1963 CONCACAF Championship
International football competition
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The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. It had 9 participating teams.
Host countryEl Salvador
Dates23 March – 7 April
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 23 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eduardo Hernández (8 goals) |
1965 → | |
The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1–4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.
Qualifying round
Jamaica
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles qualifies to the tournament
Participating teams
Costa Rica
El Salvador (Hosts)
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles (Qualifying winners)
Nicaragua
Panama
Squads
Venues
| San Salvador | Santa Ana | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | Estadio Santaneco | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Final round
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Panama |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
Source: [1]
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| El Salvador | 6–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Hernández  4'Monge 21', 63'Ruiz 75', 87'Ruano 81' |
Mendieta 89' |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Referee: Ricardo Méndez (El Salvador)
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 87' |
Velasco 82' (o.g.) |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Reynosa 30' Hernández 65' |
Guerra 16' Suazo 27' |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Honduras | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Barahona 28' Guerra 42' |
López Contreras 9' |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Referee: Carlos Luis Monge (Costa Rica)
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 24' |
Peña 28' |
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Jamaica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Marín 29', 35' Gámez 37', 77'González 73'Vázquez 83' |
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Delanoy 12' del Muro 80' (o.g.) |
Ortiz Camargo 24' |
Referee: José Isabel Morán (Panama)
Referee: José Urtecho Gutiérrez (Nicaragua)
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero 38' (pen.) |
Referee: Pedro da Cunha (Brazil)
| Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Marco Tulio Cárcamo (Honduras)
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Briesen 8' D. Pablo 73' |
Dunkley 24' |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| Netherlands Antilles | 4–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Testing 2' Sillie 21'Brandborg 75', 89' |
Suazo 32' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 1–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chacón 49' |
González 17', 22', 72' Pearson 76' |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson 54' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Monge 10' Hernández 13', 34' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba 52' Jiménez 59' |
Cruz 49' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 14', 80' González 60' |
Testing 7' J.M. Pablo 78' |
| Champions |
|---|
| 1st title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 76 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
- Juan González
3 goals
2 goals
- Juan José Gámez
- Edgar Marín
- Walter Pearson
- Rodolfo Ruiz
- Eduardo de León
- Félix Guerra
- Carlos Suazo
- Isidoro Díaz
Ruben Brandborg- Eugene Testing
- Juan Santamaría
1 goal
- Mario Cordero
- Enrique Córdoba
- Rubén Jiménez
- Luis Vázquez
- Armando Chacón
- Mauricio Ernesto González
- César Reynosa
- Alfredo Ruano
- Antony Ewing
- Haroldo Juárez
- Francisco López Contreras
- Hugo Peña
- Jorge Roldán
- Felipe Barahona
- Dolores Cruz
- Nilmo Edwards
- René Rodríguez Reyes
- Locelles Dinckley
- Fernando Cuenca
- Armando Garrido
- Albino Morales
- Vicente Pereda
- Toribio Briesen
- Ronald Delanoy
- Daniel Pablo
- Juan Maximiliano Pablo
- George Sillie
Armando Mendieta- Dámaso Silva
- Adolfo Díaz Gáez
- Luis Góyez
- Luis Carlos Ponce
- Carlos Valderrama
- Everardo Vega
1 own goal
- Benjamín Velasco (against Panama)
- Jesús del Muro (against Netherlands Antilles)
Team of the Tournament
Source:[2]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asdrúbal Meneses |
Benjamín Velasco Mario Cordero Juan Pablo Federico Budde |
César Reynosa Ruben Brandborg Mario Monge |
Juan Gonzalez Eduardo Hernández Guillermo Ortiz |