Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryPanama
Dates10–23 February
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Colombia
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored67 (4.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Hernán Bolaños
← 1935
1946 →

The football tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Panama City from 10 to 23 February.

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games – Squads

Table

2 points system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 5 4 1 0 14 4 +10 9
2  Costa Rica 5 4 0 1 24 3 +21 8
3  Colombia 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 4
4  El Salvador 5 2 0 3 7 19 −12 4
5  Panama 5 1 1 3 8 20 −12 3
6  Venezuela 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 2
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results

Mexico 3–1 Colombia
Argüelles 40'
de la Fuente 77' (pen.)
Casarín 81'		 Report Mejía 4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)[2]
Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador
H. Bolaños 5', 55', 83'
Morera 16', 42'
Hütt 57'
Rojas 65'		 Report
Panama 2–1 Venezuela
Anderson 65', 85' Report Ríos 90'
Attendance: 15,000
Panama 2–4 Colombia
Anderson 27', 59' Report Meléndez 57', 82'
Torres 75', 89'
Mexico 1–0 Venezuela
Pría 4' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Panama 0–11 Costa Rica
Report Hütt 5'
H. Bolaños 14', 15', 23', 43', 59'
Piedra 17', 33'
Morera 30', 38'
Pinnock 65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000
El Salvador 3–2 Venezuela
Contreras 5'
Cruz 14'
F. Martínez 78'		 Report Febres 47'
Marcano 67'
Colombia 1–2 Costa Rica
Mejía 29' Report H. Bolaños 5'
Morera 43' (pen.)

Abandoned at 1–2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them; Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal, but result counted as 1–2.

Mexico 6–0 El Salvador
de la Fuente 18'
Argüelles 37'
Cortina 50', 55'
Casarín 61', 66'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Panama 2–2 Mexico
Prado 61'
Anderson 65' (pen.)		 Report de la Fuente 46'
Casarín 62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Venezuela 0–3 Costa Rica
Report H. Bolaños 18'
Ó. Bolaños 40'
Hütt 63'
Colombia 3–2 El Salvador
Meléndez 10', 30'
Mejía 55'		 Report Cuéllar Cruz 32'
F. Martínez 50'
Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica
Casarín 5', 59' Report Muñoz 20'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Venezuela 2–1 Colombia
Ríos 43', 70' (pen.) Report Mejía 18'
Panama 1–2 El Salvador
Castro ?' (o.g.) Report Contreras ?'
F. Martínez ?'


 1938 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico
2nd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Colombia Rafael Mejía
  • Costa Rica José Luis Rojas
  • Costa Rica Óscar Bolaños
  • Costa Rica Rodolfo Butch Muñoz
  • El Salvador Miguel Cruz
  • El Salvador Noel Cuéllar Cruz
  • Mexico Manuel Alonso Pría
  • Panama Pablo Prado
  • Venezuela Francisco Marcano
  • Venezuela Reinaldo Febres

1 own goal

  • Panama George Pinnock (against Costa Rica)
  • Panama Raúl Castro (against El Salvador)

Team of the Tournament

Source:[4]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Costa Rica Mario Jones Mexico Antonio Azpiri

Costa Rica Milton Valverde

Colombia Severino Lugo

Mexico Guillermo Ortega

Costa Rica Rodolfo Muñoz

Colombia Roberto Meléndez

Costa Rica Alejandro Morera

Panama James Anderson

Mexico Horacio Casarín

Costa Rica Oscar Bolaños

References

  1. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games Games 1938 (Panama)". RSSSF.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Selección de Colombia". Futboletin.com (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Selección de Venezuela". Futboletín.com (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1938 (Panama) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

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