The 1955 CCCF Championship was the seventh edition of the CCCF Championship, the tournament took place from August 14 to 28, 1955.
All matches were held in the Honduran capital (Tegucigalpa) and the champion was once again Costa Rica, winning 4 of the last 5 editions. For this reason, Costa Rica qualified for the 1956 Panamerican Championship
Venue
| Tegucigalpa |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional |
| Capacity: 34,000 Attendance |
|
Participating teams
Seven team participated on the tournament Cuba and Aruba debuted on the tournament.
Aruba (Debut)
Costa Rica
Cuba (Debut)- Curaçao
El Salvador
Guatemala[2]
Honduras
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 |
| 2 | Curaçao
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Honduras
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | El Salvador
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
| 5 | Aruba
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Guatemala
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cuba
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
| Costa Rica | 3–2 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
Gobán  8'Monge 51'González 53' |
Williams 62' Jansen 67' |
| Guatemala | 2–3 [3] | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Ruano 45', 47' |
Barraza 17' Ruano 20', 48' |
| Cuba | 0–6 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Montero 4', 85' Murillo 5'Herrera 9', 64' (pen.)Ulloa 88' |
| El Salvador | 1–3 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Ruano 33' |
Enamorado 39', 89' J.Ramírez 69' |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero 16' (pen.) González 50'Herrera 76', 85' |
| Guatemala | 0–2 [5] | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Murillo 48', 55' |
| Curaçao | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Quesada 90' (o.g.) |
Murillo 30' González 57' |
| El Salvador | 2–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia 8' |
Barraza 63' |
| Curaçao | 3–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Bicentini 26' (pen.) Schoop 80'Jansen 87' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Monge 29' Sosa 37' (o.g.) |
Rivera 56' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Barraza 30', 80' |
Alberto Gutiérrez 60' |
| 1955 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Costa Rica 5th title |
Costa Rica qualifies to the 1956 Panamerican Championship on Mexico
References
- ^ 7 teams participated but Guatemala withdrew from the tournament because of the match incidents of Costa Rica
- ^ Guatemala only played three matches before withdrawing the tournament
- ^ Match Annulled
- ^ Match Annulled
- ^ Match Annulled
- ^ Guatemala withdrew after the incidents in the match against Costa Rica; the organizing committee decided to award 2 points to the teams still having to play against Guatemala (Cuba, Honduras and Aruba) but following a protest of Curaçao and consultation of FIFA, it was decided on August 25 to annul all the results of Guatemala.