Football_at_the_1950_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games
Football at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
International football competition
Football was contested for men only at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| Dates | 26 February – 14 March |
| Teams | 9 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Curaçao |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 69 (3.14 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mario Camposeco (5 goals) |
← 1946 1954 → | |
The gold medal was won by Curaçao who earned 4 points in the final round.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Colombia | 3rd | Gold medal (1946) |
 Costa Rica | 5th | Silver medal (1930, 1935, 1938) |
| El Salvador | 4th | Bronze medal (1935) |
| Guatemala | 4th | 6th (1930, 1935, 1946) |
 Haiti | 1st | |
| Honduras | 3rd | Bronze medal (1930) |
 Mexico | 3rd | Gold medal (1935, 1938) |
 Netherlands Antilles | 2nd | Bronze medal (1946) |
 Nicaragua | 1st |
While only the federation of Curaçao (C.V.B.) were FIFA members at the time (the Dutch Antilles federation N.A.V.U. was not founded until 1958), the team entering here was a Dutch Antilles selection representing the N.A.O.C., the olympic committee of the territory.[1]
Costa Rica withdrew from the Games after a pitch invasion by the spectators at the end of their match against Dutch Antilles, following a brawl between players caused by a collision between Costa Rica player Calleta Molina and Dutch Antilles keeper Ergilio Hato; when the pitch was cleared, Dutch Antilles again took the field but Costa Rica refused to continue.[1]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 5 | Final round |
| 2 | El Salvador |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Haiti |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | |
| – | Costa Rica |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Costa Rica | 1-0 Abandoned at 1–0 in 87' after a pitch invasion | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
Muñoz  10' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 4–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| M. Durán 12', 53' Corado 46', 48' |
Report | Ubieta 24' |
| Costa Rica | 0-1 Costa Rica withdrew, so match was awarded to Haiti 1-0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Costa Rica | 0-1 Costa Rica withdrew, so match was awarded to Nicaragua 1-0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Guatemala |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Final round playoff |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
Final round playoff
Guatemala and Mexico finished level on points, so a play-off had to be played to decide who would qualify to the final round
Final round playoff replay
Final round playoff second replay
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Honduras |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Bronze medal |
| – | El Salvador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Withdrew |
| Curaçao | 1–3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Krips 82' |
Report | Corado 21' Lucha 75' |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Corado 38' |
Report | Velásquez 6' Godoy 39' |
| 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Curaçao 1st title |
Goalscorers
There were 69 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
Rafael Corado
2 goals
Juan Ramirez- Gustavo Lucha
- Manuel Durán
Rodolfo Godoy
Salvador Luna- Moisés Jinich
- Víctor Ramírez
Guillermo Krips- Pedro Coffie
- Raymundo Kemp
1 goal
- Apolinario Pérez
- Guillermo Avendaño
- Héctor Arenilla
José Manuel Retana- Guillermo Muñoz
- Javier Herrera
Carlos Osorio- Julio Duran
- Antonio Galan
- Rubén Aqueche
- Adolfo Castro
- Emilio Calderini
- Pedro Velásquez
- Zacarías Arzú
- Salvador Farfán
- José María Cobián
Carlos Ubieta- Willys Heyliger
- Maximiliano Juliana
- Romoldo Mercera
- "Central American and Caribbean Games 1950 (Guatemala)". RSSSF.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.