| Tourney Name: | Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| Size: | 150px |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Country: | Panama |
| Dates: | 10–23 February |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 67 |
| Top Scorer: | Hernán Bolaños |
| Prevseason: | 1935 |
| Nextseason: | 1946 |
The football tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Panama City from 10 to 23 February.
The gold medal was won by Mexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]
See main article: Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games – Squads.
2 points system used.
----------------------------Abandoned at 1–2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them; Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal, but result counted as 1–2.----------------------------
Source:[2]
| Mario Jones | Antonio Azpiri Milton Valverde Severino Lugo | Guillermo Ortega Rodolfo Muñoz | Roberto Meléndez Alejandro Morera James Anderson Oscar Bolaños |