CCCF Youth Championship

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CCCF Youth Championship
Founded1954
Abolished1960
Region Central America and Caribbean
Most successful team(s)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (2 titles)

The CCCF Youth Championship was an association football (soccer) tournament made for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1954 and 1960, under the auspices of the Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol (CCCF).

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The competition was replaced with CONCACAF Youth Championship following the CCCF merger with NAFC to form CONCACAF in 1961.

Tournament results

CCCF Youth Championship
YearHostFinal Group Rank
WinnerRunner-up3rd Place4th Place5th Place
1954
Details
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Curaçao Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
1956
Details
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Curaçao Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
1958
Details
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua
1960
Details
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

Source: [1]

Winners

WinsNationYear(s)
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1954, 1960
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1956
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1958

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References

  1. "CCCF Youth Championship 1954-1960". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 December 2012.