1963 CONCACAF Championship
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 23 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
| Third place | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | El Salvador Eduardo Hernández (8 goals) |
1965 → | |
The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. It had 9 participating teams.
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 round
[edit | edit source]| Haiti File:Flag of Haiti (1820–1849, 1859–1964).svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Haiti (1820–1849, 1859–1964).svg Haiti |
|---|---|---|
Netherlands Antilles qualifies to the tournament
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
- File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (Hosts)
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
- File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico
- File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles (Qualifying winners)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua (1908–1971).svg Nicaragua
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
Squads
[edit | edit source]Venues
[edit | edit source]| San Salvador | Santa Ana | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | Estadio Santaneco | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
| File:ESTADIO Magico Gonzales.JPG | File:Estadio Oscar Quiteño.jpg |
Final round
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Nicaragua (1908–1971).svg Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Nicaragua (1908–1971).svg Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez Reyes File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' |
| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Velasco File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (o.g.) |
| Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' |
| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | Peña File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (pen.) |
| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Final round
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
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| Monge File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 34' |
| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Jiménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Cruz File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
| Champions |
|---|
| Costa Rica Costa Rica 1st title |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]There were 76 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Costa Rica Mario Cordero
- Costa Rica Enrique Córdoba
- Costa Rica Rubén Jiménez
- Costa Rica Luis Vázquez
- El Salvador Armando Chacón
- El Salvador Mauricio Ernesto González
- El Salvador César Reynosa
- El Salvador Alfredo Ruano
- Guatemala Antony Ewing
- Guatemala Haroldo Juárez
- Guatemala Francisco López Contreras
- Guatemala Hugo Peña
- Guatemala Jorge Roldán
- Honduras Felipe Barahona
- Honduras Dolores Cruz
- Honduras Nilmo Edwards
- Honduras René Rodríguez Reyes
- Jamaica Locelles Dinckley
- Mexico Fernando Cuenca
- Mexico Armando Garrido
- Mexico Albino Morales
- Mexico Vicente Pereda
- Netherlands Antilles Toribio Briesen
- Netherlands Antilles Ronald Delanoy
- Netherlands Antilles Daniel Pablo
- Netherlands Antilles Juan Maximiliano Pablo
- Netherlands Antilles George Sillie
- Nicaragua Armando Mendieta
- Nicaragua Dámaso Silva
- Panama Adolfo Díaz Gáez
- Panama Luis Góyez
- Panama Luis Carlos Ponce
- Panama Carlos Valderrama
- Panama Everardo Vega
1 own goal
- El Salvador Benjamín Velasco (against Panama)
- Mexico Jesús del Muro (against Netherlands Antilles)
Team of the Tournament
[edit | edit source]Source:[2]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica Asdrúbal Meneses | El Salvador Benjamín Velasco Costa Rica Mario Cordero Netherlands Antilles Juan Pablo Honduras Federico Budde |
El Salvador César Reynosa Netherlands Antilles Ruben Brandborg El Salvador Mario Monge |
Costa Rica Juan Gonzalez El Salvador Eduardo Hernández Mexico Guillermo Ortiz |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- CONCACAF Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by El Salvador
- 1963 in CONCACAF football
- 1962–63 in Panamanian football
- 1962–63 in Honduran football
- 1962–63 in Guatemalan football
- 1962–63 in Salvadoran football
- 1962–63 in Nicaraguan football
- 1962–63 in Costa Rican football
- 1962–63 in Jamaican football
- 1962–63 in Mexican football
- Sports competitions in San Salvador
- 20th century in San Salvador
- Santa Ana Department
- March 1963 sports events in North America
- April 1963 sports events in North America