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Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games

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.

Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
CitySan Salvador
Dates24 March – 3 April
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)
← 1930
1938 →

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.

Participants

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

Medal winners

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

Venue

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

San Salvador
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Capacity: 35,000
 

Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games – Squads

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]

Officiating

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

Referees
Assistant referees

Table

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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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

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El Salvador  4–1  Cuba
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Costa Rica  4–3  Guatemala
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Cuba  3–0  Honduras
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El Salvador  1–8  Mexico
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Attendance: 10,000
Cuba  2–1  Guatemala
El Salvador  3–4  Honduras
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Mexico  5–1  Guatemala
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Attendance: 8,000
Mexico  6–1  Cuba
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Attendance: 15,000
Costa Rica  6–1  El Salvador
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Honduras  0–0  Guatemala
Costa Rica  2–1  Cuba
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Mexico  8–2  Honduras
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Attendance: 15,000
Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica
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Attendance: 20,000
Costa Rica  6–0  Honduras
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El Salvador  6–1  Guatemala
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 1935 Central American
and Caribbean Games 
 
Mexico
1st title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

Team of the Tournament

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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


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil (8 October 2020). "Central American Games 1935 (El Salvador)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mendoza, Eduardo (25 February 2021). "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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