Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Football Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	El Salvador
Dates	28 June – 7 July
Teams	7 (men's) + 8 (women's) (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (men's)   Mexico (women's)
Runners-up	Costa Rica (men's)   Venezuela (women's)
Third place	Honduras (men's)   El Salvador (women's)
Fourth place	El Salvador (men's) Centro Caribe Sports (women's)
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The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament were the 22nd edition of the competition at the 22nd edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. The tournament was held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador from 24 June to 7 July 2023. ^[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (El Salvador)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico  (MEX)	2	0	0	2
2	Costa Rica  (CRC)	0	1	0	1
	Venezuela  (VEN)	0	1	0	1
4	El Salvador  (ESA)*	0	0	1	1
	Honduras  (HON)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament [2]	Mexico  (MEX) Ettson Ayón Ricardo Monreal Diego Campillo Fidel Ambríz Ali Avila Jordan Carrillo Gael Garcia Denzell García Eduardo Garcia Jesus Gomez Bryan Gonzalez Rafael Guerrero Rodrigo Huescas Eduardo Armenta Rodrigo López Zahid Muñoz Oscar Villa Isaias Violante Fernando Tapia Miguel Gomez	Costa Rica  (CRC) Andry Naranjo Keral Rios Jordy Evans Gerald Taylor Joshua Parra Kenneth Vargas Bayron Mora Alejandro Bran Jorkaeff Azofeifa Guillermo Villalobos Douglas Sequeira Andrey Soto Abraham Madriz Jostin Telleria Matthew Bolanos Alvaro Zamora Sebastián Acuña Doryan Rodriguez	Honduras  (HON) Jefryn Macias Marco Aceituno Jeffrey Miranda Pablo Cacho Anfronit Tatum Ted Bodden Jonathan Nunez Moises Rodriguez Josman Figueroa Jose Dominguez Juergen Garcia Exon Arzu Axel Maldonado Junior Garcia Dester Monico Jose Aguilera Carlos Matute
Women's tournament [3]	Mexico  (MEX) Itzel Gonzalez Melany Villeda Vaitiare Robles Anika Rodriguez Daniela Monroy Cristina Ferral Greta Espinoza Miah Zuazua Karla Nieto Alexia Delgado Sandra Mayor Maria Mauleon Christian Jaramillo Veronica Corral Lizbeth Ovalle Christina Burkenroad Jasmine Casarez Kiana Palacios Diana Garcia Rebeca Bernal	Venezuela  (VEN) Enyerliannys Higuera Barbara Martinez Raiderlin Carrasco Deyna Castellanos Yessica Velasquez Gabriela Angulo Sonia O'Neill Maria Peraza Fabiola Solorzano Floriangel Apostol Michelle Romero Ysaura Viso Nairelis Gutierrez Paola Villamizar Veronica Herrera Sabrina Araujo Nayluisa Caceres Marianyla Jimenez Yenifer Gimenez	El Salvador  (ESA) Alejandra Chirino Victoria Sanchez Jackeline Velasquez Danielle Fuentes Ashley Webb Priscila Ortiz Joseline Rivas Alejandra Morales Vasthy Delgado Angie Machado Danya Gutierrez Lesly Calderon Samantha Valadez Andrea Amaya Karen Reyes Elaily Hernandez

Men's tournament

Further information: Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament

Teams were restricted to players who are 22 years old or younger. Groups were announced on 23 April 2023. ^[4]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	El Salvador (H)	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
3	Dominican Republic	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Honduras	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Centro Caribe Sports	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Jamaica	3	0	2	1	2	8	−6	2

Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	4 July – Santa Tecla
	Mexico	3
					6 July – Santa Tecla
	Honduras	0
					Mexico	2
	4 July – Santa Tecla
					Costa Rica	1
	Costa Rica	2
	El Salvador	1
					Bronze medal match
					6 July – Santa Tecla
					Honduras	2
					El Salvador	1

Women's tournament

Further information: Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Women's tournament

There were no age restrictions for the women's teams. Groups were announced on 23 April 2023. ^[4]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Venezuela	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Centro Caribe Sports	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	14	5	+9	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	El Salvador (H)	3	1	1	1	9	7	+2	4
3	Puerto Rico	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2
4	Jamaica	3	0	1	2	6	13	−7	1
5	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	5 July – Santa Tecla
	Venezuela	2
					7 July – Santa Tecla
	El Salvador	1
					Venezuela	1
	5 July – Santa Tecla
					Mexico (a.e.t.)	2
	Mexico	6
	Centro Caribe Sports	0
					Bronze medal match
					7 July – Santa Tecla
					El Salvador	2
					Centro Caribe Sports	1

References

1. "Calednario" [Calendar]. San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
2. "Football - Men's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
3. "Football - Women's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. Medina, Fernando (23 April 2023). "El Fútbol ya Tiene sus Grupos en San Salvador 2023" [Football Now Has Its Groups in San Salvador 2023]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.