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Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates7–16 January
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up Netherlands Antilles
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored50 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Antilles Erno Jansen
(8 goals)
1954
1962

Football was contested for men only at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the third time, who earned 8 points[1]

Participating teams

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Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Mexico 5th Gold medal (1935, 1938)
 Netherlands Antilles 3rd Gold medal (1950)
 Panama 4th Silver medal (1946)
 Puerto Rico 2nd 7th (1946)
 Venezuela 3rd 5th (1946)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)  Venezuela (VEN)

Table

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A 2 point system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 8
2  Netherlands Antilles 4 2 1 1 21 5 +16 5
3  Venezuela 4 1 2 1 12 7 +5 4
4  Panama 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3
5  Puerto Rico 4 0 0 4 1 26 −25 0
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

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Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico
Jansen 8', 48', 53', 65', 84'
Valerian 18'
Gumbs 21', 86'
Canword 29', 56', 88'
Dirksz 40'
Cameron 53'
Bibiana 70', 76'
Report


 1959 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

Mexico

3rd title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 50 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 (Caracas, Venezuela)". RSSSF.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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