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 → | |
International football competition
The 1951 CCCF Championship was the fifth edition of the CCCF Championship, the tournament began on February 25 and ended on March 4, 1951.
This was the edition with the fewest participants due to the polio epidemic. All the matches were in Panama City and the champion was the host Panama, and qualified to the 1952 Panamerican Championship on Chile.
Venue
| Panama City |
|---|
| Estadio Olímpico de Panamá |
| Capacity: 7 500 Attandence |
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Referees
Ellias Coll
Parchment
Participating teams
Three teams participated in the tournament; most teams did not enter because of Polio Epidemic.
Costa Rica B[1]
Nicaragua- Panama (Hosts)
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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Costa Rica | 8–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Meza  7', ?', ?', ?'Esquivel ?', ?', ?', ?' | Navarro ?' |
Referee: Parchment (Panama)
| Panama | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Tejada 47' (pen.) L.C. Rangel 77' |
Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado 85' | Arana 75' |
Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)
| Nicaragua | 1–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| ? ?' | ? ?' ? ?'? ?'? ?' |
Referee: Unknown
| Panama | 6–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Arana 12', ?', ?' Valdés 24'de Bello ?', ?' | Argüello ?' Cordero ?' |
Referee: Unknown
| 1951 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Panama 1st title |
Panama Qualifies to the 1952 Panamerican Championship
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 30 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
6 goals
- Rafael Arana
5 goals
Unknown scorers
4 goals
- Eladio Esquivel
- José Meza
2 goals
- José Félix de Bello
1 goal
- Edgar Alvarado
- Arontes Argüello
- Horacio Cordero
- Carlos Navarro
- Luis Carlos Ponce
- Horacio Rangel
- Luis Carlos Rangel
- Félix Tejada
- Luis Carlos Valdés
External links
- CCCF Championship 1951 on RSSSF Archive
- Match Details
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- ^ Costa Rica went with a substitute team
