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.
| 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) |
The event was hosted by Costa Rica in the city of San José. Seven teams qualified, but Haiti's disqualification[1] left six teams to play in the round-robin format to determine the winner. 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.
Qualifying tournament edit
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]
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
Cascante  1'Sáenz 62'Dawkins 67' (o.g.) |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Attendance: 7,389
| Guatemala | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Gamboa 8' Fión 84' |
Costa Rica
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 1' Cascante 75' |
Croes 30' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
| Guatemala | 6–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Melgar 4', 82' Salamanca 24', 46'Valdez 32'Meulens 54' (o.g.) |
Carlos Regales 22' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Cummings 33' Douglas 40'Haynes 85' |
Scott 20' Hamilton 31' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Referee: Jorge Mendez Montes De Oca (Guatemala)
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 4' Sáenz 33' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Loefstok 11', 49' Martijn 65' |
Haynes 4' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Fión 46' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Toppenberg 42', 65' |
Crespo 69' Barba 71' |
| Costa Rica | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 10', 55', 65', 70' Elizondo 85' (pen.) |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Regales (6) Martijn 48' |
Largie 50' |
| Mexico | 0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Costa Rica
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Wanchope 50' |
Fión 7' |
Estadio Nacional, Costa Rica
Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
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 edit
Source:[2]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Umaña
|
 Erwin Melfor
|
Jaime Grant
|
Roy Sáenz
|
References edit
- ^ IV. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1969
- ^ "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