Football at the 1951 Pan American Games

Football – Men's tournament at the I Pan American Games
Venue	Estadio Monumental
Dates	25 February–8 March
Medalists
Argentina    Costa Rica    Chile
1955»

The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.

Paraguay participated with the club side Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically).^[1]

Matches

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 8  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 9 12 −3 5  Chile 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 4  Venezuela 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 2  Paraguay 4 0 1 3 5 9 −4 1

Argentina 5–0 Venezuela Costa Rica 2–2 Chile Venezuela 3–2 Paraguay Costa Rica 3–1 Venezuela Chile 4–1 Venezuela Argentina 7–1 Costa Rica Argentina 2–1 Chile Argentina 2–0 Paraguay Costa Rica 3–2 Paraguay Chile 1–1 Paraguay

Awards

1951 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina First title

References