This is a list of records and statistics of the football men's tournament in the Pan American Games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1951.
Medal table
1975 Gold medal shared between Brazil and Mexico
Participating nations
Team variants 1951–1983: National amateur teams 1987–1995: Senior teams (Caribbean), U23 teams (Conmebol, North America) 1999–2003: National U23 teams (Conmebol nations played the 2003 edition with U20 teams) 2007: National U20 teams (Conmebol nations played with U17 teams), with three overage players 2011–present: National U22 teams, with three overage players
Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years 5 9 9 15 9 1 10 8 8 11 5 6 4 2 5 5 6 12 4 5 7 11 7 4 7 7 4 8 6 8 10 4 6 67 5 4 4 6 6 10 4 8 7 7 5 7 8 8 6 8 11 12 9 8 84 9 7 8 4 9 7 2 7 5 7 7 5 4 8 5 11 4 4 4 7 76 11 12 5 6 5 6 7 5 4 16 13 82 Split into 2 nations 1 4 5 2 5 9 7 5 5 5 6 7 2 5 1 6 1 4 8 12 10 9 5 8 8 5 6 6 11 6 10 6 12 8 413 4 10 10 4 58 4 4 6 12 4Nations 5 4 7 5 8 12 13 9 10 12 8 12 10 8 12 8 8 88 —
Medals by confederation Confederation Gold Silver BronzeTotalCONMEBOL158831CONCACAF5101126
Debut of national teams Year Debuting teams Teams 1951 , , , , 5 5 1955 , 2 7 1959 , , , 4 11 1963 1 12 1967 , , 4 16 1971 , , 3 19 1975 , , 3 22 1979 , 3 24 1983 None 0 24 1987 None 0 24 1991 , 2 26 1995 1 271999 None 0 272003 None 0 272007 None 0 272011 None 0 272015 , 2 292019 None 0 292023 None 0 29
Hosts +Results of host nationsYearHosting teamFinish1951Champions1955Runners-up1959Third place1963Champions1967Fourth place1971Runners-up1975Champions1979Second round1983Group stage1987Group stage1991Third place1995Champions1999Fourth place2003Group stage2007Group stage2011Champions2015Group stage2019Seventh place2023Runners-up
All-time table
Following is the overall table of Men's football in Pan American Games. Wins before 1995 counts 2 points, after 1995 counts 3 points.
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Top scorers by tournament Year Player Goals 1951 Norberto Cupo 5 1955 José Sanfilippo 8 1959 China Al Zerhusen 10 1963 Aírton 11 1967 Vicente Pereda 7 1971 Buzz Parsons Juan Quintero Carlos Monsalve 5 1975 Cláudio Adão 10 1979 Silva Roberto Pereira Donald Ebert 4 1983 José Bobadilla Miguel Peirano 3 1987 Oscar Dertycia 4 1991 Leopoldo Castañeda Antonio Noriega Steve Snow 4 1995 Marcelo Gallardo 6 1999 Jesús Mendoza 6 2003 Franco Cángele Vágner Love Edixon Perea 4 2007 Keammar Daley Enrique Esqueda 4 2011 Oribe Peralta 6 2015 Luciano 5 2019 Adolfo Gaich 6 2023 Ronald Alexander Aravena Maximiliano Guerrero Jordan Carrillo Tega Ikoba 2
Winning managers
Following is the list with all winning managers of Men's Pan American Games football tournament. Guillermo Stabile is the only one to have won the tournament more than once, in the first two editions. The German Lothar Osiander is the only foreign winner, with USA in 1991, and Luis Fernando Tena is the only one to manage to win both the Pan American Games and the Summer Olympics.
