Football at the 1997 Central American Games

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Football at the 1997 Central American Games
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras
DatesDecember 1997
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Third placeFlag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras
Fourth placeFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)
1994
2001
All statistics correct as of 14 December 1997.

The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

TeamApp.Previous best
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2ndGroup stage (1994)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4thSilver medal (1990)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 5thGold medal (1977)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 5thGold medal (1986)
Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras 4thGold medal (1990, 1994)
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 6thSilver medal (1973)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3rdGold medal (1973)

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 220041+36Advance to semi-final
2Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras 210153+23
3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 20023850
Source: [ citation needed ]
Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras 5–2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
de León Soccerball shade.svg
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3–1Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–0Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3300102+89Advance to semi-final
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3201104+66
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 31024513
4Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 3003013130
Source: [ citation needed ]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4–0Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Bennett Soccerball shade.svg
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–0Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 0–7Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Semi-finals

Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–0Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras
Penalties
5–3

Third place match

Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras 1–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador

Final

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Jewisson Bennett Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen)
Kervin Lacey Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Report Ángel Luis Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg 28'
GK  Ricardo González
DF  Jervis Drummond
DF  Pablo Chinchilla
DF  Douglas Sequeira
DF  Alfredo Morales
MF  Carlos Castro Mora Sub off.svg 80'
MF  Ríchar Mahoney
MF  Walter Centeno
MF  Jorge León Sub off.svg 55'
FW  Jewisson Bennett
FW  Kervin Lacey Red card.svg
Substitutions:
MF  Steven Bryce Sub on.svg 55'
DF  Wálter Cordero Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Rolando Villalobos
GK  David Marciaga Red card.svg
DF  Oniel Vergara Sub off.svg 70'
DF  Dariel Gómez
DF  Jairzinho Serrano
DF  Ubaldo Guardia Sub off.svg 42'
MF  Ángel Luis Rodríguez
MF  Julio Medina III
MF  Mario Méndez
MF  Alberto Blanco
FW  Roberto Brown
FW  Omar Tejada Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
GK  Omar Liguas Sub on.svg 42'
FW  Alfredo Anderson Sub on.svg 62'
DF  David Paschal Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Gary Stempel

Assistant referees:
Raúl Cárdenas (El Salvador)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)

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