Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
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Tournament details
Host country El Salvador
City San Salvador
Dates24 March – 3 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Third placeFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Fourth placeFlag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)
1930
1938

The football tournament at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador from 24 March to 3 April. The tournament was the second association football tournament held at the Central American and Caribbean Games, with the first tournament being held in 1930 in Havana. All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca.

Contents

Six national football teams participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Mexico were the gold medalists, winning its first gold medal for association football at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Costa Rica were the silver medalists while El Salvador, the hosts, were the bronze medalists. Cuba, the gold medalists in 1930, came in fourth place, while Honduras and Guatemala came in fifth and sixth place, respectively. A total of 82 goals were scored during 15 matches played; Costa Rica's Emmanuel Amador and Mexico's Hilario López were the top scorers, scoring 10 goals each.

Participants

Six countries participated in the tournament. The participants were: [1]

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's footballFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (MEX)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (CRC)Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (SLV)

Venue

All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca in San Salvador. [2]

San Salvador
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Capacity: 35,000
Estadio Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez.jpg

Squads

Each squad consisted of between 16 and 23 players. Each squad had two goalkeepers, except for Costa Rica which had three. The Mexican Football Federation sent Club Necaxa to represent Mexico at the tournament as the club was considered to be the best in the Mexican First Division at the time. Out of the 17 players on Mexico's squad, 13 were from Club Necaxa while the other 4 were from 4 other clubs. [2]

Officiating

The following individuals were selected to be referees and assistant referees for the tournament: [2]

Referees
Assistant referees

Table

A 2 point system used during the tournament.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (C)5500295+2410
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5401187+118
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (H)5203152054
4Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba 520381354
5Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras 5113620143
6Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 5014617111
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg4–1Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba
Report

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg4–3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Cuba  Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg3–0Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras
Report

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–8Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Report
Cuba  Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg3–4Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg5–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg6–1Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba
Report
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg0–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–1Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  Cuba
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg8–2Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg2–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–0Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras
Report
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg6–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
 1935 Central American
and Caribbean Games 
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Mexico

1st title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament

Source: [3]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Estrada Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Azpiri
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Eduardo Goldoni
Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ortega
Flag of Mexico.svg Felipe Rosas
Flag of El Salvador.svg Samuel Astacio
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Emmanuel Amador
Flag of Mexico.svg Hilario López
Flag of El Salvador.svg Miguel Cruz
Flag of Mexico.svg Julio Lores
Flag of Mexico.svg Tomás Lozano

See also

References

  1. Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil (8 October 2020). "Central American Games 1935 (El Salvador)". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Mendoza, Eduardo (25 February 2021). "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) – Match Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 October 2023.