Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca, San Salvador.
MATCH 1
Sunday, December 5th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 2-2 GUATEMALA (HT: 2:1)
[Ricardo Monterrosa 39’, Luis Alonso Torres 41’; Carlos Toledo 31’, 60’]
SLV: Ricardo Granados, Adrián Díaz, Efraín Rodríguez, Samuel Astacio, Luis Antonio Regalado, Julián Linares,
Luis Alonso Torres, Luis Ruano (Rafael Corado 35’), Miguel Cruz, Miguel Deras (Miguel Rivas 73’),
Ricardo Monterrosa.
TD: Américo González
GUA: Salomón Fuentes, Eduardo Guzmán, Jorge Durán, Guillermo Marroquín (Carlos Molina), Alfredo Castellanos,
Joaquín Ortiz Diaz, José Castro, Carlos Toledo, Mario Camposeco, Valentín Del Cid (Muchuca González),
Esteban González (Julio Mendoza 72’).
TD: Manuel Carrera
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 2
Sunday, December 5th, 1943
COSTA RICA 7-0 NICARAGUA (HT: 4:0)
[Rafael Ubieta 27’ og, Jorge Rojas 32’, Francisco Zeledon 34’, 62’, 76’, José Alberto Granados 40’, Jose Luis Rojas 86’]
CRC: Rafael Cardona, Tomás Alfaro, William Cordero, Mario Ruiz, Jorge Umaña, Eduardo Cabalceta,
Francisco Zeledon, Mario Riggioni, Jorge Rojas (Fernando Ruiz 46’), José Alberto Granados,
Álvaro Rojas (Jose Luis Rojas 63’).
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
NCA: Erasmo Solorzano, Rafael Ubieta, Carlos Morales, José María Bermúdez (Benigno Miranda), Guillermo Morales,
Alfredo Cardoza, Rodolfo Ubieta (Efraín Arroligo), Francisco Navarro, Manuel Gonzalez, Ramón Garcia
(Rodolfo Navarro), Pedro Robleto.
TD: Eduardo Kosovics (HUN)
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 3
Tuesday, December 7th, 1943
COSTA RICA 2-3 GUATEMALA (HT: 1:2)
[Alejandro Morera 43’, Francisco Zeledón 55’; Julio Mendoza 17’, Carlos Toledo 45’, Muchuca Gonzalez 70’]
CRC: Eugenio Pignataro, Tomás Alfaro, Héctor Cordero, Mario Ruiz, Eduardo Cabalceta, Francisco Zeledon,
Aníbal Varela (Mario Riggioni), Jorge Rojas, Alejandro Morera (Jorge Umaña), José Alberto Granados,
Álvaro Rojas.
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
GUA: Héctor Samayoa, Eduardo Guzman, Jorge Duran, Guillermo Marroquin, Alfredo Castellanos, Joaquín Ortiz Diaz,
Amilcar Ortiz, Carlos Toledo, Mario Camposeco (Muchuca Gonzalez), Esteban Gonzalez, Julio Mendoza.
TD: Manuel Felipe Carrera
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 4
Tuesday, December 7th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 8-1 NICARAGUA (HT: 4:0)
[José Luis Aceituno 5', 62’, 70’, Rafael Corado 15', Luis Ruano 28', Miguel Deras 32', Miguel Rivas 49', 65’;
Ramón García 80’]
SLV: Edmundo Majano, Adrián Díaz (Efraín Rodríguez), Rafael Reyes, Miguel Campos, Luis Antonio Regalado
(Samuel Astacio 46), José Luis Aceituno, Gustavo Donado, Luis Ruano, Miguel Deras, Rafael Corado
(Miguel Rivas 46’), Miguel Cruz.
TD: Américo González
NCA: Erasmo Solorzano (Salvador Huerda 50’), Rafael Ubieta, Carlos Morales, Benigno Miranda, Francisco Navarro,
José María Bermúdez (Rodolfo Fajardo), Rodolfo Ubieta, Guillermo Morales, Manuel Gonzalez, Ramón Garcia,
Pedro Robleto.
