Football at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Central American and Caribbean Games
| year = 1974
| image =
| size =
| city =
| country = Dominican Republic
| dates = 28 February-12 March
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fb|CUB}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{fb|TRI}}
| third_other = {{fb|BER|1910}}
| fourth_other = {{fb|MEX}}
| matches = 24
| goals = 63
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|BER}} Ralph Bean
(9 goals)
| player =
| young_player =
| prevseason = 1970
| nextseason = 1978
}}
Football was contested for men only at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All matches took place at the newly constructed Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium.
The gold medal was won by Cuba for the second time, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the final on penalties after a 1-1 draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html |title=Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) |website=RSSSF.com |date=2 June 2022 |accessdate=3 June 2022}}
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| Men's football
|{{flagteam|CUB}} |{{flagteam|TRI}} |{{flagteam|BER|1910}} |
Qualifying tournament
{{Main|Football at the 1973 Central American Games}}
The 1973 Central American Games was the first of its kind and all games took place in Guatemala between 24 November and 2 December 1973, for U-21 teams. The tournament was won by Panama's U-21 side, with the second-placed team being Nicaragua, hence assuring qualification for the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Participants
- {{fb|Bahamas}}
- {{fb|Barbados}}
- {{fb|Bermuda|1910}}
- {{fb|Cuba}}
- {{fb|Dominican Republic}} (Hosts)
- {{fb|Mexico}}
- {{fb|Nicaragua}}
- {{fb|Panama}}
- {{fb|Puerto Rico|1952}}
- {{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
First stage
=Group A=
A 2 point system used.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=CUB|name_CUB={{fb|CUB}}
|team2=TRI|name_TRI={{fb|TRI}}
|team3=BRB|name_BRB={{fb|BRB}}
|team4=NCA|name_NCA={{fb|NCA}}
|team5=PUR|name_PUR={{fb|PUR|1952}}
|win_CUB=4|draw_CUB=0|loss_CUB=0|gf_CUB=16|ga_CUB=0
|win_TRI=2|draw_TRI=0|loss_TRI=1|gf_TRI=7|ga_TRI=1
|win_BRB=2|draw_BRB=0|loss_BRB=1|gf_BRB=3|ga_BRB=2
|win_NCA=1|draw_NCA=0|loss_NCA=3|gf_NCA=2|ga_NCA=10
|win_PUR=0|draw_PUR=0|loss_PUR=4|gf_PUR=1|ga_PUR=16
|col_G=gold|text_G=Final stage
|result1=G|result2=G
|col_S=silver|text_S=Eliminated
|result3=S|result4=S|result5=S
}}
Does not include the annulled result between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, but Trinidad and Tobago still qualified on goal difference.
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|date = 28 February 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCA}}
|score = 2–1
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|team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}
|goals1 = Cuadra {{goal|4}}
Granja {{goal|50}}
|goals2 = Luis Vega {{goal|47}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 28 February 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 2–0
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|team2 = {{fb|BRB}}
|goals1 = Lara {{goal|47}}
Elejalde {{goal|52}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = San Cristóbal stadium
|location = San Cristóbal
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 2 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}
|goals1 = Clarke {{goal|30}}
Prescott {{goal|69}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 2 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score = 3–0
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|team2 = {{fb|NCA}}
|goals1 = Llewelyn {{goal|44||66}}
Roberts {{goal|55}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 4 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 8–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}
|goals1 = Piedra {{goal|5||48||63}}
Roldán {{goal|18||29||69}}
Fariñas {{goal|56||81}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 4 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score = 1–0
Annulled
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|team2 = {{fb|BRB}}
|goals1 = Llewelyn {{goal|5}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 6 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NCA}}
|goals1 = Goddard {{goal|25}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = San Cristóbal stadium
|location = San Cristóbal
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 6 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
|goals1 = Fariñas {{goal|33}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 8 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NCA}}
|goals1 = Pereira {{goal|5}}
Hernández {{goal|20}}
Piedra {{goal|40||43||70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 8 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score = 4–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PUR|1952}}
|goals1 = Llewelyn {{goal|18||40||69}}
Murren {{goal|56}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Group 2=
A 2 point system used.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=MEX|name_MEX={{fb|MEX}}
|team2=BER|name_BER={{fb|BER|1910}}
|team3=PAN|name_PAN={{fb|PAN}}
|team4=DOM|name_DOM={{fb|DOM}}
|team5=BAH|name_BAH={{fb|BAH}}
|win_MEX=3|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=0|gf_MEX=6|ga_MEX=1
|win_BER=3|draw_BER=1|loss_BER=0|gf_BER=8|ga_BER=3
|win_PAN=1|draw_PAN=0|loss_PAN=3|gf_PAN=3|ga_PAN=4
|win_DOM=1|draw_DOM=0|loss_DOM=3|gf_DOM=5|ga_DOM=7
|win_BAH=1|draw_BAH=0|loss_BAH=3|gf_BAH=1|ga_BAH=8
|col_G=gold|text_G=Final stage
|result1=G|result2=G
|col_S=silver|text_S=Eliminated
|result3=S|result4=S|result5=S
}}
Mexico won the group by lot.
