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.Panamerican Championship by Macario Reyes on the RSSSF
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 () and () 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.Memoria y Balance AFA 1946, p. 29 on AFA websiteTriunfos y Tristezas del equipo Tricolor: Historia de la Selección Mexicana de Fútbol- México: EDAMEX. pp. 26-36 - ISBN 968-409-832-4 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
The Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC; ; ; ; ) 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.YearHost city Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 1 1952 Santiago, Chile 2 1956 Mexico City, Mexico 3 1960 San José, Costa Rica
Performance by nation TeamChampionsRunners-upThird place Appearances 21 0 3 (1952, 1956, 1960) 110 2 (1956, 1960)0 10 2 (1952, 1956)00 1 2 (1956, 1960) 0 0 1 3 (1952, 1956, 1960)00 1 1 (1952)000 2 (1952, 1956)000 1 (1952)
Record and statistics All-time top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Goals Played Valeriano López Andrés Prieto Oscar Míguez Omar Sívori Julio Abbadie Chinesinho Carlos Septién Larry Baltazar Rodrigues Tatu Pinga Jorge Monge Humberto Maschio Osvaldo Nardiello Juarez Raúl Belén Sigifredo Mercado Elton
Winning Coaches EditionCoach1952 Zezé Moreira1956 Teté1960 Guillermo Stábile
Overall team records RankTeam1 31611323415+19252211641209+111633163491830-121042103342016+4952104152017+3962113351525-1097153021610+66815005528-230
Most goals in a match
The most goals in a single match was eight, on two occasions. GoalsWinnerScoreLoserEdition 8 7–1 1952 8 7–1 1956 7 6–1 1952 7 6–1 1952 5 5–0 1952
See also CCCF Championship CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa América Copa América Centenario North American Nations Cup Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Finalissima AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
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