1952 Panamerican Championship

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1952 Panamerican Championship
Campeonato panamericano futbol 1952 poster.jpg
Official poster
Tournament details
Country Chile
Venue(s) Estadio Nacional
Dates16 March – 20 April
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Third placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Fourth placeFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored72 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Peru (state).svg Valeriano López
(7 goals)
1956  →

The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. Organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation, this first edition was held in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20, in 1952. [1]

Contents

The competition, contested by six teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil. All the matches were played at Estadio Nacional. [1]


Participating teams

6 teams participated in the championship, qualifying by various means:

ConfederationTeamQualification Path
HostFlag of Chile.svg  Chile Tournament organizer
FIFA Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1950 FIFA World Cup Champion
Conmebol (South America) Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 		1949 South American Championship Champion
Third Place
NAFC (North America) Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 1949 NAFC Championship Champion
CCCF (Central America and the Caribbean) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1951 CCCF Championship Champion
Mexico equipo 1952 estadio.jpg
Mexico, 1949 NAFC Championship Champions
Panama equipo 1952 estadio.jpg
Panama, 1951 CCCF Championship Champions
Urug1950.jpg
Uruguay, 1950 FIFA World Cup Champions

Venue

Santiago
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 70,000
Estadio Nacional Copa America 2015 (18463071841).jpg

Referees

Results

Chile vs panama 1952.jpg
Chile vs peru estadio 1952.jpg
Uruguay vs mexico panamericano 1952.jpg
Uruguay vs panama 1952.jpg
Some of the matches played, fltr: Chile v Panama, Chile v Peru, Uruguay v Mexico, and Uruguay v Panama

Match details

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg6–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Hormazábal Soccerball shade.svg15'
Prieto Soccerball shade.svg27', 45', 81'
Muñoz Soccerball shade.svg29'
Meléndez Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Linares Soccerball shade.svg89'
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg7–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
López Soccerball shade.svg5', 9', 20', 85', 87'
Barbadillo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Morales Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Bravo Soccerball shade.svg27' (o.g.)
Míguez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Abbadie Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Septién Soccerball shade.svg35'
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–0Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Hormazábal Soccerball shade.svg20'
Prieto Soccerball shade.svg30', 82'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg5–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg2'
Míguez Soccerball shade.svg11', 29', 87'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Barbadillo Soccerball shade.svg19'
López Soccerball shade.svg75'
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Prieto Soccerball shade.svg31'
Meléndez Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
Cremaschi Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Barbadillo Soccerball shade.svg14'
López Soccerball shade.svg81'
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg6–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Abbadie Soccerball shade.svg6', 14', 32'
Britos Soccerball shade.svg64'
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)
Loureiro Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg39'
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Baltasar Soccerball shade.svg55', 71' Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg4–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Septién Soccerball shade.svg18', 34', 81'
Molina Soccerball shade.svg19'		 Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)
Rangel Soccerball shade.svg78'
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Baltazar Soccerball shade.svg5'
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg8', 57'
Julinho Soccerball shade.svg20'
Pinga Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Didi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg32'
Baltazar Soccerball shade.svg71'
Pinga Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Míguez Soccerball shade.svg54'
Cancela Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg3–0Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg5'
Drago Soccerball shade.svg16'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ademir Soccerball shade.svg9', 18'
Pinga Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
 1952 Panamerican Championship 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
1st title

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 5410142+129
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5401156+98
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 53021610+66
4Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 5212149+55
5Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 5104514−92
6Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5005528−230
Source: RSSSF

Awards

Top goalscorer

Peruvian Valeriano Lopez, top scorer of the competition Valerianolopez huracan.jpg
Peruvian Valeriano López, top scorer of the competition

There were 72 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Source: RSSSF

Team of the Tournament

Ideal XI by La Nación [3]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Carbajal Flag of Uruguay.svg Héctor Vilches
Flag of Brazil.svg Pinheiro 		Flag of Chile.svg Ramiro Cortés
Flag of Brazil.svg Brandãozinho
Flag of Uruguay.svg Víctor Rodríguez Andrade 		Flag of Chile.svg Guillermo Díaz
Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Abbadie
Flag of Peru (state).svg Valeriano López
Flag of Brazil.svg Didi
Flag of Uruguay.svg Alcides Ghiggia

References

  1. 1 2 I. Panamerican Championship 1952 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ↑ Valeriano López en Huracán: El tanque de Parque Patricios by Roberto Gando, 27 Apr 2017
  3. ↑ "I. Panamerican Championship 1952 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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