1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
The 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification consisted of a single round of play. The 14 teams were divided into 6 groups of 2 or 3 teams (four groups with 2 teams and two groups with 3 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would then advance to the tournament.
Teams
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
.svg.png) Canada Canada
 Costa Rica Costa Rica
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Guatemala Guatemala
.svg.png) Haiti Haiti
 Mexico Mexico
.svg.png) Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
.svg.png) Honduras Honduras
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
.svg.png) Suriname Suriname
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
 United States United States
Withdraws
Results
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  United States | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | 
Source: 
| United States  | 1–2 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Geimer  8' | Ceballos  11' Borbolla  48' | 
Mexico advance to the tournament.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 
| 2 |  El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Guatemala  | 1–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Melgar  89' (pen.) | 
Attendance: 39,008
Referee: Pageotte (Haiti)
| El Salvador  | 0–1 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Melgar  65' | 
Attendance: 24,828
Referee: Kibritpan (United States)
Guatemala advance to the tournament.
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | 
Source: 
| Honduras .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Bran  32' Gómez  57' | Paniagua  40' | 
| Costa Rica  | 3–3 | .svg.png) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| Elizondo  8' Sáenz  50' Cárcamo  60' (pen.) | Urquía  70' Gómez  85', 90' | 
Honduras advance to the tournament.
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| – |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Source: 
Jamaica withdrew, so Netherlands Antilles advance to the tournament automatically.
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Haiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 4 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Haiti .svg.png) | 7–0 | .svg.png) Puerto Rico | 
|---|---|---|
| Barthélemy  11' Désir  14' François  21' Sanon  30', 33', 67' Vorbe  73' | 
| Puerto Rico .svg.png) | 0–5 | .svg.png) Haiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Bayonne  22' Désir  39' Sanon  48', 73', 80' | 
Haiti advance to the tournament.
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 7 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Suriname | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | 
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 11–1 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Llewellyn  19', 38', 44' David  42', 70', 79' Spann  49', 68' Brewster  59' Roberts  84', 89' | Morris  20' | 
Attendance: 6,510
Referee: Alvarez Alfaro (Nicaragua)
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 1–2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Edwards  80' | Llewellyn  10' David  30' | 
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Ortiz Perez (Honduras)
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 2–1 | .svg.png) Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Brewster  63' Roberts  68' | Zebeda  87' (pen.) | 
Attendance: 7,964
Referee: Landauer (United States)
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| David  75' | Zebeda  35' | 
Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Attendance: 9,276
Referee: Landauer (United States)
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 0–6 | .svg.png) Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Doesburg    Schal    Miller    | 
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Amarica (Canada)
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 1–3 | .svg.png) Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Morris  33' | Zebeda  24', 68' Sordam  41' | 
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Amarica (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago advance to the tournament.
Teams qualified to the 1973 CONCACAF Championship
 Mexico (Group 1 Winners) Mexico (Group 1 Winners)
 Guatemala (Group 2 Winners) Guatemala (Group 2 Winners)
.svg.png) Honduras (Group 3 Winners) Honduras (Group 3 Winners)
.svg.png) Netherlands Antilles (Automanic) Netherlands Antilles (Automanic)
.svg.png) Haiti (Group 5 winners) Haiti (Group 5 winners)
 Trinidad and Tobago (Group 6 winners) Trinidad and Tobago (Group 6 winners)
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
.svg.png) Arnold Robert Zebeda Arnold Robert Zebeda
 Sammy Llewellyn Sammy Llewellyn
- 3 goals
.svg.png) Rigoberto Gómez Rigoberto Gómez
 Raymond Roberts Raymond Roberts
 Willy Roy Willy Roy
- 2 goals
 Patrick Morris Patrick Morris
 Nelson Melgar Nelson Melgar
.svg.png) Jean-Claude Désir Jean-Claude Désir
 Juan Manuel Borbolla Juan Manuel Borbolla
 Fernando Bustos Fernando Bustos
 Cesário Victorino Cesário Victorino
.svg.png) Armand Doesburg Armand Doesburg
.svg.png) Arnold Miller Arnold Miller
.svg.png) Edwin Schal Edwin Schal
 Leopold Brewster Leopold Brewster
 Leroy Spann Leroy Spann
 Gene Geimer Gene Geimer
- 1 goal
 Vernon Edwards Vernon Edwards
.svg.png) Jimmy Douglas Jimmy Douglas
.svg.png) Glen Johnson Glen Johnson
.svg.png) Ike MacKay Ike MacKay
.svg.png) Buzz Parsons Buzz Parsons
.svg.png) Brian Robinson Brian Robinson
.svg.png) Bruce Twamley Bruce Twamley
 Nemesia Cárcamo Nemesia Cárcamo
 Wálter Elizondo Wálter Elizondo
 Asdrúbal Paniagua Asdrúbal Paniagua
 Roy Sáenz Roy Sáenz
.svg.png) Claude Barthélemy Claude Barthélemy
.svg.png) Pierre Bayonne Pierre Bayonne
.svg.png) Guy François Guy François
.svg.png) Philippe Vorbe Philippe Vorbe
.svg.png) Jorge Bran Jorge Bran
.svg.png) Jorge Urquía Jorge Urquía
 Enrique Borja Enrique Borja
 Sergio Ceballos Aldape Sergio Ceballos Aldape
.svg.png) Eugene Sordam Eugene Sordam
 Rudy Getzinger Rudy Getzinger