Football at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament
Tournament details
City Veracruz, Mexico
Dates 17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)–
28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)[1]
Teams 8 (men's) + 8 (women's) (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Mexico (men's)
 Mexico (women's)
Runners-up  Venezuela (men's)
 Colombia (women's)
Third place  Cuba (men's)
 Costa Rica (women's)
Fourth place  Honduras (men's)
 Venezuela (women's)

The 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament is scheduled to be the 20th edition of the competition at the 21st edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. It will be the first CAC Games football competition to take since 2006 due to the cancellation of the 2010 edition.

Although the competition is considered to be an under-21 age group competition, up to three players born before 1 January 1993 may be named in the squad.[2] Each participating national football association will select a final squad of 20 players.[2]

The women's tournament was won by Mexico over Colombia.

The men's tournament was won by Mexico as well, over Venezuela. This is the 6th gold medal in this competition for the Mexican side. The last time they accomplished the gold medal was over 20 years ago. [3]

Men's event

Squads

Participants

Team Football Association National Olympic Association Qualification method
 Mexico Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Comité Olímpico Mexicano Competition host
 Honduras Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras Comité Olímpico Hondureño Winner of the 2013 Central American Games competition
 Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Fútbol Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica Runner-up of the 2013 Central American Games competition
 El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol Comité Olímpico de El Salvador Third-place of the 2013 Central American Games competition
 Cuba Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba Cuban Olympic Committee Semi-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 Jamaica Jamaica Football Federation Jamaica Olympic Association Quarter-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 Haiti Fédération Haïtienne de Football Comité Olympique Haïtien Invited (replaced Colombia)
 Venezuela Federación Venezolana de Fútbol Comité Olímpico Venezolano Invited

Venues

Veracruz Veracruz
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
19°09′51″N 96°07′30″W / 19.164222°N 96.125017°W / 19.164222; -96.125017 19°09′44″N 96°06′52″W / 19.162316°N 96.114581°W / 19.162316; -96.114581

Group stage

Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.

Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Mexico 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
 Honduras 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
 El Salvador 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0

18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
16:00
Jamaica  1–3  El Salvador
C. Marsh  57' Report J. Ortiz  12', 45'
J. Peña  79'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
21:00
Mexico  5–2  Honduras
J. Espericueta  3'
E. Torres  31', 53' (pen.)
H. Marín  41'
Á. Zaldívar  47'		 Report E. Hernández  24'  90+1' (pen.)
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
16:00
Jamaica  2–3  Honduras
Benbow  43'
W. Paul  70'		 Report Flores  25'
E. Hernández  58' (pen.), 90+2'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Malon Mejia (El Salvador)

20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
21:00
Mexico  2–0  El Salvador
R. López  50'
E. Torres  70'		 Report
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22)
16:00
El Salvador  0–2  Honduras
Report E. Hernández  47'
K. López  79'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22)
21:00
Mexico  5–0  Jamaica
M. Zúñiga  13', 21', 35'
H. Marín  37'
A. Zamorano  53'		 Report
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Venezuela 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
 Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
16:00
Costa Rica  1–2  Cuba
Cabalceta  38' Report Fernandez  43' (o.g.)
Reyes  64'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
21:00
Haiti  0–4  Venezuela
Report Ponce  7' (pen.), 68'
Murillo  41'
Peñaranda  78'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)

21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
16:00
Haiti  0–2  Cuba
Report Santa Cruz  34'
Diz  66'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
21:00
Costa Rica  0–1  Venezuela
Report Ponce  56' (pen.)
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
16:00
Costa Rica  2–2  Haiti
J. Ordain  23'
F. Rodríguez  69'		 Report N. St. Vil  14', 90+1'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
21:00
Cuba  0–0  Venezuela
Report
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Gold medal match
26 November – Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
  Mexico (pen.)  1 (7)  
  Cuba  1 (6)  
 
28 November – Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
      Mexico  4
    Venezuela  1
Bronze medal match
26 November – Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28 November – Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
  Venezuela  1   Cuba  3
  Honduras  0     Honduras  1

Semi-finals

26 November 2014 (2014-11-26)
21:00
 Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.)  Cuba
R. Lopez  120' report Y. Santa Cruz  98'
  Penalties  
7–6
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

