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)1 (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)Guatemala 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.

In the crucial match of the competition, Guatemala defeated Mexico (1-0) with a late goal by Manuel Recinos.[3]

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: [4] [5]

Matches
Honduras 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Cruz 35'
Guatemala 2–1 Haiti
Peña 60'
Recinos 62'		 Saint-Vil 21'
Mexico 4–0 Nicaragua
Arellano 36', 43', 53'
Lapuente 85'
Referee: Pontaza (Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 Haiti
Browne 4'
Corneal 17', 52' (pen.)		 Report Saint-Vil 33' (pen.)
Pierre 56'
Honduras 1–1 Nicaragua
Máximo 25' Sobalvarro 10'
Haiti 2–1 Nicaragua
Némurin 75'
Désir 85'		 Romero 14'
Guatemala 1–0 Mexico
Recinos 83'
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada 22', 53'
Cerda Canela 40'
Bustos 83'
Attendance: 17,813
Referee: Pontaza (Guatemala)
 Honduras0–0Guatemala 
Guatemala 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Roldán 35' [6]
De León 79'		 Report
Mexico 1–0 Haiti
Estrada 39'
Referee: Dimas (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Nicaragua
Browne 30'
Berassa 85', 86'		 Report Cuadra 82'
Referee: Morán (Panama)
Honduras 2–0 Haiti
Grey 40', 78' Report
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Guatemala 2–0 Nicaragua
Peña 30'
Recinos 33'		 Report
 Honduras0–1Mexico 
Prado 34'
Referee: Landauer (USA)
 1967 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Guatemala
First title

Team of the Tournament

Source:[7]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Guatemala Julio García Guatemala Alberto López

Mexico Gustavo Peña

Honduras Nilmo Edwards

 Guatemala Jorge Roldán

Mexico Raúl Arellano

 Guatemala Hugo Peña

Guatemala Manuel Recinos

Haiti Guy Saint-Vil

Mexico Luis Estrada

Honduras Enrique Grey

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. "Naturísima - Héroe Nacional". Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. RSSSF - CONCACAF 1967 - Match details
  5. Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias - Norceca 1967
  6. Goal also credited to Recinos.
  7. "III COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1967 (NORCECA) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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