1956 Panamerican Championship

Panamerican Championship 1956 Mexico 26 February – 18 March Estadio Olímpico Universitario 6 BRA 1889 2 ARG CRC PER 15 49 ARG Omar Sívori(5 goals) 1952 1960 The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was held in Mexico City, between February 26 and March 18, in 1956. The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.II. Panamerican Championship 1956 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSFSeleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017) Brazil won their second consecutive title. Teams 6 teams participated in the championship, qualifying by various means: ConfederationTeamQualification PathHostMEX 1934 Tournament organizerConmebol (South America)BRA 1889 ARG altCHIPER Champion of 1952 Panamerican ChampionshipChampion of 1955 South American ChampionshipRunner-up 1955 South American ChampionshipThird place 1955 South American ChampionshipCCCF (Central America and the Caribbean)CRC Champion of 1955 CCCF Championship Squads 1956 Panamerican Championship squads Venue thumb|220px|Estadio Olímpico Universitario All the matches were held in University Olympic Stadiumhttps://mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/venues/university-olympic-stadium-estadio-olimpico-universitario/ Estadio Olímpico Universitario Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública (es Estadio Olímpico Universitario) is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. By the time of the tournament, the stadium had a capacity of 69,000.Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Localidades http://www.dgcs.unam.mx/boletin/bdboletin/2016_800.html UNAM 18 December 2015 es The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games. During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football games.Quoted by Diego Rivera in a 1954 conference. Canales González, Ana Fernanda. La modernidad arquitectónica de México: una mirada a través de los medios impresos. PhD thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2013. It then became the Olympic Stadium for the 1968 Summer Games. The stadium was also one of the venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics. It was the location of the track and field competitions, equestrian events, certain association football matches, the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies.1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 76. Referees Argentina Alfredo Rossi Brazil Alberto Da Gama Chile Claudio Vicuña Costa Rica Danilo Alfaro Mexico 1934 Frenando Buergo Matches match 1 26 February MEX 1934 1 CRC 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Calderón 40 Monge 57 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 2 28 February ARG 0 PER 0 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 3 1 March BRA 1889 2 CHI 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Luizinho 13 Klein 67 Tello 71 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 4 4 March MEX 1934 0 PER 2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Drago 26 Gómez Sánchez 71 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 5 6 March ARG 4 CRC 3 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Maschio 27 Sívori 60 79 85 Montero 3 Vairo 42 o.g. Monge 48 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 6 6 March BRA 1889 1 PER 0 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Larry 41 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 7 8 March CRC 2 CHI 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Herrera 28 Monge 35 Hormazábal 71 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 8 8 March BRA 1889 2 MEX 1934 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Bodinho 17 Bravo 73 o.g. del Águila 56 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 9 11 March ARG 3 CHI 0 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Maschio 38 65 Sívori 50 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 10 11 March BRA 1889 7 CRC 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Larry 7 37 51 Chinesinho 12 63 83 Bodinho 74 Cordero 53 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 11 13 March MEX 1934 0 ARG 0 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 12 13 March PER 2 CHI 2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Lama 23 Mosquera 73 Díaz 18 Cortés 85 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 13 17 March CRC 4 PER 2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Murillo 17 84 Herrera 42 Monge 43 Salinas 55 69 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 14 18 March MEX 1934 2 CHI 1 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Calderón 4 79 Tello 38 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City match 15 18 March BRA 1889 2 ARG 2 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panamch56.html Chinesinho 24 Andrade 58 Yudica 36 Sívori 85 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City fb 1956 Panamerican Championship BRA 2nd Final table RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1BRA 18899541014592ARG752309543CRC552121115–44PER4512267–15MEX 19344512246–26CHI15014511–6 Top goalscorers thumb|150px|Enrique Omar Sívori, top scorer with 5 goals 49 15 RSSSF ARG Omar Sívori BRA 1889 Chinesinho BRA 1889 Larry ARG Humberto Maschio References 1956 Category:1956 Panamerican Championship 1956 Pan Category:1956 in South American men's international football Category:1955–56 in Mexican football Category:February 1956 sports events in Mexico Category:March 1956 sports events in Mexico 1956 Pan Category:1950s in Mexico City