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.

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.RSSSF – Mexico - International Results Details 1960-1969

Qualifying tournament 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Teams (Hosts) (Defending Champions)

Squads

Venue San José Estadio Nacional Capacity: 25,000

Final tournament

Awards

Scorers 4 goals

Víctor Ruiz

3 goals

Nelson Melgar Marco Fión

2 goals

Álvaro Cascante Roy Sáenz Jaime Grant Carlos Regales Melvin Loefstok Wilbert Martijn Adelbert Toppenberg Ulric Haynes

1 goal

Carlos Santana Wálter Elizondo Wally Vaughns Vicente Wanchope Tomás Gamboa Daniel Salamanca Rolando Valdez Edgar Meulens Ismael Croes Francisco Mancilla Alfonso Sabater José Crespo Leopoldo Barba Everald Cummings Keith Douglas Delroy Scott Joshua Hamilton David Largie

Own goals Edwin Dawkins (for Costa Rica)

Team of the Tournament Source: +Ideal XI by RSSSFGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Rodolfo Umaña Erwin Melfor Horacio Hasse Walter Elizondo Jaime Grant Ronald Martis Roy Sáenz Marco Fión Víctor Ruiz Carlos Regales Nelson Melgar

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