The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.[1]
| Organizing body | Panamerican Football Confederation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1960 |
| Region | Americas |
| Number of teams | 4 (1960) |
| Related competitions | |
| Last champion(s) |  Argentina (1960) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Brazil (2 titles) |
The competition was similar to the Copa América but included nations 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 edit
The Panamerican Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol) was founded in 1946 to unify the three existing confederations, CONMEBOL, NAFC, and CCCF.[citation needed] The Panamerican Championship was organized by the new body,[2][3] as an attempt to create an Americas-wide championship since the Americas' premier tournament, Copa América, was restricted to South American teams.
Nevertheless, starting in 1993, teams from CONCACAF (mostly Mexico with 10 participations)[4] have participated in several editions of the Copa América by invitation.[5][6] In addition, between 1996 and 2005, teams from CONMEBOL took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in order to help the competition establish itself, with Brazil and Colombia participating three times each.
Results edit
| Ed. | Year | Host city |  Champions
|
 Runners-up
|
 Third place
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 | Santiago, Chile | Brazil
|
 Chile
|
 Uruguay
|
| 2 | 1956 | Mexico City, Mexico |  Brazil
|
Argentina
|
 Costa Rica
|
| 3 | 1960 | San José, Costa Rica | Argentina
|
Brazil
|
 Mexico
|
Performance by nation edit
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1952, 1956, 1960) |
| Argentina
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1956, 1960) |
| Chile
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1952, 1956) |
| Costa Rica
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1956, 1960) |
 Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1952, 1956, 1960) |
| Uruguay
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1952) |
 Peru
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1952, 1956) |
 Panama
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1952) |
All-time top scorers edit
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
|
Valeriano López | 7 |
5
|
2 |
|
Andrés Prieto | 6 |
2
|
3 |
|
Oscar Míguez | 5 |
5
|
| |
Omar Sívori | 5
| ||
| |
Julio Abbadie | 5
| ||
4 |
|
Chinesinho | 4 |
3
|
| |
Carlos Septién | 5
| ||
| |
Larry | 5
| ||
| |
Baltazar | 5
| ||
| |
Rodrigues Tatu | 5
| ||
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Pinga | 5
| ||
| |
Jorge Monge | 5
| ||
5 |
|
Humberto Maschio | 3 |
4
|
| |
Osvaldo Nardiello | 5
| ||
| |
Juarez | 5
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Raúl Belén | 6
| ||
| |
Sigifredo Mercado | 6
| ||
| |
Elton | 6
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Panamerican Championship Archived 2023-04-09 at the Wayback Machine by Macario Reyes on the RSSSF
- ^ Memoria y Balance AFA 1946, p. 29 Archived 2022-03-08 at the Wayback Machine on AFA website
- ^ Triunfos y Tristezas del equipo Tricolor: Historia de la Selección Mexicana de Fútbol- México: EDAMEX. pp. 26-36 - ISBN 968-409-832-4
- ^ ¿Por qué la selección de México dejó de acudir a la Copa América? by MARK CUBE Archived 2022-01-28 at the Wayback Machine. 26 FEB 2021
- ^ La idea que se gesta para desaparecer la Copa Oro y crear la Copa Conmebol-Concacaf Archived 2021-09-04 at the Wayback Machine on Infobae, 19 Feb 2019
- ^ Concacaf declinó invitación a Copa América Archived 2021-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, ESPN, 4 May 2018
