Football at the 1971 Pan American Games

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 July 31 to August 12, 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]

Football – Men's tournament at the VI Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates31 July – 12 August
Medalists
 
 
 
«1967
1975»

Preliminary round

Group A (Cali)

Group B (Cartago)

Group C (Buga and Tuluá)

Final Round

Positions

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 9541072+5
 Colombia 6522196+3
 Cuba 6530253+2
 Trinidad and Tobago 55212107+3
 Canada 35113473
 United States 1501421210

Matches

Cuba 10 Trinidad and Tobago

Argentina 20 Canada
?, Buga

Colombia 30 United States


Cuba 20 United States

Canada 32 Colombia

Colombia 22 Trinidad and Tobago

Canada 11 United States

Argentina 10 Cuba

Canada 01 Trinidad and Tobago

Argentina 10 United States

Colombia 21 Cuba

Canada 01 Cuba


Colombia 00 Argentina

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament  Argentina [2]

Hugo Abdala
Osvaldo Batocletti
José Berta
Horacio Bongiovanni
Roberto Cabral
Edgardo Di Meola
Alberto Jorge
Francisco Lavorato
Miguel Ángel Leyes
Ángel Mendoza
Carlos Montenegro
Raúl Nogues
Luis Oruezábal
Osvaldo Potente
Andrés Rebottaro
Alberto Romero
Héctor Scotta
Alejandro Simion
Roberto Telch
Osvaldo Vallone
Enrique Vidallé
Abel Vieitez

 Colombia  Cuba

Awards

 1971 Pan American Games Winners 

Argentina
Fourth title

References

  1. Panamerican Games 1971 (Colombia) by Erik Garin, Neil Morrison and Piet Veroeveren on the RSSSF
  2. Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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