1973 Central American Games Football Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
City	Ciudad de Guatemala
Dates	24 November-2 December
Teams	5
Venue	(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)
1977 →

The football tournament at the1973 Central American Games was the first to be held. The host city wasCiudad 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 the1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[1]

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

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

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

•  Panama
•  Nicaragua

^[1]

Player	Team	Goals
Bayardo Barrera	Nicaragua	3
Jaime Hughes	Panama	3

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• International association football competitions hosted by Guatemala

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