Panamerican Championship

This article is about the 1952–1960 football tournament. For other uses, see Pan American Championship. Not to be confused with Football at the Pan American Games.
Panamerican Championship
Trophy given to champions
Organiser(s)Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC)
Founded1952; 74 years ago (1952)
Abolished1960; 66 years ago (1960)
Teams6 (1952–1956)
4 (1960)
Related competitions
Most championships 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.

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

The Panamerican Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Fútbol) and (Portuguese: Campeonato Panamericano de futebol) was an international football tournament founded in 1949 by the Panamerican Football Confederation. It was created to bring together the three football confederations of the Americas at the time: CONMEBOL, NAFC and CCCF. The tournament was held on three occasions, with Brazil winning the title twice and Argentina once. As an attempt to establish a championship for the entire Americas, the reigning champions of the NAFC Championship, the CCCF Championship, and the South American Championship (now the Copa América), together with the host nation, qualified automatically. The remaining places were filled by other member associations of the Panamerican Football Confederation.

Panamerican Football Confederation

Panamerican Football Confederation
AbbreviationPFC
Formation1946
Dissolved1961
TypeFootball organization
Members32 members associations

The Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC; Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol; Portuguese: Confederação Panamericana de Futebol; French: Confédération Panaméricaine de football; Dutch: Panamerikaanse voetbalconfederatie) was an umbrella organisation established in 1946 to coordinate football between the existing continental confederations of the Americas. Its membership comprised the North American Football Confederation (NAFC), the Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation (CCCF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The organisation ceased to exist in 1961 after CONMEBOL withdrew, while the NAFC and CCCF merged later that year to form CONCACAF.

Results

Ed. Year Host city 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place Fourth place
11952 Santiago, Chile  Brazil  Chile  Uruguay  Peru
21956 Mexico City, Mexico  Brazil  Argentina  Costa Rica  Peru
31960 San José, Costa Rica  Argentina  Brazil  Mexico  Costa Rica

Performance by nation

Team Champions Runners-up Third place Appearances
 Brazil 2 1 0 3 (1952, 1956, 1960)
 Argentina 1 1 0 2 (1956, 1960)
 Chile 0 1 0 2 (1952, 1956)
 Costa Rica 0 0 1 2 (1956, 1960)
 Mexico 0 0 1 3 (1952, 1956, 1960)
 Uruguay 0 0 1 1 (1952)
 Peru 0 0 0 2 (1952, 1956)
 Panama 0 0 0 1 (1952)

Record and statistics

All-time top scorers

Valeriano López, all-time top scorer with 7 goals
Rank Nat. Player Goals Played
1
PeruValeriano López
7
5
2
ChileAndrés Prieto
6
2
3
UruguayOscar Míguez
5
5
ArgentinaOmar Sívori
5
UruguayJulio Abbadie
5
4
BrazilChinesinho
4
3
MexicoCarlos Septién
5
BrazilLarry
5
BrazilBaltazar
5
BrazilRodrigues Tatu
5
BrazilPinga
5
Costa RicaJorge Monge
5
5
ArgentinaHumberto Maschio
3
4
ArgentinaOsvaldo Nardiello
5
BrazilJuarez
5
ArgentinaRaúl Belén
6
MexicoSigifredo Mercado
6
BrazilElton
6

Winning Coaches

Edition Coach
1952 Brazil Zezé Moreira
1956 Brazil Teté
1960 Argentina Guillermo Stábile

Overall team records

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil 31611323415+1925
2 Argentina 211641209+1116
3 Mexico 3163491830-1210
4 Peru 2103342016+49
5 Chile 2104152017+39
6 Costa Rica 2113351525-109
7 Uruguay 153021610+66
8 Panama 15005528-230

Most goals in a match

The most goals in a single match was eight, on two occasions.

Goals Winner Score Loser Edition
8  Peru 7–1  Panama Chile 1952
8  Brazil 7–1  Costa Rica Mexico 1956
7  Chile 6–1  Panama Chile 1952
7  Uruguay 6–1  Panama Chile 1952
5  Brazil 5–0  Panama Chile 1952

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