1951 CCCF Championship

The 1951 CCCF Championship was played in Panama City, Panama, from 25 February to 4 March. Most member countries did not participate because of a polio epidemic.

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 →

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]}

25 February 1951

Costa Rica	8–1	Nicaragua
Meza   7', ?', ?', ?' Esquivel   ?', ?', ?', ?'		Navarro   ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Parchment (Panama)

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27 February 1951

Panama	2–0	Costa Rica
Tejada   47' (pen.) L.C. Rangel   77'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

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28 February 1951

Nicaragua	0–4	Panama
		H. Rangel   ?' Arana   ?', ?' Ponce   ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

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2 March 1951

Costa Rica	1–1	Panama
Alvarado   85'		Arana   75'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Elias Coll (Colombia)

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3 March 1951

Nicaragua	1–4	Costa Rica
?   ?'		?   ?' ?   ?' ?   ?' ?   ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Unknown

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4 March 1951

Panama	6–2	Nicaragua
Arana   12', ?', ?' Valdés   24' de Bello   ?', ?'		Argüello   ?' Cordero   ?'

Estadio Olímpico, Panama City, Panama

Referee: Unknown

1951 CCCF Championship
Panama 1st title

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