Field hockey at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

Tournament details
Host country	Dominican Republic
City	Santo Domingo
Dates	27 June – 5 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Estadio del Parque del Este
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Runner-up	Cuba
Third place	Barbados
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	78 (3.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cheila Darias; Yunia Milanes (6 goals)

Tournament details
Host country	Dominican Republic
City	Santo Domingo
Dates	28 June – 6 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Estadio del Parque del Este
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runner-up	Trinidad and Tobago
Third place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	131 (6.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Teague Marcano (11 goals)

Field hockey
at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Field hockey ; at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Estadio Del Parque El Este
Location	Santo Domingo
Dates	23 June – 8 July
Champions
Men	Mexico
Women	Mexico
	← 2018 2026 →

Field hockey at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held from 23 June to 8 July 2023 at Estadio Del Parque El Este in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Due to infrastructure and calendar issues, the field hockey event was relocated from San Salvador, El Salvador to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.^[1]

The top two teams in each tournament will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Games.^[2] Cuba and Mexico qualified for the women's teams.

Qualification

The host country, the top five teams from the previous edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games and the top two teams from the qualifying competition qualified for the 2023 edition.^[3]

Men's qualification

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
—	Host country	—	1	Dominican Republic
21–30 July 2018	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	5	Barbados Cuba Guyana Mexico Trinidad and Tobago
13–17 July 2022	2022 CAC Games Qualifier^[4]	Hamilton, Bermuda	1	Jamaica ~~Puerto Rico~~
—	Reallocation	—	1	El Salvador
Total			8

Women's qualification

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
—	Host country	—	1	Dominican Republic
20–28 July 2018	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	4	Barbados Cuba Mexico Trinidad and Tobago
14–17 July 2022	2022 CAC Games Qualifier^[5]	Hamilton, Bermuda	3	Bermuda Jamaica Puerto Rico
Total			8

Medal summary

Medal table

* Host nation (Dominican Republic)

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament^[6]	Mexico (MEX) Alexander Sandoval Juan Sosa Erick Hernandez Jorge Estrada Miguel Leon Luis Villegas Andre Benedith Guillermo Gonzalez Kevin Amador Daniel Castillo Alberto Rangel Jorge Gomez Matias Guzman Pablo Munoz Oscar Copado Luis Ortiz	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Teague Marcano Ethan Reynos Akim Toussaint Andrey Rocke Shaquille Daniel Mickell Pierre Dylan Francis Aidan De Gannes Lyndell Byer Caleb Guiseppi Joel Daniel Tariq Marcano Jovan Wren Jordan Vieira Nicholas Grant Jordan Reynos	Cuba (CUB) Yasmany Gutierrez Freddy Duany Liodisbel Cervante Moise Torres Pedro Viera Carlos Consuegra Dairon Luis Denis Rodriguez Richard Somonte Marcos Martinez Jeanny Vera Felix Mena Geovanny Neninger Iraidys Calderon Ignacio Aroche Darian Valero
Women's tournament^[7]	Mexico (MEX) Jesus Castillo Katerine Rivera Arlette Estrada Naomi Cardiel Itzel Garcia Maribel Acosta Grecia Mendoza Dafne Gutierrez Valeria Espinoza Sofia Perez Cindy Correa Dariana Cardiel Dayana Cuevas Maria Perez Fernanda Oviedo Mitzi Aguilera	Cuba (CUB) Alexyane Ramirez Geidy Morales Cheila Darias Yunia Milanes Tahimi Licea Yakira Guillen Helec Carta Marbelis Torres Jennifer Martinez Arlettis Tirse Meily Cost Suramis Cordero Yurismakis Garcia Yuraima Vera Sunaylis Nikle Lismary Gonzalez	Barbados (BAR) Ayanna Wilson Reiann Stoute Camille Pounder D'jamila Edwards Kristina Hinds Nakira Downes Aliyah Griffith Iana Strickland Tiffany Browne Kenya Alleyne Sterre De Koning Anya Alleyne-Germain Prescod Jada Nakisha Downes Takirsha Cambridge Katrina Downes

Men's tournament

Mexico won their second title by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 in the final. The defending champions Cuba won the bronze medal by defeating Barbados 4–2.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barbados	3	3	0	19	2	+17	9	Semi-finals
2	Mexico	3	2	1	14	1	+13	6	Semi-finals
3	Jamaica	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3
4	El Salvador	3	0	3	0	28	−28	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[8]

