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.

1921 Torneo del Centenario
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates14 September – 18 September
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored22 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  El Salvador 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  Honduras 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  Guatemala Campo de Marte, Guatemala City
Rafael Ángel Macho Madrigal  ?' (?)
Claudio Cayito Arguedas  ?' (?)
Jorge Luis Solera
Roberto Figueredo		 Attendance: 10,000

References
  1. Romero, Marcos (28 August 2009). "Costa Rica - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  2. Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "El Salvador - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Guatemala - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2008). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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