Football at the 1983 Pan American Games

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Football – Men's tournament at the IX Pan American Games
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Venue Brígido Iriarte Stadium
Dates15–27 August
Medalists
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The ninth edition of the men's football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 15 to August 27, 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
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg31Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Report

Second leg
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg05Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Report

USA v Canada
First leg
United States  Flag of the United States.svg11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lischner Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Vrablic Soccerball shade.svg15'

Second leg
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg23Flag 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)

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 (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 2210133
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0200224
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg01Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report Batista Soccerball shade.svg82'
Olympic Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg10Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Azzinari Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
Olympic Stadium , Caracas
Referee: Osvaldo Brea (Cuba)

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg32Flag of Bermuda.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

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg20Flag 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)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg20Flag 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)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg10Flag 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

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg00Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Brígido Iriarte Stadium , Caracas
Attendance: 15,000

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg30Flag 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


Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg11Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bobadilla Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Castañeda Soccerball shade.svg45'

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg21Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vera Soccerball shade.svg48'
Gálvez Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report McDaniel Soccerball shade.svg31'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg11Flag 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.

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag 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

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag 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

  • Flag of Brazil.svg Héctor Camerín

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

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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