Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
CitySan Salvador
Dates24 March – 3 April
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)
← 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

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

Medal winners

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

Venue

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

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

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games – Squads

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

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

Referees
Assistant referees

Table

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

El Salvador 4–1 Cuba
  • Quintanilla 41', 77'
  • Cruz 72', 75'
 Report
  • Requejo 67'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)
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)
Cuba 3–0 Honduras
 Report
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 1–8 Mexico
 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)
Cuba 2–1 Guatemala
  • Mendizábal 70'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 3–4 Honduras
 Report
  • Reyes 10', 50'
  • Navarro 23'
  • Medrano 68'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
Mexico 5–1 Guatemala
 Report
  • Mendizábal 80'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfredo Esquivel (Costa Rica)
Mexico 6–1 Cuba
 Report
  • Requejo 25'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
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)
Honduras 0–0 Guatemala
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica 2–1 Cuba
  • Amador 13', 53'
 Report
  • Rosillo 63'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: German Núñez (Mexico)
Mexico 8–2 Honduras
 Report
  • Castro 69'
  • Puerto 88'
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salvador Herrera (El Salvador)
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jacobo de Foinquinos (Spain)
Costa Rica 6–0 Honduras
  • Evans 5'
  • Amador 15', 25', ?', ?'
  • Dávila ?'
 Report
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador
Referee: Augusto Escalante (El Salvador)
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

Goalscorers

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

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament

Source:[3]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Raúl Estrada Mexico Antonio Azpiri

Costa Rica Eduardo Goldoni

Mexico Guillermo Ortega

Mexico Felipe Rosas

El Salvador Samuel Astacio

Costa Rica Emmanuel Amador

Mexico Hilario López

El Salvador Miguel Cruz

Mexico Julio Lores

Mexico Tomás Lozano

See also

References

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