Six national football teams participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Mexico were the gold medalists, winning its first gold medal for association football at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Costa Rica were the silver medalists while El Salvador, the hosts, were the bronze medalists. Cuba, the gold medalists in 1930, came in fourth place, while Honduras and Guatemala came in fifth and sixth place, respectively. A total of 82 goals were scored during 15 matches played; Costa Rica's Emmanuel Amador and Mexico's Hilario López were the top scorers, scoring 10 goals each.
Participants
Six countries participated in the tournament. The participants were:[1]
Each squad consisted of between 16 and 23 players. Each squad had two goalkeepers, except for Costa Rica which had three. The Mexican Football Federation sent Club Necaxa to represent Mexico at the tournament as the club was considered to be the best in the Mexican First Division at the time. Out of the 17 players on Mexico's squad, 13 were from Club Necaxa while the other 4 were from 4 other clubs.[2]
Officiating
The following individuals were selected to be referees and assistant referees for the tournament:[2]