Mexico (Feb. 18 - Mar. 4)
The tournament was to be held in Nicaragua in January 1973, but was postponed due to an
earthquake there in December 1972. Bermuda (previously named as backup host) declined to
host the tournament due to short notice and the additional costs of hosting the associated
CONCACAF Congress.
GROUP STAGE
GROUP 1
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Sunday, February 18, 1973
MEXICO 7-0 NICARAGUA (HT: 3:0)
[Jesús Sotelo 12’, José Luis Caballero 14’pen, 72’, 80+, Oscar Padilla 20’, 43’, Sigifredo Herrera 80’ og]
MEX: Oscar Mascorro (Francisco Javier Regalado 65’), Raúl Flores, Felipe Becerra, Jorge Torres Salinas, Eduardo Bautista,
Daniel Báez, Gabriel Márquez (Sergio Meza 75’), Ángel Salazar, José Luis Caballero, Oscar Padilla, Jesús Sotelo.
Coach: Diego Mercado.
NCA: Manuel Aguirre (Mario López 51’), Sigifredo Herrera, Leonel Molina, Enrique Gutiérrez, Silvio Aguirre, Rodolfo Acevedo,
Reynaldo Molina, Edgar López (Norman Cuadra 51’), Maximo Quintanilla, Armando Cuadra, Juan Robledo.
Coach: Manuel Cuadra.
Referee: José Minsal (CUB)
A1: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
A2: Jorge Ramírez (GUA)
Tuesday, February 20, 1973
NICARAGUA 1-1 CANADA (HT: 1:0)
[Armando Cuadra 11’; Jeff Sim 47’]
NCA: Manuel Aguirre, Ricardo Fernández, Leonel Molina, Enrique Gutiérrez, Silvio Aguirre, Rodolfo Acevedo, Reynaldo Molina,
Norman Cuadra, Maximol Quintanilla, Armando Cuadra, Milton Cuadra (Alberto Espinoza 41').
Coach: Manuel Cuadra.
CAN: Milan Vranjkovic (Andrew Salt 41’), Jeff Sim, Jim McDonald, Bruce McClements, Matteo Piscopo, Michael McLenaghen,
Chris Horrocks (Carmelo Barbieri 68’), Mike Ristich, Peter Roe, Mark McQueen, John McGuire.
Coach: Alan Ross
Referee: John Leonora (ANT)
A1: José Minsal (CUB)
A2: Jorge Ramírez (GUA)
Thursday, February 22, 1973
MEXICO 2-1 CANADA (HT: 1:0)
[Jesús Sotelo 35’, José Luis Caballero 50’; Mark McQueen 77’ pen]
MEX: Oscar Mascorro, Raúl Flores (Daniel Báez 75’), Pedro Peñaloza, Jorge Torres Salinas, Eduardo Bautista,
Eduardo Quintanar, Ángel Salazar (Víctor Rangel 65’), Gabriel Márquez, José Luis Caballero, Oscar Padilla,
Jesús Sotelo.
Coach: Diego Mercado.
CAN: Andrew Salt, Jim McDonald, Bruce McClements, Matteo Piscopo, Michael McLenaghen, Alan Doherty (Chris Horrocks 41’),
Mike Ristich, Peter Roe (Carmelo Barbieri 55’), Jeff Sim, Mark McQueen, John McGuire.
Coach: Alan Ross.
Referee: Jorge Ramírez (GUA)
A1: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
A2: John Leonora (ANT)
FINAL TABLE
MEXICO 2 2 0 0 9 1 4
CANADA 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Nicaragua 2 0 1 1 1 8 1
GROUP 2
Estadio León, León
Monday, February 19, 1973
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 1-4 GUATEMALA (HT: 0:2)
[Kenneth Jonis 67’; Carlos Pérez McNish 6’, Félix McDonald 34’, 72’, Jon Zimert 79’]
ANT: Carlos Simon, Nelson Martina, Sidney Serbony, Eric Constancia, Erwin Haime, Louis Richardson, Sidney Maria, Eric Tromp
(Gerardo Infanzon 50’), Kenneth Jonis, Percy Pereira (Jonas Maxwell 34’), Siegfried Marceli.
