1979 CFU Championship

October 2024 CFU Championship 1979 Suriname 11–18 November 1979 4 HAI 1964 1 VIN 1979 SUR TRI 6 17 1978 1981 The 1979 CFU Championship was the second international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). Hosted by Suriname, the competition ran from 11–18 November 1979 and was contested by the national teams of Haiti, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Haiti won the competition for the first time after defeating defending champions Suriname 1–0 in final match of the round-robin tournament. Background The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was founded in January 1978 as a sub-confederation of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).About Us https://www.cfufootball.org/inside-cfu/about-us/ Caribbean Football Union 5 May 2026 Later the same year, the first CFU Championship was organised in Trinidad and Tobago.McKain Chris J. Cruickshank Mark CFU Championship https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shellcar.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 19 September 2019 Suriname were the defending champions after winning the inaugural edition.Cruickshank Mark Courtney Barrie Garin Erik CFU Championship 1978 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cfu78.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 4 January 2013 Format Three qualifying rounds were held to determine three of the four teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts Suriname qualified automatically. Participating teams were drawn into three sections. Within each section, three rounds of knockout ties would take place in which teams were drawn into two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would advance to the next stage.Cruickshank Mark Courtney Barrie Garin Erik Morrison Neil CFU Championship 1979 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cfu79.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 12 April 2018 The final tournament was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played. Participants 22em ATG CUB DMA 1978 GUF GRN GLP GUY HAI 1964 JAM MTQ snake ANT 1959 PUR 1952 SKN LCA 1979 VIN 1979 SUR TRI Qualification The qualification stage ran from June to November 1979. Some match results are unknown. It is also unclear whether Guadeloupe and St Vincent and the Grenadines received a bye in the first round or if they contested an unknown tie. Group 1 In the first round, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago received a bye. The Netherlands Antilles and St Lucia withdrew and Guyana and French Guiana received a walkover to the second round. In the second round, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Grenada 3–1 on aggregate. Guyana withdrew and French Guiana received a walkover to the third round. Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guadeloupe 2–0 on aggregate in the third round to qualify for the final tournament. main n Group 1 First round Second round Third round GUY w/o ANT 1959 null null GUF w/o LCA 1979 null null GRN Bye n/a null null TRI Bye n/a null null GRN 1–3 TRI 0–1 1–2 GUF w/o GUY null null TRI 2–0 GUF 2–0 0–0 Netherlands Antilles withdrew. St Lucia withdrew. Guyana withdrew. Both matches played in Cayenne, French Guiana. First round GUY Cancelled ANT 1959 ANT 1959 Cancelled GUY Netherlands Antilles withdrew, Guyana advanced. GUF Cancelled LCA 1979 LCA 1979 Cancelled GUF St Lucia withdrew, French Guiana advanced. Second round 22 July 1979 GRN 0–1 TRI Queen's Park, St. George's 4 August 1979 TRI 2–1 GRN Skinner Park, San Fernando Trinidad and Tobago won 3–1 on aggregate. GUF Cancelled GUY GUY Cancelled GUF Guyana withdrew, French Guiana advanced. Third round 4 October 1979 TRI 2–0 GUF Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 6 October 1979 GUF 0–0 TRI Stade de Baduel, Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago won 2–0 on aggregate. Group 2 In the first round, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti and Puerto Rico received a bye. Jamaica defeated St Kitts and Nevis 4–2 on aggregate. In the second round, Puerto Rico withdrew and Jamaica received a walkover to the third round. Haiti defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–1 on aggregate. Haiti defeated Jamaica 7–0 on aggregate in the third round to qualify for the final tournament. main n Group 2 First round Second round Third round JAM 4–2 SKN 2–1 2–1 ATG Bye n/a null null HAI 1964 Bye n/a null null PUR 1952 Bye n/a null null HAI 1964 3–1 ATG 1–0 2–1 PUR 1952 w/o JAM null null HAI 1964 7–0 JAM 3–0 4–0 Puerto Rico withdrew. First round 3 June 1979 JAM 2–1 SKN Bell 58 Welch 88 Tyson National Stadium, Kingston 17 June 1979 SKN 1–2 JAM Donaldson Andrews Warner Park, Basseterre Jamaica won 4–2 on aggregate. Second round 29 September 1979 HAI 1964 1–0 ATG Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 15 October 1979 ATG 1–2 HAI 1964 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Haiti won 3–1 on aggregate. PUR 1952 Cancelled JAM JAM Cancelled PUR 1952 Puerto Rico withdrew, Jamaica advanced. Third round 28 October 1979 HAI 1964 3–0 https://www.caymancompass.com/1979/10/29/haiti-douses-jamaica JAM Mathelier 8 Bobo 21 Velima 36 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 2 November 1979 JAM 0–4 HAI 1964 National Stadium, Kingston Haiti won 7–0 on aggregate. Group 3 In the first round, Martinique received a bye. Dominica withdrew and Cuba received a walkover to the second round. In the second round, St Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Martinique 3–2 on aggregate. The results of the Cuba v Guadeloupe tie are unknown but Guadeloupe advanced to the third round. St Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Guadeloupe 4–1 on aggregate in the third round to qualify for the final tournament. main n Group 3 First round Second round Third round DMA 1978 w/o CUB null null MTQ snake Bye n/a null null VIN 1979 3–2 MTQ snake 2–2 1–0 CUB unknown GLP null null VIN 1979 4–1 GLP 1–1 3–1 The results of the Cuba v Guadeloupe tie are unknown. Guadeloupe advanced. First round DMA 1978 Cancelled CUB CUB Cancelled DMA 1978 Dominica withdrew, Cuba advanced. Second round 17 June 1979 VIN 1979 2–2 MTQ snake Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 8 July 1979 MTQ snake 0–1 VIN 1979 Stade Louis Achille, Fort-de-France St Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–2 on aggregate. GLP Unknown CUB CUB Unknown GLP Results unknown, Guadeloupe advanced. Third round 30 September 1979 VIN 1979 1–1 GLP Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 14 October 1979 GLP 1–3 VIN 1979 Stade de Les Abymes, Les Abymes St Vincent and the Grenadines won 4–2 on aggregate. Final tournament The final tournament was held from 11–18 November 1979. After winning their opening two matches, Haiti were crowned champions when they defeated Suriname 1–0 in their final match. Table main WDL Q 2 HAI HAI 1964 VIN VIN 1979 SUR SUR TRI TRI 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 3 1 6 green1 A complete Results 11 November 1979 HAI 1964 1–0 TRI National Stadion, Paramaribo 12 November 1979 SUR 2–3 VIN 1979 National Stadion, Paramaribo 14 November 1979 HAI 1964 2–1 VIN 1979 National Stadion, Paramaribo 15 November 1979 SUR 3–0 TRI National Stadion, Paramaribo 17 November 1979 VIN 1979 2–1 TRI National Stadion, Paramaribo 18 November 1979 HAI 1964 1–0 SUR National Stadion, Paramaribo References Category:Caribbean Cup Category:1979 in Caribbean football Category:1979 in Suriname