Football at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
CitySan Juan
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (4th title)
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Cuba
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Felix Angelico Perez
(6 goals)
1962
1970

The gold medal was won by Netherlands Antilles for the third time, who earned 10 points[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Cuba (CUB)

Table edit

A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Mexico (C) 5 5 0 0 11 2 +9 10
2   Netherlands Antilles 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 8
3   Cuba 5 1 2 2 10 6 +4 4
4   El Salvador 5 1 2 2 5 9 −4 4
5   Jamaica 5 1 0 4 4 10 −6 2
6   Puerto Rico 5 0 2 3 3 13 −10 2
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results edit

Puerto Rico  0–4  Netherlands Antilles
Report Dubero   31', 60'
Felix   51', 85'
Mexico  1–0  Jamaica
Torres   69' Report
Puerto Rico  1–1  Cuba
Piñeiro   30' Report Pozo   80'
Cuba  7–0  Jamaica
Report
Mexico  5–2  El Salvador
Torres   ?', ?'
Canela   ?'
J. González   ?'
Zárate   ?'
Report Deras   ?', ?'
Puerto Rico  2–2  El Salvador
?  
?  
Report Díaz   ?'
Bracamonte   ?'
Netherlands Antilles  4–2  Cuba
Brete   ?', ?'
Felix   ?', ?'
Report ?  
?  
Mexico  1–0  Cuba
Zárate   38' Report


 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games 
 
Mexico

4th title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 44 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1966 (San Juan, Puerto Rico)". RSSSF.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

External links edit