1960 Panamerican Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Costa Rica |
Venue(s) | Estadio Nacional |
Dates | 6–20 March |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Five players (3 goals each) |
The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between March 6 and March 20, in 1960. All the matches were held in Estadio Nacional.
Four teams played as a round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.[1]
Teams[edit]
- South America (Conmebol)
1959 South American Championship
Argentina Champions
Brazil Current champions of the Panamerican Championship (1956)
- Central America (CCCF)
Costa Rica Host
- North America (NAFC)
1958 CCCF and NAFC Championship
Mexico Champions
Venue[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Estadio_nacional_costarica.jpg/300px-Estadio_nacional_costarica.jpg)
Final table[edit]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | –1 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 |
Match details[edit]
Argentina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
Costa Rica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Valenciano ![]() Quesada ![]() Rojas ![]() |
Report |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Valenciano ![]() |
Report | Hernández ![]() |
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Onega ![]() D'Ascenso ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
Costa Rica ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Juarez ![]() Élton ![]() |
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Costa Rica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | González ![]() Águila ![]() Mercado ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kuelle ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
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Top goalscorers[edit]
Argentine players Osvaldo Nardiello (left) and Raúl Belén, two of the top scorers of the competition with 3 goals
There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Source: RSSSF
References[edit]
- ^ III. Panamerican Championship 1960 by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
- ^ "El día que Costa Rica bailó y goleó a Brasil" on Historias del Fútbol Tico (blogsite)
Categories:
- Panamerican Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Costa Rica
- 1959–60 in Mexican football
- 1960 in Argentine football
- 1960 in Brazilian football
- March 1960 sports events in North America
- Sports competitions in San José, Costa Rica
- 20th century in San José, Costa Rica
- 1960 in Costa Rican sport