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1960 Panamerican Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Panamerican Championship |
| year | 1960 |
| country | Costa Rica |
| dates | 6–20 March |
| venue | Estadio Nacional |
| num_teams | 4 |
| winners | |
| count | 1 |
| second | |
| third | |
| fourth | |
| matches | 12 |
| goals | 32 |
| scoring_leader | Five players |
| (3 goals each) | |
| prev_season | 1956 |
(3 goals each) The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between March 6 and March 20, in 1960. All the matches were held at Estadio Nacional.
Four teams played in a double round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.
Teams
| Confederation | Team | Qualification Path |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Host and 1960 CCCF Championship Champions | |
| CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Runners-up | ||
| Conmebol | ||
| (South America) | ||
| Defending Champions of 1956 Panamerican Championship | ||
| Champion of 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) | ||
| NAFC | ||
| (North America) | CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Champions |
Squads
Main article: 1960 Panamerican Championship squads
Venue

Final table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | –1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 |
Match details
Contreras Gilberto
Nardiello González
- Valenciano
- Quesada
- Rojas
- Valenciano
- Hernández
- Nardiello
- Belén
- Juarez
- Onega
- D'Ascenso
- Alfeu
- Mengálvio
- Mercado
- Jiménez
- Nardiello
- Juarez
- Élton
- González
- Águila
- Mercado
- Kuelle
| BRA Oswaldo Rolla |
|---|
| ARG Guillermo Stábile |
|---|
|}
Awards
Top goalscorers
-
Osvaldo Nardiello
-
Raúl Belén
-
Elton
-
Juarez
-
Sigifredo Mercado
-
Carlos González
Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernán Alvarado | Airton Pavilhão | ||
| Rubén Navarro | José Varacka | ||
| Marvin Rodríguez | |||
| Alfredo del Águila | Guillermo Valenciano | ||
| Élton Fensterseifer | |||
| Juarez Teixeira | |||
| Raúl Belén | |||
| Sigifredo Mercado |
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panamch60.html III. Panamerican Championship 1960] by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
- "El día que Costa Rica bailó y goleó a Brasil" on Historias del Fútbol Tico (blogsite)
- "III. Panamerican Championship 1960 - Match Details".
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