1963 CONCACAF Championship#Final round

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Championship

| year = 1963

| other_titles = Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963

| image =

| size =

| caption = 1963 CONCACAF Championship official logo

| country = El Salvador

| dates = 23 March – 7 April

| num_teams = 9

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion = CRC

| count = 1

| second = SLV

| third = ANT

| third-flagvar = 1959

| fourth = HON

| fourth-flagvar = 1949

| matches = 22

| goals = 76

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Eduardo Hernández
(8 goals)

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 1965

}}

The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. It had 9 participating teams.

The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group 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.

Qualifying round

{{football box

|date = 25 February 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|1859}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|ANT|1959}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jamaica

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 2 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ANT|1959}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|1859}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jamaica

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Netherlands Antilles qualifies to the tournament

Participating teams

  • {{fb|Costa Rica}}
  • {{fb|El Salvador}} (Hosts)
  • {{fb|Guatemala}}
  • {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
  • {{fb|Jamaica}}
  • {{fb|Mexico|1934}}
  • {{fb|Netherlands Antilles|1959}} (Qualifying winners)
  • {{fb|Nicaragua|1908}}
  • {{fb|Panama}}

Squads

{{main|1963 CONCACAF Championship squads}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
San Salvador

! rowspan="4" | {{Location map+|El Salvador|float=center|width=300|caption=|places=

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.698298|long=-89.215426|label=San Salvador|position=right}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.97645|long=-89.56884|label=Santa Ana|position=bottom}}}}

! Santa Ana

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

| Estadio Santaneco

Capacity: 35,000

| Capacity: 15,000

150px

| 150px

Final round

= First round =

== Group A ==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=HON|name_HON={{fb|HON|1949}}

|team2=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}

|team3=PAN|name_PAN={{fb|PAN}}

|team4=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|GUA}}

|team5=NCA|name_NCA={{fb|NCA|1908}}

|win_HON=3|draw_HON=1|loss_HON=0|gf_HON=6|ga_HON=3

|win_SLV=1|draw_SLV=3|loss_SLV=0|gf_SLV=10|ga_SLV=5

|win_PAN=1|draw_PAN=2|loss_PAN=1|gf_PAN=8|ga_PAN=4

|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=2|loss_GUA=1|gf_GUA=7|ga_GUA=6

|win_NCA=0|draw_NCA=0|loss_NCA=4|gf_NCA=2|ga_NCA=15

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca63det.html|title=I Copa de Naciones CONCACAF 1963 (NORCECA) – Match Details|access-date=5 August 2021|date=20 May 2021|first1=José Ismael|last1=Ramos|first2=Herbert Christian|last2=Ellerbrock|first3=Samuel|last3=Martell|first4=Rodrigo|last4=Calvo|first5=Gerardo|last5=Coto|first6=Adán|last6=de Gracia|first7=Eduardo|last7=Mendoza|first8=Carlos|last8=Paredes|first9=Nectalí|last9=Mora Zeledón|first10=Steven|last10=Torres|first11=Erik Francisco|last11=Lugo|language=en|website=RSSSF}}

}}

{{football box

|date = 23 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Vega {{goal|73|pen.}}
Díaz Gáez {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Roldán {{goal|48}}
de León {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Fernando Buergo (Mexico)

}}

{{football box

|date = 23 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 6–1

|team2 = {{fb|NCA|1908}}

|goals1 = Hernández {{goal|4}}
Monge {{goal|21||63}}
Ruiz {{goal|75||87}}
Ruano {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Mendieta {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|NCA|1908}}

|goals1 = Rodríguez Reyes {{goal|31}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Ricardo Méndez (El Salvador)

}}

{{football box

|date = 25 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|goals1 = Hernández {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Velasco {{goal|82|o.g.}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 27 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|NCA|1908}}

|goals1 = de León {{goal|14|pen.}}
Ewing {{goal|71}}
Juárez {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =Silva {{goal|39}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Fernando Buergo (Mexico)

}}

{{football box

|date = 27 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

|goals1 = Reynosa {{goal|30}}
Hernández {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Guerra {{goal|16}}
Suazo {{goal|27}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 29 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|NCA|1908}}

|goals1 = Góyez {{goal|11}}
Valderrama {{goal|41}}
Santamaría {{goal|45||58}}
Ponce {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

