Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
Dates13–24 August
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands Antilles (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored63 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Ruben Brandborg
Mexico Javier Fragoso
(6 goals)
← 1959
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.[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Mexico (MEX)  Venezuela (VEN)

Participating teams[edit]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Cuba 4th Gold medal (1930)
 Jamaica 2nd Group stage (1930)
 Mexico 6th Gold medal (1935, 1938, 1959)
 Netherlands Antilles 4th Gold medal (1950)
 Puerto Rico 3rd 5th (1959)
 Venezuela 4th Bronze medal (1959)


Table[edit]

A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands Antilles (C) 5 5 0 0 16 5 +11 10
2  Mexico 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
3  Venezuela 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 6
4  Jamaica 5 2 0 3 13 8 +5 4
5  Cuba 5 1 0 4 4 16 −12 2
6  Puerto Rico 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results[edit]

Cuba 1–2 Netherlands Antilles
Álvarez 50' Report Wernet 35'
Werleman 75'
Jamaica 6–1 Puerto Rico
Largie 15'
Chavannes 27', 34'
Lewin 49'
East 56'
Bartlett 56'		 Report Mercado 2 half'
Mexico 2–1 Venezuela
Patiño 10'
Fragoso 90+1'		 Report Á. García 83'
Jamaica 1–3 Netherlands Antilles
Schloss 40' Report Piggott 75'
Brandborg 76'
Schoop 85'
Mexico 8–0 Puerto Rico
Fragoso 10', 62'
J. González 23'
Estrada 50', 64', 82' (pen.)
Yáñez 57'
Díez 87'		 Report
Cuba 0–2 Venezuela
Report Á. Garcia 45', 64'
Jamaica 0–2 Venezuela
Report Lopez 14', 75'
Puerto Rico 0–4 Netherlands Antilles
Report Brandborg 25', 30', 80'
Felix 35'
Cuba 0–6 Mexico
Report Fragoso ?', ?', ?'
Romo ?'
Díez ?'
Padilla ?'
Venezuela 3–4 Netherlands Antilles
Ravelo 57'
Font 63', 71' (pen.)		 Report Wernet 15'
Schoop 21', 56'
Brandborg 36'
Jamaica 0–1 Mexico
Report Padilla 60'
Cuba 2–0 Puerto Rico
Ricabal 15'
Álvarez 22'		 Report
Mexico 0–3 Netherlands Antilles
Report Schoop 42'
Wernet 50'
Brandborg 76'
Jamaica 6–1 Cuba
Chavannes 8', 13', ?'
Bartlett 52', 53'
East ?' (pen.)		 Report Piedra 47'
Venezuela 4–0 Puerto Rico
Ravelo ?', ?'
Á. Garcia ?'
Tovar ?'		 Report


 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games 

Netherlands Antilles
1st title

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 63 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament[edit]

Source:[2]

Ideal XI by RSSSF
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Federico Ochoa Netherlands Antilles Morty Meulens

Netherlands Antilles Egon Schoop

Venezuela Jesús Coronado

Mexico José Luis Estrada

Netherlands Antilles Stanley De Lannoy

Venezuela Alí Tovar

Jamaica Peter Chavannes

Netherlands Antilles Ruben Brandborg

Mexico Javier Fragoso

Venezuela Ángel García

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Kingston, Jamaica)". RSSSF.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Jamaica) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

External links[edit]


Stub icon

This article about a CONCACAF/North, Central American and Caribbean association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football_at_the_1962_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games&oldid=1180890289"