title: Football at the 1997 Central American Games
text: # Football at the 1997 Central American Games
  
  The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | App. | Previous best |
  | - | - | - |
  | Belize | 2nd | Group stage (1994) |
  | Costa Rica | 4th | Silver medal (1990) |
  | El Salvador | 5th | Gold medal (1977) |
  | Guatemala | 5th | Gold medal (1986) |
  | Honduras | 4th | Gold medal (1990, 1994) |
  | Nicaragua | 6th | Silver medal (1973) |
  | Panama | 3rd | Gold medal (1973) |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
  | 2 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Advance to semi-final |
  | 3 | Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to semi-final |
  | 2 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
  | 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Belize | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | GK | Ricardo González |
  | - | - |
  | DF | Jervis Drummond |
  | DF | Pablo Chinchilla |
  | DF | Douglas Sequeira |
  | DF | Alfredo Morales |
  | MF | Carlos Castro Mora | 80' |
  | MF | Ríchar Mahoney |
  | MF | Walter Centeno |
  | MF | Jorge León | 55' |
  | FW | Jewisson Bennett |
  | FW | Kervin Lacey |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | Steven Bryce | 55' |
  | DF | Wálter Cordero | 80' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Rolando Villalobos ||
  | GK | David Marciaga |
  | DF | Oniel Vergara | 70' |
  | DF | Dariel Gómez |
  | DF | Jairzinho Serrano |
  | DF | Ubaldo Guardia | 42' |
  | MF | Ángel Luis Rodríguez |
  | MF | Julio Medina III |
  | MF | Mario Méndez |
  | MF | Alberto Blanco |
  | FW | Roberto Brown |
  | FW | Omar Tejada | 62' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | GK | Omar Liguas | 42' |
  | FW | Alfredo Anderson | 62' |
  | DF | David Paschal | 70' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Gary Stempel ||
  
  * Assistant referees:
  * Raúl Cárdenas (El Salvador)
  * Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
  