Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)
Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates7–16 January 1959
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)

Participating teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Mexico5thGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles3rdGold medal (1950)
 Panama4thSilver medal (1946)
 Puerto Rico2nd7th (1946)
 Venezuela3rd5th (1946)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 8
2  Netherlands Antilles 4 2 1 1 21 5 +16 5
3  Venezuela 4 1 2 1 12 7 +5 4
4  Panama 4 1 1 2 6 9 3 3
5  Puerto Rico 4 0 0 4 1 26 25 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

7 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  15–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Jansen
Canword
Gumbs
Bibiana
Valerian
Dirksz
Cameron
8 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Panama Caracas
Contreras  28'
Arias  51'  64'
 85' Valderrama
9 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  2–2  Venezuela Caracas
Jansen  3'
Valerian  68'
 44' Tovar
 48' Rodríguez
10 January 1959 Puerto Rico  1–2  Panama Caracas
Piñeiro  70'  25'  55' Ponce
11 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Venezuela Caracas
Contreras  16'
Arias  17'
Noriega  77'
 77' Altero
12 January 1959 Panama  1–3  Netherlands Antilles Caracas
Ponce  55'  54' Bernadina
 65' Valerian
 78' Jansen
13 January 1959 Mexico  2–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Noriega  21'
Arias  89'
14 January 1959 Venezuela  2–2  Panama Caracas
Estrada  30'
Vidal  48'
 50' Lomardo
 75' Ponce
15 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  1–2  Mexico Caracas
Bibiana  81'  10'  79' Arias
16 January 1959 Venezuela  7–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Casado  22'
Vidal  53'  66'  79'
Rodríguez  73'
Estrada  84'
Tovar  87'

References


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