| Dates: | 13–24 August |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 63 |
| Top Scorer: | Ruben Brandborg Javier Fragoso (6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1959 |
| Nextseason: | 1966 |
Football was contested for men only at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
The gold medal was won by Netherlands Antilles for the third time, who earned 10 points and finished the tournament unbeaten.[1]
| Men's football |
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 4th | Gold medal (1930) | ||
| align=center | 2nd | Group stage (1930) | ||
| align=center | 6th | Gold medal (1935, 1938, 1959) | ||
| align=center | 4th | Gold medal (1950) | ||
| align=center | 3rd | 5th (1959) | ||
| align=center | 4th | Bronze medal (1959) |
A 2 point system used.
Source:[2]
| Federico Ochoa | Morty Meulens Egon Schoop Jesús Coronado | José Luis Estrada Stanley De Lannoy | Alí Tovar Peter Chavannes Ruben Brandborg Ángel García |