| Tourney Name: | Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Dates: | 17 – 28 November[1] |
| Num Teams: | 8 (men's) + 8 (women's) |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | (men's) (women's) |
| Second Other: | (men's) (women's) |
| Third Other: | (men's) (women's) |
| Fourth Other: | (men's) (women's) |
| Top Scorer: | Eddie Hernández (6 goals) (men's) Charlyn Corral (5 goals) (women's) |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
| Country: | Mexico |
The 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament is scheduled to be the 20th edition of the competition at the 21st edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. It will be the first CAC Games football competition to take since 2006 due to the cancellation of the 2010 edition.
Although the competition is considered to be an under-21 age group competition, up to three players born before 1 January 1993 may be named in the squad.[2] Each participating national football association will select a final squad of 20 players.[2]
The women's tournament was won by Mexico over Colombia.
The men's tournament was won by Mexico as well, over Venezuela. This is the 6th gold medal in this competition for the Mexican side. The last time they accomplished the gold medal was over 20 years ago.[3]
| Veracruz | Boca del Río | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente | Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez | |
| 19.1642°N -96.125°W | 19.1623°N -96.1146°W | |
| Capacity: 28,703 | Capacity: 1,200 | |
See main article: 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Men's Football Squads.
| Team | Football Association | National Olympic Association | Qualification method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federación Mexicana de Fútbol | Comité Olímpico Mexicano | Competition host | ||
| Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras | Comité Olímpico Hondureño | Winner of the 2013 Central American Games competition | ||
| Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica | Runner-up of the 2013 Central American Games competition | ||
| Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol | Comité Olímpico de El Salvador | Third-place of the 2013 Central American Games competition | ||
| Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba | Cuban Olympic Committee | Semi-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | ||
| Jamaica Football Federation | Jamaica Olympic Association | Quarter-finalist at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | ||
| Fédération Haïtienne de Football | Comité Olympique Haïtien | Invited (replaced Colombia) | ||
| Comité Olímpico Venezolano | Invited |
Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.
Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.
The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]
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See main article: 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Women's Football Squads.
Each team will play one game against each of the teams in their group in a round-robin format. Teams will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and no points for a loss.
Teams that finish in 1st and 2nd position will advance to the semi-final round.
The group stage draw was conducted on 9 October 2014.[4]
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