1960 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details
CountryCosta Rica
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional
Dates6–20 March
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Five players
(3 goals each)
← 1956

The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of Panamerican Championship, an association 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 in Estadio Nacional.

Four teams played as a round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.[1]

Venue

Estadio Nacional, venue

Final table

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Argentina 9 6 4 1 1 9 4 5
2  Brazil 7 6 3 1 2 10 8 2
3  Mexico 4 6 1 2 3 9 10 –1
4  Costa Rica 4 6 1 2 3 4 10 –6

Match details

Mexico 2–2 Brazil
Mercado 82'
Contreras 87'		 Report Élton 17'
Gilberto 65'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Argentina 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
Argentina 3–2 Mexico
Belén 10', 78'
Nardiello 11'		 Report Hernández 34'
González 40'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
Costa Rica 3–0 Brazil
Valenciano 14'
Quesada 28'
Rojas 76'		 Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Attendance: 25,000 [2]
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
Valenciano 35' Report Hernández 62'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil
Nardiello 5'
Belén 55'		 Report Juarez 60'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Onega 12'
D'Ascenso 79'		 Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
Brazil 2–1 Mexico
Alfeu 5'
Mengálvio 34'		 Report Mercado 44'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Argentina 2–0 Mexico
Jiménez 21'
Nardiello 70'		 Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica 0–4 Brazil
Report Juarez 28', 31'
Élton 87', 89'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Costa Rica 0–3 Mexico
Report González 19'
Águila 61'
Mercado 86'
Estadio Nacional, San José
Attendance: 18,0000
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
Brazil 1–0 Argentina
Kuelle 65' Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

Top goalscorers

Argentine players Osvaldo Nardiello (left) and Raúl Belén, two of the top scorers of the competition with 3 goals

There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ^ III. Panamerican Championship 1960 by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ^ "El día que Costa Rica bailó y goleó a Brasil" on Historias del Fútbol Tico (blogsite)
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