The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between March 6 and March 20, in 1960. All the matches were held at Estadio Nacional.
Four teams played in a double round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.III. Panamerican Championship 1960 by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
Teams ConfederationTeamQualification PathHostHost and 1960 CCCF Championship Champions CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Runners-upConmebol (South America)Defending Champions of 1956 Panamerican ChampionshipChampion of 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)NAFC (North America)CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Champions
Squads
Venue
Final table RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1964119452763121082346123910–1446123410–6
Match details
GK Suly DF Orlando Rosa DF Airton Pavilhão DF Raul Calvet DF Ortunho MF Mengálvio MF Élton MF Milton Kuelle FW Marino FW Juarez FW AlfeuSubstitutes: MF Kim FW Ivo Diogo Manager: Oswaldo Rolla
GK Osvaldo Ayala DF Rubén Navarro DF Silvio Marzolini MF Carlos Álvarez MF José Varacka MF Héctor Pederzoli FW Walter Jiménez FW Eugenio Callá FW Raúl Belén FW Ramón Abeledo FW Osvaldo Nardiello Substitutes: MF Edgardo D'Ascenzo FW Ermindo Onega MF Lorenzo Dacquarti Manager: Guillermo Stábile
Awards
Top goalscorers
Team of the Tournament +Ideal XI by RSSSFGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Hernán Alvarado Airton Pavilhão Rubén Navarro José Varacka Marvin Rodríguez Alfredo del Águila Guillermo Valenciano Élton Fensterseifer Juarez Teixeira Raúl Belén Sigifredo Mercado References