26 November 2014 (2014-11-26)
15:00
 Venezuela 1–0  Honduras
Murillo  6' report
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Yadel Martinez Pupo (Cuba)

Bronze Medal Match

28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
16:00
Cuba  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Reyes  77'
Hernández  106'
Santa Cruz  108'		 Report  54' Hernández
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez
Referee: César Ramos (MEX)

Gold Medal Match

28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
19:00
 Mexico 4–1  Venezuela
Zaldivar  10'
R. López  15'
Torres  34', 79'		 report Ponce  81'
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals

  • El Salvador Jose Ortiz

1 goal

Own goal
  • Costa Rica William Alban Fernandez (playing against Cuba)

Women's event

Squads

Group stage

Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.

Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Colombia 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
 Haiti 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 1

17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
10:00
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Haiti
Campbell  51' Report Borgella  27'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Honduras Melissa Pastrana

17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
15:00
Mexico  1–1  Colombia
Corral  90+5' Report Velásquez  32'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Costa Rica Marianela Araya

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
15:00
Mexico  6–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Corral  45', 55', 65' (pen.), 70'
Domínguez  46'
Jaramillo  61'		 Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: United States Christina Unkel

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
18:00
Colombia  3–0  Haiti
Pineda  30'
Castro  66', 77'		 Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Canada Michelle Pye

21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
10:00
Trinidad and Tobago  0–7  Colombia
Report N. Arias  6'
C. Ospina  18'
Ollveirre  32' (o.g.)
J. Vidal  33'
Castro  77', 79'
H. Yorely  90+3'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Mexico Francia González

21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
15:00
Mexico  1–0  Haiti
Stephany Mayor  87' Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Honduras Melissa Pastrana

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9
 Venezuela 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
 Nicaragua 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
 Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0

18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
10:00
Dominican Republic  0–1  Nicaragua
Report Quintana  30'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Guyana Maurees Urane Skeete

18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
15:00
Venezuela  1–2  Costa Rica
Cañas  29' Report Granados  77'
K. Villalobos  89'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Mexico Francia González

20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
10:00
 Venezuela 6–2  Dominican Republic
Garcia  10', 82'
Cañas  18'
Basanta  52'
Tahicelis  56'
Vargas  90+5' (o.g.)		 Report A. Núñez  45+1'
Ubri  68'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Nicaragua Tatiana Guzmán

20 November 2014 (2014-11-20)
15:00
 Nicaragua 0–3  Costa Rica
Report Alvarado  10' (pen.)
Venegas  44'
J. Villalobos  90+2'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Barbados Gillian Martindale

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22)
10:00
 Venezuela 3–0  Nicaragua
Moreno  20'
García  45+2', 59'		 Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: United States Christina Unkel

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22)
15:00
 Dominican Republic 1–6  Costa Rica
Ubri  70' Report Sánchez  14' (pen.)
Barrantes  33'
K. Villalobos  39', 61', 90'
Rodriguez  53'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
Referee: Guyana Maurees Urane Skeete

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals Final
25 November – Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
  Colombia  1  
  Venezuela  0  
 
27 November – Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
      Colombia  0
    Mexico  2
Third-place
25 November – Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez 27 November – Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez
  Costa Rica  0   Venezuela  2
  Mexico  1     Costa Rica  3

Semi-finals

25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)
9:00
 Colombia 1–0  Venezuela
Montoya  83' Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez

25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)
15:00
 Costa Rica 0–1  Mexico
Report Pérez  90'
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez

Bronze Medal Match

27 November 2014 (2014-11-27)
16:00
 Venezuela 2–3  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez

Gold Medal Match

27 November 2014 (2014-11-27)
19:00
 Colombia 0–2  Mexico
Report

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals

  • Venezuela Alexyar Cañas

1 goals

Own goal
  • Trinidad and Tobago Iyesha Ollveirre (playing against Colombia)

References

  1. ↑ "TENTATIVE Sports Calendar for the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014" (pdf). veracruz2014.mx. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Manual de Clasificación Veracruz 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). veracruz2014.mx. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ http://shekicks.net/news/view/10957
  4. 1 2 "CAC Games draws produce intriguing groups". CONCACAF. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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