Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games

Tournament details
Host country	El Salvador
City	San Salvador
Dates	24 March – 3 April
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up	Costa Rica
Third place	El Salvador
Fourth place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	82 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emmanuel Amador Hilario López (10 goals each)
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The football tournament at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador from 24 March to 3 April. The tournament was the second association football tournament held at the Central American and Caribbean Games, with the first tournament being held in 1930 in Havana. All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca.

Six national football teams participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Mexico were the gold medalists, winning its first gold medal for association football at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Costa Rica were the silver medalists while El Salvador, the hosts, were the bronze medalists. Cuba, the gold medalists in 1930, came in fourth place, while Honduras and Guatemala came in fifth and sixth place, respectively. A total of 82 goals were scored during 15 matches played; Costa Rica's Emmanuel Amador and Mexico's Hilario López were the top scorers, scoring 10 goals each.

Six countries participated in the tournament. The participants were:^[1]

•  Costa Rica
•  Cuba
•  El Salvador (hosts)
•  Guatemala
•  Honduras
•  Mexico

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Mexico (MEX)	Costa Rica (CRC)	El Salvador (SLV)

All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca in San Salvador.^[2]

San Salvador	Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Capacity: 35,000

Each squad consisted of between 16 and 23 players. Each squad had two goalkeepers, except for Costa Rica which had three. The Mexican Football Federation sent Club Necaxa to represent Mexico at the tournament as the club was considered to be the best in the Mexican First Division at the time. Out of the 17 players on Mexico's squad, 13 were from Club Necaxa while the other 4 were from 4 other clubs.^[2]

The following individuals were selected to be referees and assistant referees for the tournament:^[2]

Referees

Assistant referees

A 2 point system used during the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico (C)	5	5	0	0	29	5	+24	10
2	Costa Rica	5	4	0	1	18	7	+11	8
3	El Salvador (H)	5	2	0	3	15	20	−5	4
4	Cuba	5	2	0	3	8	13	−5	4
5	Honduras	5	1	1	3	6	20	−14	3
6	Guatemala	5	0	1	4	6	17	−11	1

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1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
Mexico 1st title

There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source:^[3]

Ideal XI by RSSSF

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Raúl Estrada	Antonio Azpiri Eduardo Goldoni	Guillermo Ortega Felipe Rosas Samuel Astacio	Emmanuel Amador Hilario López Miguel Cruz Julio Lores Tomás Lozano

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  • Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

• Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists