Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games
| Founded | 1930 (men's) 2010 (women's) |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America Caribbean |
| Number of teams | 8 (women's) 8 (men's) |
| Current champions |  Colombia (men's)  Mexico (women's) |
| Most successful team(s) | Mexico (men's) Mexico (women's) |
 Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
Association football is one of the sports played at the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial multi-sports event for countries in those regions. The Games can involve eligible national teams from two football confederations, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL.
A men's tournament was first held in the second edition of the Games in 1930.
The first women's event was held in 2010. In 2010, only a women's tournament was played, but both men's and women's events have been held in subsequent editions. The women's tournament is for senior national women's teams.
The following is a summary of the football championships at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Tournament history
Source: [1]
Men's tournament
The men's tournament has changed several times regarding player eligibility.
In the first men's tournaments, full senior squads competed, but now the men's tournament is only for under-20 teams.
In full:
- 1930–1946: Full senior squads
- 1950–1986: Amateur squads
- 1990: Under-23 squads
- 1993-now: Under-20 squads
Men's medallists
Women's tournament
The women's tournament is for senior national teams, and was established at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Women's medallists
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medalists | Score | Silver Medalists | Bronze Medalists | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2010[1] Details |
 Mayagüez |
 Venezuela |
[A] |  Trinidad and Tobago |
 Guatemala |
[A] |  Haiti |
| 2014[2] Details |
Veracruz |
 Mexico |
2–0 |  Colombia |
 Costa Rica |
3–2 | Venezuela |
| 2018 Details |
Barranquilla |
Mexico |
3–1 | Costa Rica |
Venezuela |
1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Medal count
Men's
| No. | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico
|
8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 |  Cuba
|
5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Venezuela
|
3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Netherlands Antilles
|
2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 |  El Salvador
|
2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Costa Rica
|
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 |  Honduras
|
0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Guatemala
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Panama
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Bermuda
|
0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Jamaica
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
Footnotes
- A. ^ Final stage was a round-robin group.
- B. ^ The Colombian football team were awarded bronze medals in spite of having been thrown out of the tournament.[when?][year missing][specify]
See also
References
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 (Women) (Puerto Rico)". www.rsssf.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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