1961 CCCF Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 1–19 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 90 (4.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Ulloa (10 goals) |
| Fair play award |  Nicaragua |
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.
Participating Teams
[edit]Nine teams participated on the final tourment
First round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
[edit]| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round
[edit]| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1961 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Costa Rica 7th title |
Team of the Tournament
[edit]Source:[1]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Zavala | Alvaro Chavez
|  Roland Crispin | Lucien Pierre
|
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "X CCCF Championship 1961 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.