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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CCCF Championship
| year = 1955
| yearr = 
| other_titles = 
| image = 
| size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| city = [[Tegucigalpa]]
| country = Honduras
| dates = 14–29 August
| num_teams = 7{{refn|7 teams participated but [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] withdrew from the tournament because of the match incidents of [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]}}
| confederations = <!-- use only one of these two options -->
| associations = <!-- use only one of these two options -->
| venues = 1
| cities = 
| champion = Costa Rica
| champion_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) -->
| count = 
| second = Territory of Curaçao
| second_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) -->
| third = Honduras
| third-flagvar = 1949
| third_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) -->
| fourth = El Salvador
| fourth_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) -->
| matches = 15
| goals = 51
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|CRC}} [[Rodolfo Harrera]]<br>{{fbicon|SLV}} [[Mario Murillo]]<br> {{fbicon|SLV}} [[Juan Francisco Barraza]]
| player = 
| young_player = 
| prevseason = [[1953 CCCF Championship|1953]]
| nextseason = [[1957 CCCF Championship|1957]]
}}

The '''1955 CCCF Championship''' was the seventh edition of the [[CCCF Championship]], the tournament took place from August 14 to 28, 1955.

All matches were held in the Honduran capital ([[Tegucigalpa]]) and the champion was once again [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], winning 4 of the last 5 editions. For this reason, Costa Rica qualified for the [[1956 Panamerican Championship]]

== Venue ==

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Tegucigalpa]]
|-
| [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés|Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino]]
|-
| Capacity: '''34,000 Attendance'''
|-
| [[File:Estadio Carías.jpg|250x250px]]
|}

== Participating teams==
Seven team participated on the tournament [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] and [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] debuted on the tournament.

*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] (Debut)
*{{fb|Costa Rica}}
*{{fb|Cuba|1902}} (Debut)
*{{fb|Territory of Curaçao}}
*{{fb|El Salvador}}
*{{fb|Guatemala|1871}}{{refn|Guatemala only played three matches before withdrawing the tournament}}
*{{fb|Honduras|1949}}

==Final standings==
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|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}
|team2=TOC|name_TOC={{fb|Territory of Curaçao}}
|team3=HON|name_HON={{fb|HON|1949}}
|team4=SLV|name_SLV={{fb|SLV}}
|team5=ARB|name_ARB={{flagicon|NED}} [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]]
|team6=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|GUA|1871}}
|team7=CUB|name_CUB={{fb|CUB|1902}}
|win_CRC=6|draw_CRC=0|loss_CRC=0|gf_CRC=19|ga_CRC=4
|win_TOC=4|draw_TOC=0|loss_TOC=2|gf_TOC=11|ga_TOC=7
|win_HON=3|draw_HON=1|loss_HON=2|gf_HON=9|ga_HON=6
|win_SLV=3|draw_SLV=0|loss_SLV=3|gf_SLV=8|ga_SLV=13
|win_ARB=2|draw_ARB=1|loss_ARB=3|gf_ARB=9|ga_ARB=9
|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=5|gf_GUA=6|ga_GUA=9
|win_CUB=1|draw_CUB=0|loss_CUB=5|gf_CUB=3|ga_CUB=17

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|result1=C
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}}

==Results==

{{football box
|date = 14 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|CUB|1902}}
|goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|8||47}}<br> Guererro {{goal|49}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 14 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]]
|goals1 = Gobán {{goal|8}}<br> Monge {{goal|51}}<br> González {{goal|53}}
|goals2 = Williams {{goal|62}}<br> Jansen {{goal|67}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 15 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA|1871}}
|score = 2–3 {{refn|Match Annulled}}
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Ruano {{goal|45||47}}
|goals2 = Barraza {{goal|17}}<br> Ruano {{goal|20||48}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 16 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB|1902}}
|score = 0–6
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = Montero {{goal|4||85}}<br> Murillo {{goal|5}}<br> Herrera {{goal|9||64|pen.}}<br> Ulloa {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 16 August 1955
|team1 = [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] {{flagicon|NED}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fb|Territory of Curaçao}}
|goals1 = Brión {{goal|77|pen.}}
|goals2 = Bernardina {{goal|43}}<br> Jansen {{goal|70}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 17 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}
|goals1 = Ruano {{goal|33}}
|goals2 = Enamorado {{goal|39||89}}<br> J.Ramírez {{goal|69}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 18 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA|1871}}
|score = 4–1 {{refn|Match Annulled}}
|team2 = {{fb|Territory of Curaçao}}
|goals1 = Cordero {{goal|14||50}}<br> Víckles {{goal|29||72}}
|goals2 = Hato {{goal|2}}
|stadium =[[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 19 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Cordero {{goal|16|pen.}}<br> González {{goal|50}}<br> Herrera {{goal|76||85}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 19 August 1955
|team1 = [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] {{flagicon|NED}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fb|CUB|1902}}
|goals1 = Rodríguez {{goal|1}}<br> Jansen {{goal|2}}<br> Williams {{goal|13}}<br> Brokken {{goal|64||71}}
|goals2 = Antonio Gutiérrez {{goal|65}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 20 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Territory of Curaçao}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}
|goals1 = Schoop {{goal|44}}<br> Jansen {{goal|77}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 21 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA|1871}}
|score = 0–2 {{refn|Match Annulled}}
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Murillo {{goal|48||55}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 22 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]]
|goals1 = Prince {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = Rodríguez {{goal|22}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 22 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB|1902}}
|score = Canceled {{refn|Guatemala withdrew after the incidents in the match against Costa Rica; the organizing committee decided to award 2 points to the teams still having to play against Guatemala (Cuba, Honduras and Aruba) but following a protest of Curaçao and consultation of FIFA, it was decided on August 25 to annul all the results of Guatemala.}}
|team2 = {{fb|GUA|1871}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 24 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Territory of Curaçao}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
|goals1 = Quesada {{goal|90|o.g.}}
|goals2 = Murillo {{goal|30}}<br> González {{goal|57}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 24 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]]
|goals1 = Valencia {{goal|8}}
|goals2 = Barraza {{goal|63}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 25 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
|score = Canceled 
|team2 = {{fb|GUA|1871}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 26 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Territory of Curaçao}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}
|goals1 = Bicentini {{goal|26|pen.}}<br> Schoop {{goal|80}}<br> Jansen {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 27 August 1955
|team1 = [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] {{flagicon|NED}}
|score = Canceled 
|team2 = {{fb|GUA|1871}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 28 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}
|goals1 = Monge {{goal|29}}<br> Sosa {{goal|37|o.g.}}
|goals2 = Rivera {{goal|56}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 28 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB|1902}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|Territory of Curaçao}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = de Lannoy {{goal|48}}<br> Schoop {{goal|63}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box
|date = 29 August 1955
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|CUB|1902}}
|goals1 = Barraza {{goal|30||80}}
|goals2 = Alberto Gutiérrez {{goal|60}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{winners|fb|1955 CCCF Championship|CRC|5th}}
Costa Rica qualifies to the [[1956 Panamerican Championship]] on [[Mexico]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{CCCF Championship}}

[[Category:CCCF Championship]]
[[Category:1955 in CCCF football|Championship]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Honduras]]
[[Category:1955 in Honduras]]
[[Category:Football competitions in Tegucigalpa]]
[[Category:August 1955 sports events in the United States]]
[[Category:20th century in Tegucigalpa]]