Football at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament is scheduled to be the 20th edition of the competition at the 21st edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. It will be the first CAC Games football competition to take since 2006 due to the cancellation of the 2010 edition.

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates17 – 28 November[1]
Teams8 (men's) + 8 (women's) (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (men's)
 Mexico (women's)
Runners-up Venezuela (men's)
 Colombia (women's)
Third place Cuba (men's)
 Costa Rica (women's)
Fourth place Honduras (men's)
 Venezuela (women's)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Honduras Eddie Hernández (6 goals) (men's)
Mexico Charlyn Corral (5 goals) (women's)
2010
2018

Although the competition is considered to be an under-21 age group competition, up to three players born before 1 January 1993 may be named in the squad.[2] Each participating national football association will select a final squad of 20 players.[2]

The women's tournament was won by Mexico over Colombia.

The men's tournament was won by Mexico as well, over Venezuela. This is the 6th gold medal in this competition for the Mexican side. The last time they accomplished the gold medal was over 20 years ago.[3]

Venues

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Veracruz Boca del Río
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez
19°09′51″N 96°07′30″W / 19.164222°N 96.125017°W / 19.164222; -96.125017 19°09′44″N 96°06′52″W / 19.162316°N 96.114581°W / 19.162316; -96.114581
Capacity: 28,703 Capacity: 1,200
 
 

Men's event

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Squads

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Participants

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Team Football Association National Olympic Association Qualification method
  Mexico Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Comité Olímpico Mexicano Competition host
  Honduras Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras Comité Olímpico Hondureño Winner of the 2013 Central American Games competition
  Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Fútbol Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica Runner-up of the 2013 Central American Games competition
  El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol Comité Olímpico de El Salvador Third-place of the 2013 Central American Games competition
  Cuba Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba Cuban Olympic Committee Semi-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  Jamaica Jamaica Football Federation Jamaica Olympic Association Quarter-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  Haiti Fédération Haïtienne de Football Comité Olympique Haïtien Invited (replaced Colombia)
  Venezuela Federación Venezolana de Fútbol Comité Olímpico Venezolano Invited

Group stage

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Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.

Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

  • 1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  • 2. Goal difference in all group matches
  • 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches

The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Mexico 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Semi-finals
  Honduras 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
  El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated
  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: [3]
Jamaica  1–3  El Salvador
C. Marsh   57' Report J. Ortiz   12', 45'
J. Peña   79'
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Mexico  5–2  Honduras
J. Espericueta   3'
E. Torres   31', 53' (pen.)
H. Marín   41'
Zaldívar   47'
Report E. Hernández   24', 90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Yadel Martínez Pupo (Cuba)

Jamaica  2–3  Honduras
Benbow   43'
W. Paul   70'
Report Flores   25'
E. Hernández   58' (pen.), 90+2'
Referee: Malon Mejia (El Salvador)

Mexico  2–0  El Salvador
R. López   50'
E. Torres   70'
Report
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

El Salvador  0–2  Honduras
Report E. Hernández   47'
K. López   79'
Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)

Mexico  5–0  Jamaica
M. Zúñiga   13', 21', 35'
H. Marín   37'
A. Zamorano   53'
Report
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Venezuela 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Semi-finals
  Cuba 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 Eliminated
  Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: [3]
Costa Rica  1–2  Cuba
Cabalceta   38' Report Fernandez   43' (o.g.)
Reyes   64'
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Haiti  0–4  Venezuela
Report Ponce   7' (pen.), 68'
Murillo   41'
Peñaranda   78'
Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)

Haiti  0–2  Cuba
Report Santa Cruz   34'
Diz   66'
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

Costa Rica  0–1  Venezuela
Report Ponce   56' (pen.)
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Costa Rica  2–2  Haiti
J. Ordain   23'
F. Rodríguez   69'
Report N. St. Vil   14', 90+1'
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

