1960 Panamerican Championship

1960 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details
CountryCosta Rica
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional
Dates6–20 March
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Five players
(3 goals each)
← 1956

The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between March 6 and March 20, in 1960. All the matches were held at Estadio Nacional.

Four teams played in a round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.[1]

Teams

Confederation Team Qualification Path
Host  Costa Rica Host and 1960 CCCF Championship Champions
CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Runners-up
Conmebol (South America)  Brazil
 Argentina 		Defeding Champions of 1956 Panamerican Championship
Champion of 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
NAFC (North America)  Mexico CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Champions

Venue

Estadio Nacional, venue

Final table

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Argentina 9 6 4 1 1 9 4 5
2  Brazil 7 6 3 1 2 10 8 2
3  Mexico 4 6 1 2 3 9 10 –1
4  Costa Rica 4 6 1 2 3 4 10 –6

Match details

Mexico 2–2 Brazil
Mercado 82'
Contreras 87'		 Report Élton 17'
Gilberto 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Argentina 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
Argentina 3–2 Mexico
Belén 10', 78'
Nardiello 11'		 Report Hernández 34'
González 40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
Costa Rica 3–0 Brazil
  • Valenciano 14'
  • Quesada 28'
  • Rojas 76'
 Report
Attendance: 25,000[2]
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
  • Valenciano 35'
 Report
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil
 Report
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
Brazil 2–1 Mexico
 Report
  • Mercado 44'
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Argentina 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica 0–4 Brazil
Report
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Costa Rica 0–3 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Brazil 1–0 Argentina
 Report
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
 1960 Panamerican Championship 

Argentina
1st title

Top goalscorers

Argentine players Osvaldo Nardiello (left) and Raúl Belén, two of the top scorers of the competition with 3 goals

There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  • Mexico Carlos González

Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ^ III. Panamerican Championship 1960 by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ^ "El día que Costa Rica bailó y goleó a Brasil" on Historias del Fútbol Tico (blogsite)