1961 CCCF Championship
International football competition
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The 1961 CCCF Championship was the tenth and last edition of the CCCF Championship, the tournament took place from March 5 to 19, 1961 in the Costa Rican capital (San José).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 1–19 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 90 (4.09 per match) |
| Top scorer | Juan Ulloa (10 goals) |
| Fair play award |  Nicaragua |
← 1960 | |
This was the last edition of the tournament because in September of the same year, the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol would merge with the NAFC to create the new Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football, Concacaf, which would later found the CONCACAF Championship that began in 1963. The champion was the host Costa Rica.
Venues
| San José |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Capacity: 25 000 spectators |
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Participating Teams
Nine teams participated on the final tournament
Squads
First round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 |
| 2 | Haiti |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Panama |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
| 5 |  Cuba |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 2–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
López Contreras  29'García 37' |
Ulloa 9' Monge 14'Rodríguez 43'Jiménez 76' |
| Costa Rica | 4–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 3', 10' Córdoba 39'Ulloa 52' |
García 75' |
| Costa Rica | 6–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 33' Gobán 48'Ulloa 66' (pen.)Samuel 81' (o.g.) |
Sánchez 35' |
| Haiti | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 15' Ulloa 18'Rojas 31' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 |
| 2 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Loran 18', 65' |
Morales 55' |
| Honduras | 4–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo 3' (o.g.) Suazo 69'Flores 81'Leaky 87' |
Loran 11', 41' |
| El Salvador | 10–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Ruano 5' (pen.) Barrazza 14', 15', 26', 80'Cubas 30'Monge 40', 52'E. Hernández 69', 74' |
Tamáriz 27' Davila 60' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Barraza 3' |
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 6 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Honduras |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 | Haiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ulloa 55' Monge 66'Gobán 89' |
| Haiti | 0–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| C. Hernández 2' Ruano 59' |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 6' Quesada 39'Ulloa 50'Gámez 52' |
| Costa Rica | 8–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Monge 10', 37', 58', 89' Ulloa 56' (pen.), 85'Pearson 20'Quesada 27' |
| El Salvador | 5–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Merlos 30', 60' Ruanos 55'Monge 71', 85' |
Rodríguez 25' |
| 1961 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Costa Rica 7th title |
Team of the Tournament
Source:[1]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Zavala |
Alvaro Chavez Rodolfo Fuentes César Reynosa |
 Roland Crispin Jorge Roldán |
Lucien Pierre Juan Ulloa Jorge Monge Rigoberto Rojas Juan Francisco Barraza |