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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.

Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates9–17 March
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored33 (3.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Fernando Rengifo
(4 goals)
← 1950
1959 →
All statistics correct as of 17 March 1954.

The gold medal was won by El Salvador who earned 7 points.[1]

Participating teams

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Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Colombia 4th Gold medal (1946)
  Cuba 3rd Gold medal (1930)
  El Salvador 5th Bronze medal (1935)
  Mexico 4th Gold medal (1935, 1938)
  Panama 3rd Silver medal (1946)

Medal winners

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football   El Salvador (ESA)   Mexico (MEX)   Colombia (COL)

Table

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A 2 point 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: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

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Mexico  4–0  Cuba
del Águila   18'
Jasso   43'
de la Mora   44'
Vázquez   53'		 Report
El Salvador  2–2  Colombia
Barrios   1'
Barraza   53'		 Report Rengifo   31', 75'
Mexico  4–0  Panama
Calderón de la Barca   11', 64', 66'
del Águila   67'		 Report
El Salvador  3–1  Cuba
Ruano   9'
Montoya   19'
Barraza   34'		 Report Nazabel   39'
Colombia  2–1  Panama
Dueñas   18'
Rengifo   78'		 Report de Bello   87' (pen.)
Mexico  2–3  El Salvador
Jasso   27'
Gutiérrez   64'		 Report Montoya   16', 36'
Valencia   37'
Panama  4–0  Cuba
Torres   22'
Valdés   26'
Lemus   48'
Lombardo   84'		 Report
Mexico  1–0  Colombia
del Águila   20' Report
El Salvador  1–0  Panama
Barraza   41' Report
Cuba  1–2  Colombia
Nazabel   2' Report Díaz   6'
Rengifo   32'


 1954 Central American
and Caribbean Games 
 
El Salvador
1st title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 (Mexico)". RSSSF.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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