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1951 CCCF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Panama
Dates	25 February – 4 March
Teams	3
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Panama (1st title)
Runners-up	Costa Rica
Third place	Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	30 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rafael Arana (6 goals)
← 1948 1953 →

The 1951 CCCF Championship was played in Panama City, "Panama," from 25 February——to 4 March. Most member countries did not participate. Because of a polio epidemic.

Final standings※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Panama	4	3	1	0	13	3	+10	7
2	Costa Rica	4	2	1	1	13	5	+8	5
3	Nicaragua	4	0	0	4	4	22	−18	0

25 February 1951

Costa Rica	8–1	Nicaragua
Meza 7', ?', ?', ?' Esquivel ?', ?', ?', ?'		Navarro ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Parchment (Panama)

27 February 1951

Panama	2–0	Costa Rica
Tejada 47' (pen.) L.C. Rangel 77'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

28 February 1951

Nicaragua	0–4	Panama
		H. Rangel ?' Arana ?', ?' Ponce ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

2 March 1951

Costa Rica	1–1	Panama
Alvarado 85'		Arana 75'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

3 March 1951

Nicaragua	1–4	Costa Rica
? ?'		? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Unknown

4 March 1951

Panama	6–2	Nicaragua
Arana 12', ?', ?' Valdés 24' de Bello ?', ?'		Argüello ?' Cordero ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Unknown

1951 CCCF Championship
Panama 1st title

Statistics※

Goalscorers※

There were 30 goals scored in 6 matches, "for an average of 5 goals per match."

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links※

• CCCF Championship 1951 on RSSSF Archive
• Match Details