Year Manager 1951 Guillermo Stábile 1955 Guillermo Stábile 1959 Ernesto Duchini 1963 Antoninho 1967 Ignacio Trelles 1971 Rubén Bravo 1975 Zizinho Diego Mercado 1979 Mário Travaglini 1983 Óscar Tabárez 1987 Carlos Alberto Silva 1991 Lothar Osiander 1995 Daniel Passarella 1999 José Luis Real 2003 Miguel Tojo 2007 Sixto Vizuete 2011 Luis Fernando Tena 2015 Fabián Coito 2019 Fernando Batista 2023 Ramon Menezes
Teams records
Most titles won 7, (1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003, 2019). Most finishes in the top three 13, (1955, 1967, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). Most finishes in the top four 13, (1955, 1967, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). Most appearances 16, (1955, 1959, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). Most consecutive medals 9, (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). Most consecutive golds 3, (1951, 1955, 1959). Most consecutive silvers 2, (1991, 1995). Most consecutive bronzes 2, (1975, 1979), (2007, 2011), (2019, 2023). Best finish as host team 2, (hosts 1951 and 1995, gold in both tournaments). Most appearances without conquest the gold 11, . Most appearances without be a medalist 5, . Most goals scored in a match, one team 14, vs , 1975. Most goals scored in a match, both teams scored 12, vs , 10–2, 1963. Most matches played 80, . Most wins 51, . Most losses 30 . Most draws 23, . Most goals scored 170, . Most goals conceded 130, . Fewest goals conceded 3, . Fewest goals scored 2, . Most shoot-outs played 5, (1987, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2019). Most shoot-outs won 2, (1987, 1995); (1995, 2019). Most shoot-outs lost 4, (1987, 1995, 2007, 2019).
Individual records
Most goals scored in a match 7, Aírton () vs , 1963. Most goals scored in a tournament 11, Aírton (), 1963. Most goals scored in a tournament without being the topscorer 9, Víctor Rangel (), 1975. Most goals scored in a gold medal match 3, Vicente Pereda (), 1967. Most medals conquered 2, Juan Carlos Oleniak (): 1959 (), 1963 (). 2, Roberto Telch (): 1963 (), 1971 (). 2, Jorge Massó (): 1971 (), 1979 (). 2, José Francisco Reinoso (): 1971 (), 1979 (). 2, Andrés Roldán (): 1971 (), 1979 (). 2, José de Jesús Corona (): 2003 (), 2011 (). Players who have scored in more than one tournament 10, Ed Murphy (): 8 (1959), 2 (1963). 6, Juan Carlos Oleniak (): 2 (1959), 4 (1963). 4, Gastón Monterola (): 1 (1951), 3 (1959). 3, Francisco Fariñas (): 1 (1967), 2 (1971). 3, Jorge Massó (): 2 (1971), 1 (1975). 2, Regino Delgado (): 1 (1975), 1 (1979). 2, Carlos Solano (): 1 (1975), 1 (1979). 2, Jorge Maya (): 1 (1979), 1 (1987). Most clean sheets 4, Gustavo Eberto (), 2003.
Hat-tricks
Sequence Player No. ofgoals Time of goals Representing Finalscore Opponent Tournament Round Date . Norberto Cupo 3 ', 39', 85' 7–1 1951 Buenos Aires Round-robin . Ernesto Saavedra 3 ', 23', 46' 4–1 1951 Buenos Aires Round-robin . José Sanfilippo 3 ', 16', 23' 4–2 1955 Mexico City Round-robin . George Delices 4 ', 12', 52', 68' 8–2 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Al Zerhusen 4 ', ?', ?', ?' 