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Campeonato Centroamericano

Campeonato Centroamericano/Campeonato Centroamericano y Caribe
Organising bodyCCCF
NAFC
Founded1959
Abolished1961
RegionCentral America and North America (1959)
Central America and Caribbean (1961)
Number of teams4 or 5 (from 4 or 5 associations)
Related competitionsCONCACAF Champions Cup
Most successful club(s)Honduras Olimpia
Costa Rica Alajuelense
(1 title each)

The Campeonato Centroamericano (English: Central American Championship) was a regional club competition organized by CCCF, a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF.[1] It was the first official international club tournament for clubs from North America, Central America and Caribbean. The tournament was held in 1959 and 1961.

History

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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

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1959

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Central America

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El Salvador FAS
Costa Rica Alajuelense
Honduras Olimpia

North America

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Mexico Guadalajara

1961

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Central America

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El Salvador Águila
Costa Rica Alajuelense
Guatemala Comunicaciones
Honduras Olimpia

Caribbean

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Netherlands Antilles Jong Holland

Editions and champions

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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
Champions
Club Titles Runners-up Winning editions
Honduras Olimpia 1 0 1959
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1 0 1961
Mexico Guadalajara 0 1 –
Netherlands Antilles Jong Holland 0 1 –

Performance by country

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Rank Country 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

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  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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