| Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 1978 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Colombia |
| City | Medellín |
| Dates | 8–21 July 1978 |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Bermuda |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |
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Football was contested for men only at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in Medellín, Colombia.[1] Colombia was disqualified from the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Bermuda
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Panama
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 5 | |
| 5 |  El Salvador
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands Antilles
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Bislip  |
Report | Chinapoo |
| El Salvador | 1–6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Villatoro 80' |
Report | Curtis 18' Laforest 24'Chinapoo 32'Joseph 37', 43'Greene 85' |
| Panama | 6–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Flores 17' Sánchez 61', 89'Hernández 75'Montilla 77', 78' |
Report | Bislip 86' |
| El Salvador | 0–5 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sánchez 14' Hernández 21'Montilla 49', 59'Valdez 75' |
| Bermuda | 4–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Bean Brangman Lewis |
Report |
| Cuba | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Delgado Núñez Fuentes |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Laforest 12' (pen.) Curtis 34'Chinapoo 42' |
Report | Hernández 2' |
| Cuba | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Pereira 56', 67' |
Report | Ruiz 39' |
| Bermuda | 4–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Bean Brangman |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Arrue 8' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph John |
Report | Brangman Bean |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Colombia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 1–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 61' |
Report | Morales 30' |
Colombia won 4–0, but the result was later awarded to Venezuela
Colombia drew 1–1 with Mexico, but the result was later awarded to Mexico.
| Mexico | 9–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Rico 24', 36', 62' Farfán 40', 44'Haro 45'Bracamontes 69', 72'Romero 82' |
Report |
| Venezuela | 5–1 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| A. Peña 10' Carvajal 22', 34', 79'Á. Castillo 36' |
Report | A. Perez 89' |
| Colombia | Awarded to Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Note: Colombia won 5–1, but the result was awarded to Puerto Rico on the following day, 16 July, when Colombia was disqualified due to 14 of their players being professionals.
| Puerto Rico | 0–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cárdenas 8' A. Peña 14' |
| Colombia | Awarded to Dominican | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Note: This match was not played because Colombia was disqualified.
| 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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 Cuba 4th title |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | Cuba (CUB)
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Venezuela (VEN)
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Bermuda (BER)
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| Roberto Pereira Luis M. Sánchez Andrés Roldán Dagoberto Lara Ramón Núñez Luis Dreke Miguel Rivero Regino Delgado Jorge Massó Carlos Loredo Hugo Madera José F. Reinoso René Bonora Emilio Arzuaga Guillermo Mestre Amado Povea Miguel Fuentes Rolando Morales Carlos Montenegro Calixto Martínez |
Rodolfo Carvajal César Semiday José Contreras Gustavo Roque Gerardo Vielma Juan Vidal Alexis Peña Asdrúbal Sánchez Rafael Cadenas Julio Hernández José Fernández Alexis Toro Ángel Castillo Pedro Febles Luis Contreras Omar Paredes José Abad |
Ralph Bean Harold Madeiros Wendell Simmons Gerard Lambert Seymour Danvers Joseph Trott Albert Dowling George Brangman Frederick Lewis William Astwood Robert Calderón Dereck Scott Melvin Bean Sheldon Bradshan Frank Brewster Wayne Richardson Arnold West Joseph Wilking Erskine Smith |
There were 88 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.52 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
George Brangman Daniel Montilla Richard Chinapoo4 goals
3 goals
Jorge Masso Agustín Sánchez Néstor Hernández Cristóbal Rico Robert Joseph Rodolfo Carvajal2 goals
Mario Bislip Andrés Roldán Carlos Bracamontes Jorge Morales Salvador Farfán Morell Curtis Ron Laforest Alexis Peña1 goal
Monico Ruiz Alejandro Arrue Frederick Lewis Melvin Bean William Astwood Dagoberto Lara Miguel Rivero Regino Delgado Miguel Fuentes Luis Valdez Antonio Perez Ramón Martínez Jorge Haro Armando Romero Fernando Flores Carlos Villatoro Brian John Gerald Greene Ángel Castillo Rafael Cárdenas