Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
# Football at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games

Football was contested for men only at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico City, Mexico.

The gold medal was won by El Salvador who earned 7 points.

## Participating teams

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Colombia | 4th | Gold medal (1946) |
| Cuba | 3rd | Gold medal (1930) |
| El Salvador | 5th | Bronze medal (1935) |
| Mexico | 4th | Gold medal (1935, 1938) |
| Panama | 3rd | Silver medal (1946) |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's football | El Salvador (ESA) | Mexico (MEX) | Colombia (COL) |

## Table

A 2 point system used.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | El Salvador (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
| 5 | Cuba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |

## Results

* 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
* El Salvador 1st title

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

4 goals

* Fernando Rengifo

3 goals

* Juan Francisco Barraza
* Mario Montoya
* Alfredo del Águila
* Carlos Calderón de la Barca

2 goals

* Manuel Nazabel
* Antonio Jasso

1 goal

* Ricardo Díaz
* Silvio Dueñas
* Fernando Barrios
* Alfredo Ruano
* Ricardo Valencia
* Teodoro de la Mora
* Rafael Gutiérrez
* Ivo Vázquez
* José Félix de Bello
* Luis Carlos Lemus
* Apolonio Lombardo
* Antonio Carlos Torres
* Luis Carlos Valdés
