Football_at_the_1979_Pan_American_Games
Football at the 1979 Pan American Games
International sporting event
The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 2 July to 14 July 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]
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Venue | Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 2–14 July | ||||||
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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]
Group A
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 |
Costa Rica | 3–1 | Bermuda |
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Group B
Group C
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
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United States | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
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Group A
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 |
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Brazil | 5–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Costa Rica | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Group B
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 |
Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
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- Notes
- The match was scratched and Puerto Rico awarded fifth place as the US team had flown home after the group stage.
Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Brazil | 3–0 | Cuba |
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1979 Pan American Games winners |
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Brazil Third title |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | Brazil [2] 1 – Solitinho
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Cuba 1 – José Francisco Reinoso
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Argentina [4]
1 – Oscar Rogélio Quiroga
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There were 51 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Marcelo Fredes
- Salvador Mastrosimone
- Enrique Veloso
- Stephan Riley
- Cléo
- Cristóvão
- Edson Boaro
- Gilcimar
- Silvinho
- Wagner Basílio
- Rafael Camacho
- Herberth Quesada
- Carlos Solano
- Luís Geraldo Solano
- Jorge Ulate
- Regino Delgado
- Jorge Maya
- Andrés Roldán
- Jorge Escobar
- Adán Paniagua
- Luis Alberto Correa
- Mayo Sánchez
- John Hayne
- Joe Morrone
- James Stamatis
1 own goal
Source: RSSSF
- CONCACAF.com – This Week in CONCACAF History: July 1-9 Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – 1 July 2011
- VIII Juegos Panamericanos - Memoria, p. 336 on PanamSports.com
- Panamerican Games 1979 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) by José de Jesus Mora Rivera, Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison on the RSSSF
- Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019