1952 Panamerican Championship

The 1952 Panamerican Championship was the first edition of the Panamerican Championship, the first attempt to join national teams from North, Central and South America. Organised by the Panamerican Football Confederation, this first edition was held in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20, in 1952.[1]

1952 Panamerican Championship
CountryChile
Dates16 March – 20 April
Championship venueEstadio Nacional
Teams6
Champions Brazil
Runners-up Chile
Third place Uruguay
Matches played15
Goals scored72 (4.8 per match)
1956 →

The competition, contested by 6 teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil. All the matches were played at Estadio Nacional.[1]

Venue
Estadio Nacional de Santiago

Results
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 6–1 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: Here

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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