Football_at_the_1935_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games
Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
1935 football tournament
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | El Salvador |
| City | San Salvador |
| Dates | 24 March – 3 April |
| Teams | 6 (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 played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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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.
Six countries participated in the tournament. The participants were:[1]
Costa Rica
Cuba
El Salvador (hosts)
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's football | Mexico (MEX) |
Costa Rica (CRC) |
El Salvador (SLV) |
All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca in San Salvador.[2]
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]
The following individuals were selected to be referees and assistant referees for the tournament:[2]
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A 2 point system used during the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
| El Salvador | 4–1 | Cuba |
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| Costa Rica | 4–3 | Guatemala |
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| El Salvador | 1–8 | Mexico |
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| El Salvador | 3–4 | Honduras |
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| Costa Rica | 6–1 | El Salvador |
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| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Honduras |
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| 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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 Mexico 1st title |
Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.
10 goals
- Emmanuel Amador
- Hilario López
6 goals
5 goals
- Julio Lores
- Tomás Lozano
4 goals
- Fidel Quintanilla
3 goals
- Wálter Evans
- Miguel Requejo
- Arturo Mendizábal
- Vicente García
- Luis Pérez
2 goals
- Jorge Fernández
- Jacinto Barquín
- Armando Chacón
- José Alejandro Morales
- Salvador Hernández
- José María Reyes
- Luis García Cortina
1 goal
- Jorge Dávila
- José Hütt
- Aníbal Varela
- Andrés Rodríguez
- Rolando Rosillo
- Mario Sosa
- Andrés Hernández
- Luis Alberto Ruano
- Alfonso Castro
- Francisco Jorge Medrano
- Lorenzo Navarro
- Felipe Puerto
- Felipe Rosas
Team of the Tournament
Source:[3]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 Raúl Estrada |
Antonio Azpiri
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Guillermo Ortega
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Emmanuel Amador
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- Other events hosted by El Salvador
- Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil (8 October 2020). "Central American Games 1935 (El Salvador)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- Mendoza, Eduardo (25 February 2021). "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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