Football at the 1997 Central American Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Honduras |
Dates | December 1997 |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Costa Rica (1st title) |
Runners-up | Panama |
Third place | Honduras |
Fourth place | El Salvador |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 43 (3.31 per match) |
← 1994 2001 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 1997. |
The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997.[1][2]
Teams
Team | App. | Previous best |
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Belize | 2nd | Group stage (1994) |
Costa Rica | 4th | Silver medal (1990) |
El Salvador | 5th | Gold medal (1977) |
Guatemala | 5th | Gold medal (1986) |
Honduras | 4th | Gold medal (1990, 1994) |
Nicaragua | 6th | Silver medal (1973) |
Panama | 3rd | Gold medal (1973) |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Belize | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Costa Rica | 3–1 | Panama |
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Semi-finals
Costa Rica | 0–0 | Honduras |
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Penalties | ||
5–3 |
Third place match
Final
Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama |
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Jewisson Bennett 43' (pen) Kervin Lacey 60' |
Report | Ángel Luis Rodríguez 28' |
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Assistant referees:
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