Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| City | San Salvador |
| Dates | 23 November – 7 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  El Salvador (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Costa Rica |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Carlos Cacho (3 goals) |
← 1998 2006 → | |
The association football competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held between 23 November and 7 December 2002, although qualification took place beforehand. El Salvador, the tournament's host, drew with Mexico in the final 1–1, eventually defeating Mexico in a penalty shoot-out 4–3, winning its second title and the first title since 1954.[1]
Medal winners
Twelve nations participated in the tournament, and all of the teams sent were each nation's U-21 team.[2] Cuba withdrew and was replaced by the Dominican Republic.[2] Ten of the teams which participated were from CONCACAF with the remaining two being from CONMEBOL.
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CONCACAF (10)
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CONMEBOL (2)
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | El Salvador (SLV) |
Mexico (MEX) |
Costa Rica (CRC) |
Venues
| San Salvador | San Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | Estadio Cuscatlán | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 53,400 | |
![Estadio Flor Blanca](#/media/File:Estadio_Nacional_Jorge_"El_Mágico"_González.png) |
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualification for final round |
| 2 |  Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Colombia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Qualification for final round |
| 2 |  Venezuela |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
Scott  87' |
Maldonado 17' |
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for final round |
| 2 |  Honduras |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Honduras | 3–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 7' Martínez 67'Palacios 70' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualification for final round |
| 2 |  Nicaragua |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| El Salvador | 4–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Torres 64' A. Mejía 66'D. Mejía 80', 90+1' |
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
| Dominican Republic | 1–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 7' |
Martínez 67' Palacios 70' |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Galdámez 4' Ochoa 55', 67' |
Final round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 November – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Haiti | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||||||
| Haiti | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||
| El Salvador (p) | 1(4) | |||||||||
| 1 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1(3) | |||||||||
| Mexico (p) | 1(4) | |||||||||
| 4 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | 1(3) | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 November – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | Third place match | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Cuscatlán | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica (p) | 0(4) | |||||||||
| Haiti | 0(1) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Saborío 11' (pen.) |
| Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Guatemala |
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| Pérez 31' |
Albizuris 14' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pacheco 63' |
Semifinals
| Haiti | 0–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mejía 6' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marco Antonio Ramírez (Mexico)
| Costa Rica | 0–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Monjarraz 68' |
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Third place match
| Costa Rica | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
Final
| El Salvador | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Galdámez 45+2' |
Márquez 14' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fredy Rolando Burgos (Guatemala)
| 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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 El Salvador 2nd title |
