1979 CFU Championship

The 1979 CFU Championship was the second edition of the CFU Championship, the football championship being held in the Caribbean. It was in Suriname between the 11–18 November 1979 and saw Haiti taking out the title after winning all three of their final round games.

1979 CFU Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySuriname
Dates11–18 November 1979
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Haiti
1978
1981

Qualifying tournament

First round

The following are known result only; there may be more matches (given that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines appeared in the second round but not in the first round).



Haiti  1–0  Antigua and Barbuda

Grenada  0–1  Trinidad and Tobago

Second round

Haiti  3–0  Jamaica
Jamaica  0–4  Haiti

Haiti qualified for the finals


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified for the finals


  • Trinidad and Tobago also qualified for the finals; it is unknown whether it beat an opponent or received a bye.

Final tournament

The final stage was held in Paramaribo, Suriname.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Haiti330041+36
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines320165+14
 Suriname310254+12
 Trinidad and Tobago300316–50
Haiti  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname  2–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Haiti  2–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti  1–0  Suriname
1979 Caribbean Championship
Winner

Haiti
First title

References

RSSSF archives