Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
Dates13–24 August
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands Antilles (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored63 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Ruben Brandborg
Mexico Javier Fragoso
(6 goals)
1959
1966

The gold medal was won by Netherlands Antilles for the third time, who earned 10 points and finished the tournament unbeaten.[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Mexico (MEX)  Venezuela (VEN)

Participating teams

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Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Cuba 4th Gold medal (1930)
  Jamaica 2nd Group stage (1930)
  Mexico 6th Gold medal (1935, 1938, 1959)
  Netherlands Antilles 4th Gold medal (1950)
  Puerto Rico 3rd 5th (1959)
  Venezuela 4th Bronze medal (1959)


Table

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A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Netherlands Antilles (C) 5 5 0 0 16 5 +11 10
2   Mexico 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
3   Venezuela 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 6
4   Jamaica 5 2 0 3 13 8 +5 4
5   Cuba 5 1 0 4 4 16 −12 2
6   Puerto Rico 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

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Cuba  1–2  Netherlands Antilles
Álvarez   50' Report Wernet   35'
Werleman   75'
Jamaica  6–1  Puerto Rico
Largie   15'
Chavannes   27', 34'
Lewin   49'
East   56'
Bartlett   56'
Report Mercado   2 half'
Mexico  2–1  Venezuela
Patiño   10'
Fragoso   90+1'
Report Á. García   83'
Jamaica  1–3  Netherlands Antilles
Schloss   40' Report Piggott   75'
Brandborg   76'
Schoop   85'
Mexico  8–0  Puerto Rico
Fragoso   10', 62'
J. González   23'
Estrada   50', 64', 82' (pen.)
Yáñez   57'
Díez   87'
Report
Cuba  0–2  Venezuela
Report Á. Garcia   45', 64'
Jamaica  0–2  Venezuela
Report Lopez   14', 75'
Puerto Rico  0–4  Netherlands Antilles
Report Brandborg   25', 30', 80'
Felix   35'
Cuba  0–6  Mexico
Report Fragoso   ?', ?', ?'
Romo   ?'
Díez   ?'
Padilla   ?'
Venezuela  3–4  Netherlands Antilles
Ravelo   57'
Font   63', 71' (pen.)
Report Wernet   15'
Schoop   21', 56'
Brandborg   36'
Jamaica  0–1  Mexico
Report Padilla   60'
Cuba  2–0  Puerto Rico
Ricabal   15'
Álvarez   22'
Report
Mexico  0–3  Netherlands Antilles
Report Schoop   42'
Wernet   50'
Brandborg   76'
Jamaica  6–1  Cuba
Chavannes   8', 13', ?'
Bartlett   52', 53'
East   ?' (pen.)
Report Piedra   47'
Venezuela  4–0  Puerto Rico
Ravelo   ?', ?'
Á. Garcia   ?'
Tovar   ?'
Report


 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games 
 
Netherlands Antilles

1st title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 63 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament

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Source:[2]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Federico Ochoa   Morty Meulens

  Egon Schoop

  Jesús Coronado

  José Luis Estrada

  Stanley De Lannoy

  Alí Tovar

  Peter Chavannes

  Ruben Brandborg

  Javier Fragoso

  Ángel García

References

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  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Kingston, Jamaica)". RSSSF.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Jamaica) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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