Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

{{Infobox international football competition

| image =

| size =

| country = {{JAM}}

| dates = 13–24 August

| num_teams = 6

| confederations = 2

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fb|ANT}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

| third_other = {{fb|VEN|1954}}

| fourth_other = {{fb|JAM}}

| matches = 15

| goals = 63

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|ANT}} Ruben Brandborg
{{fbicon|MEX|1934}} Javier Fragoso
(6 goals)

| player =

| young_player =

| prevseason = 1959

| nextseason = 1966

}}

Football was contested for men only at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

The gold medal was won by Netherlands Antilles for the third time, who earned 10 points and finished the tournament unbeaten.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html |title=Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Kingston, Jamaica) |website=RSSSF.com |date=23 June 2021 |accessdate=2 June 2022}}

{{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
Men's football

|{{flagteam|Netherlands Antilles|1959|code=AHO}}

|{{flagteam|Mexico|1934|code=MEX}}

|{{flagteam|Venezuela|1954|code=VEN}}

Participating teams

class="wikitable"
TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
{{fb|CUB}}align=center | 4thGold medal (1930)
{{fb|JAM}}align=center | 2ndGroup stage (1930)
{{fb|MEX|1934}}align=center | 6thGold medal (1935, 1938, 1959)
{{fb|ANT}}align=center | 4thGold medal (1950)
{{fb|PUR|1952}}align=center | 3rd5th (1959)
{{fb|VEN|1954}}align=center | 4thBronze medal (1959)

Table

A 2 point system used.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=ANT|name_ANT={{fb|ANT}}

|team2=MEX|name_MEX={{fb|MEX|1934}}

|team3=VEN|name_VEN={{fb|VEN|1954}}

|team4=JAM|name_JAM={{fb|JAM}}

|team5=CUB|name_CUB={{fb|CUB}}

|team6=PUR|name_PUR={{fb|PUR|1952}}

|win_ANT=5|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=0|gf_ANT=16|ga_ANT=5|status_ANT=C

|win_MEX=4|draw_MEX=0|loss_MEX=1|gf_MEX=17|ga_MEX=4

|win_VEN=3|draw_VEN=0|loss_VEN=2|gf_VEN=12|ga_VEN=6

|win_JAM=2|draw_JAM=0|loss_JAM=3|gf_JAM=13|ga_JAM=8

|win_CUB=1|draw_CUB=0|loss_CUB=4|gf_CUB=4|ga_CUB=16

|win_PUR=0|draw_PUR=0|loss_PUR=5|gf_PUR=1|ga_PUR=24

|col_G=gold|text_G=

|result1=G

|col_S=silver|text_S=

|result2=S

|col_B=#a67d3d|text_B=

|result3=B

|update=complete|source=

}}

Results

{{Football box

| date = 13 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

| goals1 = Álvarez {{goal|50}}

| goals2 = Wernet {{goal|35}}
Werleman {{goal|75}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

| score = 6–1

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}

| goals1 = Largie {{goal|15}}
Chavannes {{goal|27||34}}
Lewin {{goal|49}}
East {{goal|56}}
Bartlett {{goal|56}}

| goals2 = Mercado {{goal|2 half}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1954}}

| goals1 = Patiño {{goal|10}}
Fragoso {{goal|90+1}}

| goals2 = Á. García {{goal|83}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 15 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

| score = 1–3

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

| goals1 = Schloss {{goal|40}}

| goals2 = Piggott {{goal|75}}
Brandborg {{goal|76}}
Schoop {{goal|85}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 15 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

| score = 8–0

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}

| goals1 = Fragoso {{goal|10||62}}
J. González {{goal|23}}
Estrada {{goal|50||64||82|pen.}}
Yáñez {{goal|57}}
Díez {{goal|87}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 15 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1954}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Á. Garcia {{goal|45||64}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 17 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1954}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lopez {{goal|14||75}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 17 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PUR|1952}}

| score = 0–4

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Brandborg {{goal|25||30||80}}
Felix {{goal|35}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 17 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| score = 0–6

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Fragoso {{goal|?||?||?}}
Romo {{goal|?}}
Díez {{goal|?}}
Padilla {{goal|?}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 20 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1954}}

| score = 3–4

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

| goals1 = Ravelo {{goal|57}}
Font {{goal|63||71|pen.}}

| goals2 = Wernet {{goal|15}}
Schoop {{goal|21||56}}
Brandborg {{goal|36}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 20 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Padilla {{goal|60}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 22 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}

| goals1 = Ricabal {{goal|15}}
Álvarez {{goal|22}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 22 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

| score = 0–3

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ANT}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Schoop {{goal|42}}
Wernet {{goal|50}}
Brandborg {{goal|76}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 24 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

| score = 6–1

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

| goals1 = Chavannes {{goal|8||13||?}}
Bartlett {{goal|52||53}}
East {{goal|?|pen.}}

| goals2 = Piedra {{goal|47}}

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 24 August 1962

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1954}}

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62.html Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}

| goals1 = Ravelo {{goal|?||?}}
Á. Garcia {{goal|?}}
Tovar {{goal|?}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kingston

| stadium = The National Stadium

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{winners|fb|1962 Central American and Caribbean Games|ANT|1st}}

Statistics

= Goalscorers =

{{Goalscorers

|goals=63|matches=15

|6 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

= Team of the Tournament =

Source:{{Cite web |title=Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Jamaica) - Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag62det.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.rsssf.org}}

class="wikitable"

|+Ideal XI by RSSSF

!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

{{Flagicon|MEX}} Federico Ochoa

|{{Flagicon|ANT}} Morty Meulens

{{Flagicon|ANT}} Egon Schoop

{{Flagicon|VEN|variant=1954}} Jesús Coronado

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} José Luis Estrada

{{Flagicon|ANT}} Stanley De Lannoy

|{{Flagicon|VEN|variant=1954}} Alí Tovar

{{Flagicon|JAM|variant=1954}} Peter Chavannes

{{Flagicon|ANT}} Ruben Brandborg

{{Flagicon|MEX}} Javier Fragoso

{{Flagicon|VEN|variant=1954}} Ángel García

References

{{reflist}}