Football at the 1959 Pan American Games
Football – Men's tournament at the III Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venues | Hanson Stadium[1] Soldier Field[2] | ||||||
Dates | 28 August – 6 September | ||||||
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«1955 1963» |
Football at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 28 to September 6, 1959. Seven teams competed in a round-robin competition with Cuba, Haiti and the hosts (United States) competing in their first Pan American Games football tournament. Argentina defended the gold medal they had won at the previous games finishing with 11 points from a possible 12 points while Brazil and the United States claimed silver and bronze respectively.[3]
Final table[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 |
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9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 |
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8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 |
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6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
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5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 |
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3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | −28 |
Matches[]
Haiti ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() |
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Delices ![]() Delpeche ![]() Pierre ![]() Champagne ![]() |
Report | Piedra ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
United States ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Zerhusen ![]() ![]() ![]() Looby ![]() ![]() Grabowski ![]() Champagne ![]() |
Report | Delpeche ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (CAN)
Brazil ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Beyruth ![]() China ![]() Rodrigues ![]() |
Report | Vargas ![]() Loria ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Leo Goldstein (USA)
Argentina ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Rodríguez ![]() Basílico ![]() Pérez ![]() |
Report | Sordo ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Harry Norwich (USA)
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Alfaro ![]() |
Report | Contreras ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Joao Etzel (BRA)
Brazil ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Gérson ![]() Rodrigues ![]() Beyruth ![]() |
Report |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
United States ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Murphy ![]() Zerhusen ![]() Snylyk ![]() Speca ![]() |
Report | Gérson ![]() Roberto ![]() Germano ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (CAN)
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Acuña ![]() |
Report | Bolaños ![]() Migone ![]() Basilico ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
Mexico ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Díez ![]() Mercado ![]() Álvarez ![]() Contreras ![]() |
Report | Álvarez ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (CAN)
Haiti ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() |
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Delpeche ![]() |
Report | Germano ![]() China ![]() Roberto ![]() Maranhão ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
United States ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Zerhusen ![]() Looby ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Report |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Costa Rica ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Bolaños ![]() Speca ![]() Herrera ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Looby ![]() Zerhusen ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (CAN)
Mexico ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() |
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Mercado ![]() Carranza ![]() |
Report | China ![]() Gérson ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: John Best (USA)
Costa Rica ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Fenol ![]() Champagne ![]() Delpeche ![]() Pierre ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
Cuba ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Report | Basílico ![]() Bonnano ![]() Stork ![]() Oleniak ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Leo Goldstein (USA)
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United States ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Murphy ![]() Looby ![]() Zerhusen ![]() |
Report | Meza ![]() Contreras ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Joao Etzel (BRA)
Cuba ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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González ![]() |
Report | Alfaro ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (USA)
Mexico ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Mercado ![]() |
Report | Delices ![]() Champagne ![]() Delpeche ![]() |
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: John Best (USA)
1959 Pan American Games Winners |
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![]() Argentina Third title |
Medalists[]
Goalscorers[]
There were 115 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 5.48 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
Miguel A. Basílico
Gérard Delpeche
Ed Murphy
6 goals
5 goals
George Delices
Gérson
4 goals
Germano
Germain Champagne
Source: RSSSF
References[]
- ^ "05/09/1959 – Brasil 1 x 1 Argentina". jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ "29/08/1959 – Brasil 4 x 2 Costa Rica". jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ Panamerican Games 1959 (Chicago) by various historians at the RSSSF
- ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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