| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 22–29 October 1978 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Suriname |
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Haiti |
| Fourth place |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 (Qualifiying) 6 (Final Tourment) |
1979 → | |
The 1978 CFU Championship was the first edition of CFU Championship organized by the CFU, four teams participated on the tournament.
Suriname defeated the host Trinidad and Tobago on the tournament, Suriname becoming the first nation to win the title of the tournament.