1959 Campeonato Centroamericano

1959 Campeonato Centroamericano

Campeónato Centroamericano
Tournament details
Dates	May 1, 1959 - May 17, 1959
Teams	4 (from 4 associations)

The 1959 Campeonato Centroamericano was the first attempt in an international tournament for the CONCACAF region. All teams that participated were champions of their respective leagues.^[1] The tournament was composed of North and Central American clubs with one from North and three from Central America.

Teams

North America

Guadalajara

Central America

FAS
Alajuelense
Olimpia

Matches

FAS v Alajuelense

May 1, 1959

FAS	0–2	Alajuelense
		Juan Ulloa  17', 64'

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FAS v Guadalajara

May 7, 1959

FAS	1–1	Guadalajara
Omar Murano  67'		Sabás Ponce  50'

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Olimpia v Guadalajara

May 10, 1959

Olimpia	2–3	Guadalajara
Guerrero  76' Solís  86'		Luis de la Torre  8', 24' Crescencio Gutiérrez  28'

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Alajuelense v Guadalajara

May 14, 1959

Alajuelense	1–1	Guadalajara
Herrera  90' (pen.)		Moreno  20'

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Olimpia v FAS

May 15, 1959

Olimpia	2–0	FAS

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Alajuelense v Olimpia

May 17, 1959

Alajuelense	3–4	Olimpia
Solís  21' (o.g.) Juan Ulloa  24' Villalobos  40'		Leaky  36' Rodríguez  59', 80' Pavón  65' (pen.)

Final Standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Result
1	Guadalajara	3	1	2	0	5	4	4	Champions
2	Olimpia	3	2	0	1	8	6	4
3	Alajuelense	3	1	1	1	6	5	3
4	FAS	3	0	1	2	1	5	1

Guadalajara were declared winners on the head-to-head result (3-2), although Olimpia had a better goal average(+2 - +1).

References

1. Lugo, Erik Francisco (23 December 2015). "Championship of Central America and Mexico". IFHSS. Periódico Esto (Ciudad de México). Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

External links

• CONCACAF Official Site