Football at the 2019 Pan American Games
Football competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held from July 25 (the day before the opening ceremony) to August 9.[1] The venue for the competition was the Estadio Universidad San Marcos, which seats up to 32,000 spectators.[2]
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| Venue | Estadio Universidad San Marcos |
| Dates | July 25 – August 10, 2019 |
| Competitors | 288 from 11 nations |
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A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 18 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 288 athletes competed.[3] The men's competition was an under-22 level competition (born on or after January 1, 1997), with each team allowed up to three overage players. The women's tournament was an open competition without age restrictions.[3]
Uruguay and Brazil were the defending men's and women's gold medalists, respectively; however, Brazil did not participate in the women's tournament to defend their title.
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 11 countries qualified football teams. The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified.
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various qualifying criteria.[3]
Men
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| 2019 South American U-20 Championship | 17 January – 10 February |  Chile |
3 |  Ecuador Argentina Uruguay |
| 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 1–21 November |  United States |
4 |  Panama Jamaica Honduras[4] Mexico |
| Total | 8 | |||
- The top team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, from each of the Caribbean, Central American and North American unions qualified, the fourth spot was determined by CONCACAF at a later date.
- United States declined to participate, so Mexico qualified for the North American berth.
Women
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Peru |
| 2018 Copa América Femenina (teams placed 3rd to 5th)[5] | 4–22 April | Chile |
3 | Argentina Colombia Paraguay |
| 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship | 4–17 October | United States |
4 | Jamaica Panama Costa Rica Mexico |
| Total | 8 | |||
- The top team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, from each of the Caribbean, Central American and North American unions, will qualify. The fourth spot was determined by CONCACAF at a later date.
- Both Mexico and Costa Rica replaced the US and Canada who withdrew to focus on the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
Men's competition
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Seventh place match |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Peru (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Seventh place match |
Women's competition
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Jamaica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Seventh place match |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Peru (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Seventh place match |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 (6) | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Colombia (p) | 1 (7) | |||||
| Costa Rica | 3 | |||||
| Colombia (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
See also
References
- "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Lima 2019 commits to stadium redevelopment with football hosting deal". www.sportbusiness.com/. SportBusiness Group Ltd. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Honduras competirá en fútbol en Panamericanos de Lima 2019" [Honduras will compete in football at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima]. www.diariomas.hn/ (in Spanish). Diario Deportvio MAS. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Brazil confirm their supremacy, Chile make history". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay all qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima
- "Selección Femenina de fútbol estará en los Panamericanos 2019 pese a no haber clasificado" [Women's national football team will be at the 2019 Pan American Games despite not having qualified]. www.nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
