# Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games is the football tournament in the regional multi-sport event of the Central American and Caribbean Games. The competition is organized by Centro Caribe Sports, also known as Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization.
The men's tournament has been played since 1930, only four editions were played with senior national teams (1930, 1935, 1938 and 1946).
The women's tournament has been played since 2010 (only the women's tournament was held in 2010), it is for senior national teams.

## Results

Source:

### Men's tournament

22 editions of the tournament were held.
| Ed. | Year | Host city | Gold | Results | Silver | Bronze | Results | Fourth place | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Senior teams ||||||||||
| 1 | 1930 | Havana | Cuba | | Costa Rica | Honduras | | El Salvador | Rafael Madrigal (11) |
| 2 | 1935 | San Salvador | Mexico | | Costa Rica | El Salvador | | Cuba | Emmanuel Amador (10) Hilario López (10) |
| 3 | 1938 | Panama City | Mexico | | Costa Rica | Colombia | | El Salvador | Hernán Bolaños (10) |
| 4 | 1946 | Barranquilla | Colombia | | Panama | Curaçao | | Costa Rica | Gonzalo Fernández (9) Maximiliano Juliana (9) |
| Olympic teams (amateur) ||||||||||
| 5 | 1950 | Guatemala City | Curaçao | | Guatemala | Honduras | | El Salvador | Mario Camposeco (5) |
| 6 | 1954 | Mexico City | El Salvador | | Mexico | Colombia | | Panama | Fernando Rengifo (4) |
| 7 | 1959 | Caracas | Mexico | | Netherlands Antilles | Venezuela | | Panama | Erno Jansen (8) |
| 8 | 1962 | Kingston | Netherlands Antilles | | Mexico | Venezuela | | Jamaica | Ruben Brandborg (6) Javier Fragoso (6) |
| 9 | 1966 | San Juan | Mexico | | Netherlands Antilles | Cuba | | El Salvador | Feliz Angelico Perez (6) |
| 10 | 1970 | Panama City | Cuba | | Netherlands Antilles | Venezuela | | Jamaica | José Verdecia (9) |
| 11 | 1974 | Santo Domingo | Cuba | 1–1 (3–0 p) | Trinidad and Tobago | Bermuda | 3–0 | Mexico | Ralph Bean (9) |
| 12 | 1978 | Medellín | Cuba | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela | Bermuda | 3–0 | Mexico | Ralph Bean (7) Roberto Pereira (7) |
| 13 | 1982 | Havana | Venezuela | 1–0 | Mexico | Cuba | 2–1 | Bermuda | – |
| 14 | 1986 | Santo Domingo | Cuba | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Honduras | Mexico | 2–1 | Dominican Republic | – |
| Olympic teams (U-23) ||||||||||
| 15 | 1990 | Mexico City | Mexico | 3–0 | Venezuela | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Cuba | – |
| U-20 teams ||||||||||
| 16 | 1993 | Arroyo | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico | Jamaica | 3–1 | Cuba | – |
| Olympic teams (U-21) ||||||||||
| 17 | 1998 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 3–1 | Mexico | Costa Rica | 6–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 18 | 2002 | San Salvador | El Salvador | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mexico | Costa Rica | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Haiti | Juan Carlos Cacho (3) |
| 19 | 2006 | Cartagena | Colombia | 2–1 | Venezuela | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras | Kenny Cunningham (5) Juan Pablo Pino (5) |
| – | 2010 | Mayagüez | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held | The tournament was not held |
| 20 | 2014 | Veracruz | Mexico | 4–1 | Venezuela | Cuba | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Honduras | Eddie Hernández (6) |
| 21 | 2018 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 2–1 | Venezuela | Honduras | 3–0 | Haiti | Julián Quiñones (4) |
| Olympic teams (U-22) ||||||||||
| 22 | 2023 | Santa Tecla | Mexico | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Honduras | 2-1 | El Salvador | Ettson Ayón (3) Kenneth Vargas (3) |

### Women's tournament

4 editions of the tournament were held.
| Ed. | Year | Host city | Gold | Results | Silver | Bronze | Results | Fourth place | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Senior teams ||||||||||
| 1 | 2010 | Mayagüez | Venezuela | | Trinidad and Tobago | Guatemala | | Haiti | – |
| 2 | 2014 | Veracruz | Mexico | 2–0 | Colombia | Costa Rica | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela | Charlyn Corral (5) |
| 3 | 2018 | Barranquilla | Mexico | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Venezuela | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Charlyn Corral (3) Katie Johnson (3) Mónica Ocampo (3) |
| 4 | 2023 | Santa Tecla | Mexico | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela | El Salvador | 2–1 | CCS | Deyna Castellanos (5) |

## Performances
### Men's medals

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Mexico | 7 (1935, 1938, 1959, 1966, 1990, 2014, 2023) | 6 (1954, 1962, 1982, 1993, 1998, 2002) | 1 (1986) | 14 |
| Cuba | 5 (1930, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986) | – | 3 (1966, 1982, 2014) | 8 |
| Colombia | 3 (1946, 2006, 2018) | – | 3 (1938, 1954, 1970) | 6 |
| Venezuela | 2 (1982, 1998) | 5 (1978, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018) | 2 (1959, 1962) | 9 |
| Curaçao/ Netherlands Antilles | 2 (1950, 1962) | 3 (1959, 1966, 1970) | 1 (1946) | 6 |
| El Salvador | 2 (1954, 2002) | – | 1 (1935) | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1 (1993) | 4 (1930, 1935, 1938, 2023) | 4 (1990, 1998, 2002, 2006) | 9 |
| Honduras | – | 1 (1986) | 4 (1930, 1950, 2018, 2023) | 5 |
| Panama | – | 1 (1946) | – | 1 |
| Guatemala | – | 1 (1950) | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | 1 (1974) | – | 1 |
| Bermuda | – | – | 2 (1974, 1978) | 2 |
| Jamaica | – | – | 1 (1993) | 1 |

#### Notes

Italic — Hosts

### Women's medals

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Mexico | 3 (2014, 2018, 2023) | – | – | 3 |
| Venezuela | 1 (2010) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2018) | 3 |
| Costa Rica | – | 1 (2018) | 1 (2014) | 2 |
| Colombia | – | 1 (2014) | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | 1 (2010) | – | 1 |
| Guatemala | – | – | 1 (2010) | 1 |
| El Salvador | – | – | 1 (2023) | 1 |

#### Notes

Italic — Hosts

## Player records
### Top goalscorers (until 1974)

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Tournament(s) |
| 1 | Hernán Bolaños | Costa Rica | 15 | 1930(5) and 1938(10) |
| 2 | James Santiago Anderson | Panama | 12 | 1938(5) and 1946(7) |
| 3 | Rafael Madrigal | Costa Rica | 11 | 1930(11) |
| 3 | Mario Camposeco | Guatemala | 11 | 1946(6) and 1950(5) |
| 5 | Emmanuel Amador | Costa Rica | 10 | 1935(10) |
| 5 | Hilario López | Mexico | 10 | 1935(10) |
| 7 | Gonzalo Fernández | Costa Rica | 9 | 1946(9) |
| 7 | Maximiliano Juliana | Curaçao | 9 | 1946(9) |
| 7 | José Verdecia | Cuba | 9 | 1970(9) |
| 7 | Ralph Bean | Bermuda | 9 | 1974(9) |
| 11 | Erno Jansen | Netherlands Antilles | 8 | 1959(8) |
| 12 | Miguel Cruz | El Salvador | 7 | 1935(6) and 1938(1) |
| 12 | Felix Angelico Perez | Netherlands Antilles | 7 | 1962(1) and 1966(6) |
| 12 | Francisco Piedra | Cuba | 7 | 1974(7) |

### Hat-tricks (until 1974)

Since the first official tournament in 1930 until the edition in 1974, 40 hat-tricks have been scored in over 100 matches of the 11 editions of the tournament in-between that period. The first hat-trick was scored by Rafael Madrigal of Costa Rica, playing against Guatemala on 17 March 1930; and the last was by Martín Zúñiga of Mexico, playing against Jamaica on 22 November 2014. The record number of hat-tricks in a single Central American and Caribbean Games is ten, during the 1946 edition. The only player to have scored three hat-tricks is Costa Rica's Hernán Bolaños, one in the inaugural edition in 1930 and two in 1938, in which he was the top goal scorer with 10 goals. He is closely followed by Rafael Madrigal, Hilario López, Emmanuel Amador, Gonzalo Fernández, José Verdecia and Francisco Piedra with two hat-tricks each. The record for the most goals scored in a single Central American and Caribbean Game is 7, which has been achieved once: by Maximiliano Juliana when he scored 7 for Netherlands Antilles in a 14-0 win over Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico also holds the record for most hat-tricks conceded with 15, with the next closest being Honduras and Guatemala with 6. On the other hand, Costa Rica holds the record for most hat-tricks scored with 11, with the next closest being Cuba with 7.

### List

Far Eastern Championship Games hat-tricks :
| # | Player | G | Time of goals | For | Result | Against | Tournament | Date | report |
| 1. | Daniel Bustillo | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Honduras | 5–4 | Jamaica | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 18 March 1930 | Report |
| 2. | Mario López | 3 | 7', 15', ?' | Cuba | 7–0 | Honduras | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 20 March 1930 | Report |
| 3. | Rafael Madrigal | 4 | 10', 16'(pen.)), 43', 78' | Costa Rica | 8–1 | Guatemala | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 17 March 1930 | Report |
| 4. | Gustavo Marroquín | 3 | 2', 10', 62' | El Salvador | 8–2 | Guatemala | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 19 March 1930 | Report |
| 5. | Mario Calvo | 3 | 13', 35', 40' | El Salvador | 8–2 | Guatemala | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 19 March 1930 | Report |
| 6. | Hernán Bolaños | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 9–2 | El Salvador | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 22 March 1930 | Report |
| 7. | Enrique Ferrer | 3 | 46', 48', ?' | Cuba | 5-0 | Honduras | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 23 March 1930 | Report |
| 8. | Rafael Madrigal (2) | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 8-0 | Honduras | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | 4 April 1930 | Report |
| 9. | Hilario López | 3 | 73', 80', 86' | Mexico | 8–1 | El Salvador | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | 27 March 1935 | Report |
| 10. | Emmanuel Amador | 3 | 4', 14', 51' | Costa Rica | 6–1 | El Salvador | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | 30 March 1935 | Report |
| 11. | Hilario López (2) | 3 | 8', 55', 80' | Mexico | 8–2 | Honduras | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 April 1935 | Report |
| 12. | Julio Lores | 3 | 26', 42', 73' | Mexico | 8–2 | Honduras | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 April 1935 | Report |
| 13. | Emmanuel Amador (2) | 4 | 15', 25', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 6–0 | Honduras | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | 3 April 1935 | Report |
| 14. | Hernán Bolaños (2) | 3 | 5', 55', 83' | Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador | 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | 12 February 1938 | Report |
| 15. | Hernán Bolaños (3) | 5 | 14', 15', 23', 43', 59' | Costa Rica | 11–0 | Panama | 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | 16 February 1938 | Report |
| 16. | Gonzalo Fernández | 4 | ?', ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 12–0 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 10 December 1946 | Report |
| 17. | José Manuel Retana | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 12–0 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 10 December 1946 | Report |
| 18. | Jesús María Araya | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 12–0 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 10 December 1946 | Report |
| 19. | James Santiago Anderson | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Panama | 12–1 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 13 December 1946 | Report |
| 20. | Carlos Martinez | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Panama | 12–1 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 13 December 1946 | Report |
| 21. | Octavio Carrillo | 3 | 3', 44', 80' | Colombia | 12–1 | Guatemala | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 15 December 1946 | Report |
| 22. | Maximiliano Juliana | 7 | ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' | Netherlands Antilles | 14–0 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 15 December 1946 | Report |
| 23. | Gonzalo Fernández (2) | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Costa Rica | 6–0 | Guatemala | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 16 December 1946 | Report |
| 24. | Andrés Sucre | 3 | 10', 25', 28' | Venezuela | 3–2 | Guatemala | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 18 December 1946 | Report |
| 25. | Víctor García | 3 | 37', 60', 68' | Venezuela | 6–0 | Puerto Rico | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | 20 December 1946 | Report |
| 26. | Carlos Calderón de la Barca | 3 | 11', 64', 66' | Mexico | 4–0 | Panama | 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games | 10 March 1954 | Report |
| 27. | Erno Jansen | 5 | 8', 48', 53', 65', 84' | Netherlands Antilles | 15–0 | Puerto Rico | 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games | 7 January 1959 | Report |
| 28. | Wilhelm Canword | 3 | 29', 56', 88' | Netherlands Antilles | 15–0 | Puerto Rico | 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games | 7 January 1959 | Report |
| 29. | José Ángel Vidal | 3 | 53', 66', 79' | Venezuela | 7–0 | Puerto Rico | 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games | 16 January 1959 | Report |
| 30. | José Luis Estrada | 3 | 50', 64', 82'(pen.)) | Mexico | 8–0 | Puerto Rico | 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games | 15 August 1962 | Report |
| 31. | Ruben Brandborg | 3 | 25', 30', 80' | Netherlands Antilles | 4–0 | Puerto Rico | 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games | 17 August 1962 | Report |
| 32. | Javier Fragoso | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Mexico | 6–0 | Cuba | 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games | 17 August 1962 | Report |
| 33. | Peter Chavannes | 3 | 8', 13', ?' | Jamaica | 6–1 | Cuba | 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games | 24 August 1962 | Report |
| 34. | José Verdecia | 3 | 38', 82', 87' | Cuba | 4–3 | Panama | 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games | 4 March 1970 | Report |
| 35. | José Verdecia (2) | 3 | 10', 44', 87' | Cuba | 4–0 | Nicaragua | 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games | 7 March 1970 | Report |
| 36. | Francisco Piedra | 3 | 5', 48', 63' | Cuba | 8–0 | Puerto Rico | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 4 March 1970 | Report |
| 37. | Andrés Roldán | 3 | 18', 29', 69' | Cuba | 8–0 | Puerto Rico | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 4 March 1970 | Report |
| 38. | Francisco Piedra (2) | 3 | 40', 43', 70' | Cuba | 5–0 | Nicaragua | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 8 March 1974 | Report |
| 39. | Noel Llewelyn | 3 | 18', 40', 69' | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | Puerto Rico | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 8 March 1974 | Report |
| 40. | Ralph Bean | 3 | 17', 65', 88' | Bermuda | 3–0 | Bahamas | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 8 March 1974 | Report |