Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1963 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | El Salvador |
Dates | 23 March – 7 April |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Costa Rica (1st title) |
Runners-up | El Salvador |
Third place | Netherlands Antilles |
Fourth place | Honduras |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Eduardo Hernández (8 goals) |
1965 → |
The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. It had 9 participating teams.
The tournament was hosted by El Salvador in the cities of San Salvador and Santa Ana. The nine teams were broken up into one group of five and one group of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. The tournament was won by Costa Rica, who defeated the hosts El Salvador 1–4 in the deciding match of the four-team final group.