1956 Panamerican Championship
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Panamerican Championship
| year = 1956
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = Mexico
| dates = 26 February – 18 March
| venue = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
| num_teams = 6
| winners = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| count = 2
| second = {{fb|ARG}}
| third = {{fb|CRC}}
| fourth = {{fb|PER}}
| matches = 15
| goals = 49
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = {{fbicon|ARG}} Omar Sívori
(5 goals)
| prev_season = 1952
| next_season = 1960
}}
The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was held in Mexico City, between February 26 and March 18, in 1956.
The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panamch56.html II. Panamerican Championship 1956] by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF[https://web.archive.org/web/20170622151510/https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/ Seleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos] (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017) Brazil won their second consecutive title.
Teams
6 teams participated in the championship, qualifiyng by various means:
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!width=30%|Confederation !width=20%|Team !width=70%|Qualification Path |
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|Host |{{fb|MEX|variant=1934}} | Tournament organizer |
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|{{fb|BRA|variant=1889}} | Champion of 1952 Panamerican Championship |
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|CCCF (Central America and the Caribbean) |{{fb|CRC}} | Champion of 1955 CCCF Championship |
Venue
= Subtitues =
- {{fbicon|Argentina}} Alfredo Rossi
- {{fbicon|Brazil}} Alberto Da Gama
- {{fbicon|Chile}} Claudio Vicuña
- {{fbicon|Costa Rica}} Danilo Alfaro
- {{fbicon|Mexico|1934}} Frenando Buergo
Matches
{{Football box
|id = match 1
|date = 26 February
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}
|score1 = 1
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Calderón {{goal|40}}
|goals2 =
- Monge {{goal|57}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 2
|date = 28 February
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score1 = 0
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|score2 = 0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 3
|date = 1 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Luizinho {{goal|13}}
- Klein {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =
- Tello {{goal|71}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 4
|date = 4 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}
|score1 = 0
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|score2 = 2
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Drago {{goal|26}}
- Gómez Sánchez {{goal|71}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 5
|date = 6 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score1 = 4
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|score2 = 3
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Montero {{goal|3}}
- Vairo {{goal|42|o.g.}}
- Monge {{goal|48}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 6
|date = 6 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
|score1 = 1
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|score2 = 0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Larry {{goal|41}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 7
|date = 8 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Herrera {{goal|28}}
- Monge {{goal|35}}
|goals2 = Hormazábal {{goal|71}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 8
|date = 8 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Bodinho {{goal|17}}
- Bravo {{goal|73|o.g.}}
|goals2 =
- del Águila {{goal|56}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 9
|date = 11 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score1 = 3
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|score2 = 0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 10
|date = 11 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
|score1 = 7
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Larry {{goal|7||37||51}}
- Chinesinho {{goal|12||63||83}}
- Bodinho {{goal|74}}
|goals2 =
- Cordero {{goal|53}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 11
|date = 13 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}
|score1 = 0
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|score2 = 0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 12
|date = 13 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|score2 = 2
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Lama {{goal|23}}
- Mosquera {{goal|73}}
|goals2 =
- Díaz {{goal|18}}
- Cortés {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 13
|date = 17 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score1 = 4
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|score2 = 2
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Murillo {{goal|17||84}}
- Herrera {{goal|42}}
Monge {{goal|43}}
|goals2 =
- Salinas {{goal|55||69}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 14
|date = 18 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|score2 = 1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Calderón {{goal|4||79}}
|goals2 =
- Tello {{goal|38}}
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = match 15
|date = 18 March
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|score2 = 2
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html
|goals1 =
- Chinesinho {{goal|24}}
- Andrade {{goal|58}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{winners|fb|1956 Panamerican Championship|BRA|2nd}}
Final table
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| width=30|Rank
!width=165|Team !width=20|Pts !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=30|GD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA|1889}} |9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}} |7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRC}} |5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | –4 |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PER}} |4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
| 5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MEX|1934}} |4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
| 6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHI}} |1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
Top goalscorers
File:Omar sivori argentina.jpg
{{Goalscorers
|goals= 49 |matches= 15
|source= RSSSF
|5 goals =
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Omar Sívori
|4 goals =
- {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Chinesinho
- {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Larry
|3 goals =
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Humberto Maschio
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Panamerican Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Panamerican Championship, 1956}}
Category:1956 in South American football
Category:1955–56 in Mexican football
Category:February 1956 sports events in Mexico