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

The Women's football tournament at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador from 25 June to 7 July.[1]

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Women's Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
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)
2018
2026

Participating teams

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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

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There were no age restrictions for the squads.[2]

Group stage

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The tournament's groups were announced on 23 April 2023.[5] Fixtures were announced on 30 May 2023.[6]

Group A

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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


Group B

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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


Jamaica  3–7  Mexico
Report

Knockout stage

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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

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Women's football tournament winners 
 
Mexico
3rd title

Goalscorers

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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

Source: San Salvador 2023

Notes

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  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

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  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.