Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
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)	Emmanuel Amador; Hilario López; (10 goals each);
	← 1930 1938 →

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.

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.

Participants[edit]

Six countries participated in the tournament. The participants were:^[1]

Medal winners[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Mexico (MEX)	Costa Rica (CRC)	El Salvador (SLV)

Venue[edit]

All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca in San Salvador.^[2]

San Salvador	Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Capacity: 35,000

Squads[edit]

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]

Officiating[edit]

The following individuals were selected to be referees and assistant referees for the tournament:^[2]

Referees

Assistant referees

Table[edit]

A 2 point system used during the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results[edit]

24 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

El Salvador	4–1	Cuba
Quintanilla 41', 77' Cruz 72', 75'	Report	Requejo 67'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)

25 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

Costa Rica	4–3	Guatemala
Varela 25' Amador 34' Evans 36', 68'	Report	Ruano 13' Hernández 50', 60'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)

25 March 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Cuba	3–0	Honduras
Rodríguez 20' Barquín 85' Sosa 90'	Report

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

27 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

El Salvador	1–8	Mexico
Cruz 26'	Report	García 23', 70' Cortina 51' Lozano 62', 75' López 73', 80', 86'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

27 March 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Cuba	2–1	Guatemala
Requejo 50' Barquín 80'		Mendizábal 70'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

28 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

El Salvador	3–4	Honduras
Cruz 18' Morales 59' Chacón 82'	Report	Reyes 10', 50' Navarro 23' Medrano 68'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

28 March 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Mexico	5–1	Guatemala
López 1', 28' Lores 17' Cortina 32' García 39'	Report	Mendizábal 80'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Alfredo Esquivel (Costa Rica)

30 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

Mexico	6–1	Cuba
Pérez 3' López 33', 44' Lores 53' Rosas 62' Lozano 79'	Report	Requejo 25'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

30 March 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Costa Rica	6–1	El Salvador
Amador 4', 14', 51' Hütt 54' Fernández 68', 88'	Report	Morales 38'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)

31 March 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

Honduras	0–0	Guatemala

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

31 March 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Costa Rica	2–1	Cuba
Amador 13', 53'	Report	Rosillo 63'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)

1 April 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

Mexico	8–2	Honduras
Pérez 3' López 8', 55', 80' Lores 26', 42', 73' Lozano 29'	Report	Castro 69' Puerto 88'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Salvador Herrera (El Salvador)

2 April 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

Mexico	2–0	Costa Rica
Pérez 26' Lozano 67'	Report

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jacobo de Foinquinos (Spain)

3 April 1935

8:00 CST (UTC−6)

Costa Rica	6–0	Honduras
Evans 5' Amador 15', 25', ?', ?' Dávila ?'	Report

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Augusto Escalante (El Salvador)

3 April 1935

16:00 CST (UTC−6)

El Salvador	6–1	Guatemala
Quintanilla 44', ?' Chacón ?' Cruz ?', ?' Hernández ?'	Report	Mendizábal 38'

Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador

Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
Mexico 1st title

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

Miguel Cruz

5 goals

4 goals

Fidel Quintanilla

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament[edit]

Source:^[3]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Raúl Estrada	Antonio Azpiri Eduardo Goldoni	Guillermo Ortega Felipe Rosas Samuel Astacio	Emmanuel Amador Hilario López Miguel Cruz Julio Lores Tomás Lozano

References[edit]

^ Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil (8 October 2020). "Central American Games 1935 (El Salvador)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

External links[edit]

Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists

[1] Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil (8 October 2020). "Central American Games 1935 (El Salvador)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[Mendoza-2] Mendoza, Eduardo (25 February 2021). "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[3] "Central American and Caribbean Games 1935 (El Salvador) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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Participants[edit]

Medal winners[edit]

Venue[edit]

Squads[edit]

Officiating[edit]

Table[edit]

Results[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Team of the Tournament[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]