7–2 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Ed Murphy 3 ', 49', 64' 5–3 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Jorge Diéz 3 ', 46', 54' 6–1 1959 Chicago Round-robin . China 4 ', 44', 54', 63' 9–1 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Germano 3 ', 52', 64' 9–1 1959 Chicago Round-robin . China 3 ', 40', 70' 6–2 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Gérson 3 ', 52', 86' 6–2 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Miguel Basílico 3 ', 52', 82' 7–0 1959 Chicago Round-robin . Juan Sarnari 4 ', 9', 45', 55' 8–1 1963 São Paulo Round-robin . Juan Carlos Oleniak 3 ', 85', 87' 8–1 1963 São Paulo Round-robin . Aírton 7 ', 47', 57', 62', 65', 76', 87' 10–0 1963 São Paulo Round-robin . Vicente Pereda 3 ', 99', 106' 4–0(a.e.t.) 1967 Winnipeg Gold medal match . Buzz Parsons 4 ', 85', 87', 90+' 5–0 1971 Cali First round – Group A . Víctor Rangel 4 ', 17', 26', 68' 6–1 1975 Mexico City First round – Group A . Norberto Huezo 3 ', 66', 89' 4–1 1975 Mexico City First round – Group D . Juan Silva 3 ', 34', 69' 6–0 1975 Mexico City First round – Group B . Luiz Alberto 4 ', 3', 16', 32' 14–0 1975 Mexico City First round – Group D . Hugo Sánchez 3 ', 48', 49' 8–0 1975 Mexico City Second round – Group A . Cláudio Adão 4 ', 46', 86', 89' 6–0 1975 Mexico City Second round – Group B . Hugo Sánchez 3 ', 22', 23' 7–0 1975 Mexico City Second round – Group A . Víctor Rangel 3 ', 76', 83' 7–0 1975 Mexico City Second round – Group A . Cláudio Adão 3 ', 40', 62' 6–0 1975 Mexico City Second round – Group B . Donald Ebert 4 ', 29', 49', 60' 6–0 1979 San Juan First round – Group C . Roberto Pereira 3 ', 85', 90+' 5–0 1979 San Juan Second round – Group B . Juan Hernández 3 ', 38', 75' 7–0 1987 Indianapolis Group stage . Jean Bernard Fleurial 3 ', ?', ?' 10–0 1991 Havana Group stage . Jesús Mendoza 3 ', 24', 38' 3–1 1999 Winnipeg Group stage . Edixon Perea 4 ', 43', 45', 48' 4–1 2003 Santo Domingo Group stage . Lulinha 3 ', 66', 90+1' 3–0 2007 Rio de Janeiro Group stage . Oribe Peralta 3 ', 38', 46' 3–0 2011 Guadalajara Semi-finals
Penalty shoot-outs Key = scored penalty = scored penalty which ended the shoot-out = missed penalty = missed penalty which ended the shoot-out = first penalty in the shoot-out
+Penalty shoot-outs in the Copa América#WinnersLosersPenaltiesWinning teamLosing teamEditionRoundDate & VenueTakersTakers15–40–15–5BarteroO. Acosta Fabbri Fantaguzzi Marchesini Quirarte E. de la Torre J. M. de la Torre Muñoz Larios1987 IndianapolisBronze medal match20 August, Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium, Indianapolis28–73–411–11FloresPerdomo Suazo Pavón Lagos Castro Romero Pineda López Sierra Guevara Anderson Bordon Alberto Nenê Ferreira Edmílson Fabrício Silvinho Sandro Adílson Adílson1995 Mar del PlataQuarter finals18 March, Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata35–40–15–5BossioGallardo Jiménez Schelotto Paz Villa Blanco Ayala R. García Sánchez1995 Mar del PlataGold medal match21 March, Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata45–41–26–6 Saucedo Cacho Pérez Galindo Durán Medina Ramírez Perea Acosta González Pachón Landázuri2003 Santo DomingoBronze medal match15 August, Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo55–42–37–7Kerr Woodbine T. Smith Cousins Kerr D. Smith Bailey C. Sánchez Esqueda Velasco Torres Cerda H. Ayala Arias2007 Rio de JaneiroSemi-finals24 July, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro64–21–25–4Caceda Acuy Arakaki Pretell Vallecilla Alcivar Porozo MindaLara2019 LimaSeventh place match7 August, Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima74–20–24–4GüityMartínez Vuelto Reyes Vásquez López MacíasHernández2019 LimaSemi-finals7 August, Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima84–31–25–5Méndez Nandín Cruz de los Santos Lavega Piñeiro Palacios Castilla Rojas Mosquera Marquinez2023 SantiagoFifth place match1 November, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso94–21–25–4Mycael Ronald Figueiredo Miranda Zaldivia Villagra Fuentes MontesCortés2023 SantiagoGold medal match4 November, Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
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