TD: Eduardo Kosovics (HUN)
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 5
Thursday, December 9th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 4-2 COSTA RICA (HT: 1:1)
[Ricardo Monterrosa 5’, Julián Linares 60’ pen, Luis Alonso Torres 72’, Miguel Cruz 86’; Francisco Zeledón 38’, 84’]
SLV: Ricardo Granados, Adrián Díaz, Efraín Rodríguez, Julián Linares, Luis Antonio Regalado, Samuel Astacio,
Rafael Corado (Luis Ruano 46’), Luis Alonso Torres, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Deras, Ricardo Monterrosa.
TD: Américo González
CRC: Eugenio Pignataro, Tomás Alfaro, Héctor Cordero, Mario Ruiz, Jorge Umaña, Eduardo Cabalceta,
José Alberto Granados, Álvaro Rojas (Aníbal Varela), César Hernandez (Alejandro Morera 46’),
Mario Riggioni (Fernando Ruiz), Francisco Zeledon.
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 6
Thursday, December 9th, 1943
GUATEMALA 6-2 NICARAGUA
Line-ups not available.
MATCH 7
Sunday, December 12th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 2-1 GUATEMALA (HT: 0:1)
[Luis Alonso Torres 47’, Miguel Cruz 50’; Carlos Toledo 32’]
SLV: Ricardo Granados (Edmundo Majano), Adrián Díaz, Efraín Rodríguez, Julián Linares, Luis Antonio Regalado,
Samuel Astacio, Luis Alonso Torres, Rafael Corado (Luis Ruano), Miguel Cruz, Miguel Deras (Miguel Rivas),
Ricardo Monterrosa.
TD: Américo González
GUA: Salomón Fuentes (Héctor Samayoa), Eduardo Guzman, Jorge Duran, Guillermo Marroquin, Alfredo Castellanos,
Joaquín Ortiz Diaz, Julio Mendoza, Esteban Gonzalez, Valentín Del Cid (Mario Camposeco), Carlos Toledo,
José Castro (Francisco Aguirre).
TD: Manuel Felipe Carrera
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 8
Sunday, December 12th, 1943
COSTA RICA 3-2 NICARAGUA (HT: 1:1)
[Mario Riggioni 42’, Álvaro Rojas 51’, Francisco Zeledón 55’; Francisco Navarro 30’, Ramón Garcia 85’]
CRC: Rafael Cardona, William Cordero, Héctor Cordero, César Hernandez, Jorge Umaña, Eduardo Cabalceta,
José Luis Rojas, Álvaro Rojas, Fernando Ruiz, Mario Riggioni, Aníbal Varela (Francisco Zeledón).
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
NCA: Erasmo Solorzano, Rafael Ubieta, Carlos Morales, Guillermo Morales, Pedro Robleto, Alfredo Cardoza,
Rodolfo Ubieta, Efraín Arroligo, Francisco Navarro, Rodolfo Navarro, Ramón Garcia.
TD: Eduardo Kosovics (HUN)
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 9
Thursday, December 16th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 10-1 NICARAGUA (HT: 5:1)
[José Luis Aceituno 4’, Miguel Rivas 6’, 72’, 85’, Miguel Cruz 12’, 28’, 68’, 71’, Luis Antonio Regalado 40’,
Rafael Corado 70’; Ramón García 1’]
SLV: Edmundo Majano, Adrián Díaz, Efraín Rodríguez, Miguel Campos, Luis Antonio Regalado (Samuel Astacio),
José Luis Aceituno, Juan Cubias, Luis Ruano (Miguel Rivas), Miguel Cruz (Rafael Corado), Miguel Deras.
TD: Américo González
NCA: Erasmo Solorzano, Rafael Ubieta, Carlos Morales, Guillermo Morales, Benigno Miranda, Pedro Robleto
(Rodolfo Fajardo después Rodolfo Navarro), Ramón Garcia, Manuel Gonzalez, Francisco Navarro, Efraín Arroligo
(Alfredo Cardoza), José María Bermudez.
TD: Eduardo Kosovics (HUN)
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
MATCH 10
Thursday, December 16th, 1943
GUATEMALA 4-2 COSTA RICA (HT: 0:1)
[Valentín Del Cid 48’, 65’, José Castro 67’, Carlos Toledo 75’; Francisco Zeledón 43’ pen, Jorge Rojas 88’]
GUA: Héctor Samayoa, Jorge Duran, José Castro, Valentín Del Cid, Guillermo Marroquin, Mario Camposeco,
Joaquín Ortiz Diaz, Alfredo Castellanos, Carlos Toledo.
