The football tournament at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla from 9 to 21 December. Cuba and Mexico withdrew.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 9–21 December |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colombia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Panama |
| Third place | Curaçao |
| Fourth place | Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 120 (5.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gonzalo Fernández Maximiliano Juliana (9 goals) |
← 1938 1950 → | |
The gold medal was won by Colombia who earned 12 points.
Participants
- Colombia (Hosts)
- Costa Rica
- Curaçao
- Guatemala
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
Squads
Table
2 points system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (C) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | Panama | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 9 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 8 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 6 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 |
Source:
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Colombia | 4–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| L. González 10' Granados 37', 82' Arango 73' | Report | F. Jansen 3' Juliana 50' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Panama | 4–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Rangel 46' A. Martinez 47' Anderson 55' Valdés 61' | Report | Camposeco 29' Toledo 52' (pen.) |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Costa Rica | 12–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández ?', ?', ?', ?' Retana ?', ?', ?' Araya ?', ?', ?' Rojas ?' W. Rodriguez ?' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Venezuela | 0–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Berdugo 2' Arango 76' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Curaçao | 2–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| F. Jansen 20' M. Jansen 83' | Report | Toledo 40' Melgar 73' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Panama | 12–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson ?', ?', ?' C. Martinez ?', ?', ?' Rangel ?', ?' De León ?', ?' Morales ?', ?' | Report | Piñeiro ?' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Costa Rica | 4–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| W. Rodríguez 17' Moraux 33' Araya 48' Fernández 78' | Report | Blanco 59' Sucre 86' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Colombia | 4–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Carrillo 3', 44', 80' Arango 30' | Report | Camposeco 10', 64' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Curaçao | 14–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| F. Jansen ?' Mathilde ?' M. Jansen ?' Juliana ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Julia ?' Kelkboom ?', ?' ? ?' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Colombia | 4–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Berdugo 14', 63' Cardona 23' Ruiz 72' (pen.) | Report | Balado 19' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández ?', ?', ?' Zeledón ?', ?' Vargas ?' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Panama | 2–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson 42' Ferreira 45' | Report | V. García 90+4' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Panama | 2–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| C. Martinez 48' Anderson 61' | Report | F. Jansen 51' Giribaldi 75' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Venezuela | 3–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Sucre 10', 25', 28' | Report | Aqueche 39' Camposeco 68' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Arango 15' R. García 32' Granados 42' L. González 70' | Report | Fernández 87' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Curaçao | 1–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| F. Jansen 9' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Guatemala | 4–1 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Camposeco ?', ?' Durán ?' de León ?' | Report | Balado ?' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Colombia | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| L. González 29' Arango 55' | Report | C. Martinez 17' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Curaçao | 4–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Mathilde ?', ?' Juliana ?' Haseth ?' | Report | Vargas ?' Retana ?' |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Venezuela | 6–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| C. Rodríguez 23' V. García 37', 60', 68' Aparicio 52', 62' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| Panama | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| C. Martinez 35' Anderson 42' | Report |
Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
| 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
Colombia 1st title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 120 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 5.71 goals per match.
9 goals
- Gonzalo Fernández
- Maximiliano Juliana
7 goals
- James Santiago Anderson
6 goals
- Mario Camposeco
- Carlos Martinez
5 goals
- Carlos Arango
- Federico Jansen
4 goals
- Jesús María Araya
- José Manuel Retana
- Andrés Sucre
- Víctor García
3 goals
- Fulgencio Berdugo
- Luis González Rubio
- Octavio Carrillo
- Rafael Granados
- Luis Carlos Rangel
- José Mathilde
2 goals
- Walker Rodriguez
- Manuel Vargas
- Miguel Ángel Zeledón
- Carlos Humberto Toledo
- Antonio Morales
- Gastón De León
- Frans Kelkboom
- Mario Jansen
- Rosendo Aparicio
1 goal
- Jaime Cardona
- Octavio Ruiz
- Rigoberto García
- José Luis Rojas
- Juan Balado
- Oscar Moraux
- Rafael Balado
- Rafael Piñeiro
- Antonio Martinez
- Juan Antonio Ferreira
- Luis Carlos Valdés
- Armando Durán
- Efraín de León
- Mario Melgar
- Rubén Aqueche
- Ailan Julia
- Charles Haseth
- Guillermo Giribaldi
- Carlos Rodríguez
- Ernesto Blanco
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