1961 CCCF Championship
Tournament details
Host country Costa Rica
Dates 1–19 March
Teams 9
Final positions
Tournament statistics
Matches played 22
Goals scored 90 (4.09 per match)
← 1960
The 1961 CCCF Championship was the tenth and last edition of the CCCF Championship , the tournament took place from March 5 to 19, 1961 in the Costa Rican capital (San José ).
This was the last edition of the tournament because in September of the same year, the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol would merge with the NAFC to create the new Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football, Concacaf , which would later found the CONCACAF Championship that began in 1963 . The champion was the host Costa Rica .
Venues San José Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Capacity: 25 000 spectators Estadio Nacional, venue
Participating Teams Nine teams participated on the final tournament
Squads First round Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 17 4 +13 8 2 Haiti 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 6 3 Guatemala 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 4 4 Panama 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 2 5 Cuba 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0
Guatemala 2–4 Costa Rica López Contreras 29' García 37' Ulloa 9' Monge 14' Rodríguez 43' Jiménez 76'
Cuba 1–2 Haiti García 69' Délices 25' Delpeche 79'
Costa Rica 4–1 Cuba Rojas 3', 10' Córdoba 39' Ulloa 52' García 75'
Guatemala 2–0 Panama Peña 35' López Contreras 65'
Panama 1–3 Haiti Lombardo 24' Pierre 26', 61', 82'
Costa Rica 6–1 Panama Rojas 33' Gobán 48' Ulloa 66' (pen. ) Samuel 81' (o.g.) Sánchez 35'
Cuba 0–2 Guatemala Ewing 46' Peña 77'
Haiti 0–3 Costa Rica Grant 15' Ulloa 18' Rojas 31'
Panama 1–0 Cuba Rodríguez 77'
Haiti 3–1 Guatemala Delices 5' Pierre 50', 83' García 6'
Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 El Salvador 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 5 2 Honduras 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 4 3 Netherlands Antilles 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3 4 Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Honduras 4–2 Netherlands Antilles Pablo 3' (o.g.) Suazo 69' Flores 81' Leaky 87' Loran 11', 41'
El Salvador 10–2 Nicaragua Ruano 5' (pen. ) Barrazza 14', 15', 26', 80' Cubas 30' Monge 40', 52' E. Hernández 69', 74' Tamáriz 27' Davila 60'
Nicaragua 0–6 Honduras Enamorado 43', 60', 77' Leaky 49' Taylor 55' Flores 67'
Final round Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 6 2 El Salvador 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 4 3 Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2 4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Honduras 0–3 Costa Rica Ulloa 55' Monge 66' Gobán 89'
Haiti 0–2 El Salvador C. Hernández 2' Ruano 59'
Costa Rica 4–0 El Salvador Rojas 6' Quesada 39' Ulloa 50' Gámez 52'
Honduras 2–0 Haiti Suazo 2' Leaky 23'
Costa Rica 8–0 Haiti Monge 10', 37', 58', 89' Ulloa 56' (pen. ), 85' Pearson 20' Quesada 27'
El Salvador 5–1 Honduras Merlos 30', 60' Ruanos 55' Monge 71', 85' Rodríguez 25'
1961 CCCF Championship Costa Rica 7th title
Team of the Tournament Source:
Ideal XI by RSSSF Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Honduras Jorge ZavalaCosta Rica Alvaro Chavez El Salvador Rodolfo Fuentes El Salvador César ReynosaHaiti Roland Crispin Guatemala Jorge Roldán Haiti Lucien Pierre Costa Rica Juan Ulloa Costa Rica Jorge Monge Costa Rica Rigoberto Rojas El Salvador Juan Francisco Barraza
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