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The Independence Centenary Games of Central America (Spanish: Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica) was a football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence from Spain. The tournament was held between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. It was hosted by Guatemala and occurred between 14 and 18 September 1921 in Guatemala City.

1921 Independence Centenary Games
Tournament details
Host country Guatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates14–18 September 1921
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored22 (7.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Rafael Ángel Madrigal (6 goals)

Participants edit

Four of the original five members of the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1841) participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1] The tournament was the first time each nation played an international association football match.[2][3][4][5]

Venue edit

The three games of the tournament were all held in the Campo de Marte in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[6]

Format edit

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament.[6] Matches were 80 minutes long.[6]

Squads edit

Costa Rica squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Manuel Rodríguez Torra Unknown 0   CS La Libertad
2DF Gilberto Arguedas Catchenguis Unknown 0   CS Herediano
2DF Feis Tabash Unknown 0   CS La Libertad
3MF Rodolfo Peralta Unknown 0   CS La Libertad
3MF Eladio Rosabal Cordero (1894-09-15)15 September 1894 (aged 26) 0   CS Herediano
3MF Roberto Figueredo Unknown 0   LD Guatemala
4FW Jorge Luis Solera Unknown 0   LD Alajuelense
4FW Claudio Arguedas Catchenguis Unknown 0   CS Herediano
4FW Joaquín Manuel Gutiérrez Sedó Unknown 0   CS Herediano
4FW Rafael Ángel Madrigal (1902-11-04)4 November 1902 (aged 18) 0   CS La Libertad
4FW Ricardo Bermúdez Portuguez Unknown 0   SG Española
4FW Pedro Quirce Clara Unknown 0   SG Española
Antonio Solano Unknown 0   CS La Libertad

El Salvador squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Carlos Escobar Leyva Unknown 0   ?
2DF Santiago Barrachina Unknown 0   ?
2DF José Pablo Huezo Unknown 0   ?
2DF Benjamín Sandoval Unknown 0   ?
3MF Emilio Dawson Unknown 0   ?
3MF Emilio Detruit Unknown 0   ?
3MF Víctor Recinos Unknown 0   ?
4FW Guillermo Alcaine Unknown 0   ?
4FW Guillermo Sandoval Unknown 0   ?
4FW Enrique Lindo Unknown 0   ?
4FW José Alcaine Unknown 0   ?

Guatemala squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Ricardo Lenhoff Unknown 0   ?
1GK Ramiro Gálvez Unknown 0   ?
2DF Luis Asturias Unknown 0   ?
2DF Carlos Aguirre Unknown 0   ?
2DF José Minondo Unknown 0   ?
3MF David Barrios Unknown 0   ?
3MF Arturo Aguirre Unknown 0   ?
3MF Wenceslao Aldaz Unknown 0   ?
4FW Julio Dougherty Unknown 0   ?
4FW Fernando Minondo Unknown 0   ?
4FW Mariano Enríquez Unknown 0   ?
4FW Constantino Kiehnle Unknown 0   ?
4FW Rafael Villacorta Unknown 0   ?
4FW Seagrave Smith Unknown 0   ?
4FW Enrique Álvarez Unknown 0   ?

Honduras squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Luis Cruz Bolaños Unknown 0   ?
2DF Arístides Raudales Unknown 0   ?
2DF Ricardo Aguilar Unknown 0   ?
2DF Ricardo Fernández Unknown 0   ?
3MF Adán Boza Unknown 0   ?
3MF Arnold Estrada Unknown 0   ?
3MF Mariano Carazo Unknown 0   ?
4FW Ramón Rodríguez Unknown 0   ?
4FW Julio Cueto Unknown 0   ?
4FW Carlos Maramoros Unknown 0   ?
4FW Esteban Peralta Unknown 0   ?

Tournament edit

 
The first match of the Independence Centenary Games, Costa Rica vs El Salvador.

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September – Guatemala City
 
 
  Costa Rica7
 
18 September – Guatemala City
 
  El Salvador0
 
  Guatemala0
 
14 September – Guatemala City
 
  Costa Rica6
 
  Guatemala9
 
 
  Honduras0
 

Semifinals edit

Costa Rica  7–0  El Salvador
Gutiérrez   9'
Arguedas   ?'
Madrigal   ?', ?', ?', ?'
Bermúdez   ?'
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 2,000
Guatemala  9–0  Honduras
F. Minondo   ?', ?', ?'
Kiehnle   ?', ?'
Aldaz   ?'
Enríquez   ?'
Dougherty   ?'
Villacorta   ?'
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Final edit

Guatemala  0–6  Costa Rica
Madrigal   ?', ?'
Arguedas   ?', ?'
Solera   ?'
Figueredo   ?'
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 10,000

Goalscorers edit

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Overall rankings edit

Ranking Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Champions   Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 4
Runners-up   Guatemala 2 1 0 1 9 6 +3 2
Third place   El Salvador 1 0 0 1 0 7 –7 0
Fourth place   Honduras 1 0 0 1 0 9 –9 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Central American Independence Centenary Cup 1921". International Football.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Romero, Marcos (28 August 2009). "Costa Rica – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "El Salvador – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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