1965 CONCACAF Championship

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1965 CONCACAF Championship
Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1965
Tournament details
Host country Guatemala
Dates28 March – 11 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Third placeFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Fourth placeFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
1963
1967

The 1965 CONCACAF Championship, was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the tournament was held in Guatemala from 28 March to 11 April. It had 6 participating teams.

Contents

Qualifying round

Caribbean Zone

Jamaica, Trinidad, Dominican Republic withdrew from qualifying due to a schedule clash with qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Hosts of the final tournament, Guatemala refused to grant the Cubans visas to visit the country.

Cuba complained to Helmut Käser, FIFA's General Secretary requesting for FIFA not to recognise CONCACAF. Käser stated that FIFA could not do so and referred the issue of Guatemalan visas for the Cubans to CONCACAF. As they were not able to enter the competition, Cuba withdrew.

Haiti and Netherlands Antilles automatically qualified for the final round. [1]

Central American Zone

Panama withdrew prior to the qualifying tournament beginning.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 220071+64Final round
2Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua 21012422
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 20021540
Source: [2] [3]
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg4–0Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua
González Soccerball shade.svg49', 67', 84'
Barraza Soccerball shade.svg63'


North America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svgw/oFlag of the United States.svg  United States w/ow/o

United States withdrew. Mexico automatically qualified. [1]

Participating teams

Squads

Venues

Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 35,000
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala.JPG

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (C)5410132+119
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 5311115+67
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5221114+76
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 52127925
5Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 5023416122
6Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 5014313101
Source: [2] [3]
(C) Champions
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg22'
Valdivia Soccerball shade.svg55'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg3–0Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Peña Soccerball shade.svg12'
López Soccerball shade.svg24'
Valdez Soccerball shade.svg67'

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg16'
Peña Soccerball shade.svg30', 42', 44', 67'
Quirós Soccerball shade.svg51'

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Marín Soccerball shade.svg8'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg26', 85'
Saint-Vil Soccerball shade.svg67'

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg8' Sillie Soccerball shade.svg59'

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg5–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Fragoso Soccerball shade.svg57', 85'
Cisneros Soccerball shade.svg71', 86', 89'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg4–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
De Paz Soccerball shade.svg16'
De León Soccerball shade.svg31'
Valdez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg88'
Méndez Soccerball shade.svg58'

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg3–0Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Cisneros Soccerball shade.svg30', 39'
Fragoso Soccerball shade.svg41'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg3–2Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Peña Soccerball shade.svg10', 49'
Bertrand Soccerball shade.svg65' (o.g.)
Loran Soccerball shade.svg26'
Sillie Soccerball shade.svg47'

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg1–1 [nb 1] Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Ruvalcaba Soccerball shade.svg45' Zúñiga Soccerball shade.svg9'

Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg1–1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Testing Soccerball shade.svg62' Obas Soccerball shade.svg84'

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.) Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg44', 60'

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg3–1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Méndez Soccerball shade.svg34'
Barraza Soccerball shade.svg49'
González Soccerball shade.svg79'
Saint-Vil Soccerball shade.svg22'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–2Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Roldán Soccerball shade.svg7' Cisneros Soccerball shade.svg24'
Fragoso Soccerball shade.svg35'

Notes

  1. Match suspended at 70' due to fight between both teams, after extensive deliberations the organizing committee decided to end the match; result stood. [4] [5] [6]
 Champions 
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
1st title

Team of the Tournament

Source: [7]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Emilio Sagot Flag of Guatemala.svg Alberto López
Flag of Mexico.svg Gustavo Peña
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús del Muro
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Álvaro McDonald
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alberto Villalta
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan José Gámez
Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Cisneros
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guido Peña
Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Fragoso
Flag of Guatemala.svg Hugo Peña

References

  1. 1 2 "II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. 1 2 RSSSF - CONCACAF 1965 - Match details
  3. 1 2 El Balon Cuscatleco - El Salvador en NORCECA
  4. "La Nacion – Google News Archive Search". Google News.
  5. "La Nacion – Google News Archive Search". Google News.
  6. "La Nacion – Google News Archive Search". Google News.
  7. "II COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1965 (NORCECA) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.