1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification

May 2026 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification 5 September – 13 October 1971 12 1 10 26 1969 1973 The 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship – the fifth international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Qualifying ran from 5 September – 13 October 1971 and was contested by the national teams of 12 CONCACAF member associations. Trinidad and Tobago, the hosts of the championship, and Costa Rica, the defending champions, qualified automatically and did not take part in the qualification competition. The qualifying competition was split into three zones – a Caribbean zone, a Central American zone and a North American zone. Two teams from the Caribbean zone (Cuba and Haiti) and one each from the Central American zone (Honduras) and the North American zone (Mexico) qualified for the final tournament. Background The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was founded as a merger of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) and North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.Stokkermans Karel CCCF and Concacaf Championships https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cccf-concacaf.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 7 July 2025 The first CONCACAF Championship, in which all the competing nations qualified automatically, was held in 1963.Gandini Luca Lugo Erik Francisco Reyes Macario I. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP (NORCECA) 1963 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca63.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 15 September 2021 A qualifying competition was introduced from the second edition in 1965.Gandini Luca Lugo Erik Francisco Reyes Macario II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca65.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 19 August 2021 Format Qualification for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship was split into a Caribbean zone, a Central American zone and a North American zone.Lugo Erik Francisco Mendoza Eduardo V. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1971 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca71.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 13 January 2022 In the first round of the Caribbean zone, the six teams were drawn into three two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would advance to the second round. The remaining teams would then contest a round-robin where each team would play all of the others. The winner and runner-up would qualify for the final tournament. In the first round of the Central American zone, the four teams were drawn into two two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would advance to the second round. The remaining teams would then contest a two-legged tie. The team scoring more goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament. In the North American zone, the two teams contested a two-legged tie. The team scoring more goals on aggregate would qualify for the final tournament. Participants Caribbean zone: CUB GUY HAI 1964 JAM ANT 1959 SUR 1959 Central American zone: SLV GUA HON 1949 NCA 1908 North American zone: BER 1910 MEX Caribbean zone First round The Netherlands Antilles withdrew from the competition and Haiti were given a walkover to the second round. In the first leg on 15 September, Suriname defeated Guyana 4–1. Six days later, in the second leg, Suriname won 3–2 against Guyana to advance 7–3 on aggregate. On 1 October, Cuba defeated Jamaica 1–0 in the first leg. Two days later, in the second leg, Cuba drew 0–0 with Jamaica and advanced to the second round 1–0 on aggregate. main n Caribbean zone first round SUR 7–3 GUY 4–1 3–2 JAM 0–1 CUB 0–1 0–0 HAI 1964 w/o ANT 1959 null null Netherlands Antilles withdrew. Results 15 September 1971 SUR 4–1 Lugo Erik Francisco Mendoza Eduardo V Copa de Naciones CONCACAF (NORCECA) 1971 - Match details https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca71det.html RSSSF 28 April 2026 13 January 2022 GUY Unknown 4 Unknown Paramaribo 21 September 1971 GUY 2–3 SUR Unknown 2 Unknown 3 Georgetown Suriname won 7–3 on aggregate. 1 October 1971 JAM 0–1 CUB Massó 51 National Stadium, Kingston 3 October 1971 CUB 0–0 JAM Campo Armada, Havana Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate. HAI 1964 Cancelled ANT 1959 ANT 1959 Cancelled HAI 1964 Second round The second round did not take place after Cuba and Suriname refused to meet Haiti in the final triangular. As a result, CONCACAF decided to award the places in the final tournament to Haiti and Cuba. Central American zone The first round first legs began on 5 September when Honduras defeated Guatemala 1–0. Four days later, El Salvador defeated Nicaragua 3–2 in their first leg match. In the second leg on 12 September, Honduras drew 1–1 with Guatemala to advance 2–1 on aggregate. Three days later, El Salvador defeated Nicaragua 1–0 to advance 4–2 on aggregate. Prior to the second round, El Salvador withdrew as a result of the Football War and Honduras were given a walkover to the final tournament. main n Central American zone First round Second round HON 1949 1–1 GUA 1–0 1–1 NCA 2–4 SLV 2–3 0–1 SLV w/o HON 1949 null null El Salvador withdrew as a result of the Football War. First round 5 September 1971 HON 1949 1–0 GUA Unknown Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa 12 September 1971 GUA 1–1 HON 1949 Unknown Unknown Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City Honduras won 2–1 on aggregate. 9 September 1971 NCA 2–3 SLV Unknown 2 Unknown 3 Managua 15 September 1971 SLV 1–0 NCA Unknown Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González, San Salvador El Salvador won 4–2 on aggregate. Second round SLV Cancelled HON 1949 HON 1949 Cancelled SLV North American zone The first leg was held on 3 October when Mexico defeated Bermuda 2–0. Ten days later, Mexico won the second leg 4–0 against Bermuda to qualify for the final tournament 6–0 on aggregate. main n North American zone BER 0–6 MEX 0–2 0–4 Results 3 October 1971 BER 0–2 MEX Borja 44 Jiménez 49 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton John de Salvatore (United States) 13 October 1971 MEX 4–0 BER Borja 7 Velarde 40 60 López 75 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Mario Canesa (Guatemala) Mexico won 6–0 on aggregate. References Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification qualification