Football at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Caribbean Netherlands (AHO)  Guatemala (GUA)  Honduras (HON)
Football at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates26 February – 14 March 1950
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands Antilles
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place Honduras
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored69 (3.14 per match)

Participating teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Colombia3rdGold medal (1946)
 Costa Rica5thSilver medal (1930, 1935, 1938)
 El Salvador4thBronze medal (1935)
 Guatemala4th6th (1930, 1935, 1946)
 Haiti1st
 Honduras3rdBronze medal (1930)
 Mexico3rdGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles2ndBronze medal (1946)
 Nicaragua1st

Venue

Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 30,000

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Curaçao 3 2 1 0 15 2 +13 5 Final round
2  El Salvador 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 2
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 4 19 15 0
 Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
26 February 1950 Haiti  4–2  Nicaragua Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST
5 March 1950 Curaçao  3–0  Haiti Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST Krips
Kemp
Coffie

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 Final round
2  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 Final round playoff
3  Mexico 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 3
4  Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 2
Source:
26 February 1950 Guatemala  2–1  Colombia Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST
27 February 1950 Honduras  1–2  Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST
28 February 1950 Colombia  4–2  Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Curaçao 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4 Gold medal
2  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 Silver medal
3  Honduras 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 Bronze medal
 El Salvador 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 2 Withdrew
Source:
9 March 1950 Curaçao  2–1  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST Kemp  17'
Krips  60'
10 March 1950 Curaçao  1–3  El Salvador Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST Krips
11 March 1950 Guatemala  0–2  Curaçao Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST  20' Juliana
 70' Mercera

References

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