Independence Centenary Games
The Independence Centenary Games was a football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence. The tournament was compromised where only Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador were able to participate. It was a single-elimination tournament, or round-robin format, with Guatemala playing Honduras and El Salvador playing Costa Rica. It took place in Guatemala from 14 September to 18 September 1921.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Guatemala |
Dates | 14 September – 18 September |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 22 or 20 (1 per match) |
Because of the unotable attention to the tournament, the group stage final scores have been disputed for years. El Salvador was eliminated by Costa Rica; 7 – 0 or 3 – 0. Honduras was eliminated by Guatemala; 9 – 0 or 10 – 1.
In the final, Costa Rica defeated Guatemala in a certain score of 6 – 0. This organized tournament is seen to everyone as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica's starting point in international association football.
Games
14 September 1921[1][2] Group Stage | Costa Rica | 7 – 0 | Campo de Marte, Guatemala City | |
Joaquín Manuel Toquita Gutiérrez Claudio Cayito Arguedas Ricardo Poeta Bermúdez Rafael Ángel Macho Madrigal |
14 September 1921[3][4] Group Stage | Guatemala | 9 – 0 | Campo de Marte, Guatemala City | |
Fernando Minondo Constantino Kiehnle Wenceslao Aldaz Mariano Enríquez Julio Dougherty |
18 September 1921[5] The Final | Costa Rica | 6 – 0 | Campo de Marte, Guatemala City | |
Rafael Ángel Macho Madrigal Claudio Cayito Arguedas Jorge Luis Solera Roberto Figueredo |
Attendance: 10,000 |
References
- Romero, Marcos (28 August 2009). "Costa Rica - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "El Salvador - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.