Football at the 1973 Central American Games

The football tournament at the 1973 Central American Games was the first to be held. The host city was Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. All games took place between 24 November and 2 December 1973. The competition was age restricted, open to only those under 21 years of age.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Panama (C)	4	3	1	0	5	0	+5	7
2	Nicaragua	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	5
3	El Salvador	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Guatemala	4	1	1	2	4	3	+1	3
5	Costa Rica	4	0	1	3	1	6	−5	1

Source:
(C) Champions

24 November 1973 (1973-11-24)

El Salvador	1–0	Costa Rica

25 November 1973 (1973-11-25)

Nicaragua	1–0	Guatemala

26 November 1973 (1973-11-26)

Panama	2–0	Costa Rica

26 November 1973 (1973-11-26)

Guatemala	3–0	El Salvador

28 November 1973 (1973-11-28)

Nicaragua	1–1	El Salvador

28 November 1973 (1973-11-28)

Panama	1–0	Guatemala

30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)

Panama	0–0	El Salvador

30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)

Nicaragua	2–0	Costa Rica

2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)

Panama	2–0	Nicaragua

2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)

Guatemala	1–1	Costa Rica