Panamerican Championship
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The Panamerican Championship was a football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation
every four years from 1952 through 1960. Since the Americas' premier tournament, Copa América
, was restricted to South American teams, the Panamerican Championship was an attempt to create an Americas-wide championship.
Panamerican Football Confederation
The Panamerican Football Confederation was a football federation formed in 1946 in an attempt to unite all of the countries from the Americas. The body's only achievement was organizing the Panamerican Championship for the Americas. The championship was held three times and won twice by Brazil and...
every four years from 1952 through 1960. Since the Americas' premier tournament, Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
, was restricted to South American teams, the Panamerican Championship was an attempt to create an Americas-wide championship.
Results
| Year | Host | Final group rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||
| 1952 Details Panamerican Championship 1952 The first edition of Panamerican Championship was played in Santiago, Chile, between March 16 and April 20 , in 1952; and was won by Brazil.-Results:March 16, 1952, Santiago, Chile - 6 - 1 March 23, 1952, Santiago, Chile - 7 - 1... |
 Chile |
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| 1956 Details Panamerican Championship 1956 The second edition of Panamerican Championship was played in Mexico City, Mexico, between February 26 and March 18, in 1956; and was won, for the second time, by Brazil.-Results:February 26, 1956, Mexico City, Mexico - 1 - 1... |
 Mexico |
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| 1960 Details Panamerican Championship 1960 The third, and last, edition of Panamerican Championship was played in San José, Costa Rica, between March 7 and March 20 , in 1960; and was won by Argentina.-Results:-External links:*... |
 Costa Rica |
Performance by nation
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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