| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Suriname |
| Dates | 11–18 November 1979 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Haiti |
| Runners-up |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Third place |  Suriname |
| Fourth place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.28 per match) |
← 1978 1981 → | |
The 1979 CFU Championship was the second edition of the CFU Championship, the football championship being held in the Caribbean. It was in Suriname between the 11–18 November 1979, Haiti taking out the title after winning all three of their final round games.