Football at the 1973 Central American Games

The football tournament at the 1973 Central American Games was the first to be held. The host city was Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. All games took place between 24 November and 2 December 1973. The competition was age restricted, open to only those under 21 years of age. The top two placed teams earn a ticket to the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[1]

1973 Central American Games Football Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
City	Ciudad de Guatemala
Dates	24 November-2 December
Teams	5
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Panama
Runners-up	Nicaragua
Third place	El Salvador
Fourth place	Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	16 (1.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bayardo Barrera Jaime Hughes (3 goals)
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Teams

Teams	App.
Costa Rica	1st
El Salvador	1st
Guatemala	1st
Nicaragua	1st
Panama	1st

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Panama (C)	4	3	1	0	5	0	+5	7
2	Nicaragua	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	5
3	El Salvador	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Guatemala	4	1	1	2	4	3	+1	3
5	Costa Rica	4	0	1	3	1	6	−5	1

Source: ^[2]
(C) Champions

Results

24 November 1973 (1973-11-24)

El Salvador	1–0	Costa Rica

25 November 1973 (1973-11-25)

Nicaragua	1–0	Guatemala

26 November 1973 (1973-11-26)

Panama	2–0	Costa Rica

26 November 1973 (1973-11-26)

Guatemala	3–0	El Salvador

28 November 1973 (1973-11-28)

Nicaragua	1–1	El Salvador

28 November 1973 (1973-11-28)

Panama	1–0	Guatemala

30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)

Panama	0–0	El Salvador

30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)

Nicaragua	2–0	Costa Rica

2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)

Panama	2–0	Nicaragua

2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)

Guatemala	1–1	Costa Rica

Teams qualified to the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games

•  Panama
•  Nicaragua

Top Scorers

^[1]

Player	Team	Goals
Bayardo Barrera	Nicaragua	3
Jaime Hughes	Panama	3