28 June 2023
10:00

Mexico	3–0	Jamaica
Muñoz 14' Gomez 15' Amador 45'	Report

Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Kevin George (TTO)

28 June 2023
12:00

Barbados	14–0	El Salvador
Rudder 6', 20', 22', 41' Holder 14', 54' Roach 23', 45' Gibson 26', 37' Catlin 35', 60' Warner 40' Franklin 56'	Report

Umpires:
Reinier Diaz (CUB)
Adrian Cross (JAM)

30 June 2023
14:00

Jamaica	3–0	El Salvador
Vernon 21' Graham 40' Gordon 60'	Report

Umpires:
Nathaniel Fuentes (PAN)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

30 June 2023
16:00

Barbados	1–0	Mexico
Catlin 39'	Report

Umpires:
Kevin George (TTO)
Reinier Diaz (CUB)

2 July 2023
10:00

Mexico	11–0	El Salvador
Castillo 5' Villegas 7', 43' Gomez 9' Estrada 26', 30' Leon 22' Sandoval 36', 55' Hernández 38', 60'	Report

2 July 2023
14:00

Jamaica	2–4	Barbados
McCarthy 8' Gordon 59'	Report	Catlin 6' Wharton 26' Gibson 28' Holder 56'

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Macarena Dieni (ARG)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	15	7	+8	9	Semi-finals
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	16	7	+9	6	Semi-finals
3	Dominican Republic (H)	3	1	2	4	15	−11	3
4	Guyana	3	0	3	6	12	−6	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[8]
(H) Hosts

28 June 2023
14:00

Trinidad and Tobago	4–1	Guyana
Te. Marcano 16', 29', 32', 42' Wren 20'	Report	Stewart 37'

Umpires:
Maximilliano Scala (ARG)
Nathaniel Fuentes (PAN)

28 June 2023
16:00

Cuba	4–1	Dominican Republic
Calderon 21', 22' Neninger 26' Consuegra 42'	Report	Quezada 37'

Umpires:
Shane Lewis (BAR)
Andrey Umana (CRC)

30 June 2023
10:00

Guyana	2–3	Dominican Republic
France 18' Assanah 27'	Report	Cabrera 23' Mora 29' Lopez 33'

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Andrey Umana (CRC)

30 June 2023
12:00

Cuba	6–3	Trinidad and Tobago
Martinez 2' Calderon 8', 15', 45' Consuegra 14' Cervante 26'	Report	Francis 18' Ta. Marcano 59' Te. Marcano 60'

Umpires:
Maximilliano Scala (ARG)
Megan Robertson (CAN)

2 July 2023
12:00

Trinidad and Tobago	9–0	Dominican Republic
Te. Marcano 16', 45', 55' Pierre 27' Daniel 38', 50' Ta. Marcano 57' Toussaint 59'	Report

Umpires:
Reinier Diaz (CUB)
Andrey Umana (CRC)

2 July 2023
16:00

Guyana	3–5	Cuba
Assanah 10' Moore 14' Stewart 40'	Report	Consuegra 3', 28', 29' Duanny 22' Calderon 24'

Umpires:
Kevin George (TTO)
Nathaniel Fuentes (PAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Cross-overs		Fifth place

4 July

Jamaica	4
		6 July
Guyana	3
		Jamaica	1
4 July
		Dominican Republic	3
El Salvador	0

Dominican Republic	4
		Seventh place

		6 July

		Guyana	7

		El Salvador	0

Cross-overs

4 July 2023
08:00

Jamaica	4–3	Guyana
Reid 13', 40', 46' Gordon 21'	Report	Stewart 9' France 53' Sargeant 56'

Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Andrey Umana (CRC)

4 July 2023
10:15

El Salvador	0–4	Dominican Republic
	Report	Moncion 35' Dominguez 46' Lopez 55' Medina 60'

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)

Seventh and eighth place

6 July 2023
08:00

Guyana	7–0	El Salvador
France 9' Fausette 14' Moore 17', 29' Sargeant 18', 28' Savory 23'	Report

Umpires:
Adrian Cross (JAM)
Nathaniel Fuentes (PAN)

Fifth and sixth place

6 July 2023
10:15

Jamaica	1–3	Dominican Republic
Clarke 57'	Report	Lopez 6', 41' Emiliano 27'

