CONCACAF Championship

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CONCACAF Championship
Organizing body CONCACAF
Founded1961;64 years ago (1961) [1]
Abolished1989;36 years ago (1989)
Region North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of teams9 (1963 and 1985)
6 (1965–1983)
5 (1989)
Related competitions CONCACAF Gold Cup
Last champion(s)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
(3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(3 titles each)

The CONCACAF Championship, also known as CONCACAF Nations Championship, was the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was held from 1963 to 1989, it is the direct predecessor of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Prior to the founding of CONCACAF in 1961, the predecessor confederations (NAFC and CCCF) organized their top senior national team tournaments, NAFC Championship for North America (1947 and 1949), and CCCF Championship for Central America and the Caribbean (1941–1961) before the merged to form CONCACAF.

The inaugural edition was held in 1963 and was CONCACAF's first tournament for national teams. The competition retained its tournament format and was played on a biennial basis for a decade.

In 1973 the tournament became the qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and was played on a quadrennial basis. The CONCACAF trophy was given to the team that ranked highest in the qualifying group. In 1985 and 1989, there was no host nation for the competition.

Editions

Ed.YearHostsChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTeams
1 1963 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 9
2 1965 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6
3 1967 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6
4 1969 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6
5 1971 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6
6 1973 Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 6
7 1977 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
8 1981 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
9 1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 9
10 1989 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 5

Performances

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTop 4 total
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
(1965, 1971, 1977 )
1
(1967)
2
(1973, 1981)
1
(1969)
7
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3
(1963, 1969 , 1989)
3
(1965, 1971, 1985)
6
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
(1967
2
(1965, 1969)
1
(1989)
4
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1
( 1973 )
2
(1971, 1977)
3
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1
( 1981 )
1
(1985)
1
(1967)
2
(1963, 1973)
5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
(1985)
2
(1977, 1981)
3
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2
( 1963 , 1981)
1
(1977)
2
(1965, 1985)
5
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1
(1973)
1
(1989)
1
(1967)
3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
(1989)
1
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 2
(1963, 1969)
2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1
(1971)
1
Notes

Italic — Hosts

Debut of teams

A total of 15 national teams participated in the competition:

EditionDebuting teamsNo.Total
1963 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica , Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador , Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras , Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica , Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico , Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua , Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles , Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 99
1965 Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 110
1967 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 111
1969 011
1971 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 112
1973 012
1977 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada , Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 214
1981 014
1985 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 115
1989 015

Records and statistics

Overall statistics by team

In this ranking 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGADifPts
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 838221067824+5454
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 637201166427+3751
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 8391512125840+1842
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 6351212114241+136
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6321110114340+332
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 632107153650-1427
7Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 734107173351-1827
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3188732418+623
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 212642106+416
10Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 42155112755-2815
11Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 210244915-68
12Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1412184+44
13Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 29018826-181
14Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 29018527-221
15Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 28017426-221

Team results by tournament

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

Team (15) Flag of El Salvador.svg
1963
(9)
Flag of Guatemala.svg
1965
(6)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
1967
(6)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
1969
(6)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
1971
(6)
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg
1973
(6)
Flag of Mexico.svg
1977
(6)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
1981
(6)
1985
(9)
1989
(5)
Times
entered
Times
qualified
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ×××××4th4th1st53
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1st3rd×1st3rd3rd1st96
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba ×××4th×GS×52
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2nd4thו××3rd2nd4thGS76
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala GS2nd1st2ndGSGSGS4th108
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti GSGS•×2nd1st2ndGSGS×97
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 4th3rd•×GS4th1st2nd106
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica GS×GS××××52
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico GS1st2nd4th1st3rd1st3rdו×88
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 3rdGS3rd×GS84
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua GSGS×××××52
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama GS×××71
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname ×××××GSGS×42
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago ××4thGSGS2ndGS3rd86
Flag of the United States.svg  United States ××××GS2nd62
Team (15)9666666695Times
entered
Times
qualified

Top goalscorers

Octavio Mucino of Mexico is one of the two players to score four goals in CONCACAF Championship (1973) Mucino chivas.png
Octavio Muciño of Mexico is one of the two players to score four goals in CONCACAF Championship (1973)
EditionPlayerGoals
1963 Flag of El Salvador.svg Eduardo Hernández 6
1965 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Ernesto Cisneros 5
1967 Flag of Guatemala.svg Manuel Recinos 4
1969 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Victor Manuel Ruiz 4
1971 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Rodríguez 4
1973 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Steve David 7
1977 Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Rangel 6
1981 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Sánchez 3
1985 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Roberto Figueroa 5
1989 Flag of Guatemala.svg Raúl Chacón
Flag of Guatemala.svg Julio Rodas
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Evaristo Coronado
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Arnoldo Cayasso
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Leonidas Flores
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Leonson Lewis
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kerry Jamerson
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Philibert Jones
2

Hat-tricks

CONCACAF Championship hat-tricks
SequencePlayerTime of goalsForResultAgainstTournamentRoundDate
1. Juan Gonzalez 17', 22', 72'Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1963 3 April 1963
2. Javier Fragoso 57', 71', 85'Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1965 1 April 1965
3. Raúl Arellano Gallo 36', 53', 85'Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua 1967 6 March 1967
4. Víctor Ruiz ?', ?', ?'Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1969 4 December 1969
5. Emmanuel Sanon ?', ?', ?',?'Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1971 28 November 1971
6. Octavio Muciño 32', 45', 46', 82'Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1973 8 December 1973
7. Steve David 15', 51', 62'Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1973 17 December 1973
8. Hugo Sánchez 46', 70', 82'Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 1977 9 September 1977

Winning managers

EditionManagerNationSource
1963 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Mario Cordero Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica [1]
1965 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Ignacio Trelles Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
1967 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rubén Amorín Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
1969 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Eduardo Viso Abella Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
1971 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier de la Torre Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
1973 Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg Antoine Tassy Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
1977 Flag of Mexico.svg José Antonio Roca Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
1981 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg José de la Paz Herrera Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
1985 Flag of England.svg Tony Waiters Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1989 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Rodríguez Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Host nations and defending champions

Host nations

Time(s)NationEdition(s)
2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras 1967, 1981
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1969
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1963
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1965
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1977
1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1971

Results of host nations

See also

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