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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name   = CFU Championship
| year           = 1979
| country        = Suriname
| dates          = 11–18 November 1979
| num_teams      = 4
| champion_other = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| prevseason     = [[1978 CFU Championship|1978]]
| nextseason     = [[1981 CFU Championship|1981]]
}}

This page provide summaries for the 1979 [[CFU Championship]].

==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).

{{Football box
| date         = June 3, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| team2        = {{fb|SKN}}
| score        = 2–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Jamaica]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = June 17, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|SKN}}
| team2        = {{fb|JAM}}
| score        = 1–2
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[St. Kitts and Nevis]]
}}
----
{{Football box
| date         =  
| team1        = {{fb-rt|MTQ}}
| team2        = {{fb|GPE|local}}
| score        = 0–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Martinique]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = 
| team1        = {{fb-rt|GPE|local}}
| team2        = {{fb|MTQ}}
| score        = 0–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Guadeloupe]]
}}
----
{{Football box
| date         = September 29, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2        = {{fb|ATG}}
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Haiti]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = October 15, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|ATG}}
| team2        = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| score        = 0–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
}}
----
{{Football box
| date         = July 22, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|GRN}}
| team2        = {{fb|TRI}}
| score        = 0–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = August 4, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
| team2        = {{fb|GRN}}
| score        = 2–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
}}

===Second round===

{{Football box
| date         = October 28, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2        = {{fb|JAM}}
| score        = 3–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Haiti]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = November 2, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| team2        = {{fb|HAI|1964}}
| score        = 0–4
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Jamaica]]
}}
''Haiti qualified for the finals''
----
{{Football box
| date         =  
| team1        = {{fb-rt|MTQ}}
| team2        = {{fb|VIN}}
| score        = 2–2
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      =  [[Martinique]]
}}
{{Football box
| date         = 
| team1        = {{fb-rt|VIN}}
| team2        = {{fb|MTQ}}
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
}}
''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]], [[Surinam]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=230|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!Width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|HAI|1964}}
|3||3||0||0||4||1||+3||'''6'''
|- align=center  
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|VIN}}
|3||2||0||1||6||5||+1||'''4'''
|- align=center 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|SUR}}
|3||1||0||2||5||4||+1||'''2'''
|- align=center  
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|TRI}}
|3||0||0||3||1||6||–5||'''0'''
|}

{{Football box
| date         = November 11, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2        = {{fb|TRI}}
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      =  
}}
{{Football box
| date         =  November 12, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|SUR}}
| team2        = {{fb|VIN}}
| score        = 2–3
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = 
}}
{{Football box
| date         = November 14, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2        = {{fb|VIN}}
| score        = 2–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      =  
}}
{{Football box
| date         = November 15, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|SUR}}
| team2        = {{fb|TRI}}
| score        = 3–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = 
}}
{{Football box
| date         = November 17, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|VIN}}
| team2        = {{fb|TRI}}
| score        = 2–1
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      = 
}}
{{Football box
| date         = November 18, 1979
| team1        = {{fb-rt|HAI|1964}}
| team2        = {{fb|SUR}}
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       =
| stadium      =  
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!1979 Caribbean Championship<br />Winner
|-
|-
|align=center|[[Image:Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg|50px|Haiti]]<br>'''[[Haiti national football team|Haiti]]'''<br>'''First title'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cfu79.html RSSSF archives]

[[Category:Caribbean Cup]]
[[Category:1979 in association football]]
[[Category:1979 in Suriname]]