Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 7–16 January |
Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 50 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
← 1954 1962 → |
International football competition
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 |
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![]() | 5th | Gold medal (1935, 1938) |
![]() | 3rd | Gold medal (1950) |
![]() | 4th | Silver medal (1946) |
![]() | 2nd | 7th (1946) |
![]() | 3rd | 5th (1946) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's football | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Table
A 2 point system used.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
Results
Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 15–0 | ![]() |
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Jansen ![]() Valerian ![]() Gumbs ![]() Canword ![]() Dirksz ![]() Cameron ![]() Bibiana ![]() | Report |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Contreras ![]() Arias ![]() | Report | Valderrama ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Jansen ![]() | Report | Tovar ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Puerto Rico ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Piñeiro ![]() | Report | Ponce ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Contreras ![]() Arias ![]() Noriega ![]() | Report | Alterio ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Panama ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Ponce ![]() | Report | Bernardina ![]() Valerian ![]() Jansen ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Noriega ![]() Díez ![]() | Report |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Estrada ![]() Vidal ![]() | Report | Valderrama ![]() Ponce ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Bibiana ![]() | Report | Arias ![]() |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Casado ![]() Vidal ![]() Rodríguez ![]() Estrada ![]() Tovar ![]() | Report |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
1959 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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![]() Mexico 3rd title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 50 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
8 goals
Erno Jansen
5 goals
José Manuel Arias
4 goals
Luis Carlos Ponce
José Ángel Vidal
3 goals
Jose Bibiana
Wilhelm Canword
2 goals
Johan Gumbs
Romualdo Valerian
Javier Contreras
Fernando Noriega
Carlos Valderrama
Antonio Rodríguez
Alí Tovar
Florencio Estrada
1 goal
Eustaquio Bernardina
Edwin Dirksz
Rudy Cameron
Jorge Díez
Rubén Piñeiro
Aniello Alterio
Jorge Casado
References
- ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
- Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists[usurped]
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