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 4220092+7
 Trinidad and Tobago 2210126−4
 United States 0200214−3
Mexico 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Rangel 5', 17', 26', 68'
Caballero 25', 65'		 Grayson 58'
Attendance: 26,000
Mexico 3–1 United States
Carrillo 20'
Tapia 31'
Goméz 40'		 Salvemini 75'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 United States
Llewellyn 23'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 4220080+8
 Canada 1201102−2
 Jamaica 1201106−6
Canada 0–0 Jamaica
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Argentina 6–0 Jamaica
Silva 22', 34', 69'
Salinas 47'
Cárdenas 52'
Marillack 54'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Canada
Cárdenas 12'
Grant 69' (o.g.)
Referee: Valentin Gazo (Nicaragua)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 3211041+3
 Bolivia 2210113−2
 Uruguay 1201112−1
Cuba 1–1 Uruguay
Cepero 40' Pierre
Cuba 3–0 Bolivia
Piedra 5'
Masso 9'
Pérez 89'
Referee: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador)
Bolivia 1–0 Uruguay
Blanco 41'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 63300191+18
 Costa Rica 3311164+2
 El Salvador 3311143+1
 Nicaragua 03003223−21
El Salvador 4–1 Nicaragua
Huezo 61', 66', 89'
Ramírez 87'		 Cuadra 71'
Brazil 3–1 Costa Rica
Vázquez 23' (o.g.)
Tiquinho 54'
Cláudio Adão 70'		 Wanchope 85'
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua
Solano 18'
Alvarado 26', 35'
Wanchope 68', 76'		 Acevedo 31'
Brazil 2–0 El Salvador
Cláudio Adão 14'
Edinho 69'
Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)
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', ?'

Second round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 53210172+15
 Costa Rica 2210117−6
 Cuba 1201123−1
 Canada 0100108−8
Mexico 8–0 Canada
Rangel 2', 31'
Sánchez 12', 48', ?'
Caballero 36', ?'
Gómez 70'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Costa Rica 1–0 Cuba
Piedra
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.)
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'
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 53210130+13
 Argentina 5321091+8
 Bolivia 23102311−8
 Trinidad and Tobago 03003215−13
Argentina 5–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ceballos 38' (pen.)
Salinas 50', 55'
Valencia 61', 64'		 Phillips 63'
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Brazil 6–0 Bolivia
Leguelé 16' (pen.)
Cláudio Adão 37', 46', 89', ?'
Erivélto
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)
Brazil 0–0 Argentina
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Blanco 6'
Sempertegui 32'
Flores 43'		 Laforest
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 4–0 Bolivia
Fortunato 2', ?'
Silva
Ceballos (pen.)
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Brazil 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Cláudio Adão 4', 40', 62'
Erivélto 15'
Santos 16'
Eudes 18'
Referee: Ilio Matos (Canada)

Classification stages (Mexico City)

Bronze medal match

Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Silva 36'
Tello 70'		 Report
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

Gold medal match

MEX0-1BRA
Tapia 22' Report Cláudio Adão 85' (pen.)
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

    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

    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. 1 2 Mexico 1975, p. 385 on Panamsports.org
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