Football at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| City | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Dates | 16 July – 29 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Costa Rica |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 69 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kenny Cunningham Juan Pablo Pino (5 goals) |
← 2002 2010 → | |
The association football competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games was played from 16 July to 29 July 2006. Qualification took place beforehand.
Colombia won the competition, beating Venezuela 2-1 in the Gold medal match. The tournament was made up of U-21 players.[1]
Preliminary round
Group A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | +8 |
| 2 |  Panama |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands Antilles |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -12 |
| Colombia | 7 - 0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
Martínez  12'Guarín 18' (pen.)Moreno 56'Quintero 76', 84'Pino 81'Otálvaro 90' |
Report |
Referee: 
Rodolfo Sidrian
Rodolfo Sidrian| Netherlands Antilles | 0 - 5 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aguilar 16' Sumter 40' (o.g.)Brown 59'Torres 65'Buitrago 80' |
Group B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +2 |
| 2 |  Mexico |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Group C
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 |
| 2 |  Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 |  Haiti |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 - 1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham 87', 90+6' |
Report | Vubert 47' (pen.) |
| Costa Rica | 2 - 1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham 44' Aguilar 87' |
Report | West 45+1' |
Group D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | +4 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +3 |
| 3 |  Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -7 |
| Barbados | 0 - 6 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| [Report] |
Final round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 22 - Barranquilla | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | |||||||||
| July 26 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| July 23 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 3 | |||||||||
| July 29 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| Panama | 1 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| July 22 - Barranquilla | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 3 | |||||||||
| July 26 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
| July 23 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Colombia | 6 | |||||||||
| July 29 - Cartagena | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| El Salvador | 1 - 2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| [Report] |
| Colombia | 6 - 0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Pino 15' Koo-Boothe 38' (o.g.)Quintero 60'Guarín 67' (pen.)Moreno 82', 84' |
Report |
Referee: 
Manuel Glower
Manuel Glower| Costa Rica | 3 - 1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Arias 15' Cunningham 35'Ramírez 90+1' |
Report | Torres 23' |
Semifinals
| Costa Rica | 0 - 0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 0 - 3 | ||
Third Place
| Costa Rica | 1 - 0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham 19' (pen.) |
Report |
Final
| 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Colombia 2nd title |