Coach: Wilhelm Canword.
GUA: Jorge Flores, Jon Zimert, Allan Wellman, Sergio Rivera, Roberto García, Reginaldo Sánchez, Félix McDonald,
Favio Salazar, Víctor Hugo Barco (Mario Méndoza 51’), Carlos Pérez McNish, Edwin Chacón (Rómulo Danes 78’).
Coach: Walter Villatoro
Referee: Paul Avis (CAN)
A1: Mario Rubio (MEX)
A2: Humberto Bermúdez (NCA)
Wednesday, February 21, 1973
CUBA 1-0 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (HT: 1:0)
[Roberto Pereira 37’]
CUB: Romualdo Mora, José Rey, Luis Dreke, Francisco Valdés, Amado Povea, Humberto Peñalver, Roberto Regalado,
Regino Delgado, Rolando Morales, Rufino Sotolengo, Roberto Pereira.
Coach: Enrique Mayola.
ANT: Carlos Simon, Arsenio Tremus, Eric Constancia, Rogelio Thode, Erwin Haime, Kenneth Jonis, Sidney Maria
(Percy Pereira 70’), Eric Tromp, Jonas Maxwell (Louis Richardson 70’), Siegfried Marceli, Gerardo Infanzon.
Coach: Wilhelm Canword
Referee: Humberto Bermúdez (NCA)
A1: Jorge Narváez (MEX)
A2: Paul Avis (CAN)
NB: Rolando Morales (CUB) missed a penalty kick at 36' (post).
Friday, February 23, 1973
CUBA 0-0 GUATEMALA
CUB: Romualdo Mora (Román Morales 18’), José Rey, Luis Dreke, Francisco Valdés, Amado Povea, Humberto Peñalver,
Roberto Naveira, Regino Delgado, Rolando Morales, Rufino Sotolengo, Roberto Pereira.
Coach: Enrique Mayola.
GUA: Jorge Flores, Jon Zimert, Allan Wellman, Sergio Rivera, Roberto García, Reginaldo Sánchez, Félix McDonald,
Favio Salazar, Víctor Hugo Barco, Carlos Pérez McNish (Edgar Fernández Rivera 57’), Edwin Chacón (Mario Mendoza 28’).
Coach: Walter Villatoro.
Sent off: Amado Povea (CUB) 35’
Referee: Mario Rubio (MEX)
A1: Humberto Bermúdez (NCA)
A2: Paul Avis (CAN)
FINAL TABLE
GUATEMALA 2 1 1 0 4 1 3
CUBA 2 1 1 0 1 0 3
Netherlands Antilles 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
SEMIFINALS
Estadio Toluca 70 (La Bombonera), Toluca
Sunday, February 25, 1973
GUATEMALA 1-0 CANADA (HT: 0:0)
[Mario Mendoza 73’]
GUA: Jorge Flores, Jon Zimert, Allan Wellman, Sergio Rivera, Roberto García, Reginaldo Sánchez, Félix McDonald,
Favio Salazar (Edgar Fernández Rivera 65’), Mario Mendoza, Carlos Pérez McNish, Edwin Chacón (Armando Escobar 25’).
Coach: Walter Villatoro
CAN: Milan Vranjkovic, Jeff Sim, Jim McDonald, Bruce McClements, Matteo Piscopo, Michael McLenaghen, Chris Horrocks,
Carmelo Barbieri (John McGuire), Mike Ristich, Peter Roe, Mark McQueen.
