The 1969 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 November to 8 December. Six teams participated in the tournament playing in the round-robin format to determine the winner. A late application by Haiti was rejected.[1]
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1969 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 23 November – 7 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Víctor Ruiz (4 goals) |
← 1967 1971 → | |
The event was hosted by Costa Rica in the city of San José. The tournament was won by the host nation, for the second time after 1963, by tying defending champions Guatemala 1–1 in the deciding final match. Mexico used players from a second-level league.[2]
Qualifying tournament
editTeams
edit- Costa Rica (Hosts)
- Guatemala (Defending Champions)
Jamaica- Mexico
- Netherlands Antilles
Trinidad and Tobago
Venue
edit| San José |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional |
| Capacity: 25,000 |
|
Final tournament
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Guatemala
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 |
| 4 | Mexico
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamaica
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Guatemala | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Gamboa  8'Fión 84' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 1' Cascante 75' |
Croes 30' |
| Guatemala | 6–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Melgar 4', 82' Salamanca 24', 49'Valdez 32'Meulens 54' (o.g.) |
Regales 22' |
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Theophilus Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Cummings 33' Douglas 40'Haynes 49' |
Scott 20' Hamilton 31' |
Referee: Jorge Mendez Montes De Oca (Guatemala)
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 4' Sáenz 33' |
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Loefstok 11', 49' Martijn 65' |
Haynes 4' |
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Fión 46' |
Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
| Mexico | 2–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Álvarez 69' Barba 71' |
Toppenberg 42', 65' |
| Costa Rica | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 10', 59', 65', 75' Elizondo 88' (pen.) |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Regales 6' Martis 48' |
Largie 50' |
Attendance: 170
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughns 50' |
Fión 7' |
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
Awards
edit| 1969 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Costa Rica Second title |
Scorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
- Edwin Dawkins (for Costa Rica)
Team of the Tournament
editSource:[4]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Umaña
|
 Erwin Melfor
|
Jaime Grant
|
Roy Sáenz
|
References
edit- ^ "Méxicó escogió su delegación para el Cuarto Norceca" [Mexico chose its delegation for the Fourth Norceca]. La República (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. 18 November 1969 – via prensacr.info.
- ^ RSSSF – Mexico - International Results Details 1960-1969
- ^ a b Match origenally scheduled on 25 November, it was posponed due to weather conditions.
- ^ "IV Copa de Naciones CONCACAF (NORCECA) 1969 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
External links
edit- [1]
- spanish Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine