# Independence Centenary Games

The Independence Centenary Athletic Games of Central America (Spanish: Juegos Atléticos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica) was an association football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. The national teams of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras participated in the tournament that was hosted in Guatemala City between 14 and 18 September 1921.

## Participants

Four of the original five members of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841) participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The tournament was the first time each nation played an international association football match.
Former Costa Rican president Rafael Iglesias Castro attended the tournament.

## Venue

The three games of the tournament were all held in the Campo de Marte in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

## Format

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Matches were 80 minutes long.

## Squads
### Costa Rica squad

The following table lists the members of the Costa Rican squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1GK | Manuel Rodríguez [es] | (1899-07-20)20 July 1899 (aged 22) | 0 | C.S. La Libertad |
| 2DF | Gilberto Arguedas [es] | (1895-01-01)1 January 1895 (aged 26) | 0 | C.S. Herediano |
| 2DF | Feis Tabash | Unknown | 0 | C.S. La Libertad |
| 3MF | Rodolfo Peralta | Unknown | 0 | C.S. La Libertad |
| 3MF | Eladio Rosabal (captain) | (1894-09-15)15 September 1894 (aged 26) | 0 | C.S. Herediano |
| 3MF | Roberto Figueredo [es] | (1894-09-13)13 September 1894 (aged 27) | 0 | L.D. Guatemala |
| 4FW | Jorge Solera | Unknown | 0 | L.D. Alajuelense |
| 4FW | Claudio Arguedas | Unknown | 0 | C.S. Herediano |
| 4FW | Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] | (1893-09-18)18 September 1893 (aged 27) | 0 | C.S. Herediano |
| 4FW | Rafael Madrigal | (1902-11-04)4 November 1902 (aged 18) | 0 | C.S. La Libertad |
| 4FW | Ricardo Bermúdez | Unknown | 0 | S.G. Española |
| 4FW | Pedro Quirce | Unknown | 0 | S.G. Española |

### El Salvador squad

The following table lists the members of the Salvadoran squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1GK | Carlos Escobar | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Santiago Barrachina (Spanish) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | José Huezo | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Benjamín Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Emilio Dawson | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Emilio Detruit (French) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Víctor Recinos | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Guillermo Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Guillermo Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Enrique Lindo | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | José Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? |

### Guatemala squad

The following table lists the members of the Guatemalan squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1GK | Ricardo Lenhoff | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 1GK | Ramiro Gálvez | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Luis Asturias | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Carlos Aguirre (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | José Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | David Barrios | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Arturo Aguirre | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Wenceslao Aldaz | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Julio Dougherty | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Fernando Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Mariano Enríquez | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Constantino Kiehnle (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Rafael Villacorta (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Seagrave Smith | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Enrique Álvarez | Unknown | 0 | ? |

### Honduras squad

The following table lists the members of the Honduran squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1GK | Luis Bolaños | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Arístides Raudales (captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Ricardo Aguilar | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 2DF | Ricardo Fernández | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Adán Boza | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Arnold Estrada | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 3MF | Mariano Carazo | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Ramón Rodríguez | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Julio Cueto | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Carlos Maramoros | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| 4FW | Esteban Peralta | Unknown | 0 | ? |

## Tournament
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 14 September – Guatemala City | 14 September – Guatemala City |
| Costa Rica | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 18 September – Guatemala City | 18 September – Guatemala City |
| El Salvador | 0 | 18 September – Guatemala City | 18 September – Guatemala City |
| El Salvador | 0 | Guatemala | 0 |
| 14 September – Guatemala City | 14 September – Guatemala City | | Guatemala | 0 |
| 14 September – Guatemala City | 14 September – Guatemala City | Costa Rica | 6 |
| Guatemala | 9 | Costa Rica | 6 |
| Honduras | 0 | | |

### Semifinals

Costa Rican center forward Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] scored the match's first goal in the 9th minute.
| GK | Manuel Rodríguez [es] |
| RB | Gilberto Arguedas [es] |
| LB | Feis Tabash |
| RM | Rodolfo Peralta |
| CM | Eladio Rosabal (c) |
| LM | Ricardo Bermúdez |
| RW | Jorge Solera |
| CF | Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] |
| CF | Pedro Quirce |
| CF | Claudio Arguedas |
| LW | Rafael Madrigal |
| Managers: ||
| Manuel Rodríguez [es] and Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] ||
| GK | Carlos Escobar |
| DF | Santiago Barrachina |
| DF | José Huezo |
| DF | Benjamín Sandoval |
| MF | Emilio Dawson |
| MF | Emilio Detruit |
| MF | Víctor Recinos |
| FW | Guillermo Alcaine |
| FW | José Alcaine |
| FW | Guillermo Sandoval |
| FW | Enrique Lindo |
| Manager: ||
| Unknown ||
* Match rules:
* 80 minutes
| GK | Ricardo Lenhoff |
| DF | Luis Asturias |
| DF | José Minondo |
| MF | David Barrios |
| MF | Arturo Aguirre |
| MF | Wenceslao Aldaz |
| FW | Julio Dougherty |
| FW | Rafael Villacorta (c) |
| FW | Constantino Kiehnle |
| FW | Fernando Minondo |
| FW | Mariano Enríquez |
| Manager: ||
| Rafael Villacorta ||
| GK | Luis Bolaños |
| DF | Arístides Raudales (c) |
| DF | Ricardo Aguilar |
| DF | Ricardo Fernández |
| MF | Adán Boza |
| MF | Arnold Estrada |
| MF | Mariano Carazo |
| FW | Ramón Rodríguez |
| FW | Julio Cueto |
| FW | Carlos Maramoros |
| FW | Esteban Peralta |
| Manager: ||
| Arístides Raudales ||
* Match rules:
* 80 minutes

### Final

Guatemalan president Carlos Herrera awarded the Costa Rican team the Championship Cup after the match.
| GK | Ramiro Gálvez |
| DF | José Minondo |
| DF | Carlos Aguirre (c) |
| DF | Luis Asturias |
| MF | Arturo Aguirre |
| MF | David Barrios |
| FW | Seagrave Smith |
| FW | Fernando Minondo |
| FW | Constantino Kiehnle (c) |
| FW | Mariano Enríquez |
| FW | Enrique Álvarez |
| Managers: ||
| Carlos Aguirre and Constantino Kiehnle ||
| GK | Manuel Rodríguez [es] |
| RB | Gilberto Arguedas [es] |
| LB | Feis Tabash |
| RM | Rodolfo Peralta |
| CM | Eladio Rosabal (c) |
| LM | Roberto Figueredo [es] |
| RW | Jorge Solera |
| CF | Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] |
| CF | Pedro Quirce |
| CF | Claudio Arguedas |
| LW | Rafael Madrigal |
| Managers: ||
| Manuel Rodríguez [es] and Joaquín Gutiérrez [es] ||
* Match rules:
* 80 minutes

## Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 7.33 goals per match.
6 goals
* Rafael Madrigal
3 goals
* Claudio Arguedas
* Fernando Minondo
2 goals
* Constantino Kiehnle
1 goal
* Wenceslao Aldaz
* Ricardo Bermúdez
* Julio Dougherty
* Mariano Enríquez
* Joaquín Gutiérrez [es]
* Roberto Figueredo
* Jorge Solera
* Rafael Villacorta
Source: RSSSF

## Overall rankings

| Ranking | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Champions | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 4 |
| Runners-up | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| Third place | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
| Fourth place | Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |