1947 NAFC Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Cuba |
| Dates | 13 – 20 July |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
Cuba |
| Third place |
 United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 16 (5.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Adalberto López (4) |
The North American Football Confederation (NAFC) Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup) was the association football (soccer) championship for the North American Football Confederation (NAFC).
The first tournament came soon after the founding of the NAFC. 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.. All matches were held at La Tropical Stadium.[1]
The NAFC held this competition in 1947, 1949; the North American zone (CONCACAF era) continued the tournament in 1990 and 1991. While Canada was a founding member of the NAFC, it did not participate in the first two championships.
Games
13 July 1947 |
| Mexico |
5-0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 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
17 July 1947 |
| Cuba |
1-3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Champion
| NAFC Championship: Mexico First title |
Scorers
Four Goals
Two Goals
- Angel Segura
One Goal
- Carlos Septién
- Rodrigo Ruíz
- Ed Souza
- Ed Valentine
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 | United States |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
References
- ↑ "Mexico wins 1947 NAFC title". CONCACAF Retro. CONCACAF. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-11-26.