1947 NAFC Championship

1947 NAFC Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Cuba
Dates	13 – 20 July
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Estadio La Tropical; Havana, Cuba
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	16 (5.33 per match)
Attendance	39,400 (13,133 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Adalberto López (4)
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The 1947 NAFC Championship was the first association football championship for the North American Football Confederation (NAFC).

The first tournament came soon after the founding of the NAFC. Cuba hosted the tournament which included the host national team, Mexico and the United States. Cuba and Mexico sent their national teams, but the United States Rather than forming a team for the competition, the United States Football Soccer Federation chose to send Ponta Delgada S.C., an amateur team from Fall River, Massachusetts. Ponta Delgada had won both the National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup, but was unable to compete with Mexico and Cuba. Mexico easily handled both the U.S. and Cuba, defeating the first 5–0 and the second 3–1. Cuba took second place with a 5–2 victory over the United States. All matches were held at La Tropical Stadium.^[1]

Teams

Cuba (Hosts)
Mexico
United States^[2]

Venues

Havana
	Havana
	Estadio La Tropical
	Capacity: 30,000

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico (C)	2	2	0	8	1	+7	4
2	Cuba	2	1	1	6	5	+1	2
3	United States	2	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Source: rsssf
(C) Champions

13 July 1947

Mexico	5–0	United States
López 3', 35', 85' Segura 53' Ruíz 78' (pen.)

Estadio La Tropical

Attendance: 5,400

Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)

Mexico: Raúl Landeros, Alberto Medina, Sergio Bravo, Alfonso Montemayor (captain); Rodrígo Ruíz, Salvador Arizmendi, Antonio Flores, Julián Durán, Adalberto López, Angel Segura, Carlos Septién

United States: Walter Romanowicz, Joe Machado, Manuel Martin, Joseph Rego-Costa, Joe Ferreira, Jesse Braga, Frank Moniz, Ed Souza, Ed Valentine, John Souza, John Travis

17 July 1947

Cuba	1–3	Mexico
José Minsal 42'		Septién 30' Segura 53' López 83'

Estadio La Tropical

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sam Gabin (USA)

Mexico: Raúl Landeros, Alberto Medina, Sergio Bravo, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Rodrígo Ruíz, Salvador Arizmendi, Javier de la Torre, Max Prieto, Adalberto López, Angel Segura, Carlos Septién

Cuba: Juan Ayra, Jacinto Barquín, Enrique Martinez, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Alvarez, Roure, Antonio Mederos, Antonio Villalón, Manuel Briso, Buxadera.

20 July 1947

Cuba	5–2	United States
Antonio Villalón 22', 28' Luis Gironella 61' Antonio Mederos 68' Santiago Veiga 70'		Souza 50' Valentine 55'

Estadio La Tropical

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Carlos Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

Cuba: Juan Ayra, Jacinto Barquín, Enrique Martinez, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Alvarez, Santiago Veiga, Antonio Mederos, Antonio Villalón, Luis Gironella, Buxadera

United States: Walter Romanowicz, Joe Machado, Manuel Martin, Joseph Rego-Costa, Joseph Michaels, Jesse Braga, Frank Muniz, Ed Souza, Ed Valentine, John Souza, John Travis

1947 NAFC Championship
Mexico First title

Goalscorers

Four goals

Adalberto López

Two goals

Angel Segura
Antonio Villalón

One goal

References

^ "Mexico wins 1947 NAFC title". CONCACAF Retro. CONCACAF. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
^ Represented Ponta Delgada S.C.

External links

Tournament results

[1] "Mexico wins 1947 NAFC title". CONCACAF Retro. CONCACAF. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.

[2] Represented Ponta Delgada S.C.

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