Football at the Pan American Games

Football at the Pan American Games
No. of events2 tournaments (men and women)

Football at the Pan American Games is an association football competition organized by Panam Sports in the continental multi-sport event of the Pan American Games. The men's tournament has been played since 1951, it has restricted the participation of elite players in various ways. The women's tournament has been played since 1999, it is for senior national teams.

The tournament was played in a league format from 1951 to 1963, neither the final nor bronze medal match was hosted. Another format was used in 1971, this time the tournament was played in a group format in the early stages, but played in a league format for the final stages. The 1983 tournament saw only 3 teams playing in the final group stages, with the first and final time the tournament did not have the fourth place team.

Results

Men's tournament

19 editions of the tournament were held.

Year Host city Gold Results Silver Bronze Results Fourth place Teams
Olympic teams (amateur)
1951 Buenos Aires  Argentina Robin-Round  Costa Rica  Chile Robin-Round  Venezuela 5
1955 Mexico City  Argentina  Mexico  Netherlands Antilles  Venezuela 4
1959 Chicago  Argentina  Brazil  United States  Haiti 7
1963 São Paulo  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Uruguay 5
1967 Winnipeg  Mexico 4–0
(a.e.t.)
 Bermuda  Trinidad and Tobago 4–1  Canada 8
1971 Cali  Argentina Robin-Round  Colombia  Cuba Robin-Round  Trinidad and Tobago 12
1975 Mexico City  Mexico
 Brazil
[n 1]
1–1
(a.e.t.)
 Argentina 2–0  Costa Rica 13
1979 San Juan  Brazil 3–0  Cuba  Argentina 2–0  Costa Rica 12
1983 Caracas  Uruguay 1–0  Brazil  Guatemala [n 2] [n 2] 10
1987 Indianapolis  Brazil 2–0
(a.e.t.)
 Chile  Argentina 0–0
(5–4 p)
 Mexico 12
Olympic teams (U-22/U-23)
1991 Havana  United States 2–1
(a.e.t.)
 Mexico  Cuba 1–0  Honduras 8
1995 Mar del Plata  Argentina 0–0
(5–4 p)
 Mexico  Colombia 3–0  Honduras 12
1999 Winnipeg  Mexico 3–1  Honduras  United States 2–1  Canada 10
Olympic teams (U-22)/U-20 teams
2003 Santo Domingo  Argentina 1–0  Brazil  Mexico 0–0
(5–4 p)
 Colombia 8
U-20 teams/U-17 teams (plus 3 overage players)
2007 Rio de Janeiro  Ecuador 2–1  Jamaica  Mexico 1–0  Bolivia 12
Olympic teams (U-22/U-23)
2011 Guadalajara  Mexico 1–0  Argentina  Uruguay 2–1  Costa Rica 8
2015 Toronto  Uruguay 1–0  Mexico  Brazil 3–1
(a.e.t.)
 Panama 8
2019 Lima  Argentina 4–1  Honduras  Mexico 1–0  Uruguay 8
2023 Santiago  Brazil 1–1
(4–2 p)
 Chile  Mexico 4–1  United States 8
Notes
  1. ^ Title shared, no silver medal awarded.
  2. ^ a b No third match held.

Women's tournament

7 editions of the tournament were held.

Year Host city Gold Results Silver Bronze Results Fourth place Teams
Senior teams
1999 Winnipeg  United States 1–0  Mexico  Costa Rica 1–1
(4–3 p)
 Canada 5
2003 Santo Domingo  Brazil 2–1
(a.e.t.)
 Canada  Mexico 4–1  Argentina 6
2007 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 5–0  United States  Canada 2–1  Mexico 10
2011 Guadalajara  Canada 1–1
(4–3 p)
 Brazil  Mexico 1–0
(a.e.t.)
 Colombia 8
2015 Toronto  Brazil 4–0  Colombia  Mexico 2–1  Canada 8
2019 Lima  Colombia 1–1
(7–6 p)
 Argentina  Costa Rica 1–0  Paraguay 8
2023 Santiago  Mexico 1–0  Chile  United States 2–0  Argentina 8

