Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)
Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates7–16 January
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)

Participating teams
TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Mexico5thGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles3rdGold medal (1950)
 Panama4thSilver medal (1946)
 Puerto Rico2nd7th (1946)
 Venezuela3rd5th (1946)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 8
2  Netherlands Antilles 4 2 1 1 21 5 +16 5
3  Venezuela 4 1 2 1 12 7 +5 4
4  Panama 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3
5  Puerto Rico 4 0 0 4 1 26 −25 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results
7 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  15–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Jansen
Canword
Gumbs
Bibiana
Valerian
Dirksz
Cameron
8 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Panama Caracas
Contreras 28'
Arias 51' 64'		 Valderrama 85'
9 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  2–2  Venezuela Caracas
Jansen 3'
Valerian 68'		 Tovar 44'
Rodríguez 48'
10 January 1959 Puerto Rico  1–2  Panama Caracas
Piñeiro 70' Ponce 25', 55'
11 January 1959 Mexico  3–1  Venezuela Caracas
Contreras 16'
Arias 17'
Noriega 77'		 Altero 77'
12 January 1959 Panama  1–3  Netherlands Antilles Caracas
Ponce 55' Bernadina 54'
Valerian 65'
Jansen 78'
13 January 1959 Mexico  2–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Noriega 21'
Arias 89'
14 January 1959 Venezuela  2–2  Panama Caracas
Estrada 30'
Vidal 48'		 Lomardo 50'
Ponce 75'
15 January 1959 Netherlands Antilles  1–2  Mexico Caracas
Bibiana 81' Arias 10', 79'
16 January 1959 Venezuela  7–0  Puerto Rico Caracas
Casado 22'
Vidal 53', 66', 79'
Rodríguez 73'
Estrada 84'
Tovar 87'

References
  1. "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2009.


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