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1967 CONCACAF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Honduras
Dates	5–19 March
Teams	6 (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 played	15
Goals scored	35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manuel Recinos (4 goals)
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The 1967 CONCACAF Championship was the third edition of the CONCACAF Championship. The final tournament took place from 5 to 19 March in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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.

Qualifying tournaments

Teams

•  Guatemala
•  Haiti
•  Honduras (Hosts)
•  Mexico (Defending Champions)
•  Nicaragua
•  Trinidad and Tobago

Venues

Tegucigalpa
	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

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'

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'

Mexico	4–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Estrada 22', 53' Cerda Canela 40' Bustos 83'

Honduras	0–0	Guatemala

Guatemala	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Roldán 35' De León 79'	Report

Mexico	1–0	Haiti
Estrada 39'

Trinidad and Tobago	3–1	Nicaragua
Browne 30' Berassa 85', 86'	Report	Cuadra 82'

Honduras	2–0	Haiti
Grey 40', 78'	Report

Guatemala	2–0	Nicaragua
Peña 30' Recinos 33'	Report

Honduras	0–1	Mexico
		Prado 34'

1967 CONCACAF Championship winners
Guatemala First title

Team of the Tournament

Source:

Ideal XI by RSSSF

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Julio García	Alberto López Gustavo Peña Nilmo Edwards	Jorge Roldán Raúl Arellano	Hugo Peña Manuel Recinos Guy Saint-Vil Luis Estrada Enrique Grey

See also

• CONCACAF Gold Cup

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.

External links

• RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967
• Source for Mexico matches data (unless otherwise indicated): RSSSF – Mexico – International Results Details 1960–1969

• 1967 CONCACAF Championship
• CONCACAF Championship
• International association football competitions hosted by Honduras
• 1967 in CONCACAF football
• 1966–67 in Mexican football
• 1966–67 in Honduran football
• 1966–67 in Guatemalan football
• 1966–67 in Nicaraguan football
• 1967 in Haiti
• Sports competitions in Tegucigalpa
• March 1967 sports events in North America
• 20th century in Tegucigalpa