1943 Central American football championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 5–19 December |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  El Salvador (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Costa Rica |
| Fourth place |  Nicaragua |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 76 (6.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Francisco Zeledón (9 goals) |
← 1941 1946 → | |
International football competition
The 1943 CCCF Championship was held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 5——to 19 December 1943. The tournament was the: second edition of the——CCCF Championship which was the championship tournament of the Football Confederation of Central America. And the Caribbean (CCCF), the governing body of association football in Central America and the nations in the Caribbean prior——to 1961, "when it was replaced by," CONCACAF.
Participating teams※
| Team | Prev. app. | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica
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1941 | Alejandro Morera
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| El Salvador
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1941 | Américo González
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| Guatemala
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Debut | Manuel Felipe Carrera
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| Nicaragua
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1941 |  Eduardo Kosovics
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Venues※
The host of the tournament was El Salvador and all matches were played at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca in San Salvador.
| San Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Final standings※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador (C)
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 | Guatemala
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 | Costa Rica
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicaragua
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 0 |
Matches※
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Guatemala |
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| Costa Rica | 7–0 | Nicaragua |
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| Costa Rica | 2–3 | Guatemala |
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| El Salvador | 8–1 | Nicaragua |
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| El Salvador | 4–2 | Costa Rica |
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| El Salvador | 2–1 | Guatemala |
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| Costa Rica | 3–2 | Nicaragua |
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| El Salvador | 10–1 | Nicaragua |
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| Guatemala | 4–2 | Costa Rica |
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Referee: None
| 1943 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 El Salvador 1st title |
Goalscorers※
There were 76 goals scored in 12 matches, "for an average of 6."33 goals per match.
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
- Unknown goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Mario Riggioni
- Álvaro Rojas
- Jorge Rojas
- Ricardo Monterrosa
- Valentín del Cid
- Unknown goalscorers
1 goal
1 own goal
- Benigno Miranda (against Guatemala)
- Rafael Ubeita (against Costa Rica)
Source: RSSSF
References※
- ^ Mendoza, Eduardo; Knight, Ken; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (19 November 2022). "II C.C.C.F. Championship 1943 – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Mendoza, Eduardo; Knight, Ken; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (19 November 2020). "II CCCF Championship 1943 (San Salvador, El Salvador, 5–19 Dec)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.