Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico City, Mexico.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  El Salvador (ESA)  Mexico (MEX)  Colombia (COL)
Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates9 March – 17 March 1954
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored33 (3.3 per match)

Participating teams
TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Colombia4thGold medal (1946)
 Cuba3rdGold medal (1930)
 El Salvador5thBronze medal (1935)
 Mexico4thGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Panama3rdSilver medal (1946)

Table

2 points system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  El Salvador (C) 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7
2  Mexico 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Colombia 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 5
4  Panama 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 2
5  Cuba 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source:
(C) Champion.

Results
9 March 1954 El Salvador  2–2  Colombia Mexico City, Mexico
CST Hernandez  2'
Barraza  53'		 Rengifo  34', 89'
9 March 1954 Mexico  4–0  Cuba Mexico City, Mexico
CST
12 March 1954 El Salvador  3–1  Cuba Mexico City, Mexico
CST Ruano  9'
Montoya  19'
Barraza  34'		 Nazabel  39'
12 March 1954 Mexico  1–0  Colombia Mexico City, Mexico
CST
13 March 1954 Mexico  2–3  El Salvador Mexico City, Mexico
CST Jasso  27'
Gutierrez  64'		 Montoya  16', 36'
Valencia  37'
13 March 1954 Colombia  2–1  Panama Mexico City, Mexico
CST
15 March 1954 Cuba  1–2  Colombia Mexico City, Mexico
CST
15 March 1954 Mexico  4–0  Panama Mexico City, Mexico
CST
16 March 1954 Panama  4–0  Cuba Mexico City, Mexico
CST
17 March 1954 El Salvador  1–0  Panama Mexico City, Mexico
CST Barraza  ?'

References
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