Football at the 1979 Pan American Games

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Football – Men's tournament at the VIII Pan American Games
Football pictogram.svg
VenueEstadio Country Club
Estadio Sixto Escobar
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Dates2–14 July
Medalists
Gold medal  Brazil
Silver medal  Cuba
Bronze medal  Argentina
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The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]

Games were played at Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar and Estadio Hiram Bithorn.[2] Brazil won their third gold medal after beating Cuba in the final.[3]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, one of the three venues
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
1  Argentina 4 2 2 0 0 3 0
2  Costa Rica 2 2 1 0 1 3 2
3  Bermuda 0 2 0 0 2 1 5
Argentina 1–0 Costa Rica
Argentina 2–0 Bermuda
Costa Rica 3–1 Bermuda

Group B[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
1  Brazil 4 2 2 0 0 3 0
2  Cuba 1 2 0 1 1 2 3
3  Guatemala 1 2 0 1 1 2 4
Brazil 1–0 Cuba
Brazil 2–0 Guatemala
Cuba 2–2 Guatemala

Group C[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
1  United States 4 2 2 0 0 9 1
2  Puerto Rico 2 2 1 0 1 2 3
3  Dominican Republic 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
United States 3–1 Puerto Rico
United States 6–0 Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico 1–0 Dominican Republic

Second round[]

Group A[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
1.  Brazil 4 2 2 0 0 8 1
2.  Costa Rica 2 2 1 0 1 5 3
3.  Puerto Rico 0 2 0 0 2 0 9
Brazil 3–1 Costa Rica
Brazil 5–0 Puerto Rico
Costa Rica 4–0 Puerto Rico

Group B[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
1.  Cuba 3 2 1 1 0 5 0
2.  Argentina 3 2 1 1 0 4 0
3.  United States 0 2 0 0 2 0 9
Cuba 0–0 Argentina
Cuba 5–0 United States
Argentina 4–0 United States

Fifth Place Match[]

Puerto Rico w/o
[note 1]		 United States
Report
Notes
  1. ^ As USA withdrew the competition.

Bronze medal match[]

Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Report

Gold Medal match[]

Brazil 3–0 Cuba
Report

Awards[]

 1979 Pan American Games Winners 

Brazil
Third title

Medalists[]

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

Wagner Basilio
Edson Boaro
Cristovao Borges
Rubén de Sousa
Jerson da Conseicao
Luis E. Días
Joao Dos Santos
Dalmir Estigarribia
Cleber Goncalves
Gilsimar Francisco
Cleo Hickmannn
Silvio Hickmann
Amauri Knevitz
Jacson Liberato
Valdoir Marques
Rogerio Paes
Silvio Paiva
Victor Pereira
Oswaldo Silva
Luiz Silva
Carlos A. Sollito
Gilcimar Wilson

 Cuba  Argentina [4]

Antonio Alderete
Luis Amuchástegui
Omar Beccerica
Víctor Binello
Guillermo Bosio
Héctor Boccanelli
Juan C. Bujedo
Juan Cabrera
Lucio Del Mul
Marcelo Fredes
Roberto Gasparini
Salvador Mastrosimone
Victorio Orcaño
Carlos Quiroga
Eusebio Roldán
Luis Rolfo
Víctor Sosa
Enrique Veloso
Roberto Saporiti (HC)

References[]

  1. ^ CONCACAF.com – This Week in CONCACAF History: July 1-9 Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – 1 July 2011
  2. ^ a b VIII Juegos Panamericanos - Memoria, p. 336 on PanamSports.com
  3. ^ Panamerican Games 1979 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) by José de Jesus Mora Rivera, Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison on the RSSSF
  4. ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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