Football at the Pan American Games

Football (soccer) at the Pan American Games has been included in every Pan American Games as a men's competition sport, since the first edition of the multi-sports event held in Buenos Aries, Argentine in 1951. The competition is organized by the Pan American Sports Organization.

Football at the Pan American Games
No. of events2 (men: 1; women: 1)

So as to avoid competition with the World Cup, FIFA have restricted participation of elite players in the men's tournament in various ways. Currently squads for the men's tournament are required to be composed of players under 22 years of age.

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

A women's tournament was introduced in 1999.

Men's tournament edit

Summaries edit

  • 1951–1983: Youth teams
  • 1987–1995: Senior teams (Caribbean), youth teams (Conmebol, North America)
  • 1999: U-23 teams
  • 2003: U-22 teams (Concacaf), U-20 teams (Conmebol)
  • 2007: U-20 teams (Concacaf), U-17 teams (Conmebol), plus 3 overage players
  • 2011–present: U-22 teams plus 3 overage players[1]
Ed.YearHost cityFinalThird Place MatchNum.
teams
GoldScore Silver BronzeScoreFourth
1
1951Buenos Aires  Argentina
[n 1]
 Costa Rica  Chile
[n 1]
 Venezuela
5
2
1955Mexico City  Argentina
[n 1]
 Mexico  Ned. Antilles
[n 1]
 Venezuela
4
3
1959Chicago  Argentina
[n 1]
 Brazil  United States
[n 1]
 Haiti
7
4
1963São Paulo  Brazil
[n 1]
 Argentina  Chile
[n 1]
 Uruguay
5
5
1967Winnipeg  Mexico4–0 (a.e.t.)  Bermuda  T. Tobago
4–1
 Canada
8
6
1971Cali  Argentina
[n 1]
 Colombia  Cuba
[n 1]
 T. Tobago
12
7
1975Mexico City  Mexico
 Brazil
[n 2]
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(none) [n 2]  Argentina
2–0
 Costa Rica
13
8
1979San Juan  Brazil
3–0
 Cuba  Argentina
2–0
 Costa Rica
12
9
1983Caracas  Uruguay
1–0
 Brazil  Guatemala
[n 3]
[n 3]
10
10
1987Indianapolis  Brazil
2–0 (a.e.t.)
 Chile  Argentina
0–0 (5–4 p)
 Mexico
12
11
1991Havana  United States
2–1 (a.e.t.)
 Mexico  Cuba
1–0
 Honduras
8
12
1995Mar del Plata  Argentina
0–0 (5–4 p)
 Mexico  Colombia
3–0
 Honduras
12
13
1999Winnipeg  Mexico
3–1
 Honduras  United States
2–1
 Canada
10
14
2003Santo Domingo  Argentina
1–0
 Brazil  Mexico
0–0 (5–4 p)
 Colombia
8
15
2007Rio de Janeiro  Ecuador
2–1
 Jamaica  Mexico
1–0
 Bolivia
12
16
2011Guadalajara  Mexico
1–0
 Argentina  Uruguay
2–1
 Costa Rica
8
17
2015Toronto  Uruguay
1–0
 Mexico  Brazil
3–1 (a.e.t.)
 Panama
8
18
2019Lima  Argentina
4–1
 Honduras  Mexico
1–0
 Uruguay
8
19
2023Santiago  Brazil
1–1 (4–2 p)
 Chile  Mexico
4–1
 United States
8
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Played in a round-robin tournament format, no final held.
  2. ^ a b Title shared, no silver medal awarded.
  3. ^ a b No third match held.

Performances by countries edit

TeamGoldSilverBronzeFourth Place
 Argentina7 (1951*, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995*, 2003, 2019)2 (1963, 2011)3 (1975, 1979, 1987)
 Brazil5 (1963*, 1975, 1979, 1987, 2023)3 (1959, 1983, 2003)1 (2015)
 Mexico4 (1967, 1975*, 1999, 2011*)4 (1955*, 1991, 1995, 2015)4 (2003, 2007, 2019, 2023)1 (1987)
 Uruguay2 (1983, 2015)1 (2011)1 (2019)
 United States1 (1991)2 (1959*, 1999)2 (1963, 2023)
 Ecuador1 (2007)
 Chile2 (1987, 2023*)2 (1951, 1963)
 Honduras2 (1999, 2019)2 (1991, 1995)
 Cuba1 (1979)2 (1971, 1991*)
 Colombia1 (1971*)1 (1995)1 (2003)
 Costa Rica1 (1951)3 (1975, 1979, 2011)
 Bermuda1 (1967)
 Jamaica1 (2007)
 Trinidad and Tobago1 (1967)1 (1971)
 Netherlands Antilles1 (1955)
 Guatemala1 (1983)
 Venezuela2 (1951, 1955)
 Canada2 (1967*, 1999*)
 Haiti1 (1959)
 Bolivia1 (2007)
 Panama1 (2015)

* = host

Participating nations edit

Teams participate with their U-22 squads. In some cases such as in 1951 (for Venezuela and Costa Rica) some countries sent their full squad (including players over the age of 22).[2]

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
 Bahamas91
 Bermuda 1088115
 Bolivia642
 Brazil 5 56 12
 Canada457117477
 Chile 4 8 6
 Colombia8 10 4667
 Costa Rica 544661048
 Cuba77 5 78 86811
 Dominican Republic129884
 Ecuador9 784
 El Salvador972
 Guatemala7 5775
 Haiti485114
 Honduras44 7 76
 Jamaica11125 65
 Mexico 6 7 54 16
 Netherlands Antilles 1
 Nicaragua1382
 Panama452
 Paraguay597555
 Peru672
 Puerto Rico51
 Suriname61
 Trinidad and Tobago 4812109588
 United States 566116106 12 8413
 Uruguay410 10 458
 Venezuela446124
Nations54758121391012812108128888

Women's tournament edit

Summaries edit

YearCityFinalThird Place MatchTeams
GoldScore Silver BronzeScoreFourth Place
1999 Winnipeg  United States U18
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 U20  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 U19
2–0
 Argentina
8

Performances by countries edit

TeamGoldSilverBronzeFourth Place
 Brazil3 (2003, 2007*, 2015)1 (2011)
 Mexico1 (2023)1 (1999)3 (2003, 2011*, 2015)1 (2007)
 Canada1 (2011)1 (2003)1 (2007)2 (1999*, 2015*)
 United States U18/U19/U201 (1999)1 (2007)1 (2023)
 Colombia1 (2019)1 (2015)1 (2011)
 Argentina1 (2019)2 (2003, 2023)
 Chile1 (2023*)
 Costa Rica2 (1999, 2019)
 Paraguay1 (2019)

* = host

Participating nations edit

Nation
1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023
Years
 Argentina4578 46
 Bolivia71
 Brazil 4
 Canada4 45
 Chile5 2
 Colombia4 3
 Costa Rica 565 66
 Ecuador762
 Haiti61
 Jamaica6783
 Mexico 4 5 7
 Panama862
 Paraguay10453
 Peru81
 Trinidad and Tobago5873
 United States U18/U19/U20 3
 Uruguay91
Nations56108888

Medal table edit

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

References edit

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