Independence Centenary Games

The Independence Centenary Athletic Games of Central America was an association football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. The national teams of Costa Rica national [football team|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] participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The tournament was the first time each nation played an international association football match.
Former Costa Rican president Rafael Iglesias Castro attended the tournament.

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

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

The following table lists the members of the Costa Rican squad.

The following table lists the members of the Salvadoran squad.

The following table lists the members of the Guatemalan squad.

The following table lists the members of the Honduran squad.

Costa Rican center forward scored the match's first goal in the 9th minute.
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Guatemalan president Carlos Herrera awarded the Costa Rican team the Championship Cup after the match.