Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

The football tournament at the 1938 Bolivarian Games was held in Bogotá from 6 to 22 August.

Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates (1938-08-06) (1938-08-22)6 August – 22 August 1938
(16 days)
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Peru (1st title)
Runners-up Bolivia
Third place Ecuador
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored46 (4.18 per match)

Five of the six participating countries entered the tournament, which were Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela. This was the first and only time that full national teams for every country took part in this tournament. The gold medal was won by Peru, who earned 8 points.[1]

Squads
Main article: Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games – Squads

Table

Each team played against each of the other teams. 2 points system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Peru (C) 4 4 0 0 18 4 +14 8
2  Bolivia 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 5
3  Ecuador 4 2 1 1 9 13 −4 5
4  Colombia 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 2
5  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0
Source:
(C) Champion.
  • As Bolivia and Ecuador were tied for second place, a playoff was disputed.

Results

First round
Bolivia 1–1 Ecuador
Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Colombia 2–4 Peru
Botto  71', 75' Report Ibáñez  10', 60'
T. Fernández  40'
Alcalde  57'
Attendance: 20,000[2]
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)[3]
Colombia 1–2 Ecuador
Mier  33' Report Freire  ??'
Herrera  ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Venezuela
Molina  35', 48', 80' Report Mújica  10'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 9–1 Ecuador
Alcalde  40', 43', 60', 88'
Bielich  65', 68'
Espinar  14', 24', 50'		 Report Suárez  16'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Colombia 2–0 Venezuela
Umaña  25'
Torres  35'		 Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 3–0 Bolivia
T. Fernández  18', 85'
Alcalde  33'		 Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Bolivia 2–1 Colombia
Alborta  ??'
Montoya  ??'		 Report Mejía  ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 2–1 Venezuela
Bielich  45'
Paredes  47'		 Report Ríos  75'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Ecuador 5–2 Venezuela
Andara  ??' (o.g.)
Arenas  ??'
Freire  ??'
Herrera  ??'
Suárez  ??'		 Report Corao  ??'
Ríos  ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

Silver medal match
Bolivia 2–1 Ecuador
Plaza  ??', ??' Report Zambrano  ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

References
  1. Pierrend, Jose Luis, Cornejo, Alfonzo. "Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments". Rsssf. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. Carvajal Crespo, Tobías. "Hace 71 años por primera vez Colombia contra Perú en fútbol" (in Spanish). Arcotriunfal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. Rey, Nicolás (17 November 2010). "El primer cafecito". Dechalaca.com (in Spanish).
  4. Behr, Raúl (6 June 2013). "Nuévete". De Chalaca.com (in Spanish).
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