Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Founded 1930
Region Central America
Caribbean
Number of teams 12
Current champions  Mexico
Most successful team(s)  Mexico

A men's football (soccer) tournament is held at every Central American and Caribbean Games since the second edition of the games in 1930. The following is a summary of the football championships at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

In 2010 only a women's tournament was played. From then on one was held each edition.

Summaries

[1]

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
1930
Details
Cuba
Havana, Cuba

Cuba
[A]
Costa Rica

Honduras
[A]
El Salvador
1935
Details
El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador

Mexico
[A]
Costa Rica

El Salvador
[A]
Cuba
1938
Details
Panama
Panama City, Panama

Mexico
[A]
Costa Rica

Colombia
[A]
El Salvador
1946
Details
Colombia
Barranquilla, Colombia

Colombia
[A]
Panama

Netherlands Antilles
[A]
Costa Rica
1950
Details
Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Netherlands Antilles
[A]
Guatemala

Honduras
[A]
El Salvador
1954
Details
Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

El Salvador
[A]
Mexico

Colombia
[A]
Panama
1959
Details
Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela

Mexico
[A]
Netherlands Antilles

Venezuela
[A]
Panama
1962
Details
Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica

Netherlands Antilles
[A]
Mexico

Venezuela
[A]
Jamaica
1966
Details
Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mexico
[A]
Netherlands Antilles

Cuba
[A]
El Salvador
1970
Details
Puerto Rico
Panama City, Panama

Cuba
[A]
Netherlands Antilles

Colombia[B]
[A]
Venezuela
1974
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Cuba
1-1
(3–0)
(pen.)

Trinidad and Tobago

Bermuda
3-0
Mexico
1978
Details
Colombia
Medellín, Colombia

Cuba
2-0
(A.E.T.)

Venezuela

Bermuda
3-0
Mexico
1982
Details
Cuba
Havana, Cuba

Venezuela
1-0
Mexico

Cuba
2-1
Bermuda
1986
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Cuba
1-0
(4–2)
(pen.)

Honduras

Mexico
2-1
Dominican Republic
1990
Details
Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico
3-0
Venezuela

Costa Rica
2-1
Cuba
1993
Details
Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico

Costa Rica
2-0
Mexico

Jamaica
3-1
Cuba
1998
Details
Venezuela
Maracaibo, Venezuela

Venezuela
3-1
Mexico

Costa Rica
6-1
Trinidad and Tobago
2002
Details
El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador

El Salvador
1-1
(4-3)
(pen.)

Mexico

Costa Rica
0-0
(4–1)
(pen.)

Haiti
2006
Details
Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia

Colombia
2-1
Venezuela

Costa Rica
1-0
Honduras
2010
Details
Puerto Rico
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Cancelled Cancelled
2014
Details
Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico

Mexico
4-1
Venezuela

Cuba
3-1
(a.e.t.)

Honduras

Performance by team

No. Team Gold Silver Bronze
1  Mexico 6 6 1
2  Cuba 5 0 5
3  Venezuela 2 4 2
4  Netherlands Antilles 2 3 1
5  Colombia 2 0 3
6  El Salvador 2 0 2
7  Costa Rica 1 3 4
8  Honduras 0 1 2
9  Panama 0 1 0
10  Guatemala 0 1 0
11  Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 0
12  Bermuda 0 0 2
13  Jamaica 0 0 1

Women's tournament

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
2010[2]
Details
Puerto Rico
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Venezuela
[A]
Trinidad and Tobago

Guatemala
[A]
Haiti
2014[3]
Details
Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico

Mexico
2–0
Colombia

Costa Rica
3–2
Venezuela

Footnotes

A. ^ Final stage was a round-robin group.
B. ^ The Colombian football team were awarded bronze medals in spite of having been thrown out of the tournament.

See also

References

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