1952 Panamerican Championship
![]() Official poster | |
Tournament details | |
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Country | Chile |
Venue(s) | Estadio Nacional |
Dates | 16 March – 20 April |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 72 (4.8 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals) |
The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. Organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation, this first edition was held in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20, in 1952.[1]
The competition, contested by six teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil. All the matches were played at Estadio Nacional.[1]
Teams[edit]
- South America (Conmebol)
South American Championship 1949
Uruguay Champions
- Central America (CCCF)
Panama Champions
- North America (NAFC)
Mexico Champions
Mexico, NAFC champions
Panama, CCCF champions
Venue[edit]
Santiago |
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Estadio Nacional |
Capacity: 70,000 |
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Results[edit]
Some of the matches played, fltr: Chile v Panama, Chile v Peru, Uruguay v Mexico, and Uruguay v Panama
Match details[edit]
Chile ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Hormazábal ![]() Prieto ![]() Díaz ![]() |
Report |
Uruguay ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Abbadie ![]() Britos ![]() Tejada ![]() Loureiro ![]() |
Report | Martínez ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Didi ![]() Rodrigues ![]() Baltazar ![]() Pinga ![]() |
Report | Míguez ![]() Cancela ![]() |
Table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Top goalscorers[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Valerianolopez_huracan.jpg/130px-Valerianolopez_huracan.jpg)
There were 72 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Source: RSSSF
References[edit]
- ^ a b I. Panamerican Championship 1952 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
- ^ Valeriano López en Huracán: El tanque de Parque Patricios by Roberto Gando, 27 Apr 2017
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