Football was contested for men only at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All matches took place at the newly constructed Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Dominican Republic |
Dates | 28 February-12 March |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 63 (2.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (9 goals) |
The gold medal was won by Cuba for the second time, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the final on penalties after a 1-1 draw.[1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's football | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Qualifying tournament
editThe 1973 Central American Games was the first of its kind and all games took place in Guatemala between 24 November and 2 December 1973, for U-21 teams. The tournament was won by Panama's U-21 side, with the second-placed team being Nicaragua, hence assuring qualification for the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
First stage
editGroup A
editA 2 point system used.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 8 | Final stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Does not include the annulled result between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, but Trinidad and Tobago still qualified on goal difference.
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Llewelyn ![]() Roberts ![]() | Report |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–0 Annulled | ![]() |
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Llewelyn ![]() | Report |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Llewelyn ![]() Murren ![]() | Report |
Group 2
editA 2 point system used.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final stage |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 |
Mexico won the group by lot.
Final stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
10 March | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
12 March | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||
10 March | ||||||
![]() | 1 (0) | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
12 March | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Semi-finals
editThird-place match
editFinal
edit1974 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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![]() Cuba 3rd title |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 63 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Luis Reynoso
George Prescott
Victor Clarke
Victor Goddard
Anthony Dill
Winston Trott
Dagoberto Lara
José Luis Elejalde
Luis Hernández
Orestes Pérez
Regino Delgado
Roberto Pereira
Dámaso García
Víctor Rangel
Oscar Padilla
Daniel Báez
Manuel Cuadra
Víctor Manuel Granja
Luis Vega
Rafael Torres
Godfrey Harris
Peter Mitchell
Raymond Roberts
Selwyn Murren
Ulric Haynes
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)". RSSSF.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.