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 (3rd title)
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Erno Jansen
(8 goals)

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

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the third time, who earned 8 points[1]

Participating teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
 Mexico5thGold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles3rdGold medal (1950)
 Panama4thSilver medal (1946)
 Puerto Rico2nd7th (1946)
 Venezuela3rd5th (1946)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)

Table

A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 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
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico
Jansen 8', 48', 53', 65', 84'
Valerian 18'
Gumbs 21', 86'
Canword 29', 56', 88'
Dirksz 40'
Cameron 53'
Bibiana 70', 76'		 Report
Mexico 3–1 Panama
Contreras 29'
Arias 52', 64'		 Report Valderrama 86'
Netherlands Antilles 2–2 Venezuela
Jansen 4', 65' Report Tovar 42'
Rodríguez 47'
Puerto Rico 1–2 Panama
Piñeiro 21' Report Ponce 25', 55'
Mexico 3–1 Venezuela
Contreras 17'
Arias 26'
Noriega 67'		 Report Alterio 87'
Panama 1–3 Netherlands Antilles
Ponce 59' Report Bernardina 56'
Valerian 63'
Jansen 67'
Mexico 2–0 Puerto Rico
Noriega 22'
Díez 87'		 Report
Venezuela 2–2 Panama
Estrada 31'
Vidal 48'		 Report Valderrama 50'
Ponce 75'
Netherlands Antilles 1–2 Mexico
Bibiana 84' Report Arias 10', 79'
Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico
Casado 22'
Vidal 53', 66', 79'
Rodríguez 73'
Estrada 84'
Tovar 87'		 Report
 1959 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico
3rd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Netherlands Antilles Erno Jansen

5 goals

  • Mexico José Manuel Arias

4 goals

  • Panama Luis Carlos Ponce
  • Venezuela José Ángel Vidal

3 goals

2 goals

  • Netherlands Antilles Johan Gumbs
  • Netherlands Antilles Romualdo Valerian
  • Mexico Javier Contreras
  • Mexico Fernando Noriega
  • Panama Carlos Valderrama
  • Venezuela Antonio Rodríguez
  • Venezuela Alí Tovar
  • Venezuela Florencio Estrada

1 goal

  • Netherlands Antilles Eustaquio Bernardina
  • Netherlands Antilles Edwin Dirksz
  • Netherlands Antilles Rudy Cameron
  • Mexico Jorge Díez
  • Puerto Rico Rubén Piñeiro
  • Venezuela Aniello Alterio
  • Venezuela Jorge Casado

References

  1. 1 2 "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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