Independence Centenary Games

Independence Centenary Games
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates14–18 September 1921
Teams4
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 played3
Goals scored22 (7.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) 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

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

The three games of the tournament were all held in the Campo de Marte in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[7]

Format

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Matches were 80 minutes long.[7]

Squads

Costa Rica squad

The following table lists the members of the Costa Rican squad.[1][7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Manuel Rodríguez (1899-07-20)20 July 1899 (aged 22) 0 C.S. La Libertad
2DF Gilberto Arguedas (1895-01-01)1 January 1895 (aged 26) 0 C.S. Herediano
2DF Feis Tabash Unknown 0 C.S. La Libertad
3MF Rodolfo Peralta Unknown 0 C.S. La Libertad
3MF Eladio Rosabal (captain) (1894-09-15)15 September 1894 (aged 26) 0 C.S. Herediano
3MF Roberto Figueredo (1894-09-13)13 September 1894 (aged 27) 0 L.D. Guatemala
4FW Jorge Solera Unknown 0 L.D. Alajuelense
4FW Claudio Arguedas Unknown 0 C.S. Herediano
4FW Joaquín Gutiérrez (1893-09-18)18 September 1893 (aged 27) 0 C.S. Herediano
4FW Rafael Madrigal (1902-11-04)4 November 1902 (aged 18) 0 C.S. La Libertad
4FW Ricardo Bermúdez Unknown 0 S.G. Española
4FW Pedro Quirce Unknown 0 S.G. Española

El Salvador squad

The following table lists the members of the Salvadoran squad.[7][8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Carlos Escobar Unknown 0  ?
2DF Santiago Barrachina (Spanish) Unknown 0  ?
2DF José Huezo Unknown 0  ?
2DF Benjamín Sandoval Unknown 0  ?
3MF Emilio Dawson Unknown 0  ?
3MF Emilio Detruit (French) 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  ?

Guatemala squad

The following table lists the members of the Guatemalan squad.[7]

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 (co-captain) 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 (co-captain) Unknown 0  ?
4FW Rafael Villacorta (co-captain) Unknown 0  ?
4FW Seagrave Smith Unknown 0  ?
4FW Enrique Álvarez Unknown 0  ?

Honduras squad

The following table lists the members of the Honduran squad.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Luis Bolaños Unknown 0  ?
2DF Arístides Raudales (captain) 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  ?

Tournament

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September – Guatemala City
 
 
 Costa Rica7
 
18 September – Guatemala City
 
 El Salvador0
 
 Guatemala0
 
14 September – Guatemala City
 
 Costa Rica6
 
 Guatemala9
 
 
 Honduras0
 

Semifinals

Costa Rican center forward Joaquín Gutiérrez scored the match's first goal in the 9th minute.[1]

Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador
  • Gutiérrez 9'
  • C. Arguedas ?'
  • Madrigal ?', ?', ?', ?'
  • Bermúdez ?'
 Report
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City
Attendance: 2,000
GK Manuel Rodríguez
RB Gilberto Arguedas
LB Feis Tabash
RM Rodolfo Peralta
CM Eladio Rosabal (c)
LM Ricardo Bermúdez
RW Jorge Solera
CF Joaquín Gutiérrez
CF Pedro Quirce
CF Claudio Arguedas
LW Rafael Madrigal
Managers:
Manuel Rodríguez and
Joaquín Gutiérrez
GK Carlos Escobar
DF Santiago Barrachina
DF José Huezo
DF Benjamín Sandoval
MF Emilio Dawson
MF Emilio Detruit
MF Víctor Recinos
FW Guillermo Alcaine
FW José Alcaine
FW Guillermo Sandoval
FW Enrique Lindo
Manager:
Unknown

Match rules:

  • 80 minutes
Guatemala 9–0 Honduras
  • F. Minondo ?', ?', ?'
  • Kiehnle ?', ?'
  • Aldaz ?'
  • Enríquez ?'
  • Dougherty ?'
  • Villacorta ?'
 Report
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City
Referee: Salvador González (Costa Rica)
GK Ricardo Lenhoff
DF Luis Asturias
DF José Minondo
MF David Barrios
MF Arturo Aguirre
MF Wenceslao Aldaz
FW Julio Dougherty
FW Rafael Villacorta (c)
FW Constantino Kiehnle
FW Fernando Minondo
FW Mariano Enríquez
Manager:
Rafael Villacorta
GK Luis Bolaños
DF Arístides Raudales (c)
DF Ricardo Aguilar
DF Ricardo Fernández
MF Adán Boza
MF Arnold Estrada
MF Mariano Carazo
FW Ramón Rodríguez
FW Julio Cueto
FW Carlos Maramoros
FW Esteban Peralta
Manager:
Arístides Raudales

Match rules:

  • 80 minutes

Final

Guatemalan president Carlos Herrera awarded the Costa Rican team the Championship Cup after the match.[9]

Guatemala 0–6 Costa Rica
Report
  • Madrigal ?', ?'
  • C. Arguedas ?', ?'
  • Solera ?'
  • Figueredo ?'
Campo de Marte, Guatemala City
Attendance: 10,000
GK Ramiro Gálvez
DF José Minondo
DF Carlos Aguirre (c)
DF Luis Asturias
MF Arturo Aguirre
MF David Barrios
FW Seagrave Smith
FW Fernando Minondo
FW Constantino Kiehnle (c)
FW Mariano Enríquez
FW Enrique Álvarez
Managers:
Carlos Aguirre and
Constantino Kiehnle
GK Manuel Rodríguez
RB Gilberto Arguedas
LB Feis Tabash
RM Rodolfo Peralta
CM Eladio Rosabal (c)
LM Roberto Figueredo
RW Jorge Solera
CF Joaquín Gutiérrez
CF Pedro Quirce
CF Claudio Arguedas
LW Rafael Madrigal
Managers:
Manuel Rodríguez and
Joaquín Gutiérrez

Match rules:

  • 80 minutes

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 7.33 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

  • Claudio Arguedas
  • Fernando Minondo

2 goals

  • Constantino Kiehnle

1 goal

  • Wenceslao Aldaz
  • Ricardo Bermúdez
  • Julio Dougherty
  • Mariano Enríquez
  • Joaquín Gutiérrez
  • Roberto Figueredo
  • Jorge Solera
  • Rafael Villacorta

Source: RSSSF

Overall rankings

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ "Central American Independence Centenary Cup 1921". International Football.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ Romero, Marcos (28 August 2009). "Costa Rica – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "El Salvador – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. ^ Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
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