| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 14–18 September 1921 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Guatemala |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 22 (7.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rafael Ángel Madrigal (6 goals) |
The Independence Centenary Games of Central America (Spanish: Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica) was a football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence from Spain. The tournament was held between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. It was hosted by Guatemala and occurred between 14 and 18 September 1921 in Guatemala City.
Four of the original five members of the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1841) participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1] The tournament was the first time each nation played an international association football match.[2][3][4][5]
The three games of the tournament were all held in the Campo de Marte in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[6]
The tournament was a single-elimination tournament.[6] Matches were 80 minutes long.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Manuel Rodríguez Torra | Unknown | 0 | CS La Libertad
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| 2DF | Gilberto Arguedas Catchenguis | Unknown | 0 | CS Herediano
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| 2DF | Feis Tabash | Unknown | 0 | CS La Libertad
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| 3MF | Rodolfo Peralta | Unknown | 0 | CS La Libertad
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| 3MF | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | (1894-09-15)15 September 1894 (aged 26) | 0 | CS Herediano
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| 3MF | Roberto Figueredo | Unknown | 0 | LD Guatemala
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| 4FW | Jorge Luis Solera | Unknown | 0 | LD Alajuelense
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| 4FW | Claudio Arguedas Catchenguis | Unknown | 0 | CS Herediano
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| 4FW | Joaquín Manuel Gutiérrez Sedó | Unknown | 0 | CS Herediano
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| 4FW | Rafael Ángel Madrigal | (1902-11-04)4 November 1902 (aged 18) | 0 | CS La Libertad
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| 4FW | Ricardo Bermúdez Portuguez | Unknown | 0 | SG Española
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| 4FW | Pedro Quirce Clara | Unknown | 0 | SG Española
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| Antonio Solano | Unknown | 0 | CS La Libertad
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Carlos Escobar Leyva | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Santiago Barrachina | Unknown | 0 |  ? | |
| 2DF | José Pablo Huezo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Benjamín Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Emilio Dawson | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Emilio Detruit | Unknown | 0 |  ? | |
| 3MF | Víctor Recinos | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Guillermo Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Guillermo Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Enrique Lindo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | José Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Ricardo Lenhoff | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 1GK | Ramiro Gálvez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Luis Asturias | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Carlos Aguirre | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | José Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | David Barrios | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Arturo Aguirre | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Wenceslao Aldaz | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Julio Dougherty | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Fernando Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Mariano Enríquez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Constantino Kiehnle | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Rafael Villacorta | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Seagrave Smith | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Enrique Álvarez | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Luis Cruz Bolaños | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Arístides Raudales | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Ricardo Aguilar | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 2DF | Ricardo Fernández | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Adán Boza | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Arnold Estrada | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 3MF | Mariano Carazo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Ramón Rodríguez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Julio Cueto | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Carlos Maramoros | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| 4FW | Esteban Peralta | Unknown | 0 | ? |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 14 September – Guatemala City | |||||
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| Costa Rica | 7 | ||||
| 18 September – Guatemala City | |||||
| El Salvador | 0 | ||||
| Guatemala | 0 | ||||
| 14 September – Guatemala City | |||||
| Costa Rica | 6 | ||||
| Guatemala | 9 | ||||
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| Honduras | 0 | ||||
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| Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Gutiérrez  9'Arguedas ?'Madrigal ?', ?', ?', ?'Bermúdez ?' |
Attendance: 2,000
| Guatemala | 9–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| F. Minondo ?', ?', ?' Kiehnle ?', ?'Aldaz ?'Enríquez ?'Dougherty ?'Villacorta ?' |
Referee: Salvador González (Costa Rica)
| Guatemala | 0–6 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Madrigal ?', ?' Arguedas ?', ?'Solera ?'Figueredo ?' |
Attendance: 10,000
Fernando Minondo Ricardo Bermúdez Portuguez Julio Dougherty Mariano Enríquez Joaquín Manuel Gutiérrez Sedó Roberto Figueredo Jorge Luis Solera Rafael Villacorta| Ranking | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 4 |
| Runners-up | Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| Third place | El Salvador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
| Fourth place | Honduras |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
