1963 Concacaf Championship
The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. Nine teams participated in the inaugural event.
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 23 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eduardo Hernández (8 goals) |
The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1–4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.
Qualifying tournament
Haiti  | 1–3 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
Squads
Venues
| San Salvador | Santa Ana | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | Estadio Santaneco | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
 |  |
Final tournament
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Panama | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| Panama | 2–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
Vega  73' (pen.)Díaz Gáez 82' | Roldán 48' de León 59' |
| El Salvador | 6–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 4' Monge 21', 63'Ruiz 75', 87'Ruano 81' | Mendieta 89' |
| Honduras | 1–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez Reyes 31' |
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 87' | Velasco 82' (o.g.) |
| Guatemala | 3–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| de León 14' (pen.) Ewing 71'Juárez 85' | Silva 39' |
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Reynosa 30' Hernández 65' | Guerra 16' Suazo 27' |
| Panama | 5–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Góyez 11' Valderrama 41'Santamaría 45', 58'Ponce 71' |
| Honduras | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Barahona 28' Guerra 42' | López Contreras 9' |
| Honduras | 1–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards 46' |
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 24' | Peña 28' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Marín 29', 35' Gámez 37', 77'González 73'Vázquez 83' |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Delanoy 12' del Muro 80' (o.g.) | Ortiz Camargo 24' |
| Mexico | 8–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Pereda 4' Garrido 17'Ortiz Camargo 27', 35' (pen.)Cuenca 49'Díaz 77', 88'Morales 80' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero 38' (pen.) |
| Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Briesen 8' D. Pablo 73' | Dinckley 24' |
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Testing 2' Sillie 21'Brandborg 75', 89' | Suazo 32' |
| El Salvador | 1–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chacón 49' | González 17', 22', 72' Pearson 76' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson 54' |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Monge 10' Hernández 13', 34' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba 52' Jiménez 59' | Cruz 49' |
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 14', 80' González 60' | Testing 7' J.M. Pablo 78' |
| 1963 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Costa Rica First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 76 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
Juan González
3 goals
2 goals
- Juan José Gámez
- Edgar Marín
- Walter Pearson
Rodolfo Ruiz
Eduardo de León
Félix Guerra- Carlos Suazo
Isidoro Díaz
Ruben Brandborg- Eugene Testing
Juan Santamaría
1 goal
- Mario Cordero
- Enrique Córdoba
- Rubén Jiménez
- Luis Vázquez
- Armando Chacón
- Mauricio Ernesto González
- César Reynosa
- Alfredo Ruano
- Antony Ewing
- Haroldo Juárez
- Francisco López Contreras
- Hugo Peña
- Jorge Roldán
- Felipe Barahona
- Dolores Cruz
- Nilmo Edwards
- René Rodríguez Reyes
Locelles Dinckley- Fernando Cuenca
- Armando Garrido
- Albino Morales
- Vicente Pereda
- Toribio Briesen
- Ronald Delanoy
- Daniel Pablo
- Juan Maximiliano Pablo
- George Sillie
Armando Mendieta- Dámaso Silva
- Adolfo Díaz Gáez
- Luis Góyez
- Luis Carlos Ponce
- Carlos Valderrama
- Everardo Vega
1 own goal
- Benjamín Velasco (against Panama)
- Jesús del Muro (against Netherlands Antilles)
Team of the Tournament
Source:
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asdrúbal Meneses | Benjamín Velasco
| César Reynosa
| Juan Gonzalez |
References
External links
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