The 1957 CCCF Championship was the eighth edition of the CCCF Championship The tournament took place from August 11 to 25, 1957, was held in the Netherlands Antilles. Haiti won the tournament.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands Antilles |
Dates | 11–25 August |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Although the competition was hosted in the then newly constituted nation of Netherlands Antilles, the national team of the Netherlands Antilles never adopted the new nation's name until after the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, continuing to compete until then as Curaçao.[2]
Overview
editIn this edition Costa Rica did not participate for financial reasons, while Guatemala withdrew shortly before the tournament due to a national state of emergency following the assassination of its president Carlos Castillo Armas.
Venue
editWillemstad |
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Ergilio Hato Stadium |
Capacity: 15 000 Capacity |
Subtitues
editTeams
editFive teams participated on the tournament, the champion Costa Rica did not participated, Haiti Debuted on the tournament
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Haiti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 |
2 | Curaçao | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
3 | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
4 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
5 | Cuba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Results
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1957 CCCF Championship |
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Haiti 1st title |
All-Star Team
editSource:[4]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Celso Polinet | Pedro Matrona | Fausto Shan | Jorge Deanes |
References
edit- ^ "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Match Stopped at 76 minutes due to fight between both teams
- ^ "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.