1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Football competition May 2026 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification 15 April – 10 December 1972 14 1 18 73 1971 1977 The 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship – the sixth international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Qualifying ran from 15 April – 10 December 1972 and was contested by the national teams of 14 CONCACAF member associations. For the first time, the competition doubled as the qualification competition for the FIFA World Cup. Unlike previous editions, no teams qualified automatically. Six teams – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, the Netherlands Antilles, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago – 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 Starting from the 1973 edition, the competition doubled as the qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup for teams in North, Central America and the Caribbean. Only the winner of each edition would qualify for the World Cup. Format Qualification for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship was split into six groups of either two or three teams. The four groups of two teams would contest a two-legged tie, in which the team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would qualify for the final tournament. The two groups of three would contest a double round-robin where each team would play all of the others twice. The winners would qualify for the final tournament.Stokkermans Karel Jarreta Sergio Henrique World Cup 1974 Qualifying https://www.rsssf.org/tables/74q.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 17 March 2016 Participants 22em ATG CAN CRC SLV GUA HAI 1964 HON 1949 JAM MEX ANT 1959 PUR NGY TRI USA Group A The group began on 20 August when Canada defeated the United States 3–2. Four days later, Mexico recorded a 1–0 win against Canada in their first match. On 29 August, the United States drew 2–2 with Canada. As a result, with half the matches played, Canada led the group on three points, one ahead of Mexico who still had three matches left to play. On 3 September, Mexico went top of the group with a 3–1 win against the United States. Four days later, they followed that up with a 2–1 win against Canada – a result which meant Mexico had won the group and had qualified for the final tournament. In the final match, on 10 September, Mexico completed a clean sweep, winning all their games, after beating the United States 2–1. Table main WDL Q 2 MEX MEX CAN CAN USA USA 4 0 0 8 3 1 1 2 6 7 0 1 3 6 10 green1 Qualification for 1973 CONCACAF Championship A complete Results 20 August 1972 CAN 3–2 Men's National Team 3 - 2 USA https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=63 Canada Soccer 29 April 2026 USA Parsons 5 Twamley 41 Johnson 63 Roy 65 Getzinger 88 St. John's King George V Park 7,600 Parsons (Bermuda) 24 August 1972 CAN 0–1 Men's National Team 0 - 1 Mexico https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=64 Canada Soccer 29 April 2026 MEX Borbolla 61 Toronto Varsity Stadium 14,000 Chaplin (Jamaica) 29 August 1972 USA 2–2 Men's National Team 2 - 2 USA https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=65 Canada Soccer 29 April 2026 CAN Roy 14 Geimer 25 MacKay 9 Douglas 81 Baltimore, United States Memorial Stadium 3,273 Henriquez (El Salvador) 3 September 1972 MEX 3–1 USA Victorino 14 Bustos 48 Borja 60 Roy 78 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca 29,891 De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) 6 September 1972 MEX 2–1 Men's National Team 1 - 2 Mexico https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=66 Canada Soccer 29 April 2026 CAN Victorino 2 Bustos 46 Robinson 40 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca 30,000 Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) 10 September 1972 USA 1–2 MEX Geimer 8 Ceballos 11 Borbolla 48 Los Angeles, United States Memorial Coliseum 9,620 Soto Paris (Costa Rica) Group B The first leg was held on 3 December when Guatemala defeated El Salvador 1–0. A week later, Guatemala won the second leg against El Salvador by the same score line to qualify for the final tournament 2–0 on aggregate. main n Group B GUA 2–0 SLV 1–0 1–0 Results 3 December 1972 GUA 1–0 Melgar 89 pen. SLV Guatemala City Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores 39,008 Pageotte (Haiti) 10 December 1972 SLV 0–1 GUA Melgar 65 San