Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates7–16 January 1959
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)
← 1954
1962 →
All statistics correct as of 16 January 1959.

Football was contested for men only at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)

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)

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 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
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results[]

7 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  15–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Canword Goal Goal Goal
Goal Goal
Goal Goal
Goal
Goal
Goal
8 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Panama Caracas
Contreras Goal 28'
Arias Goal 51' Goal 64'		 Goal 85' Valderrama
9 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  2–2  Venezuela Caracas
Goal 3'
Goal 68'		 Goal 44'
Goal 48'
10 January 1959 Puerto Rico  1–2  Panama Caracas
Piñeiro Goal 70' Goal 25' Goal 55' Ponce
11 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Venezuela Caracas
Contreras Goal 16'
Arias Goal 17'
Noriega Goal 77'		 Goal 77'
12 January 1959 Panama  1–3  Netherlands Antilles Caracas
Ponce Goal 55' Goal 54'
Goal 65'
Goal 78'
13 January 1959 Mexico  2–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Noriega Goal 21'
Arias Goal 89'
14 January 1959 Venezuela  2–2  Panama Caracas
Goal 30'
Goal 48'		 Goal 50' Lomardo
Goal 75' Ponce
15 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  1–2  Mexico Caracas
Goal 81' Goal 10' Goal 79' Arias
16 January 1959 Venezuela  7–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Goal 22'
Goal 53' Goal 66' Goal 79'
Goal 73'
Goal 84'
Goal 87'

References[]

  1. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2009.


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