Performances

Men's medals

Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
 Argentina 7
(1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003, 2019)
2
(1963, 2011)
3
(1975, 1979, 1987)
12
 Brazil 5
(1963, 1975s, 1979, 1987, 2023)
3
(1959, 1983, 2003)
1
(2015)
9
 Mexico 4
(1967, 1975s, 1999, 2011)
4
(1955, 1991, 1995, 2015)
4
(2003, 2007, 2019, 2023)
12
 Uruguay 2
(1983, 2015)
1
(2011)
3
 United States 1
(1991)
2
(1959, 1999)
3
 Ecuador 1
(2007)
1
 Chile 2
(1987, 2023)
2
(1951, 1963)
4
 Honduras 2
(1999, 2019)
2
 Cuba 1
(1979)
2
(1971, 1991)
3
 Colombia 1
(1971)
1
(1995)
2
 Costa Rica 1
(1951)
1
 Bermuda 1
(1967)
1
 Jamaica 1
(2007)
1
 Trinidad and Tobago 1
(1967)
1
 Netherlands Antilles 1
(1955)
1
 Guatemala 1
(1983)
1
Notes

Italic — Hosts

s shared title

Women's medals

Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
 Brazil 3
(2003, 2007, 2015)
1
(2011)
4
 Mexico 1
(2023)
1
(1999)
3
(2003, 2011, 2015)
5
 United States
U-20/U-19/U-18
1
(1999)
1
(2007)
1
(2023)
3
 Canada 1
(2011)
1
(2003)
1
(2007)
3
 Colombia 1
(2019)
1
(2015)
2
 Argentina 1
(2019)
1
 Chile 1
(2023)
1
 Costa Rica 2
(1999, 2019)
2
Notes

Italic — Hosts

Participating teams

National teams participated with their Olympic teams represented by amateur players and Olympic teams represented by under-22 and under-23 players with 3 overage players. In some cases such as in 1951 (for Venezuela and Costa Rica) some countries sent their full squad (including overage players).[1]

Men's tournament

Nation
1951

1955

1959

1963

1967

1971

1975

1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023
Years
 Argentina 5 9 9 15
 Bahamas 9 1
 Bermuda 10 8 8 11 5
 Bolivia 6 4 2
 Brazil 5 5 6 12
 Canada 4 5 7 11 7 4 7 7
 Chile 4 8 6
 Colombia 8 10 4 6 6 7
 Costa Rica 5 4 4 6 6 10 4 8
 Cuba 7 7 5 7 8 8 6 8 11
 Dominican Republic 12 9 8 8 4
 Ecuador 9 7 8 4
 El Salvador 9 7 2
 Guatemala 7 5 7 7 5
 Haiti 4 8 5 11 4
 Honduras 4 4 7 7 6
 Jamaica 11 12 5 6 5
 Mexico 6 7 5 4 16
 Netherlands Antilles 1
 Nicaragua 13 8 2
 Panama 4 5 2
 Paraguay 5 9 7 5 5 5
 Peru 6 7 2
 Puerto Rico 5 1
 Suriname 6 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 8 12 10 9 5 8 8
 United States 5 6 6 11 6 10 6 12 8 4 13
 Uruguay 4 10 10 4 5 8
 Venezuela 4 4 6 12 4
Nations 5 4 7 5 8 12 13 9 10 12 8 12 10 8 12 8 8 8 8

Women's tournament

Nation
1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023
Years
 Argentina 4 5 7 8 4 6
 Bolivia 7 1
 Brazil 4
 Canada 4 4 5
 Chile 5 2
 Colombia 4 3
 Costa Rica 5 6 5 6 6
 Ecuador 7 6 2
 Haiti 6 1
 Jamaica 6 7 8 3
 Mexico 4 5 7
 Panama 8 6 2
 Paraguay 10 4 5 3
 Peru 8 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 5 8 7 3
 United States
U-20/U-19/U-18
3
 Uruguay 9 1
Nations 5 6 10 8 8 8 8

Overall medals table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil84113
2 Argentina73313
3 Mexico55717
4 United States2136
5 Uruguay2013
6 Colombia1214
7 Canada1113
8 Ecuador1001
9 Chile0325
10 Honduras0202
11 Costa Rica0123
 Cuba0123
13 Bermuda0101
 Jamaica0101
15 Guatemala0011
 Netherlands Antilles0011
 Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (17 entries)27252678

See also

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