Football at the 1983 Pan American Games

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Football – Men's tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games
Football pictogram.svg
Venue Brígido Iriarte Stadium
Dates15–27 August
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Silver medal icon.svg  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg  Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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The ninth edition of the men's football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 15 August to 27 August 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a semifinal and a final. [1]

Contents

Uruguay, coached by Oscar Tabárez, won their first Pan American title after beating Brazil 1–0 in the final. [2]

Qualifying

North America

Bermuda v Bahamas
First leg
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 3–1Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Report
Bermuda National Stadium , Devonshire Parish
Second leg
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0–5Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
Report
Thomas Robinson Stadium , Nassau
USA v Canada
First leg
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lischner Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Vrablic Soccerball shade.svg15'
Giants Stadium , East Rutherford
Second leg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sudeyko Soccerball shade.svg55'
Odinga Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Fox Soccerball shade.svg12', 51'
Hooker Soccerball shade.svg62'
McMaster University Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)

Participants

Original draw

Originally, the tournament was to have been played by 12 teams organised into four groups of three teams, but Honduras and Suriname withdrew, forcing a rearrangement of the original draw (shown below).

First round

Group A

RankTeamPts.PldWDLGFGA
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4220020
2Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 2210133
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0200224
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 0–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report Batista Soccerball shade.svg82'
Olympic Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–0Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
Azzinari Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
Olympic Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Osvaldo Brea (Cuba)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 3–2Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
Zubizarreta Soccerball shade.svg24'
Carvajal Soccerball shade.svg40'
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report Jambe Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bean Soccerball shade.svg67'
Olympic Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Norberto Noguera (Guatemala)

Group B

RankTeamPts.PldWDLGFGA
1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 4220030
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2210121
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0200204
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Marcus Vinícius Soccerball shade.svg20'
Heitor Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Meza Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Luis Da Rosa (Uruguay)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Heitor Soccerball shade.svg2' Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)

Group C

RankTeamPts.PldWDLGFGA
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4312052
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4312032
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3303011
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1301215
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 15,000
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Claverí Soccerball shade.svg60'
Bobadilla Soccerball shade.svg76'
Gómez Rendón Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 7,000
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bobadilla Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Castañeda Soccerball shade.svg45'
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vera Soccerball shade.svg48'
Gálvez Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report McDaniel Soccerball shade.svg31'
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Núñez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Ray Osborne (Bermuda)

Semifinal

Group B winner (Brazil) received a bye to the final.

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Peirano Soccerball shade.svg48', 75' Report Bobadilla Soccerball shade.svg78'
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Angelo Brassif (United States)

Gold-medal match

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Peirano Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)

Awards

 1983 Pan American Games winners 
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: PanamSports

Squads

Argentina

Mario Bernio, Jorge Ceballos, Héctor Cejas, Duilio Dagametti, Esteban Del Río, Gustavo Dezotti, Juan Gilberto Funes, Rodolfo Garnica, Eugenio Gentile, Francisco Guillén (GK), Humberto Gutiérrez, Ariel Moreno, Juan José Oficialdegui, Oscar Olivera, Norberto Ortega Sánchez, Carlos Prono (GK), Esteban Solaberrieta, Jorge Theiler. Head coach: Carlos Pachamé

References

  1. ↑ Panamerican Games 1983 (Caracas) by Barrie Courtney and Erik Garin on the RSSSF
  2. ↑ 35mo. Aniversario Panamericanos 1983, 23 Aug 2018 on AUF
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