Independence Centenary Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 14–18 September 1921 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 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 | Rafael Ángel Madrigal (6 goals) |
The Independence Centenary Athletic Games of Central America (Spanish: Juegos Atléticos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica)[1] was an association football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. The national teams of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras participated in the tournament that was hosted in Guatemala City between 14 and 18 September 1921.
Participants
[edit]Four of the original five members of the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841) participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.[2] The tournament was the first time each nation played an international association football match.[3][4][5][6]
Former Costa Rican president Rafael Iglesias Castro attended the tournament.[1]
Venue
[edit]The three games of the tournament were all held in the Campo de Marte in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[7]
Format
[edit]The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Matches were 80 minutes long.[7]
Squads
[edit]Costa Rica squad
[edit]The following table lists the members of the Costa Rican squad.[1][7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Manuel Rodríguez | 20 July 1899 (aged 22) | 0 | C.S. La Libertad | |
| DF | Gilberto Arguedas | 1 January 1895 (aged 26) | 0 | C.S. Herediano | |
| DF | Feis Tabash | Unknown | 0 | C.S. La Libertad | |
| MF | Rodolfo Peralta | Unknown | 0 | C.S. La Libertad | |
| MF | Eladio Rosabal (captain) | 15 September 1894 (aged 26) | 0 | C.S. Herediano | |
| MF | Roberto Figueredo | 13 September 1894 (aged 27) | 0 | L.D. Guatemala | |
| FW | Jorge Solera | Unknown | 0 | L.D. Alajuelense | |
| FW | Claudio Arguedas | Unknown | 0 | C.S. Herediano | |
| FW | Joaquín Gutiérrez | 18 September 1893 (aged 27) | 0 | C.S. Herediano | |
| FW | Rafael Madrigal | 4 November 1902 (aged 18) | 0 | C.S. La Libertad | |
| FW | Ricardo Bermúdez | Unknown | 0 | S.G. Española | |
| FW | Pedro Quirce | Unknown | 0 | S.G. Española |
El Salvador squad
[edit]The following table lists the members of the Salvadoran squad.[7][8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Carlos Escobar | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Santiago Barrachina (Spanish) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | José Huezo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Benjamín Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Emilio Dawson | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Emilio Detruit (French) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Víctor Recinos | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Guillermo Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Guillermo Sandoval | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Enrique Lindo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | José Alcaine | Unknown | 0 | ? |
Guatemala squad
[edit]The following table lists the members of the Guatemalan squad.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ricardo Lenhoff | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| GK | Ramiro Gálvez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Luis Asturias | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Carlos Aguirre (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | José Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | David Barrios | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Arturo Aguirre | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Wenceslao Aldaz | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Julio Dougherty | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Fernando Minondo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Mariano Enríquez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Constantino Kiehnle (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Rafael Villacorta (co-captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Seagrave Smith | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Enrique Álvarez | Unknown | 0 | ? |
Honduras squad
[edit]The following table lists the members of the Honduran squad.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Luis Bolaños | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Arístides Raudales (captain) | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Ricardo Aguilar | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| DF | Ricardo Fernández | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Adán Boza | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Arnold Estrada | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| MF | Mariano Carazo | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Ramón Rodríguez | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Julio Cueto | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Carlos Maramoros | Unknown | 0 | ? | |
| FW | Esteban Peralta | Unknown | 0 | ? |
Tournament
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Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 September – Guatemala City | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 7 | |||||
| 18 September – Guatemala City | ||||||
 El Salvador | 0 | |||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||
| 14 September – Guatemala City | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 6 | |||||
 Guatemala | 9 | |||||
 Honduras | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]Costa Rican center forward Joaquín Gutiérrez scored the match's first goal in the 9th minute.[1]
| Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador |
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Final
[edit]Guatemalan president Carlos Herrera awarded the Costa Rican team the Championship Cup after the match.[9]
| Guatemala | 0–6 | Costa Rica |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 22 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 7.33 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: RSSSF
Overall rankings
[edit]| Ranking | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Calvo, Rodrigo (23 September 2024). "La Selección de Costa Rica Alcanzó su Primer Título en 1921" [Costa Rica's National Team Won Its First Title in 1921]. Buzón de Rodrigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Central American Independence Centenary Cup 1921". International Football.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ↑ Baires, Rodrigo; Leiva, Roberto; Reyes, Mario (13 September 2021). "Informe Especial: El Centenario de una Pasión y el Primer Juego Oficial de la Selecta" [Special Notice: The Centenary of a Passion and the First Official Match of the National Team]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Honduras Cumple un Siglo de su Debut Internacional" [Honduras Completes One Century of Its International Debut]. Hondu Sports Ilustrada (in Spanish). San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
