Football at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in Medellín, Colombia. Colombia was disqualified from the tournament. Qualifiying Tournament

Participants

(Hosts) later Disqualified

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Colombia won 4–0, but the result was later awarded to Venezuela

Colombia drew 1–1 with Mexico, but the result was later awarded to Mexico.

Note: Colombia won 5–1, but the result was awarded to Puerto Rico on the following day, 16 July, when Colombia was disqualified due to 14 of their players being professionals.

Note: This match was not played because Colombia was disqualified.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Men's footballRoberto PereiraLuis M. Sánchez Andrés RoldánDagoberto LaraRamón Núñez Luis DrekeMiguel Rivero Regino Delgado Jorge Massó Carlos LoredoHugo MaderaJosé F. Reinoso René BonoraEmilio ArzuagaGuillermo Mestre Amado Povea Miguel Fuentes Quiala Rolando Morales Carlos Montenegro Calixto MartínezRodolfo Carvajal César Semiday José Contreras Gustavo Roque Gerardo Vielma Juan Vidal Alexis PeñaAsdrúbal SánchezRafael CadenasJulio HernándezJosé Fernández Alexis Toro Ángel Castillo Pedro Febles Luis Contreras Omar Paredes José AbadRalph Bean Harold Madeiros Wendell SimmonsGerard Lambert Seymour Danvers Joseph Trott Albert Dowling George Brangman Frederick Lewis William AstwoodRobert Calderón Dereck ScottMelvin BeanSheldon Bradshan Frank BrewsterWayne Richardson Arnold West Joseph Wilking Erskine Smith

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

Notes