Football at the 1971 Pan American Games

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 July 31 to August 12, 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.

Preliminary round

Group A (Cali)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Colombia 6 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11  Canada 4 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 Bahamas 2 3 1 0 2 4 13 −9  Dominican Republic 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10

Colombia 2–1 Canada Bahamas 4–2 Dominican Republic Colombia 6–0 Bahamas Canada 4–0 Dominican Republic Colombia 4–0 Dominican Republic Canada 5–0 Bahamas

Group B (Cartago)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Cuba 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1  Mexico 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0  Jamaica 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4

Cuba 2–0 Mexico Jamaica 0–2 Trinidad & Tobago Cuba 0–0 Jamaica Mexico 1–1 Trinidad & Tobago Cuba 1–0 Trinidad & Tobago Mexico 2–0 Jamaica

Group C (Buga and Tuluá)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4  United States 4 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1  Haiti 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1  Bermuda 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4

Argentina 3–0 United States Haiti 1–1 Bermuda Argentina 1–1 Haiti United States 4–1 Bermuda Argentina 2–1 Bermuda United States 3–2 Haiti

Final Round (Buga, Cali and Palmira)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 9 5 4 1 0 7 2 +5  Colombia 6 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3  Cuba 6 5 3 0 2 5 3 +2  Trinidad and Tobago 5 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3  Canada 3 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3  United States 1 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10

Cuba 1–0 Trinidad Argentina 2–0 Canada Colombia 3–0 United States Argentina 3–2 Trinidad Cuba 2–0 United States Colombia 2–3 Canada Argentina 1–0 Cuba Colombia 2–2 Trinidad United States 1–1 Canada Colombia 2–1 Cuba Argentina 1–0 United States Canada 0–1 Trinidad Colombia 0–0 Argentina United States 1–5 Trinidad Canada 0–1 Cuba

Medalists

Argentina football squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Gold medal
Leyes  Vidallé  Batocletti  Lavorato  Oruezábal  Cabral  di Meola  Romero  Nogués  Bongiovanni  Montenegro  Rebottaro  Berta  Jorge  Potente  Mendoza  Scotta  Abdala Coach: ?

Colombia squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Silver medal
García  Pérez  Maturana  Calle  N. Torres  Hernández  Monsalve  Juan Quintero  Díaz  Céspedes  Rico  Á. Torres  Alfonso  Morón  Quintero  Woolfe  Blake  Rodríguez  McGuigan  Bell Coach: ?

Cuba squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Bronze medal
Azcuy  Bennett  Bonora  Elejalde  Fariñas  Garcés  Henry  Hernández  Holmanza  Massó  Pérez  Piedra  Reinoso  Rivero  Roldán  Sotomayor  Valenzuela  Verdecia Coach: ?

Awards

1971 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina Fourth title

External links

• RSSSF archive

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