The Campeonato Centroamericano (English: Central American Championship) was the international club competition organized by CCCF and NAFC, the two predecessor confederations of CONCACAF, as its top continental football tournament. It was the first official international competition for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.[1] The tournament was held in 1959 and 1961.

History

The first tournament was held in 1959 with 4 participating clubs (3 Central American clubs and one North American club). In the second edition, the tournament changed its name to Campeonato Centroamericano y Caribe (English: Central American and Caribbean Championship), it was held in 1961 with 5 participating clubs (4 Central American clubs and one Caribbean club). In 1961, CCCF and NAFC were dissolved after merging to found CONCACAF. The CONCACAF Champions Cup was created and started in 1962.

Qualification

1959

Central America

El Salvador FAS
Costa Rica Alajuelense
Honduras Olimpia

North America

Mexico Guadalajara

1961

Central America

El Salvador Águila
Costa Rica Alajuelense
Guatemala Comunicaciones
Honduras Olimpia

Caribbean

Netherlands Antilles Jong Holland

Editions

Only 2 editions of the tournament were held (1959 and 1961).

Editions
Edition Champions Results Runners-up
1959 Honduras Olimpia Round-Robin Mexico Guadalajara
1961 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–1
2–1
Netherlands Antilles Jong Holland

Performances

Performance by club
Club Titles Runners-up Winning editions Runners-up editions
Honduras Olimpia 1 0 1959
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1 0 1961
Mexico Guadalajara 0 1 1959
Netherlands Antilles Jong Holland 0 1 1961
Performance by nation
Rank Nation Best result Best club (Edition)
1  Honduras Champions Olimpia (1959)
 Costa Rica Champions Alajuelense (1961)
3  Mexico Runners-up Guadalajara (1959)
 Netherlands Antilles Runners-up Jong Holland (1961)
5  El Salvador Third place Águila (1961)
6  Guatemala Fourth place Comunicaciones (1961)

References

  1. ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco (23 December 2015). "Championship of Central America and Mexico". IFHSS. Periódico Esto (Ciudad de México). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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