{{football box

|date = 29 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Barahona {{goal|28}}
Guerra {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = López Contreras {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 31 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|goals1 = Edwards {{goal|46}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Carlos Luis Monge (Costa Rica)

}}

{{football box

|date = 31 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Hernández {{goal|24}}

|goals2 = Peña {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Fernando Buergo (Mexico)

}}

== Group B ==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}

|team2=ANT|name_ANT={{fb|ANT|1959}}

|team3=MEX|name_MEX={{fb|MEX|1934}}

|team4=JAM|name_JAM={{fb|JAM}}

|win_CRC=2|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=0|gf_CRC=7|ga_CRC=0

|win_ANT=2|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=1|gf_ANT=4|ga_ANT=3

|win_MEX=1|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=1|gf_MEX=9|ga_MEX=2

|win_JAM=0|draw_JAM=0|loss_JAM=3|gf_JAM=1|ga_JAM=16

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 24 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Marín {{goal|29||35}}
Gámez {{goal|37||77}}
González {{goal|73}}
Vázquez {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)

}}

{{football box

|date = 24 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ANT|1959}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

|goals1 = Delanoy {{goal|12}}
del Muro {{goal|80|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Ortiz Camargo {{goal|24}}

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = José Isabel Morán (Panama)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 28 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

|score = 8–0

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Pereda {{goal|4}}
Garrido {{goal|17}}
Ortiz Camargo {{goal|27||35|pen.}}
Cuenca {{goal|49}}
Díaz {{goal|77||88}}
Morales {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = José Urtecho Gutiérrez (Nicaragua)

}}

{{football box

|date = 28 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ANT|1959}}

|goals1 = Cordero {{goal|38|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = Pedro da Cunha (Brazil)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 30 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = Marco Tulio Cárcamo (Honduras)

}}

{{football box

|date = 30 March 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ANT|1959}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Briesen {{goal|8}}
D. Pablo {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = Dinckley {{goal|24}}

|stadium = Estadio Santaneco

|location = Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

= Final round =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}

|team2=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}

|team3=ANT|name_ANT={{fb|ANT|1959}}

|team4=HON|name_HON={{fb|HON|1949}}

|win_CRC=3|draw_CRC=0|loss_CRC=0|gf_CRC=7|ga_CRC=2

|win_SLV=2|draw_SLV=0|loss_SLV=1|gf_SLV=7|ga_SLV=6

|win_ANT=1|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=2|gf_ANT=6|ga_ANT=5

|win_HON=0|draw_HON=0|loss_HON=3|gf_HON=2|ga_HON=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 3 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ANT|1959}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

|goals1 = Testing {{goal|2}}
Sillie {{goal|21}}
Brandborg {{goal|75||89}}

|goals2 = Suazo {{goal|32}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)

}}

{{football box

|date = 3 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 1–4

|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|goals1 = Chacón {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = González {{goal|17||22||72}}
Pearson {{goal|76}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 5 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ANT|1959}}

|goals1 = Pearson {{goal|54}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)

}}

{{football box

|date = 5 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

|goals1 = Monge {{goal|10}}
Hernández {{goal|13||34}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 7 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

|goals1 = Córdoba {{goal|52}}
Jiménez {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = Cruz {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)

}}

{{football box

|date = 7 April 1963

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|ANT|1959}}

|goals1 = Hernández {{goal|14||80}}
González {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Testing {{goal|7}}
J.M. Pablo {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca

|location = San Salvador

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Juan José Corado (Guatemala)

}}

{{winners||Champions|Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica|1st}}

Statistics

= Goalscorers =

{{Goalscorers

|goals=76|matches=22

|8 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

Team of the Tournament

Source:{{Cite web |title=I COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1963 (NORCECA) - Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca63det.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}

class="wikitable"

|+Ideal XI by RSSSF

!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

{{Flagicon|CRC}} Asdrúbal Meneses

|{{Flagicon|SLV}} Benjamín Velasco

{{Flagicon|CRC}} Mario Cordero

{{Flagicon|ANT}} Juan Pablo

{{Flagicon|HON|variant=1949}} Federico Budde

|{{Flagicon|SLV}} César Reynosa

{{Flagicon|ANT}} Ruben Brandborg

{{Flagicon|SLV}} Mario Monge

|{{Flagicon|CRC}} Juan Gonzalez

{{Flagicon|SLV}} Eduardo Hernández

{{Flagicon|MEX}} Guillermo Ortiz

References

{{Reflist}}