Umpires:
Andrey Umana (CRC)
Reinier Diaz (CUB)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

5 July

Barbados	2
		6 July
Trinidad and Tobago	8
		Trinidad and Tobago	1
4 July
		Mexico	5
Mexico	5

Cuba	3
		Third place

		6 July

		Barbados	2

		Cuba	4

Semi-finals

5 July 2023
08:00

Barbados	2–8	Trinidad and Tobago
Warner 43' Godding 52'	Report	Ta. Marcano 7', 46' Vieira 22', 40' Daniel 25' Te. Marcano 33', 49', 59'

Umpires:
Maximilliano Scala (ARG)
Reinier Diaz (CUB)

4 July 2023
14:45

Mexico	5–3	Cuba
Sandoval 20' Castillo 21', 37', 58', 60'	Report	Calderon 5' Consuegra 29' Valero 54'

Umpires:
Kevin George (TTO)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

Third and fourth place

6 July 2023
12:30

Barbados	2–4	Cuba
Warner 40' Rudder 58'	Report	Vera 12' Consuegra 36', 44' Calderon 58'

Umpires:
Kevin George (TTO)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Final

6 July 2023
14:45

Trinidad and Tobago	1–5	Mexico
Toussaint 55'	Report	Hernández 29' Benedith 36' Villegas 39' Sandoval 45', 58'

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Mexico	2023 Pan American Games
2	Trinidad and Tobago	2023 Pan American Games
3	Cuba
4	Barbados
5	Dominican Republic (H)
6	Jamaica
7	Guyana
8	El Salvador

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Women's tournament

Mexico won their first gold medal in women's field hockey at the Central American and Caribbean Games by defeating the defending champions Cuba 3–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 1–1. Barbados won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Dominican Republic 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9	7	Semi-finals
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7	Semi-finals
3	Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[8]

27 June 2023
10:00

Mexico	2–2	Cuba
Cuevas 34' S. Pérez 59'	Report	Milanes 15+' Darias 46'

Umpires:
Macarena Dieni (ARG)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

27 June 2023
12:00

Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Jamaica
King 3', 40' Sh. de Freitas 13' Saa. Olton 38'	Report

Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Diana Borrayo (GUY)

29 June 2023
14:00

Cuba	6–0	Jamaica
Darias 2' Milanes 20', 32', 41' Vera 48' Martinez 52'	Report

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)

29 June 2023
16:00

Trinidad and Tobago	1–3	Mexico
Dey 58'	Report	Pérez 10' Estrada 38' Acosta 51'

Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Richanne Gaskin (BAR)

1 July 2023
10:00

Mexico	5–0	Jamaica
Estrada 4' Pérez 17' Rivera 26' Cuevas 29' Mendoza 33'	Report

Umpires:
Richanne Gaskin (BAR)
Kevin George (TTO)

1 July 2023
14:00

Cuba	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Darias 15', 19' Martinez 34' Carta 55'	Report	Henry 60'

Umpires:
Macarena Dieni (ARG)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic (H)	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7	Semi-finals
2	Barbados	3	1	2	0	9	4	+5	5	Semi-finals
3	Bermuda	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	3
4	Puerto Rico	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[8]
(H) Hosts

27 June 2023
14:00

Barbados	3–2	Bermuda
Nakir. Downes 3', 34' Wilson 52'	Report	Chisnall 4' Osborne 60'

Umpires:
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)
Jennifer Rojas (CRC)

27 June 2023
16:00

Puerto Rico	1–2	Dominican Republic
Morales 9'	Report	Oflaherti 49' Williams 55'

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Richanne Gaskin (BAR)

29 June 2023
10:00

Bermuda	1–5	Dominican Republic
Towlson 45'	Report	Marte 6' Williams 26', 37' Oflaherti 36', 41'

Umpires:
Jennifer Rojas (CRC)
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)

29 June 2023
12:00

Puerto Rico	1–1	Barbados
Pianetti 45'	Report	Wilson 57'

Umpires:
Macarena Dieni (ARG)
Diana Borrayo (GUY)

1 July 2023
12:00

Barbados	2–2	Dominican Republic
Nakir. Downes 5', 38'	Report	Oflaherti 21' Agustina Birocho 35'

Umpires:
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)
Reinier Diaz (CUB)

