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Football at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
Football was contested for men only at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All matches took place at the newly constructed Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium. The gold medal was won by Cuba for the second time, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the final on penalties after a 1-1 draw.[1]
Qualifying tournamentThe 1973 Central American Games was the first of its kind and all games took place in Guatemala between 24 November and 2 December 1973, for U-21 teams. The tournament was won by Panama's U-21 side, with the second-placed team being Nicaragua, hence assuring qualification for the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1] Participants
First stageGroup AA 2 point system used.
Source: [1]
Does not include the annulled result between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, but Trinidad and Tobago still qualified on goal difference.
Group 2A 2 point system used.
Source: [1]
Mexico won the group by lot. Final stage
Semi-finalsThird-place matchFinal
StatisticsGoalscorersThere were 63 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match. 9 goals 7 goals 6 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal
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