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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| City | San Salvador |
| Dates | 24 March – 3 April |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  El Salvador |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The football tournament at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador from 24 March to 3 April. The tournament was the second association football tournament held at the Central American and Caribbean Games, with the first tournament being held in 1930 in Havana. All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca.
Six national football teams participated in the tournament: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Mexico were the gold medalists, winning its first gold medal for association football at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Costa Rica were the silver medalists while El Salvador, the hosts, were the bronze medalists. Cuba, the gold medalists in 1930, came in fourth place, while Honduras and Guatemala came in fifth and sixth place, respectively. A total of 82 goals were scored during 15 matches played; Costa Rica's Emmanuel Amador and Mexico's Hilario López were the top scorers, scoring 10 goals each.