TD: Manuel Felipe Carrera
CRC: Eugenio Pignataro, Tomás Alfaro, Héctor Cordero, Eduardo Cabalceta, Jorge Umaña, César Hernandez,
José Alberto Granados, Jose Luis Rojas, Jorge Rojas, Álvaro Rojas (Aníbal Varela), Francisco Zeledón.
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: N/A
MATCH 11
Sunday, December 19th, 1943
GUATEMALA 5-1 NICARAGUA (HT: 2:0)
[Carlos Toledo 18’, 22’, Benigno Miranda 48’ ag, Mario Camposeco 53’, Esteban Mendoza 85’; Guillermo Morales 65’]
GUA: Salomón Fuentes, Gabriel Martinez, Eduardo Guzman, Antonio Obregon, Joaquín Ortiz Diaz, Carlos Molina,
Julio Mendoza, Valentín Del Cid, Mario Camposeco, Carlos Toledo, José Castro (Amilcar Ortiz)
TD: Manuel Felipe Carrera
.
NCA: Erasmo Solorzano, Manuel Matus (Rafael Ubieta), Carlos Morales, Benigno Miranda, Francisco Navarro,
José María Bermudez, Rodolfo Ubieta, Serrano, Manuel Gonzalez, Ramón Garcia, Rodolfo Navarro.
TD: Eduardo Kosovics (HUN)
Referee: Alfonso Rivas
A1: Garay
A2: Castellanos
MATCH 12
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Sunday, December 19th, 1943
EL SALVADOR 2-4 COSTA RICA (HT: 1:1)
[Rafael Corado 10’, Miguel Cruz 53’; Álvaro Rojas 26’, Francisco Zeledón 66’, Mario Riggioni 72’, Aníbal Varela 84’]
SLV: Edmundo Majano, Rafael Reyes, Efraín Rodríguez, Samuel Astacio, Luis Antonio Regalado, Miguel Campos,
José Luis Aceituno (Luis Alonso Torres 70’), Rafael Corado, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Deras, Ricardo Monterrosa.
TD: Américo González
CRC: Eugenio Pignataro, Tomás Alfaro, Héctor Cordero, Eduardo Cabalceta, Jorge Rojas, César Hernández,
José Alberto Granados (Aníbal Varela 55’), José Luis Rojas, Francisco Zeledón, Álvaro Rojas, Mario Riggioni.
TD: Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Carlos Esteva (MEX)
NB: Álvaro Rojas missed a penalty kick in the first period (post).
FINAL TABLE
El Salvador 6 4 1 1 28 11 9 *
Guatemala 6 4 1 1 21 11 9 *
Costa Rica 6 3 0 3 20 15 6
Nicaragua 6 0 0 6 7 39 0
* El Salvador and Guatemala were due to playoff on 21-12-43 for the championship, but the playoff
never took place.
Going into the final round of matches, El Salvador needed only a draw against Costa Rica to become
champions whereas Guatemala needed to win its own match vs Nicaragua and hope that Costa Rica
could upset the hosts, in order to force a playoff. Guatemala won 5-1 and then Costa Rica won 4-2:
both winning teams celebrated together on the pitch, enraging the already angry crowd and leading
to violent protests within the stadium and outside the teams' hotel afterwards. In this atmosphere,
the Guatemalan team feared for its safety should it take part in the playoff match. Team manager
Capitán Gereda cabled home to explain the situation and ask his government (under President Ubico)
for guidance. He was instructed not to play, and to return home immediately.
At this point the precise version of events differs according to the perspective of each country.
According to Guatemalan and Costa Rican sources, the organizing committee declared the championship
null and void, and the trophy itself was given to the Nicaraguan delegation for safekeeping.
However, Salvadorean sources say that Guatemala forfeited the playoff match, and therefore El Salvador
was awarded the championship on goal average (or goal difference).
Other sources indicate that the championship was shared.