Salvador Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca 24,828 Kibritpan (United States) Guatemala won 2–0 on aggregate. Group C The first leg was held on 3 December when Honduras defeated Costa Rica 2–1. A week later, Honduras drew the second leg against Costa Rica 3–3 to qualify for the final tournament 5–4 on aggregate. main n Group C HON 1949 5–4 CRC 2–1 3–3 Results 3 December 1972 HON 1949 2–1 CRC Bran 32 Gómez 57 Paniagua 40 Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 16,727 Archundia (Mexico) 10 December 1972 CRC 3–3 HON 1949 Elizondo 8 Sáenz 50 Cárcamo 60 pen. Urquía 70 Gómez 85 90 San Juan Estadio Ricardo Saprissa 14,274 Ramirez (Puerto Rico) Honduras won 5–4 on aggregate. Group D Jamaica withdrew and the Netherlands Antilles were given a walkover to the final tournament. main n Group D JAM w/o ANT null null El Jamaica withdrew. Group E The first leg was held on 15 April when a hat-trick from Emmanuel Sanon helped Haiti to a 7–0 win against Puerto Rico. Eight days later, Sanon again scored a hat-trick as Haiti won the second leg against Puerto Rico 5–0 to qualify for the final tournament 12–0 on aggregate. main n Group E HAI 1964 12–0 PUR 1952 7–0 5–0 Results 15 April 1972 HAI 1964 7–0 PUR 1952 Barthélemy 11 Désir 14 François 21 Sanon 30 33 67 Vorbe 73 Port-au-Prince Stade Sylvio Cator 2,152 Archundia (Mexico) 23 April 1972 PUR 1952 0–5 HAI 1964 Bayonne 22 Désir 39 Sanon 48 73 80 San Juan Estadio Sixto Escobar 1,592 Canessa (Guatemala) Haiti won 12–0 on aggregate. Group F The group began on 10 November when Sammy Llewellyn and Steve David both scored hat-tricks as Trinidad and Tobago defeated Antigua and Barbuda 11–1. Nine days later, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Antigua and Barbuda 2–1. On 28 November Trinidad and Tobago defeated Suriname 2–1 which meant, after half the matches had been played, Trinidad and Tobago were top of the group with six points, six ahead of both Suriname and Antigua and Barbuda. Two days later, in their final match, Trinidad and Tobago drew 1–1 with Suriname to qualify for the final tournament. On 3 December, Suriname defeated Antigua and Barbuda 6–0. Two days later, the group was completed when Suriname defeated Antigua and Barbuda 3–1. Table main WDL Q 2 TRI TRI NGY NGY ATG ATG 3 1 0 16 4 2 1 1 11 4 0 0 4 3 22 green1 Qualification for 1973 CONCACAF Championship A complete Results 10 November 1972 TRI 11–1 ATG Llewellyn 19 38 44 David 42 70 79 Spann 49 68 Brewster 59 Roberts 84 89 Morris 20 Port of Spain Queen's Park Oval 6,510 Alvarez Alfaro (Nicaragua) 19 November 1972 ATG 1–2 TRI Edwards 80 Llewellyn 10 David 30 St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground 2,750 Ortiz Perez (Honduras) 28 November 1972 TRI 2–1 NGY Brewster 63 Roberts 68 Zebeda 87 pen. Port of Spain Queen's Park Oval 7,964 Landauer (United States) 30 November 1972 NGY 1–1 TRI Zebeda 35 David 75 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobagonote Suriname Suriname played their home matches in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago and St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Skinner Park 9,276 Landauer (United States) 3 December 1972 ATG 0–6 NGY Doesburg 2 Schal 2 Miller 2 St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground 2,027 Amarica (Canada) 5 December 1972 NGY 3–1 ATG Zebeda 24 68 Sordam 41 Morris 33 St. John's, Antigua and Barbudanote Suriname Antigua Recreation Ground 1,003 Amarica (Canada) Goalscorers 18 73 HAI 1964 Emmanuel Sanon TRI Steve David NGY Arnold Robert Zebeda TRI Sammy Llewellyn HON 1949 Rigoberto Gómez TRI Raymond Roberts USA Willy Roy ATG Patrick Morris GUA Nelson Melgar HAI 1964 Jean-Claude Désir MEX Juan Manuel Borbolla MEX Fernando Bustos MEX Cesário Victorino NGY Armand Doesburg NGY Arnold Miller NGY Edwin Schal TRI Leo Brewster TRI Leroy Spann USA Gene Geimer ATG Vernon Edwards CAN Jimmy Douglas CAN Glen Johnson CAN Ike MacKay CAN Buzz Parsons CAN Brian Robinson CAN Bruce Twamley CRC Nemesia Cárcamo CRC Wálter Elizondo CRC Asdrúbal Paniagua CRC Roy Sáenz HAI 1964 Claude Barthélemy HAI 1964 Pierre Bayonne HAI 1964 Guy François HAI 1964 Philippe Vorbe HON 1949 Jorge Bran HON 1949 Jorge Urquía MEX Enrique Borja MEX Sergio Ceballos Aldape NGY Eugene Sordam USA Rudy Getzinger Notes note References qualification Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification Qual Category:1972 in North American men's international football Category:Haiti at the 1974 FIFA World Cup