1941 CCCF Championship
 The President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, presents the champion's trophy to the goalkeeper and captain of the national team, Hugo Zúñiga, (at his side) and to the coach Alejandro Morera Soto (in white). | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 8–18 May |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Curaçao |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 70 (7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jose Rafael Meza Hans Nahar |
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The 1941 CCCF Championship was the first edition of CCCF Championship, the most important tournament of the extinct Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation, CCCF. The tournament took place from May 8 to 18, 1941 in the Costa Rican capital (San José).
Following are the results of the Final Group of the first Championship, which was hosted by Costa Rica
The champion was the host Costa Rica
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]| San José |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Capacity: 25,000 spectators |
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Referees
[edit]
Jacobo de Foinquinos
José Tapia
Paricipating Teams
[edit]Six teams participated on the first tournament
Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 8 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 3 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 |
Results
[edit]| Curaçao | 3–3 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
Nahar  15', 50', ?' | Carlos Rangel 3', 43' Neville 90' (pen.) |
Referee: Jacobo Foinquinos (Honduras)
| Nicaragua | 2–7 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| D. Morales 38' P. Robleto 46' | Rocha 7' (o.g.) Mantainés 12' (o.g.)Araya 18', 22', 29'Rodríguez 37'Arnáez |
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Gutiérrez 2' Contreras 43' | Nahar 70' Panneflek |
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)
| Costa Rica | 6–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Araya 8', ?' Meza A. Varela | Pardo 12' Bernabela |
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)
| Nicaragua | 0–8 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo 6', 8', 24' Donado 15'Rosales 43', ?'R. Méndez 53', ?' |
Referee: Jacobo Foinquinos (Honduras)
| El Salvador | 4–3 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Gutiérrez 20', 24' Rosales 22', 77' | Anderson 10' Luis Carlos Rangel 40' Virgilio Castro 89' |
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)
| Curaçao | 9–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Pardo Nahar ?', ?', ?', 65'F. Jansen ?', ?', 88' | Dolores Morales 18' (pen.) |
Referee: Jacobo Foiquinos (Honduras)
| Panama | 5–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Castro Rangel Anderson | Dolores Morales 7' Ramón García ?' |
Referee: Jacobo Foiquinos (Honduras)
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Araya 39', 80' Meza 33' | Mendez 37' |
Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)
| 1941 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Costa Rica 1st title |
Goal scorers
[edit]8 goals
José Rafael Meza
Hans Nahar[1]
6 goals
- Jesús María Araya
4 goals
Aquilino Rosales
3 goals
- Federico Jansen
- Guillermo Pardo
- René Gutiérrez
- Antonio Toledo
2 goals
- Aníbal Varela
- Gustavo Donado
- René Méndez
Virgilio Castro- Luis Carlos Rangel
1 goal
- Alfonso Arnáez
- Reinaldo Bernabela
- Humberto Panneflek
- Alejandro Contreras
Dolores Morales- Pedro Robleto
- James Santiago Anderson
- Antoine Neville
Own Goals
- Mantainés (for Costa Rica)
- Abraham Rocha (for Costa Rica)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "I C.C.C.F. (Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol) Championship 1941". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.