Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| City | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Dates | 23 November – 6 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  El Salvador (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Costa Rica |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) |
The football (soccer) competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games started on November 24, although qualification took place beforehand.
Contents
Medal winners
 Gold Medal – El Salvador
 Silver Medal – Mexico
 Bronze Medal – Costa Rica
|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Colombia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| November 24 | Colombia | 0 | - | 1 | Guatemala | |
| November 26 | Guatemala | 2 | - | 3 | Haiti | |
| November 28 | Colombia | 1 | - | 0 | Haiti | |
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Venezuela |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| November 23 | Costa Rica | 1 | - | 1 | Venezuela | |
| November 25 | Barbados | 1 | - | 5 | Costa Rica | |
| November 27 | Barbados | 0 | - | 3 | Venezuela | |
Group C
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Honduras |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| November 24 | Honduras | 1 | - | 4 | Mexico | |
| November 26 | Honduras | 3 | - | 0 | Jamaica | |
| November 28 | Mexico | 1 | - | 1 | Jamaica | |
Group D
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Nicaragua |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| November 23 | El Salvador | 4 | - | 0 | Nicaragua | |
| November 25 | Nicaragua | 2 | - | 1 | Dominican Republic | |
| November 27 | El Salvador | 3 | - | 0 | Dominican Republic | |
Final round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 30 - | ||||||||||
| Haiti |
2 | |||||||||
| December 4 - | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua |
0 | |||||||||
| Haiti |
0 | |||||||||
| December 1 - | ||||||||||
| El Salvador |
1 | |||||||||
| El Salvador |
1 | |||||||||
| December 6 - | ||||||||||
| Venezuela |
0 | |||||||||
| El Salvador |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| December 1 - | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
1 (3) | |||||||||
| Mexico |
1(4) | |||||||||
| December 4 - | ||||||||||
| Guatemala |
1(3) | |||||||||
| Costa Rica |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| November 30 - | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
1 | |||||||||
| Costa Rica |
1 | Costa Rica |
0 (4) | |||||||
| Honduras |
0 | Haiti |
0 (1) | |||||||
| December 6 - | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place
Final
| 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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 El Salvador 2nd title |
