Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

2002 - Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host country  El Salvador
City San Salvador, El Salvador
Dates 23 November – 6 December
Teams 12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  El Salvador (2nd title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  Costa Rica
Fourth place  Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 48 (2.4 per match)

The football (soccer) competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games started on November 24, although qualification took place beforehand.

Contents

Medal winners

Gold Medal –  El Salvador
Silver Medal –  Mexico
Bronze Medal –  Costa Rica

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Haiti 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Colombia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
November 24 Colombia 0 - 1 Guatemala
November 26 Guatemala 2 - 3 Haiti
November 28 Colombia 1 - 0 Haiti

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2  Venezuela 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
3  Barbados 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
November 23 Costa Rica 1 - 1 Venezuela
November 25 Barbados 1 - 5 Costa Rica
November 27 Barbados 0 - 3 Venezuela

Group C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2  Honduras 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Jamaica 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
November 24 Honduras 1 - 4 Mexico
November 26 Honduras 3 - 0 Jamaica
November 28 Mexico 1 - 1 Jamaica

Group D

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1  El Salvador 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2  Nicaragua 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Dominican Republic 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
November 23 El Salvador 4 - 0 Nicaragua
November 25 Nicaragua 2 - 1 Dominican Republic
November 27 El Salvador 3 - 0 Dominican Republic

Final round

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
November 30 -        
  Haiti  2
December 4 -
  Nicaragua  0  
  Haiti  0
December 1 -
    El Salvador  1  
  El Salvador  1
December 6 -
  Venezuela  0  
  El Salvador  1 (4)
December 1 -
    Mexico  1 (3)
  Mexico  1(4)
December 4 -
  Guatemala  1(3)  
  Costa Rica  0 Third place
November 30 -
    Mexico  1  
  Costa Rica  1   Costa Rica  0 (1)
  Honduras  0     Haiti  0 (4)
December 6 -

Quarterfinals

2002-11-30
 Haiti  2 - 0  Nicaragua San Salvador
2002-11-30
 Costa Rica  1 - 0  Honduras San Salvador
2002-12-01
 Guatemala  1 - 1  Mexico San Salvador
  Penalties  
3 - 4
2002-12-01
 El Salvador  1 - 0  Venezuela San Salvador

Semifinals

2002-12-04
 El Salvador  1 - 0  Haiti San Salvador
2002-12-04
 Costa Rica  0 - 1  Mexico San Salvador

Third Place

2002-12-06
 Costa Rica  0 - 0  Haiti San Salvador
  Penalties  
4 - 1

Final

2002-12-06
 El Salvador  1 - 1  Mexico San Salvador
Galdámez  47' Márquez  14'
  Penalties  
4 - 3
 2002 Central American
and Caribbean Games 

El Salvador
2nd title

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