Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament

2023 men's football tournament

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The men's football tournament at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Santa Tecla from 28 June to 6 July.[1]

Participating teams

Seven teams from one confederation participated in the tournament. The seven teams were:[2]

Squads

Teams were restricted to players 22 years old or younger.[2]

Group stage

The tournament's groups were announced on 23 April 2023.[5] Fixtures were announced on 30 May 2023.[6]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  El Salvador (H) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Dominican Republic 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico 2–0 Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic 1–1 El Salvador
 Report
  • Cerritos 37'
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
El Salvador 1–1 Mexico
  • Vásquez 46'
 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Centro Caribe Sports 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Jamaica 3 0 2 1 2 8 −6 2
Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Honduras 1–1 Jamaica
  • Maldonado 90+2'
 Report
  • Webster 41'
Costa Rica 0–1Centro Caribe Sports
Report
  • Ortiz 80'
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Centro Caribe Sports1–2 Honduras
  • Ortiz 16' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Jamaica 0–6 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
Centro Caribe Sports1–1 Jamaica
  • Franco 79'
 Report
  • Daley 50'
Honduras 0–1 Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)

Knockout stage

If necessary, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.


 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
4 July – Santa Tecla
 
 
 Mexico3
 
6 July – Santa Tecla
 
 Honduras0
 
 Mexico2
 
4 July – Santa Tecla
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 Costa Rica2
 
 
 El Salvador1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
6 July – Santa Tecla
 
 
 Honduras2
 
 
 El Salvador1

Semi-finals

Mexico 3–0 Honduras
  • López 18'
  • Ayón 45'
  • J. Gómez 64'
 Report
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Costa Rica 2–1 El Salvador
 Report
  • Sánchez 73'
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

Bronze medal match

Honduras 2–1 El Salvador
  • Núñez 34'
  • Arzú 86'
 Report
  • Sánchez 48'

Gold medal match

Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)


 2023 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico
7th title

Goalscorers

There have been 33 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: San Salvador 2023

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,[3] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Calednario" [Calendar]. San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Medina, Fernando (23 April 2023). "El Fútbol ya Tiene sus Grupos en San Salvador 2023" [Football Now Has Its Groups in San Salvador 2023]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "¡Definidos los Grupos en Fútbol para los Juegos San Salvador 2023!" [The Football Groups for the 2023 San Salvador Games are Defined!]. San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Definido el Calendario del Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023" [The Football Calendar for the San Salvador 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Are Defined]. National Football Federation of Guatemala (in Spanish). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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