Football at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 28 February-12 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Third place |  Bermuda |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 63 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ralph Bean(9 goals) |
← 1970 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.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | Cuba (CUB) |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
Bermuda (BER) |
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.[1]
Participants
First stage
Group A
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Barbados |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Nicaragua |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Does not include the annulled result between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, but Trinidad and Tobago still qualified on goal difference.
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
Llewelyn  44', 66'Roberts 55' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 Annulled | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Llewelyn 5' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Llewelyn 18', 40', 69' Murren 56' |
Report |
Group 2
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final stage |
| 2 | Bermuda |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Panama |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Bahamas |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 |
Mexico won the group by lot.
Final stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Cuba | 2 | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||
| Cuba (pen) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (0) | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Bermuda | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
| 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Cuba 3rd title |
