1952 Panamerican Championship

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The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. Organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation, this first edition was held in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20, in 1952.[1]

CountryChile
VenueEstadio Nacional
Dates16 March – 20 April
Teams6
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1952 Panamerican Championship
Official poster
Tournament details
CountryChile
VenueEstadio Nacional
Dates16 March – 20 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored72 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Peru Valeriano López
(7 goals)
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The competition, contested by six teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil. All the matches were played at Estadio Nacional.[1]


Participating teams

6 teams participated in the championship, qualifying by various means:

More information Confederation, Team ...
Confederation Team Qualification Path
Host  Chile Tournament organizer
FIFA  Uruguay 1950 FIFA World Cup Champion
Conmebol (South America)  Brazil
 Peru		 1949 South American Championship Champion
Third Place
NAFC (North America)  Mexico 1949 NAFC Championship Champion
CCCF (Central America and the Caribbean)  Panama 1951 CCCF Championship Champion
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Mexico, 1949 NAFC Championship Champions
Panama, 1951 CCCF Championship Champions
Uruguay, 1950 FIFA World Cup Champions

Squads

Main article: 1952 Panamerican Championship squads

Venue

More information Santiago ...
Santiago
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 70,000
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Referees

  • England Godfrey Sunderland
  • England William Crawford
  • England John Aldbridge
  • England Charles Mckenna
  • England Walter Manning
  • England Charles Dean

Results

Some of the matches played, fltr: Chile v Panama, Chile v Peru, Uruguay v Mexico, and Uruguay v Panama

Match details

More information Chile, 6–1 ...
Chile 6–1 Panama
Hormazábal 15'
Prieto 27', 45', 81'
Muñoz 29'
Meléndez 65'		 Report Linares 89'
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More information Peru, 7–1 ...
Peru 7–1 Panama
López 5', 9', 20', 85', 87'
Barbadillo 44'
Morales 60'		 Report Martínez 72' (pen.)
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More information Uruguay, 3–1 ...
Uruguay 3–1 Mexico
Bravo red-colored football 27' (o.g.)
Míguez 40'
Abbadie 87'		 Report Septién 35'
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More information Chile, 4–0 ...
Chile 4–0 Mexico
Hormazábal 20'
Prieto 30', 82'
Díaz 86'		 Report
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More information Uruguay, 5–2 ...
Uruguay 5–2 Peru
Vidal 2'
Míguez 11', 29', 87'
Pérez 74'		 Report Barbadillo 19'
López 75'
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More information Chile, 3–2 ...
Chile 3–2 Peru
Prieto 31'
Meléndez 51' (pen.)
Cremaschi 86'		 Report Barbadillo 14'
López 81'
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More information Uruguay, 6–1 ...
Uruguay 6–1 Panama
Abbadie 6', 14', 32'
Britos 64'
Tejada red-colored football 77' (o.g.)
Loureiro 85'		 Report Martínez 39'
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More information Brazil, 2–0 ...
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
Baltasar 55', 71' Report
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More information Mexico, 4–2 ...
Mexico 4–2 Panama
Septién 18', 34', 81'
Molina 19'		 Report Martínez 63' (pen.)
Rangel 78'
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More information Brazil, 0–0 ...
Brazil 0–0 Peru
Report
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More information Brazil, 5–0 ...
Brazil 5–0 Panama
Baltazar 5'
Rodrigues 8', 57'
Julinho 20'
Pinga 70'		 Report
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More information Chile, 2–0 ...
Chile 2–0 Uruguay
Cremaschi 5'
Muñoz 84'		 Report
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More information Brazil, 4–2 ...
Brazil 4–2 Uruguay
Didi 24'
Rodrigues 32'
Baltazar 71'
Pinga 85'		 Report Míguez 54'
Cancela 89' (pen.)
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More information Peru, 3–0 ...
Peru 3–0 Mexico
Rivera 5'
Drago 16'
Torres 86'		 Report
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More information Brazil, 3–0 ...
Brazil 3–0 Chile
Ademir 9', 18'
Pinga 86'		 Report
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 1952 Panamerican Championship 

Brazil
1st title

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 5 4 1 0 14 2 +12 9
2  Chile 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 8
3  Uruguay 5 3 0 2 16 10 +6 6
4  Peru 5 2 1 2 14 9 +5 5
5  Mexico 5 1 0 4 5 14 −9 2
6  Panama 5 0 0 5 5 28 −23 0
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Source: RSSSF

Awards

Top goalscorer

Peruvian Valeriano López, top scorer of the competition

There were 72 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Source: RSSSF

Team of the Tournament

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Ideal XI by La Nación[3]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Antonio Carbajal Uruguay Héctor Vilches
Brazil Pinheiro		 Chile Ramiro Cortés
Brazil Brandãozinho
Uruguay Víctor Rodríguez Andrade		 Chile Guillermo Díaz
Uruguay Julio Abbadie
Peru Valeriano López
Brazil Didi
Uruguay Alcides Ghiggia
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