Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

Tournament details
Host country	Jamaica
Dates	13–24 August 1962
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands Antilles
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Venezuela
Fourth place	Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	63 (4.2 per match)
← 1959 1966 → All statistics correct as of 24 August 1962.

Football was contested for men only at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Netherlands Antilles (AHO)	Mexico (MEX)	Venezuela (VEN)

Participating teams

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Cuba	4th	Gold medal (1930)
Jamaica	2nd	Group stage (1930)
Mexico	6th	Gold medal (1935, 1938, 1959)
Netherlands Antilles	4th	Gold medal (1950)
Puerto Rico	3rd	5th (1959)
Venezuela	4th	Bronze medal (1959)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands Antilles	5	5	0	0	16	5	+11	10
2	Mexico	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	8
3	Venezuela	5	3	0	2	12	6	+6	6
4	Jamaica	5	2	0	3	13	8	+5	4
5	Cuba	5	1	0	4	4	16	−12	2
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	0	5	1	24	−23	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

References

• Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists