| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Nacional |
| Dates | 6–20 March |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Brazil |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Five players (3 goals each) |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Argentina | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
|---|---|---|
Valenciano  14'Quesada 28'Rojas 76' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Valenciano 35' |
Report | Hernández 62' |
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Onega 12' D'Ascenso 79' |
Report |
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)
| Costa Rica | 0–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Juarez 28', 31' Elton 87', 89' |
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | González 19' Águila 61'Mercado 86' |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Kuelle 65' |
Report |
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
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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
- Osvaldo Nardiello
- Raúl Belén
- Elton
- Juarez
Sigifredo Mercado
2 goals
- Carlos González
Source: RSSSF
References
- ↑ 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)
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