| Tourney Name: | Central American and Caribbean Games Football Tournament |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Other Titles: | Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 1978 |
| City: | Medellín |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Dates: | 8–21 July 1978 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | Cuba |
| Count: | 4 |
| Second: | Venezuela |
| Second-Flagvar: | 1954 |
| Third: | Bermuda |
| Fourth: | Mexico |
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| Prevseason: | 1974 |
| Nextseason: | 1982 |
Football was contested for men only at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in Medellín, Colombia.[1] Colombia was disqualified from the tournament.
See main article: Football at the 1977 Central American Games.
Colombia won 4–0, but the result was later awarded to VenezuelaColombia drew 1–1 with Mexico, but the result was later awarded to Mexico.Note: Colombia won 5–1, but the result was awarded to Puerto Rico on the following day, 16 July, when Colombia was disqualified due to 14 of their players being professionals.Note: This match was not played because Colombia was disqualified.
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| Roberto Pereira Luis M. Sánchez Andrés Roldán Dagoberto Lara Ramón Núñez Luis Dreke Miguel Rivero Regino Delgado Jorge Massó Carlos Loredo Hugo Madera José F. Reinoso René Bonora Emilio Arzuaga Guillermo Mestre Amado Povea Miguel Fuentes Rolando Morales Carlos Montenegro Calixto Martínez | Rodolfo Carvajal César Semiday José Contreras Gustavo Roque Gerardo Vielma Juan Vidal Alexis Peña Asdrúbal Sánchez Rafael Cadenas Julio Hernández José Fernández Alexis Toro Ángel Castillo Pedro Febles Luis Contreras Omar Paredes José Abad | Ralph Bean Harold Madeiros Wendell Simmons Gerard Lambert Seymour Danvers Joseph Trott Albert Dowling George Brangman Frederick Lewis William Astwood Robert Calderón Dereck Scott Melvin Bean Sheldon Bradshan Frank Brewster Wayne Richardson Arnold West Joseph Wilking Erskine Smith |