Association football is one of the sports played at the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial multi-sports event for countries in those regions. The Games can involve eligible national teams from two football confederations, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL.
| Founded | 1930 (men's) 2010 (women's) |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America Caribbean |
| Number of teams | 8 (women's) 8 (men's) |
| Current champions |  Mexico (men's) Mexico (women's) |
| Most successful team(s) | Mexico (men's) (7) Mexico (women's) (3) |
 Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
A men's tournament was first held in the second edition of the Games in 1930.[1]
The first women's event was held in 2010. In 2010, only a women's tournament was played, but both men's and women's events have been held in subsequent editions. The women's tournament is for senior national women's teams.
The following is a summary of the football championships at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Tournament history edit
Source: [1]
Men's tournament edit
The men's tournament has changed several times regarding player eligibility.
In the first men's tournaments, full senior squads competed, but now the men's tournament is only for under-20 teams.
In full:
- 1930–1946: Full senior squads
- 1950–1986: Amateur squads
- 1990: Under-23 squads
- 1993-now: Under-20 squads
Men's medalists edit
Women's tournament edit
The women's tournament is for senior national teams, and was established at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Women's medalists edit
| Year | Hosts | Gold medal | Score and venue | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score and venue | Fourth place | Top scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Mayagüez |  Venezuela | [a] |  Trinidad and Tobago |  Guatemala | [a] |  Haiti | Unknown |
| 2014 | Veracruz |  Mexico | 2–0 |  Colombia |  Costa Rica | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela | Charlyn Corral (5) |
| 2018 |  Barranquilla | Mexico | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Venezuela | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Charlyn Corral (3) Katie Johnson (3) Mónica Ocampo (3) |
| 2023 |  Santa Tecla | Mexico | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela |  El Salvador | 2–1 | Centro Caribe Sports |  Deyna Castellanos (5) |
Medal count edit
Men's tournament edit
| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 7 (1935, 1938, 1959, 1966, 1990*, 2014*, 2023) | 6 (1954, 1962, 1982, 1993, 1998, 2002) | 1 (1986) | 14 |
 Cuba | 5 (1930*, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986) | 3 (1966, 1982*, 2014) | 8 | |
| Colombia | 3 (1946*, 2006*, 2018*) | 3 (1938, 1954, 1970) | 6 | |
| Venezuela | 2 (1982, 1998*) | 5 (1978, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018) | 2 (1959, 1962) | 9 |
| El Salvador | 2 (1954, 2002*) | 1 (1935*) | 3 | |
 Costa Rica | 1 (1993) | 4 (1930, 1935, 1938, 2023) | 4 (1990, 1998, 2002, 2006) | 9 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 1 (1962) | 3 (1959, 1966, 1970) | 4 | |
 Curaçao | 1 (1950) | 1 (1946) | 2 | |
 Honduras | 1 (1986) | 4 (1930, 1950, 2018, 2023) | 5 | |
 Panama | 1 (1946) | 1 | ||
 Guatemala | 1 (1950*) | 1 | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (1974) | 1 | ||
 Bermuda | 2 (1974, 1978) | 2 | ||
 Jamaica | 1 (1993) | 1 |
- * – Hosts
Women's tournament edit
| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 (2014*, 2018, 2023) | 3 | ||
| Venezuela | 1 (2010) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2018) | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1 (2018) | 1 (2014) | 2 | |
| Colombia | 1 (2014) | 1 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (2010) | 1 | ||
| Guatemala | 1 (2010) | 1 | ||
| El Salvador | 1 (2023*) | 1 |
- * – Hosts
All-time top goalscorers (until 1974) edit
This section possibly contains original research. (June 2022) |
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Tournament(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán Bolaños | Costa Rica | 15 | 1930(5) and 1938(10) |
| 2 | James Santiago Anderson | Panama | 12 | 1938(5) and 1946(7) |
| 3 | Rafael Madrigal | Costa Rica | 11 | 1930(11) |
| Mario Camposeco | Guatemala | 1946(6) and 1950(5) | ||
| 5 | Emmanuel Amador | Costa Rica | 10 | 1935(10) |
 Hilario López | Mexico | 1935(10) | ||
| 7 | Gonzalo Fernández | Costa Rica | 9 | 1946(9) |
| Maximiliano Juliana | Curaçao | 1946(9) | ||
| José Verdecia | Cuba | 1970(9) | ||
| Ralph Bean | Bermuda | 1974(9) | ||
| 11 | Erno Jansen | Netherlands Antilles | 8 | 1959(8) |
| 12 | Miguel Cruz | El Salvador | 7 | 1935(6) and 1938(1) |
| Felix Angelico Perez | Netherlands Antilles | 1962(1) and 1966(6) | ||
| Francisco Piedra | Cuba | 1974(7) |
Hat-tricks (until 1974) edit
Since the first official tournament in 1930 until the edition in 1974, 40 hat-tricks have been scored in over 100 matches of the 11 editions of the tournament in-between that period. The first hat-trick was scored by Rafael Madrigal of Costa Rica, playing against Guatemala on 17 March 1930; and the last was by Martín Zúñiga of Mexico, playing against Jamaica on 22 November 2014. The record number of hat-tricks in a single Central American and Caribbean Games is ten, during the 1946 edition. The only player to have scored three hat-tricks is Costa Rica's Hernán Bolaños, one in the inaugural edition in 1930 and two in 1938, in which he was the top goal scorer with 10 goals. He is closely followed by Rafael Madrigal, Hilario López, Emmanuel Amador, Gonzalo Fernández, José Verdecia and Francisco Piedra with two hat-tricks each. The record for the most goals scored in a single Central American and Caribbean Game is 7, which has been achieved once: by Maximiliano Juliana when he scored 7 for Netherlands Antilles in a 14-0 win over Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico also holds the record for most hat-tricks conceded with 15, with the next closest being Honduras and Guatemala with 6. On the other hand, Costa Rica holds the record for most hat-tricks scored with 11, with the next closest being Cuba with 7.
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Notes edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.