1957 CCCF Championship

The 1957 CCCF Championship, the eighth edition of the CCCF Championship, was held in the Netherlands Antilles. Haiti won the tournament.[1]

1957 CCCF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands Antilles
Dates11–25 August
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Haiti (1st title)
Runners-up Curaçao
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Haiti Phenol Charles (8 goals)
Best player(s)Cuba Francisco Torrent

Although the competition was hosted in the then newly constituted nation of Netherlands Antilles, the national team of the Netherlands Antilles never adopted the new nation's name until after the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, continuing to compete until then as Curaçao.[2]

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Haiti 4 4 0 0 14 4 +10 8
2  Curaçao 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 5
3  Honduras 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
4  Panama 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2
5  Cuba 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source:

Results
Honduras 2–1 Panama
Haiti 3–1 Curaçao
Panama 1–0 Cuba
Haiti 2–1 Honduras
Curaçao 2–0 Cuba
Haiti 3–1 Panama
Honduras 2–0 Cuba
Curaçao 3–0 Panama
Haiti 6–1 Cuba
Curaçao 1–1 Honduras

All-Star Team

Source:[3]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Curaçao and Dependencies Celso Polinet Curaçao and Dependencies Pedro Matrona

Cuba Francisco Torrent

Curaçao and Dependencies Wilfred De Lannoy

 Honduras Fausto Shan

Haiti Gérard Elie

 Panama Jorge Deanes

Haiti Antoine Tassy

Haiti Phenol Charles

Honduras Fernando Zelaya

Haiti Pierre Roc

References
  1. "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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