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(s) | 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
edit| San José |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Capacity: 25 000 spectators |
 |
Participating Teams
editNine teams participated on the final tournament
First round
editGroup 1
edit| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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
edit| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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
edit| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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
editSource:[1]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Zavala
|
Alvaro Chavez
|
 Roland Crispin
|
Lucien Pierre
|
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "X CCCF Championship 1961 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.