1955 CCCF Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Honduras |
| Dates | 14–29 August |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Curaçao |
| Third place | Honduras |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rodolfo Harrera Mario Murillo Juan Francisco Barraza (four goals each) |
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The 1955 CCCF Championship was the seventh international association football championship for members of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF). Hosted by Honduras, the competition ran from 14–29 August 1955 and was contested by the national teams of Aruba, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Guatemala withdrew after playing three matches following an on field incident in their match against Costa Rica. Their results were subsequently annulled from the competition. Defending champions Costa Rica won the competition for the fifth time. In the final matches of the round-robin tournament, they were crowned champions after completing a clean and winning all of their matches by defeating Honduras 2–1.
Background
[edit]The Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) was founded in 1938. Along with the North American Football Confederation (NAFC), it was a precursor organisation to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Within three years of its founding, the CCCF organised a contest for its member associations.[1][2]
Costa Rica were the defending champions after regaining the trophy in 1953. They were the most successful team in the competition's history having won four of the six editions to date.[1]
Panama attempted to enter the competition at the last minute but their attempt was rejected.[3]
Format
[edit]The tournament was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played.[3]
Participants
[edit]- Aruba
- Costa Rica
Cuba- Curaçao
- El Salvador
Guatemala- Honduras (hosts)
Squads
[edit]Venue
[edit]All matches were held at the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa.[3]
| Tegucigalpa |
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| Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino |
| Capacity: 34,000 |
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Summary
[edit]The competition began on 14 August when Honduras recorded a 3–0 win against Cuba and Costa Rica narrowly defeated Cuba 3–2. The following day El Salvador defeated Guatemala 3–2. On 16 August, Rodolfo Herrera scored a brace as Costa Rica defeated Cuba 6–0 and Curaçao defeated rivals Aruba 2–1. The following day, Arnoldo Enamorado scored a brace as Honduras defeated El Salvador 3–1.[3]
On 18 August, Guatemala recorded their first win of the competition as they defeated Curaçao 4–1. The following day, Costa Rica maintained their perfect start to the competition by defeating El Salvador 4–0 and Aruba earned their first win by defeating Cuba 5–1. On 20 August, Curaçao ended Honduras' unbeaten start after recording a 2–0 win against them. As a result, Costa Rica were top of the table on six points, two ahead of Curaçao and Honduras with almost half the fixtures completed.[3]
The following day, El Salvador defeated Cuba 2–1. The competition changed when, with Costa Rica leading 2–0 against Guatemala after 70 minutes, a fight broke out between players which subsequently led to the abandonment of the match. As a result, Guatemala withdrew from the competition and the CCCF organising committee decided to award each of Guatemala's scheduled fixtures to their opponents (Aruba, Cuba and Honduras). Having lost to Guatemala earlier in the competition, Curaçao protested the decision and the CCCF consulted FIFA to reach a resolution.[4]
Meanwhile, on 22 August, Honduras and Aruba drew 1–1. Two days later, Costa Rica maintained their flawless record with a 2–1 win against Curaçao and El Salvador defeated Aruba 2–0. With only three matches overall left to be played, Costa Rica were mathematically assured of finishing top of the table. However, on 25 August, the organising committee decided, as a result of their consultation with FIFA, to annul all of Guatemala's results. With Curaçao's defeat to Guatemala no longer counting towards the outcome of the competition, they could now catch Costa Rica and finish level on points with them.[3]
On 26 August, Curaçao defeated El Salvador 3–0 to leave them two points behind Costa Rica with one match left to play. The final matches were played on 28 August and a Manuel Sosa own goal gave Costa Rica a 2–1 win against Honduras to claim the title. Curaçao defeated Cuba 2–0 to finish as runners-up.[3]
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Curaçao |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Honduras |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | El Salvador |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Aruba |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Cuba |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
| 7 | Guatemala |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew, results annulled |
Results
[edit]| Costa Rica | 3–2 | Aruba |
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| Guatemala | 2–3 (annulled) | El Salvador |
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L. Ruano  45', 47' |
[4] |
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| Cuba | 0–6 | Costa Rica |
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| [4] |
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| El Salvador | 1–3 | Honduras |
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| Ruano 33' |
[4] | Enamorado 39', 89' J.Ramírez 69' |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | El Salvador |
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[4] |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Barraza 30', 80' |
[4] | Alberto Gutiérrez 60' |
| Guatemala | 0–2 (annulled) | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| [4] | Murillo 48', 55' |
| Curaçao | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Quesada  90' (o.g.) |
[4] |
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| El Salvador | 2–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia 8' |
[4] | Barraza 63' |
| Curaçao | 3–0 | El Salvador |
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[4] |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
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[4] | Rivera 56' |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (7 July 2025). "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "CONCACAF Gold Cup Competition". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Knight, Ken; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (30 March 2021). "VII C.C.C.F. Championship 1955 (Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Aug 14-28)". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Lugo, Erik Francisco; Mendoza, Eduardo (8 January 2023). "VII C.C.C.F. Championship 1955 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2026.