Football at the 1997 Central American Games
Tournament details
Host country
DatesDecember 1997
Teams7 (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 played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)

The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997.[1][2]

Teams

TeamApp.Previous best
 Belize2ndGroup stage (1994)
 Costa Rica4thSilver medal (1990)
 El Salvador5thGold medal (1977)
 Guatemala5thGold medal (1986)
 Honduras4thGold medal (1990, 1994)
 Nicaragua6thSilver medal (1973)
 Panama3rdGold medal (1973)

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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:
 Honduras5–2 Nicaragua
de León
 El Salvador3–1 Nicaragua
 El Salvador1–0 Honduras

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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:
 Costa Rica4–0 Belize
Bennett
 Guatemala2–0 Belize
 Costa Rica3–1 Panama
 Panama2–1 Guatemala
 Costa Rica3–1 Guatemala
 Belize0–7 Panama

Semi-finals

 El Salvador1–2 Panama
 Costa Rica0–0 Honduras
Penalties
5–3

Third place match

 Honduras1–0 El Salvador

Final

 Costa Rica2–1 Panama
Jewisson Bennett 43' (pen)
Kervin Lacey 60'
Report Ángel Luis Rodríguez 28'
GK Ricardo González
DF Jervis Drummond
DF Pablo Chinchilla
DF Douglas Sequeira
DF Alfredo Morales
MF Carlos Castro Moradownward-facing red arrow 80'
MF Ríchar Mahoney
MF Walter Centeno
MF Jorge Leóndownward-facing red arrow 55'
FW Jewisson Bennett
FW Kervin LaceyRed card
Substitutions:
MF Steven Bryceupward-facing green arrow 55'
DF Wálter Corderoupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Rolando Villalobos
GK David MarciagaRed card
DF Oniel Vergaradownward-facing red arrow 70'
DF Dariel Gómez
DF Jairzinho Serrano
DF Ubaldo Guardiadownward-facing red arrow 42'
MF Ángel Luis Rodríguez
MF Julio Medina III
MF Mario Méndez
MF Alberto Blanco
FW Roberto Brown
FW Omar Tejadadownward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
GK Omar Liguasupward-facing green arrow 42'
FW Alfredo Andersonupward-facing green arrow 62'
DF David Paschalupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Gary Stempel

Assistant referees:
Raúl Cárdenas (El Salvador)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)

References

  1. "Juegos Centroamericanos 1997 (Honduras)".
  2. RadioHouse.hn – El estadio Olímpico cumple 19 años – 7 December 2016
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