Football at the 1997 Central American Games

The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997.[1][2]

Football at the 1997 Central American Games
Tournament details
Host country Honduras
DatesDecember 1997
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place Honduras
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)

Teams
TeamApp.Previous best
 Belize2ndGroup stage (1994)
 Costa Rica4thSilver medal (1990)
 El Salvador5thGold medal (1977)
 Guatemala5thGold medal (1986)
 Honduras4thGold medal (1990, 1994)
 Nicaragua6thSilver medal (1973)
 Panama3rdGold medal (1973)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to semi-final
2  Honduras 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source:
 Honduras5–2 Nicaragua
de León
 El Salvador3–1 Nicaragua
 El Salvador1–0 Honduras

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to semi-final
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Belize 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source:
 Costa Rica4–0 Belize
Bennett
 Guatemala2–0 Belize
 Costa Rica3–1 Panama
 Panama2–1 Guatemala
 Costa Rica3–1 Guatemala
 Belize0–7 Panama

Semi-finals
 El Salvador1–2 Panama
 Costa Rica0–0 Honduras
Penalties
5–3

Third place match
 Honduras1–0 El Salvador

Final
 Costa Rica2–1 Panama
Jewisson Bennett  43' (pen)
Kervin Lacey  60'		 Report Ángel Luis Rodríguez  28'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Mexico)
GK Ricardo González
DF Jervis Drummond
DF Pablo Chinchilla
DF Douglas Sequeira
DF Alfredo Morales
MF Carlos Castro Mora 80'
MF Ríchar Mahoney
MF Walter Centeno
MF Jorge León 55'
FW Jewisson Bennett
FW Kervin Lacey
Substitutions:
MF Steven Bryce 55'
DF Wálter Cordero 80'
Manager:
Rolando Villalobos
GK David Marciaga
DF Oniel Vergara 70'
DF Dariel Gómez
DF Jairzinho Serrano
DF Ubaldo Guardia 42'
MF Ángel Luis Rodríguez
MF Julio Medina III
MF Mario Méndez
MF Alberto Blanco
FW Roberto Brown
FW Omar Tejada 62'
Substitutions:
GK Omar Liguas 42'
FW Alfredo Anderson 62'
DF David Paschal 70'
Manager:
Gary Stempel

Assistant referees:
Raúl Cárdenas (El Salvador)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cam-games-u21-97.html
  2. RadioHouse.hn – El estadio Olímpico cumple 19 años – 7 December 2016
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