semana en la Historia de CONCACAF: 13 al 19 de Marzo Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine>
External links
- RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967
- Source for Mexico matches data (unless otherwise indicated): RSSSF – Mexico – International Results Details 1960–1969
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