Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates9–17 March
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored33 (3.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Fernando Rengifo
(4 goals)

Football was contested for men only at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico City, Mexico.

The gold medal was won by El Salvador who earned 7 points.[1]

Participating teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Colombia4thGold medal (1946)
 Cuba3rdGold medal (1930)
 El Salvador5thBronze medal (1935)
 Mexico4thGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Panama3rdSilver medal (1946)

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  El Salvador (ESA)  Mexico (MEX)  Colombia (COL)

Table

A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  El Salvador (C) 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7
2  Mexico 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Colombia 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 5
4  Panama 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 2
5  Cuba 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

Mexico 4–0 Cuba
del Águila 18'
Jasso 43'
de la Mora 44'
Vázquez 53'		 Report
Referee: William Crawford (England)
El Salvador 2–2 Colombia
Barrios 1'
Barraza 53'		 Report Rengifo 31', 75'
Referee: William Crawford (England)
Mexico 4–0 Panama
Calderón de la Barca 11', 64', 66'
del Águila 67'		 Report
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland (England)
El Salvador 3–1 Cuba
Ruano 9'
Montoya 19'
Barraza 34'		 Report Nazabel 39'
Referee: Luis Montes de Oca (Uruguay)
Colombia 2–1 Panama
Dueñas 18'
Rengifo 78'		 Report de Bello 87' (pen.)
Referee: William Crawford (England)
Mexico 2–3 El Salvador
Jasso 27'
Gutiérrez 64'		 Report Montoya 16', 36'
Valencia 37'
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland (England)
Panama 4–0 Cuba
Torres 22'
Valdés 26'
Lemus 48'
Lombardo 84'		 Report
Referee: Luis Montes de Oca (Uruguay)
Mexico 1–0 Colombia
del Águila 20' Report
Referee: William Crawford (England)
El Salvador 1–0 Panama
Barraza 41' Report
Referee: Luis Montes de Oca (Uruguay)
Cuba 1–2 Colombia
Nazabel 2' Report Díaz 6'
Rengifo 32'
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland (England)
 1954 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

El Salvador
1st title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Colombia Fernando Rengifo

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. 1 2 "Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 (Mexico)". RSSSF.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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