en Football at the 1986 Central American Games

Football at the 1986 Central American Games
Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Dates	4–10 January 1986
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation) (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up	Honduras
Third place	Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)
	← 1977 1990 →

The football tournament at the 1986 Central American Games was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 4 to 10 January.^[1] El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua were invited to enter their U-21 teams to play in the tournament along with hosts Guatemala. The tournament also served as a qualification to the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Teams

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 January 1986 Day 1	El Salvador	0–2	Honduras	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

6 January 1986 Day 1	Guatemala	1–1	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

8 January 1986 Day 2	El Salvador	0–0	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

8 January 1986 Day 2	Guatemala	1–0	Honduras	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

10 January 1986 Day 3	Guatemala	2–0	El Salvador	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

10 January 1986 Day 3	Honduras	4–0	Nicaragua	Guatemala City
CST				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Guatemala
Honduras
Note: Guatemala who has qualified to the Games but withdrew later at the qualification