SQUADS
COSTA RICA
PIGNATARO, Eugenio GK La Libertad
CARDONA, Rafael Ángel GK UCR
CORDERO, William DF LD Alajuelense
ALFARO, Tomás DF UCR
CORDERO, Héctor “Negro” DF LD Alajuelense
RUIZ, Mario MF La Libertad
ROJAS, Jorge “Lalo” MF LD Alajuelense
UMAÑA, Jorge Eduardo MF UCR
CABALCETA, Eduardo “Burro” MF UCR
HERNÁNDEZ, César “Zurdo” MF La Libertad
ROJAS, José Luis “Chime” 04/04/1920 FW LD Alajuelense
MORERA SOTO, Alejandro 14/07/1909 FW LD Alajuelense
VARELA, Aníbal 12/01/1912 FW Herediano
GRANADOS, José Alberto FW Cartaginés
RIGGIONI, Mario FW LD Alajuelense
ZELEDÓN, José Francisco FW La Libertad
RUIZ, Fernando “Lolito” FW UCR
ROJAS, Álvaro 12/08/1919 FW LD Alajuelense
MORERA SOTO, Alejandro TD/player
EL SALVADOR
MAJANO, Edmundo “Zarco” GK
GRANADOS, Ricardo “Piva” GK
REYES, Rafael “Chapuda” DF Juventud Olímpica
DÍAZ, Adrián DF
RODRÍGUEZ, Efraín “Gallo” DF
ASTACIO, Samuel DF
LINARES, Julián “El Escocés” MF Juventud Olímpica
REGALADO, Luis Antonio “Loco” 10/01/1922 MF
CAMPOS, Miguel Ezequiel MF
RIVAS, Miguel MF
ACEITUNO, José Luis MF
TORRES, Luis Alonso “Loncho” FW Juventud Olímpica
CUBIAS, Juan FW
RUANO, Luis “Potrillo” FW
CORADO, Rafael Julio “Bazuka” FW
DERAS, Miguel José FW
DONADO, Gustavo “Gancho” FW
MONTERROSA, Ricardo FW
CRUZ, Miguel “Americano” FW
GONZÁLEZ, Américo TD
GUATEMALA
SAMAYOA, Héctor GK Hércules
FUENTES, Salomón “Sabio” GK Tipografía Nacional
GUZMÁN, Eduardo “Mondongo” DF Municipal
DURÁN, Jorge “Chojojo” DF Tipografía Nacional
MARTÍNEZ, Gabriel DF
MARROQUÍN, Guillermo “Mito” MF Municipal
MOLINA, Carlos “Cheis” MF Tipografía Nacional
ORTIZ DÍAZ, Joaquín “Tacuazín” MF Tipografía Nacional
OBREGÓN, Antonio MF Municipal
CASTELLANOS, Alfredo “Fero” MF Municipal
TOLEDO, Carlos Humberto ”Pepino” 10/08/1919 FW Municipal
CAMPOSECO, Mario Salvador 06/08/1921 FW Xelajú
MENDOZA, Julio “Mediacuta” FW Tipografía Nacional
GONZÁLEZ Esteban “Ñeco” FW Municipal
AGUIRRE, Juan Francisco FW Hércules
DEL CID, Valentín “Tin Pata Cuca” FW Municipal
CASTRO, José “Mudo” FW Tipografía Nacional
ORTIZ, Amilcar FW
GONZÁLEZ, Muchuca
CARRERA, Manuel Felipe “Don Meme” TD
GEREDA ASTURIAS, Ramiro Manager
OCHAITA, Jorge Doctor
NICARAGUA
SOLÓRZANO, Erasmo GK
HUERDA, Salvador GK
MORALES, Carlos DF
UBIETA, Rafael DF
BERMÚDEZ, José María DF Diriangén
MATUS ZÚÑIGA, Manuel DF
CUADRA GONZÁLEZ, Manuel 17/10/1918 MF Diriangén
FAJARDO, Rodolfo MF
ROBLETO, Pedro MF Diriangén
MORALES, Guillermo “Memo” MF
UBIETA, Rodolfo MF
NAVARRO, Francisco FW
GARCÍA, Ramón “Tigre” FW
ARROLIGO, Efraín FW
CARDOZA, Alfredo Francisco FW
NAVARRO, Rodolfo FW
MIRANDA, Benigno
SERRANO
KOSOVICS, Eduardo (HUN) TD
Thanks to Barrie Courtney and Mikael Jönsson.
Sources included: 'La Nación : Tiempos de Selección' (Costa Rica), 'Prensa Libre : 100 años de fútbol' (Guatemala), El Balón Cuscatleco (El Salvador), "Nuestro fútbol en su época de oro" (Guatemala, Miguel Ángel Cospín).
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