Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
# Football at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the third time, who earned 8 points

## Participating teams

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Mexico | 5th | Gold medal (1935, 1938) |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3rd | Gold medal (1950) |
| Panama | 4th | Silver medal (1946) |
| Puerto Rico | 2nd | 7th (1946) |
| Venezuela | 3rd | 5th (1946) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's football | Mexico (MEX) | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Venezuela (VEN) |

## Table

A 2 point system used.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 5 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |

## Results

* 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
* Mexico 3rd title

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

8 goals

* Erno Jansen

5 goals

* José Manuel Arias

4 goals

* Luis Carlos Ponce
* José Ángel Vidal

3 goals

* Jose Bibiana
* Wilhelm Canword

2 goals

* Johan Gumbs
* Romualdo Valerian
* Javier Contreras
* Fernando Noriega
* Carlos Valderrama
* Antonio Rodríguez
* Alí Tovar
* Florencio Estrada

1 goal

* Eustaquio Bernardina
* Edwin Dirksz
* Rudy Cameron
* Jorge Díez
* Rubén Piñeiro
* Aniello Alterio
* Jorge Casado
