Campeonato Centroamericano

Campeonato Centroamericano

Founded	1959
Abolished	1961
Region	North America, Central America & the Caribbean
Number of teams	4 or 5 (from 4 or 5 associations)
Related competitions	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Most successful club(s)	Guadalajara Alajuelense (1 title each)

The Campeonato Centroamericano was the first attempt for an international tournament for the CONCACAF region.

History

The first tournament was held in 1959 with one team from North America and three from Central America. No tournament held in 1960 but a second edition was held in 1961. In 1961, the tournament was renamed to Campeónato Centroamericano y Caribe since the tournament was held between clubs from Central America and the Caribbean. This was the last edition as the following year in 1962 the CONCACAF Champions' Cup began. The Campeonato Centroamericano served as an unofficial forerunner to the international tournament between CONCACAF clubs eventually leading to the current CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualification

1959

North America

Guadalajara

Central America

FAS
Alajuelense
Olimpia

1961

Central America

Águila
Alajuelense
Comunicaciones
Olimpia

Caribbean

Jong Holland

Finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1959 Details	Guadalajara	Based on final standings	Olimpia
1961 Details	Alajuelense	1–1 / 2–1 Aggr. 3–1	Jong Holland

Best result by country

Rank	Country	Best result	Best team (Year)
1	Mexico	Champions	Guadalajara (1959)
	Costa Rica	Champions	Alajuelense (1961)
3	Honduras	Runner-up	Olimpia (1959)
	Curacao	Runner-up	Jong Holland (1961)
5	El Salvador	Third	Águila (1961)
6	Guatemala	Fourth	Comunicaciones (1961)

External links

• CONCACAF Official Site