Football at the 1983 Pan American Games

International sporting event
Football – Men's tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games
VenueBrígido Iriarte Stadium
Dates15–27 August
Medalists
Gold medal  Uruguay
Silver medal  Brazil
Bronze medal  Guatemala
«1979
1987»

The ninth edition of the men's football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 15 August to 27 August 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a semifinal and a final.[1]

Uruguay, coached by Oscar Tabárez, won their first Pan American title after beating Brazil 1–0 in the final.[2]

Qualifying

North America

Bermuda v Bahamas
First leg
Bermuda 3–1 Bahamas
Report
Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish
Second leg
Bahamas 0–5 Bermuda
Report
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
USA v Canada
First leg
United States 1–1 Canada
Lischner 8' Report Vrablic 15'
Second leg
Canada 2–3 United States
Sudeyko 55'
Odinga 87'		 Report Fox 12', 51'
Hooker 62'
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)

Original draw

Originally, the tournament was to have been played by 12 teams organised into four groups of three teams, but Honduras and Suriname withdrew, forcing a rearrangement of the original draw (shown below).

  • Group A: Venezuela, Chile, Suriname
  • Group B: Brazil, United States, Bermuda
  • Group C: Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Group D: Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba

First round

Group A

Rank Team Pts. Pld W D L GF GA
1  Uruguay 4 2 2 0 0 2 0
2  Venezuela 2 2 1 0 1 3 3
3  Bermuda 0 2 0 0 2 2 4
Venezuela 0–1 Uruguay
Report Batista 82'
Olympic Stadium, Caracas
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
Uruguay 1–0 Bermuda
Azzinari 66' Report
Olympic Stadium, Caracas
Referee: Osvaldo Brea (Cuba)
Venezuela 3–2 Bermuda
Zubizarreta 24'
Carvajal 40'
Castellanos 43'		 Report Jambe 34'
Bean 67'
Olympic Stadium, Caracas
Referee: Norberto Noguera (Guatemala)

Group B

Rank Team Pts. Pld W D L GF GA
1  Brazil 4 2 2 0 0 3 0
2  Mexico 2 2 1 0 1 2 1
3  Argentina 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
Brazil 2–0 Argentina
Marcus Vinícius 20'
Heitor 25'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Mexico 2–0 Argentina
Meza 52' (pen.)
Ruiz 75'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Luis Da Rosa (Uruguay)
Brazil 1–0 Mexico
Heitor 2' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)

Group C

Rank Team Pts. Pld W D L GF GA
1  Guatemala 4 3 1 2 0 5 2
2  Chile 4 3 1 2 0 3 2
3  Cuba 3 3 0 3 0 1 1
4  United States 1 3 0 1 2 1 5
Cuba 0–0 Chile
Report
Guatemala 3–0 United States
Claverí 60'
Bobadilla 76'
Gómez Rendón 82'		 Report
Cuba 0–0 United States
Report
Guatemala 1–1 Chile
Bobadilla 29' Report Castañeda 45'
Chile 2–1 United States
Vera 48'
Gálvez 57'		 Report McDaniel 31'
Guatemala 1–1 Cuba
Fernández 78' Report Núñez 19'
Referee: Ray Osborne (Bermuda)

Semifinal

Group B winner (Brazil) received a bye to the final.

Uruguay 2–1 Guatemala
Peirano 48', 75' Report Bobadilla 78'

Gold-medal match

Uruguay 1–0 Brazil
Peirano 83' Report
Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)
Team details
Uruguay
Brazil

GK José Luis Sosa
DF Alvaro Pérez
DF Santiago Ostolaza
DF José Batista
DF Abraham Yeladián
MF Juan Rabino
MF Vicente R. Rodríguez
MF Ricardo Perdomo
FW Miguel Peirano
FW Víctor Púa
FW Luis Heimen downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
Edgardo Martirena upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Uruguay Oscar Tabárez
GK Hugo
DF Heitor
DF Everaldo
DF Guto
DF Jorginho
MF Edson Souza
MF Dunga
MF Neto downward-facing red arrow a'
FW Helinho downward-facing red arrow b'
FW Marcus Vinícius
FW Paulinho
Substitutes:
DF Adalberto upward-facing green arrow a'
Waldir upward-facing green arrow b'
Manager:
Brazil Gílson Nunes

Awards

 1983 Pan American Games winners 

Uruguay
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Guatemala José Bobadilla
  • Uruguay Miguel Peirano

2 goals

  • Brazil Heitor Camarin

1 goal

  • Bermuda Ralph Bean
  • Bermuda David Lambe
  • Brazil Marcus Vinícius
  • Chile Victor Castañeda
  • Chile Martín Galvéz
  • Chile Luís Vera
  • Cuba Ramón Nuñez
  • Guatemala Walter Claverí
  • Guatemala Jorge Fernández
  • Guatemala Julio Gómez
  • Mexico César Meza
  • Mexico Joel Ruíz
  • United States Dave McDaniel
  • Uruguay Aldo Azzinari
  • Uruguay José Batista
  • Venezuela Rodolfo Carvajal
  • Venezuela Johnny Castellanos
  • Venezuela Iker Zubizarreta

Source: PanamSports

Squads

Argentina

Mario Bernio, Jorge Ceballos, Héctor Cejas, Duilio Dagametti, Esteban Del Río, Gustavo Dezotti, Juan Gilberto Funes, Rodolfo Garnica, Eugenio Gentile, Francisco Guillén (GK), Humberto Gutiérrez, Ariel Moreno, Juan José Oficialdegui, Oscar Olivera, Norberto Ortega Sánchez, Carlos Prono (GK), Esteban Solaberrieta, Jorge Theiler. Head coach: Carlos Pachamé

References

  1. ^ Panamerican Games 1983 (Caracas) by Barrie Courtney and Erik Garin on the RSSSF
  2. ^ 35mo. Aniversario Panamericanos 1983, 23 Aug 2018 on AUF