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.[1]
Participants
Argentina
Bahamas
Bermuda
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Preliminary round
Group A (Cali)
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Group B (Cartago)
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Group C (Buga and Tuluá)
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Final Round
Positions
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
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3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Matches
Cuba ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Argentina ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Cuba ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | ![]() Hugo Abdala |
![]() Armando Neiva |
![]() José Francisco Reinoso |
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
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 |
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![]() Argentina Fourth title |
References
- ^ Panamerican Games 1971 (Colombia) by Erik Garin, Neil Morrison and Piet Veroeveren on the RSSSF
- ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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