The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. Nine teams participated in the inaugural event.
| Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Dates | 23 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  El Salvador |
| Third place |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eduardo Hernández (8 goals) |
1965 → | |
The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1–4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.
Haiti  | 1–3 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | Haiti |
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| San Salvador |
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Santa Ana |
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| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | Estadio Santaneco | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | El Salvador
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Panama
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guatemala
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| Panama | 2–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
Vega  73' (pen.)Díaz Gáez 82' |
Roldán 48' de León 59' |
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| El Salvador | 6–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 4' Monge 21', 63'Ruiz 75', 87'Ruano 81' |
Mendieta 89' |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
| Honduras | 1–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez Reyes 31' |
Referee: Ricardo Méndez (El Salvador)
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Panama |
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| Hernández 87' |
Velasco 82' (o.g.) |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Guatemala | 3–1 | Nicaragua |
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| de León 14' (pen.) Ewing 71'Juárez 85' |
Silva 39' |
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Honduras |
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| Reynosa 30' Hernández 65' |
Guerra 16' Suazo 27' |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Panama | 5–0 | Nicaragua |
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| Góyez 11' Valderrama 41'Santamaría 45', 58'Ponce 71' |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Honduras | 2–1 | Guatemala |
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| Barahona 28' Guerra 42' |
López Contreras 9' |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
| Honduras | 1–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards 46' |
Referee: Carlos Luis Monge (Costa Rica)
| El Salvador | 1–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 24' |
Peña 28' |
Referee: Fernando Buergo (Mexico)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Jamaica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Marín 29', 35' Gámez 37', 77'González 73'Vázquez 83' |
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Mexico |
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| Delanoy 12' del Muro 80' (o.g.) |
Ortiz Camargo 24' |
Referee: José Isabel Morán (Panama)
| Mexico | 8–0 | Jamaica |
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| Pereda 4' Garrido 17'Ortiz Camargo 27', 35' (pen.)Cuenca 49'Díaz 77', 88'Morales 80' |
Referee: José Urtecho Gutiérrez (Nicaragua)
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Cordero 38' (pen.) |
Referee: Pedro da Cunha (Brazil)
| Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
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Referee: Marco Tulio Cárcamo (Honduras)
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Jamaica |
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| Briesen 8' D. Pablo 73' |
Dinckley 24' |
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Costa Rica
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | El Salvador
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | Honduras
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 4–1 | Honduras |
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| Testing 2' Sillie 21'Brandborg 75', 89' |
Suazo 32' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 1–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chacón 49' |
González 17', 22', 72' Pearson 76' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson 54' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras |
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| Monge 10' Hernández 13', 34' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba 52' Jiménez 59' |
Cruz 49' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jorge Méndez Montes de Oca (Guatemala)
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Netherlands Antilles |
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| Hernández 14', 80' González 60' |
Testing 7' J.M. Pablo 78' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan José Corado (Guatemala)
| 1963 CONCACAF Championship winners |
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 Costa Rica First title |
There were 76 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Guillermo Ortiz Camargo2 goals
Edgar Marín Walter Pearson Rodolfo Ruiz Eduardo de León Félix Guerra Carlos Suazo Isidoro Díaz
Ruben Brandborg Eugene Testing Juan Santamaría1 goal
Enrique Córdoba Rubén Jiménez Luis Vázquez Armando Chacón Mauricio Ernesto González César Reynosa Alfredo Ruano Antony Ewing Haroldo Juárez Francisco López Contreras Hugo Peña Jorge Roldán Felipe Barahona Dolores Cruz Nilmo Edwards René Rodríguez Reyes Locelles Dinckley Fernando Cuenca Armando Garrido Albino Morales Vicente Pereda Toribio Briesen Ronald Delanoy Daniel Pablo Juan Maximiliano Pablo George Sillie
Armando Mendieta Dámaso Silva Adolfo Díaz Gáez Luis Góyez Luis Carlos Ponce Carlos Valderrama Everardo Vega1 own goal
Benjamín Velasco (against Panama) Jesús del Muro (against Netherlands Antilles)Source:[2]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asdrúbal Meneses
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Benjamín Velasco
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César Reynosa
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Juan Gonzalez
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