Coach: Alan Ross
Referee: Jorge Narváez (MEX)
A1: Mario Rubio (MEX)
A2: José Minsal (CUB)
Sunday, February 25, 1973
MEXICO 1-0 CUBA (HT: 0:0)
[Sergio Meza 62’]
MEX: Oscar Mascorro, Raúl Flores, Felipe Becerra, Jorge Torres Salinas, Eduardo Bautista, Daniel Báez, Gabriel Márquez,
Ángel Salazar, José Luis Caballero, Sergio Meza, Jesús Sotelo (Oscar Padilla 46’).
Coach: Diego Mercado.
CUB: Román Morales, José Rey, Francisco Valdés, Luis Dreke, Jesús Henry, Humberto Peñalver, Roberto Naveira, Rolando Morales,
Rufino Sotolengo (Jorge Azcuy 37’), Regino Delgado, Roberto Pereira.
Coach: Enrique Mayola.
Yellow cards: Henry CUB), Naveira (CUB), Dreke (CUB).
Sent off: Luis Dreke (CUB) 62’, Roberto Pereira (CUB) 62’, Roberto Naveira (CUB) 62’, Regino Delgado (CUB) 62’ and Jesús Henry (CUB) 62’.
Referee: Jorge Ramírez (GUA)
A1: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
A2: Paul Avis (CAN)
NB: Match suspended at 63' due to ejection of 5 Cuban players.
THIRD PLACE MATCH
Wednesday, February 28, 1973
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
CUBA 2-0 CANADA (HT: 1:0)
[Regino Delgado 32’, Roberto Naveira 49’]
CUB: Romualdo Mora, Guillermo Mestre, José Rey, Francisco Valdés, Amado Povea, Humberto Peñalver, Roberto Naveira,
Regino Delgado (Félix Zúñiga 55’), Rolando Morales, Rufino Sotolengo, Jorge Azcuy.
Coach: Enrique Mayola.
CAN: Milan Vranjkovic, Jeff Sim (Alan Ferrer), Mark McQueen, Bruce McClements, Colin Whitehead , Alan Doherty,
Ottavio Ariganello, Chris Horrocks (Robert Fleming), Mivhael McLenaghen.
Coach: Alan Ross
Referee: Jorge Narváez (MEX)
A1: Mario Rubio (MEX)
A2: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
FINAL
Sunday, March 4, 1973
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla.
MEXICO 2-0 GUATEMALA (HT: 0:0)
[José Luis Caballero 62’, Víctor Rangel 75’]
MEX: Oscar Mascorro, Raúl Flores, Felipe Becerra, Jorge Torres Salinas, Eduardo Bautista, Ángel Salazar, Gabriel Márquez,
José Luis Caballero, Daniel Báez, Sergio Meza (Víctor Rangel 56’), Jesús Sotelo (Oscar Padilla 35’).
Coach: Diego Mercado.
GUA: Jorge Flores, Allan Wellman, Jon Zimert, Sergio Rivera, Roberto García, Reginaldo Sánchez, Félix McDonald,
Favio Salazar, Leoonardo McNish (Víctor Hugo Barco 54’), Arnando Escobar (Rómulo Danes 38’), Mario Mendoza.
Coach: Walter Villatoro.
Sent off: Roberto Garcia (GUA) 30’
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA)
A1: Mario Rubio (MEX)
A2: Jorge Ramírez (GUA)
NB: Matches of 2 periodos of 40 minutes each one.
SQUADS
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
SIMON, Carlos GK Sithoc
RASMIJN, Marco “Naks” GK Estrella (ARU)
CONSTANCIA, Eric DF Jong Colombia
MARTINA, Nelson “Sonny” DF Jong Holland
THODE, Rogelio DF Veendam
HAIME, Erwin DF Sithoc
TREMUS, Arsenio DF
SERBONY, Sidney DF Veendam
TROMP, Eric “Kiki” MF Bubali (ARU)
MARIA, Sidney MF
JONIS, Kenneth MF Veendam
CLEMENCIA, Edsel MF Jong Colombia
PEREIRA, Percy FW S.U.B.T.
