1956 Panamerican Championship

1956 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Venue(s)Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates26 February – 18 March
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Costa Rica
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Argentina Omar Sívori
(5 goals)

The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was held in Mexico City, between February 26 and March 18, in 1956.[1]

The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1][2] Brazil won their second consecutive title.

Teams

6 teams participated in the championship, qualifying by various means:

Confederation Team Qualification Path
Host  Mexico Tournament organizer
Conmebol
(South America) 		 Brazil
 Argentina
 Chile
 Peru 		Champion of 1952 Panamerican Championship
Champion of 1955 South American Championship
Runner-up 1955 South American Championship
Third place 1955 South American Championship
CCCF
(Central America and the Caribbean) 		 Costa Rica Champion of 1955 CCCF Championship

Venue

Estadio Olímpico Universitario

All the matches were held in University Olympic Stadium[3] (Spanish: Estadio Olímpico Universitario) is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico.

By the time of the tournament, the stadium had a capacity of 69,000.[4] The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games. During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football games.[5] It then became the Olympic Stadium for the 1968 Summer Games.

The stadium was also one of the venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics. It was the location of the track and field competitions, equestrian events, certain association football matches, the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies.[6]

Referees

  • Argentina Alfredo Rossi
  • Brazil Alberto Da Gama
  • Chile Claudio Vicuña
  • Costa Rica Danilo Alfaro
  • Mexico Frenando Buergo

Matches

Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica
  • Calderón 40'
 Report
  • Monge 57'
Argentina 4–3 Costa Rica
 Report
Brazil 7–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Peru 2–2 Chile
 Report
Costa Rica 4–2 Peru
  • Murillo 17', 84'
  • Herrera 42'
    Monge 43'
 Report
  • Salinas 55', 69'


 1956 Panamerican Championship 

Brazil
2nd title

Final table

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 9 5 4 1 0 14 5 9
2  Argentina 7 5 2 3 0 9 5 4
3  Costa Rica 5 5 2 1 2 11 15 –4
4  Peru 4 5 1 2 2 6 7 –1
5  Mexico 4 5 1 2 2 4 6 –2
6  Chile 1 5 0 1 4 5 11 –6

Top goalscorers

Enrique Omar Sívori, top scorer with 5 goals

There were 49 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.27 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ^ a b II. Panamerican Championship 1956 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Seleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017)
  3. ^ "Estadio Olímpico Universitario". Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública.
  4. ^ "Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Localidades" (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ^ Quoted by Diego Rivera in a 1954 conference. Canales González, Ana Fernanda. La modernidad arquitectónica de México: una mirada a través de los medios impresos. PhD thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2013.
  6. ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 76.
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