1957 CCCF Championship
International football competition
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands Antilles |
| Dates | 11–25 August |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Haiti (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Curaçao |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
| Top scorer | Phenol Charles (8 goals) |
| Best player |  Francisco Torrent |
← 1955 1960 → | |
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
In 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
Teams
Squads
Final standings
Results
All-Star Team
Source:[4]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celso Polinet |
Pedro Matrona
|
Fausto Shan
|
Jorge Deanes
|