1 July 2023
16:00

Bermuda	4–0	Puerto Rico
Osborne 29' Clarke 44' Harris 47' De Silva 51'	Report

Umpires:
Diana Borrayo (GUA)
Adrian Cross (JAM)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Cross-overs		Fifth place

3 July

Trinidad and Tobago	2
		5 July
Puerto Rico	0
		Trinidad and Tobago	1 (1)
3 July
		Jamaica (p.s.o.)	1 (2)
Jamaica (p.s.o.)	0 (2)

Bermuda	0 (0)
		Seventh place

		5 July

		Puerto Rico	4

		Bermuda	2

Cross-overs

3 July 2023
08:00

Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Puerto Rico
Sam. Olton 8', 20'	Report

Umpires:
Maximilliano Scala (ARG)
Diana Borrayo (GUA)

3 July 2023
10:15

Jamaica	0–0	Bermuda
	Report
Penalties
Nicholson Griffiths James Witter	2–0	Hollis Hollis Troake Cardwell

Umpires:
Richanne Gaskin (BAR)
Reinier Diaz (CUB)

Seventh and eighth place

5 July 2023
16:00

Puerto Rico	4–2	Bermuda
Morales 13' Oyola 18' Pianetti 25' Harris 27'	Report	Osborne 10' Norton 31'

Umpires:
Diana Borrayo (GUA)
Nathaniel Fuentes (PAN)

Fifth and sixth place

5 July 2023
10:00

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Jamaica
Olton 44'	Report	Tullonge 9'
Penalties
Sh. de Freitas Sa. de Freitas Henry King Sh. de Freitas	1–2	Nicholson Linton Griffiths Witter

Umpires:
Richanne Gaskin (BAR)
Andrey Umana (CRC)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

3 July

Cuba	8
		5 July
Barbados	1
		Cuba	1 (2)
3 July
		Mexico (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
Mexico	1

Dominican Republic	0
		Third place

		5 July

		Barbados (p.s.o.)	2 (4)

		Dominican Republic	2 (2)

Semi-finals

3 July 2023
12:30

Cuba	8–1	Barbados
Darias 2', 38' Milanes 16', 40' Martinez 20', 41' Morales 33' Vera 50'	Report	Edwards 15'

Umpires:
Macarena Dieni (ARG)
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)

3 July 2023
14:45

Mexico	1–0	Dominican Republic
Correa 35'	Report

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Megan Robertson (CAN)

Third and fourth place

5 July 2023
12:00

Barbados	2–2	Dominican Republic
Edwards 60' Wilson 60+'	Report	Oflaherti 10' Williams 48'
Penalties
Downes Wilson de Koning Downs	4–2	Oflaherti Navamuel Disanti Leon

Umpires:
Macarena Dieni (ARG)
Diana Fuentes Castelo (MEX)

Final

5 July 2023
14:00

Cuba	1–1	Mexico
Nikle 34'	Report	Pérez 57'
Penalties
Milanes Vera Carta Martinez Nikle	2–3	Mendoza Estrada Oviedo Cuevas Rivera

Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Megan Robertson (CAN)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Mexico	2023 Pan American Games
2	Cuba	2023 Pan American Games
3	Barbados
4	Dominican Republic (H)
5	Jamaica
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Puerto Rico
8	Bermuda

Source: FIH
(H) Host

References

^ Sánchez G., Carlos (3 May 2022). "Confirmados los deportes que República Dominicana acogerá para Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023" [Confirmed the sports that the Dominican Republic will host for Central American and Caribbean San Salvador 2023]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "Qualification Process for 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 12 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES 2023" (PDF). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier (men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier (women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Field Hockey - Men's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Field Hockey - Women's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

[1] Sánchez G., Carlos (3 May 2022). "Confirmados los deportes que República Dominicana acogerá para Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023" [Confirmed the sports that the Dominican Republic will host for Central American and Caribbean San Salvador 2023]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[2] "Qualification Process for 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 12 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[3] "QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES 2023" (PDF). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[4] "Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier (men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[5] "Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier (women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[6] "Field Hockey - Men's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[7] "Field Hockey - Women's Tournament Medalists" (PDF). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[Regulations-8] FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico (MEX)	2	0	0	2
2	Cuba (CUB)	0	1	1	2
3	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	1	0	1
4	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6