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| Organiser(s) | Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) |
| Region | Americas |
| Teams | 6 (1952–1956) 4 (1960) |
| Related competitions | |
| Most championships |  Brazil(2 titles) |
ThePanamerican Championship was an official continental competition ofassociation football organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC) every four years for senior national teams, with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.[1]
The competition was similar to theCopa América but included nations not only from theSouth American Football Confederation but also from theNorth American Football Confederation (NAFC) and theConfederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) (which merged to formCONCACAF in 1961).
Panamerican Championship (Spanish:Campeonato Panamericano de Fútbol) and (Portuguese:Campeonato Panamericano de futebol) was a competition founded in 1949 by the Panamerican Football Confederation to unify the three existing confederations of the Americas:CONMEBOL,NAFC andCCCF. This tournament had 3 editions which the champions were Brazil having two titles and one for Argentina.[2][3] As an attempt to create an Americas-wide, each winners of NAFC Championship (until 1949), CCCF Championship (until 1960), South American Championship (currently Copa América) and the host would qualified to the tournament, since theCopa América was restricted to South American teams.
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| Abbreviation | PFC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1946 |
| Dissolved | 1961 |
| Type | Football organization |
| Membership | 32 members associations |
The Panamerican Football Confederation (Spanish:Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol) (Portuguese:Confederação Panamericana de Futebol) (French:Confédération Panaméricaine de football) (Dutch:Panamerikaanse voetbalconfederatie) and abbreviation (PFC) was a football confederation founded in 1946 in an attempt to unite all the countries of the Americas into a single confederation. It consisted of the North American Football Confederation (NAFC), the Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation (CCCF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The confederation was dissolved in 1961 whenCCCF andNAFC were merged to formCONCACAF and with the exit ofCONMEBOL.
| Ed. | Year | Host city |  Champions |  Runners-up |  Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 | Santiago,Chile |  Brazil |  Chile |  Uruguay |  Peru |
| 2 | 1956 | Mexico City,Mexico | Brazil |  Argentina |  Costa Rica | Peru |
| 3 | 1960 | San José,Costa Rica | Argentina | Brazil |  Mexico | Costa Rica |
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1952,1956, 1960) |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1956,1960) |
| Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1952, 1956) |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1956, 1960) |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1952, 1956, 1960) |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1952) |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1952, 1956) |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1952) |
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Valeriano López | 7 | 5 |
2 | | Andrés Prieto | 6 | 2 |
3 | | Oscar Míguez | 5 | 5 |
| Omar Sívori | 5 | ||
| Julio Abbadie | 5 | ||
4 | | Chinesinho | 4 | 3 |
| Carlos Septién | 5 | ||
| Larry | 5 | ||
| Baltazar | 5 | ||
| Rodrigues Tatu | 5 | ||
| Pinga | 5 | ||
| Jorge Monge | 5 | ||
5 | | Humberto Maschio | 3 | 4 |
| Osvaldo Nardiello | 5 | ||
| Juarez | 5 | ||
| Raúl Belén | 6 | ||
| Sigifredo Mercado | 6 | ||
| Elton | 6 |
| Edition | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Zezé Moreira |
| 1956 | Teté |
| 1960 | Guillermo Stábile |
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 25 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 10 |
| 4 | Peru | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | Chile | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 9 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6 |
| 8 | Panama | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 0 |
The most goals in a single match was eight, on two occasions.
| Goals | Winner | Score | Loser | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Peru | 7–1 | Panama | 1952 |
| 8 | Brazil | 7–1 | Costa Rica | 1956 |
| 7 | Chile | 6–1 | Panama | 1952 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 6–1 | Panama | 1952 |
| 5 | Brazil | 5–0 | Panama | 1952 |
