1952 Panamerican Championship

The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was organized by the Pan-american Football Confederation and this first edition was held in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20, in 1952.[1]

1952 Panamerican Championship
Official poster
CountryChile
Dates16 March – 20 April
Championship venueEstadio Nacional
Teams6
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Uruguay
Matches played15
Goals scored72 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Peru Valeriano López
(7 goals)
1956 →

The competition, contested by six teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil. All the matches were played at Estadio Nacional.[1]

Teams
South America (Conmebol)
Central America (CCCF)
North America (NAFC)
Mexico, NAFC champions
Panama, CCCF champions

Venue
Santiago
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 70,000

Results
Some of the matches played, fltr: Chile v Panama, Chile v Peru, Uruguay v Mexico, and Uruguay v Panama

Match details
Chile 6–1 Panama
Hormazábal 15'
Prieto 27', 45', 81'
Muñoz 29'
Meléndez 65'		 Report Linares 89'
Peru 7–1 Panama
López 5', 9', 20' (85)
Barbadillo 44'
Morales 60'		 Report Martínez 72' (pen.)
Uruguay 3–1 Mexico
Bravo 27' (o.g.)
Míguez 40'
Abbadie 87'		 Report Septién 35'
Chile 4–0 Mexico
Hormazábal 20'
Prieto 30', 82'
Díaz 86'		 Report
Uruguay 5–2 Peru
Vidal 2'
Míguez 11', 29', 87'
Pérez 74'		 Report Barbadillo 19'
López 75'
Chile 3–2 Peru
Prieto 31'
Meléndez 51' (pen.)
Cremaschi 86'		 Report Barbadillo 14'
López 81'
Uruguay 6–1 Panama
Abbadie 6', 14', 32'
Britos 64'
Tejada 77' (o.g.)
Loureiro 85'		 Report Martínez 39'
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
Baltasar 55', 71' Report
Mexico 4–2 Panama
Septién 18', 34', 81'
Molina 19'		 Report Martínez 63' (pen.)
Rangel 78'
Brazil 5–0 Panama
Baltazar 5'
Rodrigues 8', 57'
Julinho 20'
Pinga 70'		 Report
Brazil 4–2 Uruguay
Didi 24'
Rodrigues 32'
Baltazar 71'
Pinga 85'		 Report Míguez 54'
Cancela 89' (pen.)
Peru 3–0 Mexico
Rivera 5'
Drago 16'
Torres 86'		 Report
Brazil 3–0 Chile
Ademir 9', 18'
Pinga 86'		 Report

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 5 4 1 0 14 2 +12 9
2  Chile 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 8
3  Uruguay 5 3 0 2 16 10 +6 6
4  Peru 5 2 1 2 14 9 +5 5
5  Mexico 5 1 0 4 5 14 −9 2
6  Panama 5 0 0 5 5 28 −23 0
Source: RSSSF

Top goalscorers
Peruvian Valeriano López, top scorer of the competition

There were 72 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Source: RSSSF

References
  1. I. Panamerican Championship 1952 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. Valeriano López en Huracán: El tanque de Parque Patricios by Roberto Gando, 27 Apr 2017
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