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

2023 women's football tournament

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Women's Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
CitySanta Tecla
Dates29 June – 7 July
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up Venezuela
Third place El Salvador
Fourth placeCentro Caribe Sports
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored67 (4.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Venezuela Deyna Castellanos
(5 goals)
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The women's football tournament at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Santa Tecla from 25 June to 7 July.[1]

Participating teams

Eight teams from two confederations participated in the tournament. The eight teams were:[2]

Confederation Teams qualified No. teams
Centro Caribe Sports[a] 1
CONCACAF 6
CONMEBOL 1
Total 8

Squads

There were no age restrictions for the squads.[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  Venezuela 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Centro Caribe Sports 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Costa Rica 0–4 Venezuela
Report
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)
Haiti 1–3Centro Caribe Sports
  • C. Joseph 76'
 Report
Centro Caribe Sports2–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Venezuela 4–1 Haiti
 Report
  • C. Jean 8'
Centro Caribe Sports0–2 Venezuela
Report
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)
Costa Rica 2–0 Haiti
  • Herrera 41'
  • St-Cyr 78' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  El Salvador (H) 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 4
3  Puerto Rico 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
4  Jamaica 3 0 1 2 6 13 −7 1
5  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: San Salvador 2023
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico 4–0 Puerto Rico
 Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Jamaica 2–5 El Salvador
  • Nelson 13'
  • Atkinson 79'
 Report
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Puerto Rico 1–1 Jamaica
 Report
  • Buckley 22'
El Salvador 2–3 Mexico
 Report
Jamaica 3–7 Mexico
 Report
Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)
Puerto Rico 2–2 El Salvador
  • DeJesus 22', 45'
 Report
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

Knockout stage

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


 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
5 July – Santa Tecla
 
 
 Venezuela2
 
7 July – Santa Tecla
 
 El Salvador1
 
 Venezuela1
 
5 July – Santa Tecla
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)2
 
 Mexico6
 
 
Centro Caribe Sports0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
7 July – Santa Tecla
 
 
 El Salvador2
 
 
Centro Caribe Sports1

Semi-finals

Venezuela 2–1 El Salvador
 Report
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Mexico 6–0Centro Caribe Sports
 Report
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)

Bronze medal match

El Salvador 2–1Centro Caribe Sports
 Report
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)

Gold medal match

Venezuela 1–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
 Report


 2023 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico
3rd title

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.19 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Haiti Meghane St-Cyr (against Costa Rica)

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. ^ "Calendario" [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.