 On April 26 , 1940 , the first national football federation was approved , with Dr. Luis Rivas Palacios as president . In 1941 , the first international competition in CONCACAF , the international governing body for football in North America , Central America and the Caribbean , the Central American and Caribbean Championship ( CCCF ) took place in Costa Rica . El Salvador took part for the first time alongside Costa Rica , Curaçao , Nicaragua , and Panama . El Salvador were runners @-@ up , recording two wins , one tie , and one loss . 
