Campeonato Centroamericano

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Campeonato Centroamericano/Campeonato Centroamericano y Caribe
Organising body CCCF–NAFC (1959)
CCCF (1961)
Founded1959;66 years ago (1959)
Abolished1961;64 years ago (1961)
Region Central America/North America (1959)
Central America/Caribbean (1961)
Number of teams4 or 5 (from 4 or 5 associations)
Related competitions CONCACAF Champions Cup
Most successful club(s) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
(1 title each)

The Campeonato Centroamericano (English: Central American Championship) was an international club competition organized by CCCF and NAFC , the two predecessor confederations of CONCACAF, as its top regional football tournament. It was the first official international competition for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. [1] The tournament was held in 1959 and 1961.

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History

The first tournament was held in 1959 with 4 participating clubs (3 Central American clubs and one North American club). In the second edition, the tournament changed its name to Campeonato Centroamericano y Caribe (English: Central American and Caribbean Championship), it was held in 1961 with 5 participating clubs (4 Central American clubs and one Caribbean club). In 1961, CCCF and NAFC were dissolved after merging to found CONCACAF. The CONCACAF Champions Cup was created and started in 1962.

Qualification

1959

Central America

Flag of El Salvador.svg FAS
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia

North America

Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Guadalajara

1961

Central America

Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia

Caribbean

Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Jong Holland

Results

Only 2 editions of the tournament were held (1959 and 1961).

EditionChampionsResultsRunners-up
1959 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Round-Robin Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Guadalajara
1961 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 1–1
2–1		 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Jong Holland

Performances

Performance by club
ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning editionsRunners-up editions
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 10 1959 –
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 10 1961 –
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Guadalajara 01– 1959
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Jong Holland 01– 1961
Performance by nation
RankNationBest resultBest club (Edition)
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Champions Olimpia (1959)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Champions Alajuelense (1961)
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Runners-up Guadalajara (1959)
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles Runners-up Jong Holland (1961)
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Third place Águila (1961)
6Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Fourth place Comunicaciones (1961)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lugo, Erik Francisco (23 December 2015). "Championship of Central America and Mexico". IFHSS. Periódico Esto (Ciudad de México). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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