| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands Antilles |
| Dates | 11–25 August |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Haiti (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Curaçao |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Phenol Charles (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Francisco Torrent |
| ← 1955 1960 → | |
The 1957 CCCF Championship was the eighth edition of the CCCF Championship The tournament took place from August 11 to 25, 1957, was held in the Netherlands Antilles. Haiti won the tournament.
Although the competition was hosted in the then newly constituted nation of Netherlands Antilles, the national team of the Netherlands Antilles never adopted the new nation's name until after the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, continuing to compete until then as Curaçao.
Overview
In this edition Costa Rica did not participate for financial reasons, while Guatemala withdrew shortly before the tournament due to a national state of emergency following the assassination of its president Carlos Castillo Armas.
Venue
| Willemstad |
|---|
| Ergilio Hato Stadium |
| Capacity: 15 000 Capacity |
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Subtitues
Teams
Five teams participated on the tournament, the champion Costa Rica did not participated, Haiti Debuted on the tournament
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 |
| 2 | Curaçao
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Honduras
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Panama
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| 5 | Cuba
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Results
| Honduras | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
Zelaya  9', 42' |
Rodríguez 85' |
| Haiti | 3–1 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Fenol 27', 72' Tassy 57' |
Gómez 85' |
| Panama | 1–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Deanes 83' |
| Haiti | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Fenol 20' Tassy 40' |
Suazo 29' |
| Curaçao | 2–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Schoop 27' R. De Lannoy 44' |
| Haiti | 3–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Fenol 23', 57' Roc 83' |
Deanes 22' |
| Honduras | 2–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Leaky 9' Suazo 67' |
| Curaçao | 3–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Sambo 40' Bibiana 55'W. de Lannoy 72' |
| Haiti | 6–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Fenol 1', 47', 72' Tassy 24'Bovil 67'Delpeche 87' |
Carmona 80' |
| Curaçao | 1–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Canword 16' |
Ramírez 69' |
| 1957 CCCF Championship |
|---|
 Haiti 1st title |
All-Star Team
Source:
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celso Polinet
|
Pedro Matrona
|
Fausto Shan
|
Jorge Deanes
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References
- "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- Match Stopped at 76 minutes due to fight between both teams
- "CCCF Championship 1957 (Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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