Tournament details | |
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Host country | Cuba |
Dates | 13 – 20 July |
Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
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) |
Top scorer(s) | Adalberto López (4) |
The North American Football Confederation (NAFC) Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup) was the association football (soccer) 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. 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 U.S.. All matches were held at La Tropical Stadium.
The NAFC held this competition in 1947, 1949; the North American zone (CONCACAF era) continued the tournament in 1990 and 1991. While Canada was a founding member of the NAFC, it did not participate in the first two championships.