{{Football box
|date = 28 February 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DOM}}
|score = 2–3
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}
|goals1 = D. García {{goal|38}}
Díaz {{goal|69}}
|goals2 = Bean {{goal|2||89}}
Trott {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 28 February 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score = Postponed by storm
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
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|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 2 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BER|1910}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Bean {{goal|61}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 2 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DOM}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BAH}}
|goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|70}}
Díaz {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = San Cristóbal stadium
|location = San Cristóbal
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 3 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Viveros {{goal|55|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 4 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAH}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Reynoso {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 4 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BER|1910}}
|goals1 = Viveros {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = Bean {{goal|42}}
|stadium = San Cristóbal stadium
|location = San Cristóbal
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 6 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DOM}}
|score = 1–3
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}
|goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|46}}
|goals2 = Escobar {{goal|45||50}}
Torres {{goal|85|pen.}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 6 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BAH}}
|goals1 = Rangel {{goal|10}}
Padilla {{goal|25}}
Báez {{goal|56}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 8 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BER|1910}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BAH}}
|goals1 = Bean {{goal|17||65||88}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = San Cristóbal stadium
|location = San Cristóbal
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 8 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DOM}}
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Caballero {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Final stage
{{Round4-with third
|10 March|{{flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba|2|{{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda|0
|10 March|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago|2|{{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico|1
|12 March|{{flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba (pen)|1 (3)|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago|1 (0)
|12 March|{{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico|0|{{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda|3}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Football box
|date = 10 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 2-0
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BER}}
|goals1 = Pérez {{goal|6}}
Piedra {{goal|28}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{Football box
|date = 10 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}
|goals1 = Haynes {{goal|76}}
Harris {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = Caballero {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Third-place match=
{{Football box
|date = 12 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 0–3
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BER}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Dill {{goal|11}}
Bean {{goal|85||88}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
|date = 12 March 1974
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag74.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
|goals1 = Delgado {{goal|100}}
|goals2 = Mitchell {{goal|107}}
|stadium = Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
|location = Santo Domingo
|attendance =
|referee =
|penalties1 = {{pengoal}}
{{pengoal}}
{{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 3–0
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}}
}}
{{winners|fb|1974 Central American and Caribbean Games|CUB|3rd}}
Statistics
= Goalscorers =
{{Goalscorers
|goals=63|matches=24
|9 goals=
- {{fbicon|BER}} Ralph Bean
|7 goals=
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Francisco Piedra
|6 goals=
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Noel Llewelyn
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Francisco Fariñas
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Andrés Roldán
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|DOM}} Francisco Ramírez
- {{fbicon|DOM}} Ramón Díaz
- {{fbicon|MEX}} Bardomiano Viveros
- {{fbicon|MEX}} José Luis Caballero
- {{fbicon|PAN}} Simeón Escobar
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|BAH}} Luis Reynoso
- {{fbicon|BRB}} George Prescott
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Victor Clarke
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Victor Goddard
- {{fbicon|BER}} Anthony Dill
- {{fbicon|BER}} Winston Trott
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Dagoberto Lara
- {{fbicon|CUB}} José Luis Elejalde
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Luis Hernández
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Orestes Pérez
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Regino Delgado
- {{fbicon|CUB}} Roberto Pereira
- {{fbicon|DOM}} Dámaso García
- {{fbicon|MEX}} Víctor Rangel
- {{fbicon|MEX}} Oscar Padilla
- {{fbicon|MEX}} Daniel Báez
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Manuel Cuadra
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Víctor Manuel Granja
- {{fbicon|PUR|1952}} Luis Vega
- {{fbicon|PAN}} Rafael Torres
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Godfrey Harris
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Peter Mitchell
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Raymond Roberts
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Selwyn Murren
- {{fbicon|TRI}} Ulric Haynes
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120327083307/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe1.pdf Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists]}}
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