Football was contested for men only at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, Panama. All matches took place at the newly constructed Estadio Rommel Fernández.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Panama |
| City | Panama City |
| Dates | 1-13 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 86 (3.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Verdecia (9 goals) |
The gold medal was won by Cuba for the third time, who earned 6 points in the final stage.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | Cuba (CUB)
|
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
|
Colombia (COL)
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Results edit
Group 1 edit
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Final stage |
| 2 | Cuba
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Panama
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Nicaragua
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
| Panama | 4–3 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
G. Romero  13'I. Torres 32'Bounting 75', 78' |
Report | F. Romero 31' Cuadra 65', 77' |
| Colombia | 7–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Velásquez 2' Arboleda 7'A. Torres 20', 57'Garces 2half', 2half'Buitrago ?' (o.g.) |
Report | F. Romero 39' O. Torres 2half' |
Group 2 edit
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Venezuela
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Bahamas
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Martijn 59' (pen.) |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Bislip 5' Victoria 74', 89' |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 8–1 | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Martina 8', 75' Loefstok 38'Martis 42', 43'Richardson 63'Flores 66'Martijn 89' |
Report | Haven 50' |
Final stage edit
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Venezuela
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
Colombia won 3-0, but the result was later awarded to Venezuela 2-0[1]
| Venezuela | 0–3 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Victoria 16', 42' Flores 73' |
Colombia won 1-0, but the result was later awarded to Cuba 2-0 when Cuba protested against Colombian players Pedro Zape and Armando Torres for being professionals; in fact, it was discovered that Zape indeed was, and therefore, on 12 March the "Tribunal de Honor de los XI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" decided to award the match to Cuba 2-0.[1]
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–2 Awarded to Colombia 2-0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Apparently, due to a misunderstanding (hour change), the Antilleans did not show up to play in the morning, but instead in the afternoon of March 13. Colombia was present in the morning, but not in the afternoon as the game was originally scheduled. Curiously, the same referee who gave the victory to Colombia in the morning also gave a win to the Netherlands Antilles in the afternoon. Finally the "Tribunal de Honor" made a Solomonic decision, Colombia was awarded a 2-0 result in its match against the Netherlands Antilles and with these results, Cuba obtained the Gold medal, the Netherlands Antilles the Silver medal on goal difference and Colombia the Bronze medal.[1] There are versions that affirm that Colombia was expelled from the tournament after the Cuban protest, but they fall into contradictions because in the medal table Colombia was awarded the bronze medal. Everything indicates that Colombia was not expelled, they only lost the games in which they used professional players against Cuba and Venezuela respectively with the score of 2-0, but won the game against the Netherlands Antilles by forfeit with the score of 2-0.[1]
| 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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 Cuba 2nd title |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 86 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.91 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Sergio Buitrago (against Cuba)
References edit
External links edit
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