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1947 NAFC Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cuba
Dates13 – 20 July
Teams3 (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 played3
Goals scored16 (5.33 per match)
Attendance39,400 (13,133 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Adalberto López (4)
1949 →
International football competition

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.

Teams

Venues

1947 NAFC Championship is located in CubaHavanaHavana
Havana
Estadio La Tropical
Capacity: 30,000

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 4
2  Cuba 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 2
3  United States 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: rsssf
(C) Champions
Mexico 5–0 United States
López 3', 35', 85'
Segura 53'
Ruíz 78' (pen.)
Estadio La TropicalAttendance: 5,400Referee: 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

Cuba 1–3 Mexico
José Minsal 42' Septién 30'
Segura 53'
López 83'
Estadio La TropicalAttendance: 30,000Referee: 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.

Cuba 5–2 United States
Antonio Villalón 22', 28'
Luis Gironella 61'
Antonio Mederos 68'
Santiago Veiga 70'		 Souza 50'
Valentine 55'
Estadio La TropicalAttendance: 4,000Referee: 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

Two goals

One goal

References

  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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