Football at the 1986 Central American Games

Football at the 1986 Central American Games

Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Dates	4–10 January 1986
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation) (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up	Honduras
Third place	Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)
← 1977 1990 →

The football tournament at the 1986 Central American Games was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 4 to 10 January. ^[1] El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua were invited to enter their U-21 teams to play in the tournament along with hosts Guatemala. The tournament also served as a qualification to the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Teams

Team	App.	Previous best
El Salvador	3rd	Gold medal (1977)
Guatemala	3rd	4th (1973, 1977)
Honduras	1st	—
Nicaragua	3rd	Silver medal (1973)

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1986 Central American Games – Team squads

Venue

Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 29,950

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Guatemala	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
2	Honduras	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	4
3	Nicaragua	3	0	2	1	1	5	−4	2
4	El Salvador	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

El Salvador   v   Honduras

4 January 1986Day 1	El Salvador	0–2	Honduras	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Guatemala   v   Nicaragua

6 January 1986Day 1	Guatemala	1–1	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

El Salvador   v   Nicaragua

8 January 1986Day 2	El Salvador	0–0	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Guatemala   v   Honduras

8 January 1986Day 2	Guatemala	1–0	Honduras	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Guatemala   v   El Salvador

10 January 1986Day 3	Guatemala	2–0	El Salvador	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Honduras   v   Nicaragua

10 January 1986Day 3	Honduras	4–0	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Teams Qualified to the 1986 Central American and Caribbean

•   Guatemala
•   Honduras
• Note:  Guatemala who had qualified to the Games but withdrew later at the qualification

References

1. RSSSF.com – Juegos Centroamericanos 1986 (Guatemala) – 22 January 2009