Football at the 1971 Pan American Games

Football – Men's tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates	31 July – 12 August
Medalists
Argentina    Colombia    Cuba
«1967 1975»

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.

Preliminary round

Group A (Cali)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Colombia 6 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11  Canada 4 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8  Bahamas 2 3 1 0 2 4 13 −9  Dominican Republic 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10

Colombia 2–1 Canada Bahamas 4–2 Dominican Republic Colombia 6–0 Bahamas Canada 4–0 Dominican Republic Colombia 4–0 Dominican Republic Canada 5–0 Bahamas

Group B (Cartago)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Cuba 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1  Mexico 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0  Jamaica 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4

Cuba 2–0 Mexico Jamaica 0–2 Trinidad & Tobago Cuba 0–0 Jamaica Mexico 1–1 Trinidad & Tobago Cuba 1–0 Trinidad & Tobago Mexico 2–0 Jamaica

Group C (Buga and Tuluá)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4  United States 4 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1  Haiti 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1  Bermuda 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4

Argentina 3–0 United States Haiti 1–1 Bermuda Argentina 1–1 Haiti United States 4–1 Bermuda Argentina 2–1 Bermuda United States 3–2 Haiti

Final Round

Positions

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	9	5	4	1	0	7	2	+5
Colombia	6	5	2	2	1	9	6	+3
Cuba	6	5	3	0	2	5	3	+2
Trinidad and Tobago	5	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3
Canada	3	5	1	1	3	4	7	−3
United States	1	5	0	1	4	2	12	−10

Matches

7 August

Cuba	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago

?, Palmira 7 August

Argentina	2–0	Canada

?, Buga 7 August

Colombia	3–0	United States

8 August

Argentina	3–2	Trinidad and Tobago

?, Palmira 8 August

Cuba	2–0	United States

8 August

Canada	3–2	Colombia

9 August

Colombia	2–2	Trinidad and Tobago

?, Palmira 9 August

Canada	1–1	United States

9 August

Argentina	1–0	Cuba

11 August

Canada	0–1	Trinidad and Tobago

11 August

Argentina	1–0	United States

11 August

Colombia	2–1	Cuba

12 August

Canada	0–1	Cuba

?, Palmira 12 August

United States	1–5	Trinidad and Tobago

12 August

Colombia	0–0	Argentina

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament	Argentina 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 Nogués Luis Oruezábal Osvaldo Potente Andrés Rebottaro Alberto Romero Héctor Scotta Alejandro Simion Roberto Telch Osvaldo Vallone Enrique Vidallé Abel Vieitez (HC – Rubén Bravo)	Colombia Armando Neiva Hernando García Francisco Maturana José Álvaro Calle Héctor Escobar José Zárate Ángel Maria Torres Jaime Morón Andrés Pérez Nelson Torres Byron Hernández Orlando Rico Gerardo Franco Carbonell Edgar Díaz Francisco González Carlos Monsalve Leopoldo Rivas Miguel Quintero Juan Quintero Héctor Céspedes (HC – César López Fretes)	Cuba José Francisco Reinoso William Barracks Lorenzo Sotomayor Luis Holmaza Odelín Miguel Rivero Rene Bonora Antonio Seguras Gabriel Valenzuela Carlos Henry Bracha Andrés Roldán Luis Heres Hernández Orestes Pérez Hernández Francisco Fariñas Jorge Massó José Luis Elejalde José Verdecia Francisco Piedra Carlos Arcuy (HC – Kim Yong-ha)

Goalscorers

There were 83 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match.

5 goals

• Buzz Parsons
• Juan Quintero
• Carlos Monsalve

4 goals

• Héctor Céspedes
• Jaime Morón

3 goals

• Edgardo Di Meola
• Osvaldo Potente
• John Schepers
• Ken Murren

2 goals

• José Orlando Berta
• Raúl Nogués
• Willian Young
• Sergio Zanatta
• Leopoldo Rivas
• Ángel Maria Torres
• Francisco Fariñas
• Luis Heres Hernández
• Jorge Massó
• Wilfred Cave

1 goal

• Roberto Cabral
• Luis Oruezábal
• Héctor Scotta
• Frederick Lewis
• Lenard Brown
• Juan Monje
• Francisco González
• Byron Hernández
• José Verdecia
• Manuel Delgado
• Emmanuel Sannon
• Marcelino Gutiérrez
• Manuel Manzo
• Tomás Torres
• David Armin
• Selwyn Murren
• John Carenza

Source: RSSSF

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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