Football – Men's tournament at the Pan American Games
Dates13–25 October
Medalists
Gold medal BRA
Silver medal MEX
Bronze medal ARG
«1971
1979»

The seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]

Participants

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 4 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4
 United States 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
Mexico 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Rangel 5', 17', 26', 68'
Caballero 25', 65'		 Grayson 58'
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Arturo Ithurralde (Argentina)
Mexico 3–1 United States
Carrillo 20'
Tapia 31'
Goméz 40'		 Salvemini 75'
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 United States
Llewellyn 23'
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 Canada 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
 Jamaica 1 2 0 1 1 0 6 −6
Canada 0–0 Jamaica
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Argentina 6–0 Jamaica
Silva 22', 34', 69'
Salinas 47'
Cárdenas 52'
Marillack 54'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Canada
Cárdenas 12'
Grant 69' (o.g.)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Valentin Gazo (Nicaragua)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
 Bolivia 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
 Uruguay 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
Cuba 1–1 Uruguay
Cepero 40' Pierre
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Cuba 3–0 Bolivia
Piedra 5'
Masso 9'
Pérez 89'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador)
Bolivia 1–0 Uruguay
Blanco 41'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 6 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18
 Costa Rica 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
 El Salvador 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Nicaragua 0 3 0 0 3 2 23 −21
El Salvador 4–1 Nicaragua
Huezo 61', 66', 89'
Ramírez 87'		 Cuadra 71'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Luis Barrancos (Bolivia)
Brazil 3–1 Costa Rica
Vázquez 23' (o.g.)
Tiquinho 54'
Cláudio Adão 70'		 Wanchope 85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua
Solano 18'
Alvarado 26', 35'
Wanchope 68', 76'		 Acevedo 31'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Brazil 2–0 El Salvador
Cláudio Adão 14'
Edinho 69'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)
Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua
Luís Alberto 1', 3', 16', 32'
Santos 5', 34'
Rosemiro 21'
Eudes 24'
Erivélto 30'
Chico Fraga 59'
Batista 67', 74'
Marcelo 72', ?'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Ramón Calderón (Cuba)

Second round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 5 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15
 Costa Rica 2 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6
 Cuba 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
 Canada 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8
Mexico 8–0 Canada
Rangel 2', 31'
Sánchez 12', 48', ?'
Caballero 36', ?'
Gómez 70'
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Costa Rica 1–0 Cuba
Piedra
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Costa Rica w/o Canada

Canada did not play the match and withdrew from the tournament. Match awarded to Costa Rica.

Mexico 2–2 Cuba
Caballero 7'
Sánchez 55' (pen.)		 Delgado 22'
de la Rosa 75' (o.g.)
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Cuba w/o Canada

Canada had withdrawn from the tournament. Match awarded to Cuba.

Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica
Sánchez 9', 22', 33'
Caballero 38'
Rangel 58', 76', 83'
Estadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 5 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13
 Argentina 5 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8
 Bolivia 2 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13
Argentina 5–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ceballos 38' (pen.)
Salinas 50', 55'
Valencia 61', 64'		 Phillips 63'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Brazil 6–0 Bolivia
Leguelé 16' (pen.)
Cláudio Adão 37', 46', 89', ?'
Erivélto
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)
Brazil 0–0 Argentina
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Blanco 6'
Sempertegui 32'
Flores 43'		 Laforest
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 4–0 Bolivia
Fortunato 2', ?'
Silva
Ceballos (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Brazil 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Cláudio Adão 4', 40', 62'
Erivélto 15'
Santos 16'
Eudes 18'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Ilio Matos (Canada)

Classification stages (Mexico City)

Bronze medal match

Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Silva 36'
Tello 70'		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

Gold medal match

MEX1-1BRA
Tapia 22' Report Cláudio Adão 85' (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 105,000 [2]
Referee: Arturo Iturralde (Argentina)
Notes
1975 Pan American Games Winners
Brazil
Brazil
Second title

Medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament  Brazil and  Mexico[3]


1 – Carlos
2 – Rosemiro
3 – Tecão
4 – Bianchi
5 – Chico Fraga
6 – Batista
7 – Pitta
8 – Carlinhos
9 – Marcelo Oliveira
10 – Cláudio Adão
11 – Tiquinho
12 – Cassano
13 – Mauro Cabeção
14 – Edinho
15 – Alberto Leguelé
16 – Luiz Alberto
17 – Eudes
18 – Erivelto
19 – Santos
20 – Zé Carlos
(HC – Zizinho

(None)  Argentina [3]

1 – Carlos Suárez
2 – Daniel Valencia
3 – Aldo Espinoza
4 – Manuel Pereyra
5 – Luis Galván
6 – Pablo Cárdenas
7 – Ricardo Alonso
8 – Eduardo Marillack
9 – Santiago Tello
10 – Américo Gallego
11 – Pedro Agustín Fernández
12 – Alberto Vivaldo
13 – Pedro Evaristo Farías
14 – Carlos Salinas
15 – Jorge Salas
16 – Sergio Fortunato
17 – Juan Silva
18 – José Luis Ceballos

(HC – César Luis Menotti

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 107 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 3.96 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

  • Argentina Juan Silva

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Canada Kevin Grant (against  Argentina)
  • Costa Rica Jorge Vázquez (against  Brazil)
  • Mexico Ernesto de la Rosa (against  Cuba)
Source: RSSSF

References[edit]

  1. ^ Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico) by Erik Garin on the RSSSF
  2. ^ La singular final México - Brasil del Panamericano de 1975 by Alvaro Mela, 27 Mar 2013
  3. ^ a b Mexico 1975, p. 385 on Panamsports.org
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