Football at the 1971 Pan American Games
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | ||||||
| Dates | 31 July – 12 August | ||||||
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The sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali (main city of the Games) Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from 31 July to 12 August 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.[1]
Participants
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg Bahamas
- File:Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg Bermuda
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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Preliminary round
Group A (Cali)
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Group B (Cartago)
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Group C (Buga and Tuluá)
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Final Round
Positions
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Matches
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
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| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 1–5 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
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Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's tournament | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina [2]
Hugo Abdala |
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Armando Neiva |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba José Francisco Reinoso |
Goalscorers
There were 83 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match.
5 goals
- Canada Buzz Parsons
- Colombia Juan Quintero
- Colombia Carlos Monsalve
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Argentina José Orlando Berta
- Argentina Raúl Nogués
- Canada Willian Young
- Canada Sergio Zanatta
- Colombia Leopoldo Rivas
- Colombia Ángel Maria Torres
- Cuba Francisco Fariñas
- Cuba Luis Heres Hernández
- Cuba Jorge Massó
- Trinidad and Tobago Wilfred Cave
1 goal
- Argentina Roberto Cabral
- Argentina Luis Oruezábal
- Argentina Héctor Scotta
- Bermuda Frederick Lewis
- Canada Lenard Brown
- Canada Juan Monje
- Colombia Francisco González
- Colombia Byron Hernández
- Cuba José Verdecia
- Dominican Republic Manuel Delgado
- Haiti Emmanuel Sannon
- Mexico Marcelino Gutiérrez
- Mexico Manuel Manzo
- Mexico Tomás Torres
- Trinidad and Tobago David Armin
- Trinidad and Tobago Selwyn Murren
- United States John Carenza
Source: RSSSF
Awards
| 1971 Pan American Games winners |
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| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Fourth title |
References
- ↑ Panamerican Games 1971 (Colombia) by Erik Garin, Neil Morrison and Piet Veroeveren on the RSSSF
- ↑ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
