1963 CONCACAF Championship

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1963 CONCACAF Championship
Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
Dates23 March – 7 April
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2  (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Third placeFlag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Fourth placeFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored76 (3.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of El Salvador.svg Eduardo Hernández
(8 goals)
1965 →

The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. Nine teams participated in the inaugural event.

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The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1–4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.

Qualifying tournament

Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg1–0Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Jamaica

Squads

Venues

San Salvador Santa Ana
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca Estadio Santaneco
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 15,000
ESTADIO Magico Gonzales.JPG Estadio Oscar Quiteno.jpg

Final tournament

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 431063+37
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4130105+55
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 412184+44
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 412176+14
5Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua 4004215−130
Source: [1]
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Vega Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Díaz Gáez Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Roldán Soccerball shade.svg48'
de León Soccerball shade.svg59'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 321070+75
2Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 320143+14
3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 311192+73
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3003116−150
Source: [1]
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Marín Soccerball shade.svg29', 35'
Gámez Soccerball shade.svg37', 77'
González Soccerball shade.svg73'
Vázquez Soccerball shade.svg83'
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg8–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Pereda Soccerball shade.svg4'
Garrido Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ortiz Camargo Soccerball shade.svg27', 35' (pen.)
Cuenca Soccerball shade.svg49'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg77', 88'
Morales Soccerball shade.svg80'

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 330072+56
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 320176+14
3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 310265+12
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 300329−70
Source: [1]
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Chacón Soccerball shade.svg49' González Soccerball shade.svg17', 22', 72'
Pearson Soccerball shade.svg76'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca , San Salvador
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg3–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Monge Soccerball shade.svg10'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg13', 34'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca , San Salvador
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
 1963 CONCACAF
Championship winners 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Team of the Tournament

Source: [2]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Asdrúbal Meneses Flag of El Salvador.svg Benjamín Velasco

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Mario Cordero

Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Juan Pablo

Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Federico Budde

 Flag of El Salvador.svg César Reynosa

Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Ruben Brandborg

Flag of El Salvador.svg Mario Monge

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Gonzalez

Flag of El Salvador.svg Eduardo Hernández

Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ortiz

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramos, José Ismael; Ellerbrock, Herbert Christian; Martell, Samuel; Calvo, Rodrigo; Coto, Gerardo; de Gracia, Adán; Mendoza, Eduardo; Paredes, Carlos; Mora Zeledón, Nectalí; Torres, Steven; Lugo, Erik Francisco (20 May 2021). "I Copa de Naciones CONCACAF 1963 (NORCECA) – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "I COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1963 (NORCECA) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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