1947 NAFC Championship
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The North American Football Confederation (NAFC) Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup) was the soccer championship for the North American Football Confederation. The NAFC held this competition in 1947, 1949, 1990 and 1991. The first tournament came soon after the founding of the NAFC. While Canada was a founding member of the NAFC, it did not participate in the first two championships. Instead, Cuba hosted the tournament which included the host national team, Mexico and the United States . Rather than forming a team for the competition, the United States Football Soccer Federation chose to send Ponta Delgada S.C., an amateur team from Fall River, Massachusetts. Ponta Delgada had won both the National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup, but was unable to compete with Mexico and Cuba. Mexico easily handled both the U.S. and Cuba, defeating the first 5-0 and the second 3-1. Cuba took second place with a 5-2 victory over the U.S.
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[edit] Games
| July 13, 1947 |
 Mexico |
5-0 |  USA |
Estadío Tropical Attendance: Referee: José Tapia (Cuba) |
| Adalberto López 3’ Adalberto López 35’ Angel Segura 53’ Rodrigo Ruíz 78’ Adalberto López 85’ |
(Report) |
Mexico: Raúl Landeros, Alberto Medina, Sergio Bravo, Alfonso Montemayor (captain); Rodrígo Ruíz, Salvador Arizmendi, Antonio Flores, Julián Durán, Adalberto López, Angel Segura, Carlos Septién
United States: Walter Romanowicz, Joe Machado, Manuel Martin, Joseph Rego-Costa, Joe Ferreira, Jesse Braga, Frank Moniz, Ed Souza, Ed Valentine, John Souza, John Travis
| July 17, 1947 |
 Cuba |
1-3 | Mexico |
Estadío Tropical Attendance: Referee: Sam Galin (USA) |
| Pico 42’ | (Report) | Carlos Septién 30' Angel Segura 53' Adalberto López 83' |
Mexico: Raúl Landeros, Alberto Medina, Sergio Bravo, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Rodrígo Ruíz, Salvador Arizmendi, Javier de la Torre, Max Prieto, Adalberto López, Angel Segura, Carlos Septién
Cuba: Ayra, Barquín, Enrique, Ovide, Minsal, Alvarez; Roure, Pico, Villalón, Brioso, Blexadero
| July 20, 1947 |
Cuba |
5-2 | USA |
Estadío Tropical Attendance: Referee: |
| (Report) | Ed Souza Ed Valentine |
Cuba:
United States: Walter Romanowicz, Joe Machado, Manuel Martin, Joseph Rego-Costa, Joseph Michaels, Jesse Braga, Frank Muniz, Ed Souza, Ed Valentine, John Souza, John Travis
[edit] Champion
NAFC Championship: Mexico First title |
[edit] Scorers
Four Goals
- Adalberto López
Two Goals
- Angel Segura
One Goal
- Carlos Septién
- Rodrigo Ruíz
- Ed Souza
- Ed Valentine
[edit] Final Rankings
| Team | Pts | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| 2 | Cuba |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | USA |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
