The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 25 February to 8 March 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on 16 February 1951.[1][2]
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Racing Club Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | 27 February – 7 March | ||||||
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Paraguay participated with the club side Club Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically).[3]
Participants
editSix teams entered the tournament, but Brazil withdrew before the draw.
Paraguay were represented by club side Sport Colombia, while Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams.
Argentina
Brazil
Costa Rica
Chile
Paraguay (Sport Colombia)
Venezuela
Competition
editFinal table
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 8 |
 Costa Rica
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 |
 Chile
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
 Venezuela
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
 Paraguay
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Match results
edit| Costa Rica | 2–2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Zeledón  5'Armijo 62' |
Esquivel 15' Apiolaza 75' |
| Argentina | 7–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Intini 10', 17' Cupo 35', 39', 85'Pellejero 41'Baiocco 81' |
Zeledón 27' |
| Paraguay | 2–3 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccaro 16' Insfrán 81' |
Díaz 50' Monterola 69' (pen.)Olivares 74' |
| Paraguay | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Herrera |
| Venezuela | 1–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 38' |
Armijo 55' Murillo 67'Zeledón |
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| 1951 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina First title |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football[4] | Argentina [5] Ángel Ambrosini (DF) |
Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Rodolfo Sanabria Mario Cordero Alex Sánchez Nelson Morera José Luis Quesada Léon Alvarado Elías Valenciano Constantino Tulio Quiros Héctor Julio González Evelio Alpizar Sigifrido Alvarado Álvaro Murillo Rodolfo Herrera Miguel Ángel Zeledón José Manuel Retana Rafael Ángel García Alberto Armijo Walker Rodríguez Rafael Campos Jorge Quesada Raúl Jiménez (M – Ricardo Saprissa / Luís Cartín) |
Chile[6] Mario Pizarro Alberto Cerda Óscar Mogollones Domingo Massaro Salvador Arenas Jorge García David Buzada Hugo Núñez Alberto Rojas Javier Briones Roberto Apiolaza Pedro Araya Rubén Esquivel Isaac Carrasco Gerardo Valenzuela Orlando Labbé Arnoldo Weber Ernesto Saavedra Jorge Villablanca Sergio González (M – Luis Tirado) |
Goalscorers
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There were 40 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
5 goals
- Norberto Cupo
3 goals
- José Pellejero
- Juan Intini
- Miguel Angel Baiocco
- Ernesto Saavedra
- Miguel Angel Zeledón[7]
2 goals
- Alfredo Martínez
- Alberto Armijo
- Roberto Apiolaza
César Díaz
1 goal
- Pedro Arraya
- Jorge Esquivel
- Jorge Villablanca
- Rodolfo Herrera
- Álvaro Murillo
Eladio Cabrera- Antonio Insfrán
- Adolfo Vaccaro
- Gastón Monterola
- Hely Olivares
- Enrique Rodríguez
Source: RSSSF
Team of the Tournament
editSource:[8]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubén Pizarro
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 Rafael Márquez
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David Buzada
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Miguel Baiocco
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Bibliography
edit- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.
References
edit- ^ "Sports 123: Football: Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Hickok Sports: Pan American Games: Soccer Medalists". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "1951 Pan Am Games football competition". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "I PANAMERICAN GAMES 1951 (Avellaneda) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Aquella vez que Costa Rica se dividió en dos equipos by Rodrigo Calvo, 27 Feb 2021
- ^ "I PANAMERICAN GAMES 1951 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 June 2024.