Cuba  0–0  Venezuela
Report
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
26 November – Veracruz
 
 
  Mexico (pen.)1 (7)
 
28 November – Veracruz
 
  Cuba1 (6)
 
  Mexico4
 
26 November – Veracruz
 
  Venezuela1
 
  Venezuela1
 
 
  Honduras0
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
28 November – Boca del Río
 
 
  Cuba3
 
 
  Honduras1

Semi-finals

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Mexico  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Cuba
R. Lopez   120' report Y. Santa Cruz   98'
Penalties
7–6
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Venezuela  1–0  Honduras
Murillo   6' report
Referee: Yadel Martínez Pupo (Cuba)

Bronze-medal match

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Cuba  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Reyes   77'
A. Hernández   106'
Y. Santa Cruz   108'
Report   54' E. Hernández

Gold-medal match

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Mexico  4–1  Venezuela
Zaldivar   10'
R. López   15'
Torres   34', 79'
report Ponce   81'
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)


 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Men's football tournament Winners 
 
Mexico

6th title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Women's event

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Squads

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Group stage

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Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.

Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

  • 1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  • 2. Goal difference in all group matches
  • 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches

The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Colombia 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Semi-finals
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
  Haiti 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1 Eliminated
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Haiti
Campbell   51' Report Borgella   27'

Mexico  1–1  Colombia
Corral   90+5' Report Velásquez   32'

Mexico  6–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Corral   45', 55', 65' (pen.), 70'
Domínguez   46'
Jaramillo   61'
Report

Colombia  3–0  Haiti
Pineda   30'
Castro   66', 77'
Report

Trinidad and Tobago  0–7  Colombia
Report N. Arias   6'
D. Ospina   18'
Ollivierre   32' (o.g.)
I. Vidal   33'
Castro   77', 79'
Y. Rincón   90+3'

Mexico  1–0  Haiti
Mayor   87' Report

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Semi-finals
  Venezuela 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
  Nicaragua 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3 Eliminated
  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Dominican Republic  0–1  Nicaragua
Report Solís   30'

Venezuela  1–2  Costa Rica
Cañas   29' Report Granados   77'
K. Villalobos   89'

Venezuela  6–2  Dominican Republic
Garcia   10', 82'
Cañas   18'
Basanta   52'
Marcano   56'
Vargas   90+5' (o.g.)
Report Y. Núñez   45+1'
Ubri   68'

Nicaragua  0–3  Costa Rica
Report Alvarado   10' (pen.)
Venegas   44'
G. Villalobos   90+2'

Venezuela  3–0  Nicaragua
Moreno   20'
García   45+2', 59'
Report

Dominican Republic  1–6  Costa Rica
Ubri   70' Report Sánchez   14' (pen.)
Barrantes   33'
K. Villalobos   39', 61', 90'
Y. Rodríguez   53'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 November – Boca del Río
 
 
  Colombia1
 
27 November – Veracruz
 
  Venezuela0
 
  Colombia 0
 
25 November – Boca del Río
 
  Mexico 2
 
  Costa Rica0
 
 
  Mexico1
 
Third-place
 
 
27 November – Boca del Río
 
 
  Venezuela 2
 
 
  Costa Rica 3

Semi-finals

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Colombia  1–0  Venezuela
Montoya   83' Report

Costa Rica  0–1  Mexico
Report Pérez   90'

Bronze-medal match

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Venezuela  2–3  Costa Rica
Report

Gold-medal match

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Colombia  0–2  Mexico
Report Corral   74'
Domínguez   84'


 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Women's football tournament Winners 
 
Mexico

1st title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 55 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.44 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

2 own goals

References

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  1. ^ "TENTATIVE Sports Calendar for the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014" (PDF). veracruz2014.mx. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Manual de Clasificación Veracruz 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). veracruz2014.mx. Retrieved 1 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 (Mexico)". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "CAC Games draws produce intriguing groups". CONCACAF. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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