| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Panama |
| City | Panama City |
| Dates | 1-13 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 86 (3.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Verdecia (9 goals) |
← 1966 1974 → | |
Football was contested for men only at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean GamesinPanama City, Panama. All matches took place at the newly constructed Estadio Rommel Fernández.
The gold medal was won by Cuba for the third time, who earned 6 points in the final stage.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | Cuba (CUB)
|
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
|
Colombia (COL)
|
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Final stage |
| 2 | Cuba
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Panama
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Nicaragua
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
| Panama | 4–3 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
G. Romero  13'I. Torres 32'Bounting 75', 78' |
Report | F. Romero 31' Cuadra 65', 77' |
| Cuba | 1–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 2' |
Report | Samboni 14' Velasquez 44' |
| Panama | 3–4 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Espinoza 43', 90' Nimbley 80' |
Report | Hernández 26' Verdecia 38', 82', 87' |
| Colombia | 7–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Velásquez 2' Arboleda 7'A. Torres 20', 57'Garces 2half', 2half'Buitrago ?' (o.g.) |
Report | F. Romero 39' O. Torres 2half' |
| Panama | 0–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Torres 42' Velásquez 75'Campaz 77' |
| Cuba | 4–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verdecia 10', 44', 87' Fariñas ?' (pen.) |
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Bahamas
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–0 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Martijn 59' (pen.) |
Report |
| Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bahamas | 2–2 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Love 85' Nicholls 88' |
Report | Rojas 28' López 49' |
| Venezuela | 1–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez ?' |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3–0 | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Bislip 5' Victoria 74', 89' |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 8–1 | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Martina 8', 75' Loefstok 38'Martis 42', 43'Richardson 63'Flores 66'Martijn 89' |
Report | Haven 50' |
| Venezuela | 5–1 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| García 31', 74' Gómez 57'Marcano 66', 86' |
Report | Rojas 70' (pen.) |
| Venezuela | 5–0 | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| García 18', 40' Marcano 34'Gómez 68'Pérez 80' |
Report |
| Puerto Rico | 0–5 | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 5–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria ?', ?' Melfor ?', ?'Loefstok ?' |
Report | Marcano ?' |
A 2 point system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Venezuela
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0–2 Awarded | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Colombia won 3-0, but the result was later awarded to Venezuela 2-0[1]
| Cuba | 2–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Verdecia 3' Fariñas 68' |
Report |
| Venezuela | 0–3 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Victoria 16', 42' Flores 73' |
| Cuba | 2–0 Awarded | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Colombia won 1-0, but the result was later awarded to Cuba 2-0 when Cuba protested against Colombian players Pedro Zape and Armando Torres for being professionals; in fact, it was discovered that Zape indeed was, and therefore, on 12 March the "Tribunal de Honor de los XI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" decided to award the match to Cuba 2-0.[1]
| Cuba | 5–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Masso 17', 20' Verdecia 57', 80'Fariñas 72' |
Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–2 Awarded to Colombia 2-0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Apparently, due to a misunderstanding (hour change), the Antilleans did not show up to play in the morning, but instead in the afternoon of March 13. Colombia was present in the morning, but not in the afternoon as the game was originally scheduled. Curiously, the same referee who gave the victory to Colombia in the morning also gave a win to the Netherlands Antilles in the afternoon. Finally the "Tribunal de Honor" made a Solomonic decision, Colombia was awarded a 2-0 result in its match against the Netherlands Antilles and with these results, Cuba obtained the Gold medal, the Netherlands Antilles the Silver medal on goal difference and Colombia the Bronze medal.[1] There are versions that affirm that Colombia was expelled from the tournament after the Cuban protest, but they fall into contradictions because in the medal table Colombia was awarded the bronze medal. Everything indicates that Colombia was not expelled, they only lost the games in which they used professional players against Cuba and Venezuela respectively with the score of 2-0, but won the game against the Netherlands Antilles by forfeit with the score of 2-0.[1]
| 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Cuba 2nd title |
There were 86 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.91 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
Iván García3 goals
Elkin Velasquez Francisco Fariñas Carlos Eduardo Gómez2 goals
Erwin Melfor Hubert Martina Melvyn Loefstok Ronald Martis Wilbert Martijn José Roberto Garces Jorge Masso Luis Hernández Elvis Rojas Francisco Romero Manuel Cuadra Guillermo Bounting Rodrigo Espinoza1 goal
Mario Bislip Kenneth Love Stephen Nicholls Samuel Haven Carlos Samboni Jairo Arboleda Víctor Campaz Epifanio López Oscar Torres Gaspar Romero Ignacio Torres Eduardo Nimbley Ricardo Pérez1 own goal
Sergio Buitrago (against Cuba)
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