CONCACAF Championship | ||
Organising body | CONCACAF | |
Founded | 18 September 1961 | |
Abolished | 1989 | |
Region | North America, Central America and Caribbean | |
Number of teams | 5 (1989) | |
Related competitions | CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
Tournament information | ||
Current champions | ![]() | |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 titles each) | |
The CONCACAF Championship was an association football tournament that took place between 1963 and 1989. The competition was referred to as CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones in Spanish.
The predecessors confederations organized their national team tournaments NAFC Championship and CCCF Championships until 1961 before the merged to form CONCACAF.
The first Championship took place in 1963 and was CONCACAF's first organized tournament for national teams. The competition retained its tournament format and was played on a biennial basis for a decade.
In 1973 the tournament became the qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and was played on a quadrennial basis. The CONCACAF trophy was given to the team that ranked highest in the qualifying group. In 1985 and 1989, there was no host nation for the competition.
The competition was discontinued in 1991 in favor of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Tournament results[]
Ed. | Year | Host country | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Num.
teams |
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1 | 1963 | ![]() |
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9
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2 | 1965 | ![]() |
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6
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3 | 1967 | ![]() |
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6
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4 | 1969 | ![]() |
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6
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5 | 1971 | ![]() |
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6
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6 | 1973 | ![]() |
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6
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7 | 1977 | ![]() |
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6
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8 | 1981 | ![]() |
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6
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9 | 1985 | (Various) | ![]() |
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9
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10 | 1989 | (Various) | ![]() |
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5
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Debut of teams[]
A total of 15 teams participated in the championship:
Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
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Teams | No. | CT | ||
1963 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 | 9 | |
1965 | ![]() |
1 | 10 | |
1967 | ![]() |
1 | 11 | |
1969 | None | 0 | 11 | |
1971 | ![]() |
1 | 12 | |
1973 | None | 0 | 12 | |
1977 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 14 | |
1981 | None | 0 | 14 | |
1985 | ![]() |
1 | 15 | |
1989 | None | 0 | 15 |
Overall team records[]
In this ranking 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 54 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 51 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 42 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 27 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 27 |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 23 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 55 | -28 | 15 |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 1 |
14 | ![]() |
2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 1 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 1 |
Medal table[]
Template:Medals table
Comprehensive team results by tournament[]
Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semi-finals
- QF – Quarter-finals
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- • – Did not qualify
- •× – Disqualified
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team (15) | 1963![]() |
1965![]() |
1967![]() |
1969![]() |
1971![]() |
1973![]() |
1977![]() |
1981![]() |
1985(9) | 1989(5) | Times
entered |
Times
qualified |
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× | × | × | × | × | • | 4th | 4th | 1st | • | 5 | 3 |
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1st | 3rd | × | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | 3rd | 1st | 9 | 6 |
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× | × | • | × | 4th | × | • | GS | × | • | 5 | 2 |
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2nd | 4th | × | × | × | • | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | GS | 7 | 6 |
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GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | • | GS | GS | • | GS | 4th | 10 | 8 |
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• | GS | GS | •× | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | GS | × | 9 | 7 |
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4th | • | 3rd | • | GS | 4th | • | 1st | 2nd | • | 10 | 6 |
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GS | × | • | GS | • | × | × | × | × | • | 5 | 2 |
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GS | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | × | × | 8 | 8 |
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3rd | GS | • | 3rd | × | GS | • | • | • | • | 8 | 4 |
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GS | • | GS | × | • | • | × | × | × | × | 5 | 2 |
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GS | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | 7 | 1 |
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× | × | × | × | × | • | GS | • | GS | × | 4 | 2 |
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× | × | 4th | GS | GS | 2nd | GS | • | • | 3rd | 8 | 6 |
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× | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | GS | 2nd | 6 | 2 |
Team (15) | 1963![]() |
1965![]() |
1967![]() |
1969![]() |
1971![]() |
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1977![]() |
1981![]() |
1985(9) | 1989(5) | Times
entered |
Times
qualified |
Top goalscorers[]
Hat-tricks[]
Sequence | Player | Time of goals | For | Result | Against | Tournament | Round | Date |
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1. | Juan Gonzalez | 17', 22', 72' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1963 | Final round | 3 April 1963 |
2. | Javier Fragoso | 57', 71', 85' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1965 | Final tournament | 1 April 1965 |
3. | Raúl Arellano Gallo | 36', 53', 85' | ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
1967 | Final tournament | 6 March 1967 |
4. | Víctor Ruiz | ?', ?', ?' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1969 | Final tournament | 4 December 1969 |
5. | Emmanuel Sanon | ?', ?', ?',?' | ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
1971 | Final tournament | 28 November 1971 |
6. | Octavio Muciño | 32', 45', 46', 82' | ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
1973 | Final round | 8 December 1973 |
7. | Steve David | 15', 51', 62' | ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
1973 | Final round | 17 December 1973 |
8. | Hugo Sánchez | 46', 70', 82' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1977 | Final round | 9 September 1977 |
Winning managers[]
Year | Manager | Nation | Source |
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1963 | ![]() |
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1965 | ![]() |
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1967 | ![]() |
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1969 | ![]() |
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1971 | ![]() |
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1973 | ![]() |
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1977 | ![]() |
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1981 | ![]() |
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1985 | ![]() |
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1989 | ![]() |
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Host nations and venues[]
Time(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
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2 | ![]() |
1967, 1981 |
1 | ![]() |
1969 |
1 | Template:SLV | 1963 |
1 | Template:GUA | 1965 |
1 | ![]() |
1977 |
1 | Template:TRI | 1971 |
Results of host nations and defending champions[]
Host Nations[]
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Defending champions[]
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General statistics by tournament[]
Year | Host(s) | Champions | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) (goals) |
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1963 | ![]() |
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1965 | ![]() |
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1967 | ![]() |
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1969 | ![]() |
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1971 | ![]() |
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Unknown |
1973 | ![]() |
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1977 | ![]() |
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1981 | ![]() |
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1985 | No Host | ![]() |
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1989 | No Host | ![]() |
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Eight players (2) |
See also[]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- CONCACAF Women's Championship
- Football continental championships
External links[]
Template:CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Tournaments |
United States 1991 · United States/Mexico 1993 · United States 1996 · United States 1998 · United States 2000 · United States 2002 · United States/Mexico 2003 · United States 2005 · United States 2007 · United States 2009 · United States 2011 · United States 2013 · United States/Canada 2015 · United States 2017 · United States–Costa Rica–Jamaica 2019 · United States 2021 · United States–Canada 2023 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup finals |
1991 · 1993 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011 · 2013 · 2015 · 2017 · 2019 · 2021 · 2023 |
Squads |
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