Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Venezuela |
Dates | 7–16 January |
Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mexico (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Netherlands Antilles |
Third place | Venezuela |
Fourth place | Panama |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 50 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Erno Jansen (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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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) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's football | Mexico (MEX) | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Venezuela (VEN) |
Table
A 2 point system used.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Mexico (C) | 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 |
Results
Netherlands Antilles | 15–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Jansen 8', 48', 53', 65', 84' Valerian 18' Gumbs 21', 86' Canword 29', 56', 88' Dirksz 40' Cameron 53' Bibiana 70', 76' | Report |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico | 3–1 | Panama |
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Contreras 29' Arias 52', 64' | Report | Valderrama 86' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles | 2–2 | Venezuela |
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Jansen 4', 65' | Report | Tovar 42' Rodríguez 47' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Puerto Rico | 1–2 | Panama |
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Piñeiro 21' | Report | Ponce 25', 55' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico | 3–1 | Venezuela |
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Contreras 17' Arias 26' Noriega 67' | Report | Alterio 87' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Panama | 1–3 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Ponce 59' | Report | Bernardina 56' Valerian 63' Jansen 67' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Mexico | 2–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Noriega 22' Díez 87' | Report |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela | 2–2 | Panama |
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Estrada 31' Vidal 48' | Report | Valderrama 50' Ponce 75' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Netherlands Antilles | 1–2 | Mexico |
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Bibiana 84' | Report | Arias 10', 79' |
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Venezuela | 7–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Casado 22' Vidal 53', 66', 79' Rodríguez 73' Estrada 84' Tovar 87' | 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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