MARCELI, Siegfried FW Victory Boys
RICHARDSON, Louis “Lui” FW Dakota (ARU)
MAXWELL, Jonas FW Veendam
INFANZON, Gerardo “Lalito” FW R.C.S. (ARU)
ZIMMERMAN, Wilbert FW Jong Colombia
DE WINDT, Heinrich Veendam
JANSEN, Hubert D. LEADER
MARTEN, Jose “Jossy” DELEGATE
CANWORD, Wilhelm Rudolf COACH
ALEXANDER, Alric “Kid Chocolate” MASSEUR
LEONORA, Johan “Jan” REFEREE
ROSARIO, Hector JOURNALIST
CANADA
SALT, Andrew GK
VRANJKOVIC, Milan GK
HORROCKS, Chris 15/11/1954 DF Montreal Olympic
ROE, Peter 23/09/1955 DF Bramalea
BARBIERI, Carmelo 24/02/1954 DF
FERRER, Alan DF
MCCLEMENTS, Bruce DF
ARIGANELLO, Ottavio 18/01/1956 MF St. Mickael College
MCDONALD, Jim 03/05/1954 MF London City
WHITEHEAD, Colin MF
MCQUEEN, Mark MF
DOHERTY, Alan MF
PISCOPO, Matteo MF
RISTICH, Mike MF
MCLENAGHEN, Michael 10/06/1954 FW
FLEMING, Robert FW
SIM, Jeff FW
MCGUIRE, John FW
ROSS, Alan COACH
CUBA
MARTÍNEZ QUESADA, Calixto 14/10/1952 GK Pinar del Río
MORA, Romualdo 07/03/1954 GK Las Villas
MORALES, Ramón 03/10/1954 GK La Habana
DREKE, Luis Roger Zenón 09/07/1953 DF Matanzas
POVEA MORILLO, Amado Lorenzo 30/04/1955 DF Pinar del Río
HENRY, Jesús Basilio 18/12/1956 DF Las Villas
REY HERNÁNDEZ, José 21/02/1954 DF Las Villas
VALDÉS, Francisco 20/01/1955 DF La Habana
MESTRE, Guillermo 23/04/1954 DF Las Villas
DELGADO ROBAU, Regino 07/09/1956 MF Las Villas
PEÑALVER, Humberto Juan 27/12/1956 MF La Habana
RAMOS, Orlando 04/02/1956 MF Matanzas
NAVEIRA, Roberto 21/12/1957 MF Pinar del Río
SOTOLENGO, Rufino 30/07/1953 MF Pinar del Río
REGALADO, Roberto 13/11/1957 MF Camagüey
PEREIRA HERNÁNDEZ, Roberto 23/09/1952 FW Las Villas
AZCUY, Jorge Andrés 04/10/1957 FW La Habana
ERREA, Orlando 09/04/1954 FW La Habana
MORALES, Rolando 01/08/1957 FW La Habana
ZÚÑIGA, Félix FW La Habana
MAYOLA, Enrique COACH
GARZÓN, José ASSISTANT
TONDIC, Pedro KINESIOLOGIST
MINSAL, José REFEREE
MARTÍNEZ MORALES, Eloy DELEGATE
CUERVO, José DELEGATE
GUATEMALA
FLORES, Jorge Rogelio 17/05/1954 GK
CONDE, José Félix GK
WELLMAN, Allan Keny 26/05/1954 DF
RIVERA HERNÁNDEZ, Sergio Estuardo 28/11/1955 DF
ZIMERT HASBUN, Jon Alfred DF
PAREDES, Antonio Ezequiel DF
GARCÍA, Roberto de Jesús DF
PARRA, Ovidio David DF
PÉREZ MCNISH, Leonardo Carlos MF Municipal
BARCO, Víctor Hugo MF
FLORES, Sigmar Danilo MF
DANES, Rómulo MF
SALAZAR, Favio Antonio MF
SÁNCHEZ, Reginaldo MF
FERNÁNDEZ RIVERA, Edgar MF
MENDOZA, Mario Enrique FW Comunicaciones
MCDONALD SARMIENTO, Félix Alfonso "Polilla" 26/06/1954 FW
