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 PanamaRunners-up NicaraguaThird place El Salvador Fourth place GuatemalaTournament statistics Matches played 10 Goals scored 16 (1.6 per match) Top scorer(s) Bayardo Barrera Jaime Hughes (3 goals)
International football competition
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 .
Teams 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
Results 24 November 1973 (1973-11-24 )
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 )
28 November 1973 (1973-11-28 )
28 November 1973 (1973-11-28 )
Panama 1–0 Guatemala
30 November 1973 (1973-11-30 )
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
Top Scorers
References ^ "Central American Games (U-21) 1973". Editions Squads
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