Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games explained

Tourney Name:	Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
City:	San Salvador
Country:	El Salvador
Dates:	23 November – 7 December
Num Teams:	12
Confederations:	2
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Count:	2
Matches:	20
Goals:	48
Top Scorer:	Juan Carlos Cacho (3 goals)
Prevseason:	1998
Nextseason:	2006

The association football competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held between 23 November and 7 December 2002, although qualification took place beforehand. El Salvador, the tournament's host, drew with Mexico in the final 1–1, eventually defeating Mexico in a penalty shoot-out 4–3, winning its second title and the first title since 1954.^[1]

Participants

Twelve nations participated in the tournament, and all of the teams sent were each nation's U-21 team.^[2] Cuba withdrew and was replaced by the Dominican Republic. Ten of the teams which participated were from CONCACAF with the remaining two being from CONMEBOL.

CONCACAF (10)

• • • (withdrew)
• (replaced Cuba)
• (hosts)

CONMEBOL (2)

Medal winners

Men's football

(SLV)

(MEX)

(CRC)

Venues

San Salvador		San Salvador
Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca		Estadio Cuscatlán
Capacity: 35,000		Capacity: 53,400

Preliminary round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Final round

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Final rankings

External links

• Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador)
• Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) – Details

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games. en. RSSSF. Neil. Morrison. 9 August 2018. 7 March 2022.
2. Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador). 21 December 2005. 7 March 2022. Barrie. Courtney. James. Goloboy. en. RSSSF.