1949 Nafc Championship

The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second edition of the association football championship for the North American Football Confederation.

1949 NAFC Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico Mexico
Dates4 – 25 September
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions1949 Nafc Championship Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up1949 Nafc Championship United States
Third place1949 Nafc Championship Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance198,000 (33,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Horacio Casarín
Mexico Luis de la Fuente (4 goals each)
1947
1990

In 1949, the NAFC Championship served both as a regional championship as well as the regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and was held in Mexico City. Four teams were invited, Cuba, Mexico, Canada and the United States, but Canada did not send a team.

Mexico easily topped the standings, going undefeated and outscoring the two other teams seventeen goals to two. The United States came in second and Cuba, winless in its four games, was third. As the top two teams qualified for the World Cup, Mexico and the U.S. went to the finals in Brazil.

Venues

Mexico City
Estadio de los Deportes
Capacity: 33,000
1949 Nafc Championship 

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1949 Nafc Championship  Mexico (C) 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 8 1950 FIFA World Cup
2 1949 Nafc Championship  United States 4 1 1 2 8 15 −7 3
3 1949 Nafc Championship  Cuba 4 0 1 3 3 11 −8 1
Source: rsssf
(C) Champions

Matches

United States 1949 Nafc Championship 0–61949 Nafc Championship  Mexico
Report Flores 1949 Nafc Championship  20'
Luna 1949 Nafc Championship  30'
de la Fuente 1949 Nafc Championship  37', 55', 58'
Septién 1949 Nafc Championship  85'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Ben Wattman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr, Charlie Colombo, Bill Sheppell, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


Mexico 1949 Nafc Championship 2–01949 Nafc Championship  Cuba
Luna 1949 Nafc Championship  26'
Casarín 1949 Nafc Championship  57'
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Prudencio García (United States)

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

Cuba: Arozamena, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Fano, Gómez, Torres, Brios, Granado


Cuba 1949 Nafc Championship 1–11949 Nafc Championship  United States
Gómez 1949 Nafc Championship  28' Report Wallace 1949 Nafc Championship  23'

Cuba: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Minsal, Marcelino Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Clerch, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Vicente Pérez, Manuel Briso, A. Granado

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


Mexico 1949 Nafc Championship 6–21949 Nafc Championship  United States
Ortíz 1949 Nafc Championship  14'
Casarín 1949 Nafc Championship  23', 41', 76'
de la Fuente 1949 Nafc Championship  47'
Ochoa 1949 Nafc Championship  89'
Report Souza 1949 Nafc Championship  52'
Wattman 1949 Nafc Championship  90'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)

Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), Héctor Ortíz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores, Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


United States 1949 Nafc Championship 5–21949 Nafc Championship  Cuba
Bahr 1949 Nafc Championship  16'
Souza 1949 Nafc Championship  23'
Matevich 1949 Nafc Championship  30', 35'
Wallace 1949 Nafc Championship  48'
Report Barquín 1949 Nafc Championship  42'
Veiga 1949 Nafc Championship  50'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nieto Lara (Mexico)

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

Cuba: Pedro Arosemana (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Angel Valdes, Manuel Brioso, Armando Granado


Mexico 1949 Nafc Championship 3–01949 Nafc Championship  Cuba
Naranjo 1949 Nafc Championship  44'
Flores 1949 Nafc Championship  58'
Naranjo 1949 Nafc Championship  88'
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Prudencio García (United States)

Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Samuel Cuburu, Raúl Varela, Antonio Flores, José Naranjo, Mario "Flaco" Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma

Cuba: Aguilar, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Pérez, Gómez, Torres, Valdés, Granado, Fano

 1949 NAFC Championship 
1949 Nafc Championship 
Mexico
Second title

Goalscorers

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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