1963 CONCACAF Championship
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| 1963 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Championship |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  El Salvador |
| Dates | March 23 – April 7 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between March 23 to April 7. Eight teams participated in the inaugural event.
The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1-4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.
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[edit] Venues
| San Salvador | Santa Ana |
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| Estadio Cuscatlán | Estadio Oscar Quiteño |
| Capacity: 39,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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[edit] Tournament
[edit] First Round
[edit] Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Honduras |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Panama |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guatemala |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -13 |
Results
March 23, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 1 Panama
March 23, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Honduras 2 - 1 Guatemala
March 25, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 6 - 1 Nicaragua
March 25, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Panama 2 - 2 Guatemala
March 27, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Guatemala 3 - 1 Nicaragua
March 27, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Honduras 1 - 0 Panama
March 29, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 1 Guatemala
March 29, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Honduras 1 - 0 Nicaragua
March 31, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 2 - 2 Honduras
March 31, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Panama 5 - 0 Nicaragua
[edit] Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_(1959-1986).svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 |  Mexico |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Jamaica |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | -15 |
Results
March 24, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Costa Rica 6 - 0 Jamaica
March 24, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Mexico
March 28, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Costa Rica 1 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
March 28, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Mexico 8 - 0 Jamaica
March 30, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Costa Rica 0 - 0 Mexico
March 30, 1963, Santa Ana, El Salvador - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Jamaica
[edit] Final Round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Honduras |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
April 3, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Costa Rica 1 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
April 3, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 3 - 0 Honduras
April 5, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Costa Rica 2 - 1 Honduras
April 5, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 3 - 2 Netherlands Antilles
April 7, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 4 Costa Rica
April 7, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Netherlands Antilles 4 - 1 Honduras
| 1963 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
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 Costa Rica First Title |
[edit] External links
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