FAJARDO, Julio Enrique FW
CHACÓN, Edwin FW
GÓMEZ, Guillermo FW
MARTÍNEZ DEL ROSAL, Jorge FW
ESCOBAR, José Armando FW
VILLATORO, Walter COACH
MORALES, Enmer MASSEUR
MEXICO
REGALADO MENCHACA, Francisco Javier 03/12/1955 GK Franco Español
MASCORRO GARCIA, Oscar Javier GK Politécnico
VIVEROS GUTIÉRREZ, Bardomiano M. 10/01/1955 DF General Popo
FLORES, Raúl DF Politécnico
PEÑALOZA, Pedro José DF Tlacuachines
BAUTISTA, Eduardo DF Atlético Español
BECERRA, Felipe de Jesús DF Atlético Español
TORRES SALINAS, Jorge DF Toluca
MARÍN, Carlos DF Valencia
MÁRQUEZ TREJO, Gabriel 12/02/1956 MF Toluca
NAVARRETE GUEVARA, Alfredo 31/03/1955 MF (No Club)
QUINTANAR, Eduardo MF Galgos de la Ford
MENDOZA, José Luis MF Tecnomex
SALAZAR, Ángel MF Esime
ZOPELÁN, Luis MF
CABALLERO FLORES, José Luis 21/06/1955 FW Hidalgo
RANGEL AYALA, Víctor 11/03/1957 FW (No Club)
MEZA, Sergio FW Prepa 2
PADILLA, Oscar FW Toluca
SOTELO, Jesús FW Politécnico
LUNA, Luis Manuel FW (No Club)
BÁEZ, Daniel FW (No Club)
MERCADO, Diego COACH
PORTUGAL, Alfonso “Pescado” ASSISTANT
GARCÍA, Celio DOCTOR
LARIOS, Julio MASSEUR
NICARAGUA
AGUIRRE VILLAVICENCIO, Manuel GK
LÓPEZ, Mario GK
GUTIÉRREZ, Enrique DF
HERRERA, Sigifredo DF
AGUIRRE VILLAVICENCIO, Silvio Jose 21/09/1950 DF
QUINTANILLA MARTINEZ, Maximo DF
MOLINA, Leonel "Petunia" DF
MOLINA, Reynaldo "Muraco" MF
CRUZ, Mariano MF
BELTRÁN, Miguel MF
ACEVEDO MOLINA, Rodolfo MF
FERNÁNDEZ, Ricardo "Chamba" FW
CUADRA SERRANO, Armando Inocencio FW
CUADRA SERRANO, Norman FW
CUADRA SERRANO, Milton FW
ROBLEDO, Juan Emilio FW
ESPINOZA ORTEGA, Alberto FW
LÓPEZ, Edgar FW
CUADRA SERRANO, Manuel COACH
QUINTANILLA, Leonel PHYSICAL TRAINER
XI IDEAL (RSSSF STAFF)
Oscar Mascorro (Mexico)
Jorge Torres Salinas (Mexico)
Allan Wellman (Guatemala)
Raul Flores (México)
Sergio Rivera (Guatemala)
Chris Horrocks (Canada)
Humberto Peñalver (Cuba)
José Luis Caballero (Mexico)
Jesús Sotelo (Mexico)
Félix McDonald (Guatemala)
Regino Delgado (Cuba)
Thanks to Norman Cuadra Serrano (Nicaragua), Mario Lara (Cuba), Francisco Vrolijk (Aruba) and José Francisco Reinoso Zayas (Cuba)
Sources: Esto (Mexico), Ovaciones (Mexico), La Afición (Mexico), El Sol de León (Mexico), El Informador (Mexico), Granma (Cuba), Amigoe (Curacao)
Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo, Eduardo Mendoza and ANCCIF for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Erik Francisco Lugo
(eaglelugo@yahoo.com.mx),
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