Panamerican Championship

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Panamerican Championship
Campeonato Panamericano de Futbol Trofeo con logos.png
Trophy given to champions
Organising bodyPanamerican Football Confederation (PFC)
Founded1952
Abolished1960;65 years ago (1960)
Region Americas
Number of teams6 (1952–1956)
4 (1960)
Related competitions
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
(2 titles)

The Panamerican Championship was an official continental competition of association football organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC) every four years for senior national teams, with three editions held from 1952 through 1960. [1]

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The competition was similar to the Copa América but included nations not only from the South American Football Confederation but also from the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) and the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) (which merged to form CONCACAF in 1961).

History

Panamerican Championship (Spanish : Campeonato Panamericano de Fútbol) and (Portuguese : Campeonato Panamericano de futebol) was a competition founded in 1949 by the Panamerican Football Confederation to unify the three existing confederations of the Americas: CONMEBOL, NAFC and CCCF. This tournament had 3 editions which the champions were Brazil having two titles and one for Argentina. [2] [3] As an attempt to create an Americas-wide, each winners of NAFC Championship (until 1949), CCCF Championship (until 1960), South American Championship (currently Copa América) and the host would qualified to the tournament, since the Copa América was restricted to South American teams.

Panamerican Football Confederation

Panamerican Football Confederation
AbbreviationPFC
Formation1946
Dissolved1961
TypeFootball organization
Membership32 members associations

The Panamerican Football Confederation (Spanish : Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol) (Portuguese : Confederação Panamericana de Futebol) (French : Confédération Panaméricaine de football) (Dutch : Panamerikaanse voetbalconfederatie) and abbreviation (PFC) was a football confederation founded in 1946 in an attempt to unite all the countries of the Americas into a single confederation. It consisted of the North American Football Confederation (NAFC), the Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation (CCCF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The confederation was dissolved in 1961 when CCCF and NAFC were merged to form CONCACAF and with the exit of CONMEBOL.

Competitions

  • Panamerican Championship (3 editions)

Results

Ed.YearHost cityGold medal icon.svg ChampionsSilver medal icon.svg Runners-upBronze medal icon.svg Third placeFourth place
1 1952 Santiago, Chile Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
2 1956 Mexico City, Mexico Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
3 1960 San José, Costa Rica Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Performance by nation

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird placeAppearances
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 2103 (1952, 1956, 1960)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1102 (1956, 1960)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0102 (1952, 1956)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0012 (1956, 1960)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 0013 (1952, 1956, 1960)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0011 (1952)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 0002 (1952, 1956)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0001 (1952)

Record and statistics

All-time top scorers

Valeriano Lopez, all-time top scorer with 7 goals Valerianolopez huracan.jpg
Valeriano López, all-time top scorer with 7 goals
RankNat.PlayerGoalsPlayed
1
 Flag of Peru (state).svg Valeriano López
7
5
2
 Flag of Chile.svg Andrés Prieto
6
2
3
 Flag of Uruguay.svg Oscar Míguez
5
5
Flag of Argentina.svg Omar Sívori
5
Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Abbadie
5
4
 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Chinesinho
4
3
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Carlos Septién
5
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Larry
5
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Baltazar
5
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Rodrigues Tatu
5
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Pinga
5
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Monge
5
5
 Flag of Argentina.svg Humberto Maschio
3
4
Flag of Argentina.svg Osvaldo Nardiello
5
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Juarez
5
Flag of Argentina.svg Raúl Belén
6
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Sigifredo Mercado
6
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Elton
6

Winning Coaches

EditionCoach
1952 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Zezé Moreira
1956 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Teté
1960 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Stábile

Overall team records

RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 31611323415+1925
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 211641209+1116
3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 3163491830-1210
4Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 2103342016+49
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2104152017+39
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2113351525-109
7Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 153021610+66
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 15005528-230

Largest Goals

More that 5 goals are considered largest goals on the tournament, between the 1952 had the most scored goals of 69 goals on 15 matches, while the 1960 had the less scored goals, In the match of Peru vs Panama and Brazil vs Costa Rica were the matches were both 1952 and 1956 the scores were on both (7–1) becoming the most scores in the tournament history.

The largest scores were:

TeamStoreTeamEdition
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 7–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Chile.svg 1952 Panamerican Championship
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 7–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 1956 Panamerican Championship
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Chile.svg 1952 Panamerican Championship
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Chile.svg 1952 Panamerican Championship
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 5–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Chile.svg 1952 Panamerican Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ Panamerican Championship Archived 2023-04-09 at the Wayback Machine by Macario Reyes on the RSSSF
  2. ↑ Memoria y Balance AFA 1946, p. 29 Archived 2022-03-08 at the Wayback Machine on AFA website
  3. ↑ Triunfos y Tristezas del equipo Tricolor: Historia de la Selección Mexicana de Fútbol- México: EDAMEX. pp. 26-36 - ISBN 968-409-832-4
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