1978 Copa Sur

1978 Copa Sur

1978 Montcrabe
Tournament details
Host country	Montcrabe
Dates	19 June – 17 July 1978
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Creeperopolis (8th title)
Runners-up	Montcrabe
Third place	Salisford
Fourth place	Sequoyah
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	82 (3.04 per match)

The 1978 Copa Sur was the 15th edition of the Copa Sur, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Sur organized by CONFUSUR.

Participating teams

The seven members of CONFUSUR participated in the 1978 Copa Sur. The seven members were:

• Montcrabe (host)
• Creeperopolis (defending champion)
• El Salvador
• Rakeo
• Salisford
• Sequoyah
• State of the Church

Seeding

Pots

Pot 1 Seed Team 1 Montcrabe (host) 2 Creeperopolis (defending champions)

Pot 2 Seed Team 3 Salisford 4 Sequoyah 5 Rakeo 6 El Salvador 7 State of the Church

Final draw

Pos.	Team
1	Montcrabe
2	Creeperopolis
3	Salisford
4	Rakeo
5	Sequoyah
6	State of the Church
7	El Salvador

Squads

Main article: 1978 Copa Sur squads

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches (two points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: –1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
   • Direct red card: –4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
8. Drawing of lots

Matchdays

Group stage schedule

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	19 June	1 v 7, 2 v 6, 3 v 5
Matchday 2	22 June	1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
Matchday 3	25 June	1 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 7
Matchday 4	28 June	1 v 4, 2 v 3, 6 v 7
Matchday 5	1 July	1 v 3, 4 v 7, 5 v 6
Matchday 6	4 July	2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5
Matchday 7	7 July	1 v 2, 4 v 6, 5 v 7

Matches

19 June 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	1–0	El Salvador
90+3'

19 June 1978

15:00

Creeperopolis	3–0	State of the Church
41', 61' (71)

19 June 1978

18:00

Salisford	1–0	Sequoyah
31'

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22 June 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	1–1	State of the Church
66'		52'

22 June 1978

15:00

Creeperopolis	3–1	Sequoyah
52', 56', 64'		55'

22 June 1978

18:00

Salisford	3–3	Rakeo
9', 35', 65'		3', 19', 81'

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25 June 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	2–0	Sequoyah
4', 25'

25 June 1978

15:00

Creeperopolis	2–0	Rakeo
8', 61'

25 June 1978

18:00

Salisford	0–1	El Salvador
		32'

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28 June 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	4–0	Rakeo
14', 40', 47', 80'

28 June 1978

15:00

Creeperopolis	0–2	Salisford
		14', 61'

28 June 1978

18:00

State of the Church	1–2	El Salvador
89'		23', 30'

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1 July 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	3–0	Salisford
37', 56', 85'

1 July 1978

15:00

Rakeo	1–0	El Salvador
75'

1 July 1978

18:00

Sequoyah	4–1	State of the Church
2', 33', 53', 61'		74'

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4 July 1978

12:00

Creeperopolis	8–1	El Salvador
4', 16', 18', 23', 25', 31', 88', 89'		33'

4 July 1978

15:00

Salisford	3–1	State of the Church
41', 75', 80'		30'

4 July 1978

18:00

Rakeo	0–1	Sequoyah
		90+5'

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7 July 1978

12:00

Montcrabe	3–4	Creeperopolis
56', 70', 85'		6', 20', 23', 35'

7 July 1978

15:00

Rakeo	2–0	State of the Church
14', 76'

7 July 1978

18:00

Sequoyah	1–1	El Salvador
76'		57'

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Two-leg playoff				Semifinals				Final
					12 July – TBD
					Creeperopolis	2
	9/10 July – TBD
					Sequoyah	1
	Sequoyah	2/1
									17 July – TBD
	Rakeo	0/1
									Creeperopolis	2
									Montcrabe	1
					13 July – TBD
					Montcrabe	3
					Salisford	0			Third-place match
									15 July – TBD
									Sequoyah	1
									Salisford	2

Two-leg playoff

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sequoyah	3–1	Rakeo	2–0	1–1

8 July 1978

16:00

Rakeo	0–2	Sequoyah
		44', 75'

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9 July 1978

16:00

Sequoyah	1–1	Rakeo
60'		23'

Sequoyah advanced to the semifinals.

Semifinals

12 July 1978

16:00

Creeperopolis	2–1	Sequoyah
17', 23'		46'

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13 July 1978

16:00

Montcrabe	3–0	Salisford
17', 40', 59'

Third-place match

15 July 1978

18:00

Sequoyah	1–2	Salisford
75'		22', 45'

Final

Main article: 1978 Copa Sur Final

17 July 1978

18:00

Creeperopolis	2–1	Montcrabe
30', 60'		23'

1978 Copa Sur
Creeperopolis 8th title

Final ranking

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Creeperopolis	8	7	0	1	24	9	+15	15	Champions
2	Montcrabe	8	5	1	2	19	7	+11	11	Runners-up
3	Salisford	8	4	1	3	11	13	–2	9	Third place
4	Sequoyah	10	3	2	5	12	13	–2	8	Fourth place
5	Rakeo	8	2	2	4	7	13	–6	6	Eliminated in two-leg playoff
6	El Salvador	6	2	1	3	5	12	–7	5	Eliminated in group stage
7	State of the Church	6	0	1	5	4	15	–11	1