Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates7–16 January
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Erno Jansen
(8 goals)
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1962 →

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

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the third time, who earned 8 points[1]

Participating teams

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Mexico 5th Gold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles 3rd Gold medal (1950)
 Panama 4th Silver medal (1946)
 Puerto Rico 2nd 7th (1946)
 Venezuela 3rd 5th (1946)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)

Table

A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 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
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico
Jansen 8', 48', 53', 65', 84'
Valerian 18'
Gumbs 21', 86'
Canword 29', 56', 88'
Dirksz 40'
Cameron 53'
Bibiana 70', 76'		 Report
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico 3–1 Panama
Contreras 29'
Arias 52', 64'		 Report Valderrama 86'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles 2–2 Venezuela
Jansen 4', 65' Report Tovar 42'
Rodríguez 47'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Puerto Rico 1–2 Panama
Piñeiro 21' Report Ponce 25', 55'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico 3–1 Venezuela
Contreras 17'
Arias 26'
Noriega 67'		 Report Alterio 87'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Panama 1–3 Netherlands Antilles
Ponce 59' Report Bernardina 56'
Valerian 63'
Jansen 67'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico 2–0 Puerto Rico
Noriega 22'
Díez 87'		 Report
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela 2–2 Panama
Estrada 31'
Vidal 48'		 Report Valderrama 50'
Ponce 75'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles 1–2 Mexico
Bibiana 84' Report Arias 10', 79'
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico
Casado 22'
Vidal 53', 66', 79'
Rodríguez 73'
Estrada 84'
Tovar 87'		 Report
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas


 1959 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico
3rd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

External links


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