Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
International football competition
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The football tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Panama City from 10 to 23 February.
Host countryPanama
Dates10–23 February
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Panama |
| Dates | 10–23 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hernán Bolaños |
← 1935 1946 → | |
The gold medal was won by Mexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]
Participants
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Mexico
Panama (Hosts)
Venezuela
Squads
Table
2 points system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (C) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 8 |
| 3 | Colombia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | El Salvador |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 |
| 5 |  Panama |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 |
| 6 |  Venezuela |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
Results
| Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
H. Bolaños  5', 55', 83'Morera 16', 42'Hütt 57'Rojas 65' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,000
| Panama | 0–11 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hütt 5' H. Bolaños 14', 15', 23', 43', 59'Piedra 17', 33'Morera 30', 38'Pinnock 65' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 20,000
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Contreras 5' Cruz 14'F. Martínez 78' |
Report | Febres 47' Marcano 67' |
| Colombia | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Mejía 29' |
Report | H. Bolaños 5' Morera 43' (pen.) |
Abandoned at 1–2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them; Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal, but result counted as 1–2.
| Mexico | 6–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| de la Fuente 18' Argüelles 37'Cortina 50', 55'Casarín 61', 66' |
Report |
| Venezuela | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | H. Bolaños 18' Ó. Bolaños 40'Hütt 63' |
| Colombia | 3–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez 10', 30' Mejía 55' |
Report | Cuéllar Cruz 32' F. Martínez 50' |
| Mexico | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Casarín 5', 59' |
Report | Muñoz 20' |
| Panama | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Castro ?' (o.g.) |
Report | Contreras ?' F. Martínez ?' |
| 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Mexico 2nd title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
- Alejandro Morera Soto
- James Santiago Anderson
4 goals
3 goals
- Marcos Mejía
- José Hütt
- Francisco Martínez
- Luis de la Fuente
- Fernando Ríos
2 goals
- Alfredo Piedra Mora
- José Torres
- Alejandro Contreras
- Luis Argüelles
- Luis García Cortina
1 goal
- Rafael Mejía
- José Luis Rojas
- Óscar Bolaños
- Rodolfo Butch Muñoz
- Miguel Cruz
- Noel Cuéllar Cruz
- Manuel Alonso Pría
- Pablo Prado
- Francisco Marcano
- Reinaldo Febres
1 own goal
- George Pinnock (against Costa Rica)
- Raúl Castro (against El Salvador)
Team of the Tournament
Source:[4]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Jones |
 Antonio Azpiri Milton Valverde Severino Lugo |
Guillermo Ortega Rodolfo Muñoz |
Roberto Meléndez Alejandro Morera James Anderson Horacio Casarín Oscar Bolaños |