The Campeonato Centroamericano (English: Central American Championship) was a continental club competition organized by CCCF, a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF.[1] It was the first official international club tournament for clubs from North America, Central America and Caribbean. The tournament was held in 1959 and 1961.
History
The first tournament was held in 1959 with 4 participating clubs (3 Central American clubs and one North American club). In the second edition, the tournament changed its name to Campeonato Centroamericano y Caribe (English: Central American and Caribbean Championship), it was held in 1961 with 5 participating clubs (4 Central American clubs and one Caribbean club). In 1961, CCCF and NAFC were dissolved after merging to found CONCACAF. The CONCACAF Champions Cup was created and started in 1962.