Football at the 1983 Pan American Games

International sporting event

Football – Men's tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games

Venue| Brígido Iriarte Stadium
Dates| 15–27 August
Medalists
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|  Brazil
|  Guatemala

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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

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### North America

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Bermuda v Bahamas

5 June

First leg

Bermuda | 3-1|  Bahamas

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Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish

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12 June

Second leg

Bahamas | 0-5|  Bermuda

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Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau

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USA v Canada

6 July

First leg

United States | 1-1|  Canada

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Lischner  8' | Report | Vrablic  15'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

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10 July

Second leg

Canada | 2-3|  United States

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Sudeyko  55'
Odinga  87' | Report | Fox  12', 51'
Hooker  62'

McMaster University Stadium, Hamilton

Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)

## Participants

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* Argentina
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Chile
* Cuba
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* United States
* Venezuela

## Original draw

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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

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### Group A

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Rank  | Team  | Pts.  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA

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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

15 Aug

Venezuela | 0-1|  Uruguay

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| Report | Batista 82'

Olympic Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)

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17 Aug

Uruguay | 1-0|  Bermuda

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Azzinari  66' | Report |

Olympic Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Osvaldo Brea (Cuba)

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19 Aug

Venezuela | 3-2|  Bermuda

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Zubizarreta  24'
Carvajal  40'
Castellanos  43' | Report | Jambe  34'
Bean  67'

Olympic Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Norberto Noguera (Guatemala)

### Group B

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Rank  | Team  | Pts.  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA

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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

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15 Aug

Brazil | 2-0|  Argentina

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Marcus Vinícius  20'
Heitor  25' | Report |

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)

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17 Aug

Mexico | 2-0|  Argentina

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Meza  52' (pen.)
Ruiz  75' | Report |

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Luis Da Rosa (Uruguay)

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19 Aug

Brazil | 1-0|  Mexico

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Heitor  2' | Report |

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)

### Group C

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Rank  | Team  | Pts.  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA

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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

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15 Aug

Cuba | 0-0|  Chile

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Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Attendance: 15,000

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15 Aug

Guatemala | 3-0|  United States

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Claverí 60'
Bobadilla  76'
Gómez Rendón  82' | Report |

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Attendance: 7,000

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17 Aug

Cuba | 0-0|  United States

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Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

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17 Aug

Guatemala | 1-1|  Chile

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Bobadilla  29' | Report | Castañeda  45'

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

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19 Aug

Chile | 2-1|  United States

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Vera  48'
Gálvez  57' | Report | McDaniel  31'

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

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19 Aug

Guatemala | 1-1|  Cuba

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Fernández  78' | Report | Núñez  19'

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Ray Osborne (Bermuda)

## Semifinal

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

21 August 1983

Uruguay | 2–1|  Guatemala

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Peirano 48', 75' | Report | Bobadilla  78'

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Angelo Brassif (United States)

## Gold-medal match

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23 August 1983

Uruguay | 1–0|  Brazil

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Peirano 83' | Report |

Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas

Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)

Team details

Uruguay

Brazil

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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 |  |  76'
Substitutes:
|  | Edgardo Martirena |  |  76'
Manager:
Oscar Tabárez
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GK |  | Hugo
DF |  | Heitor
DF |  | Everaldo
DF |  | Guto
DF |  | Jorginho
MF |  | Edson Souza
MF |  | Dunga
MF |  | Neto |  |  a'
FW |  | Helinho |  |  b'
FW |  | Marcus Vinícius
FW |  | Paulinho
Substitutes:
DF |  | Adalberto |  |  a'
|  | Waldir |  |  b'
Manager:
Gílson Nunes

## Awards

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1983 Pan American Games winners

Uruguay
First title

## Statistics

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### Goalscorers

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

3 goals

* José Bobadilla
* Miguel Peirano

2 goals

* Heitor Camarin

1 goal

* Ralph Bean
* David Lambe
* Marcus Vinícius
* Victor Castañeda
* Martín Galvéz
* Luís Vera
* Ramón Nuñez
* Walter Claverí
* Jorge Fernández
* Julio Gómez
* César Meza
* Joel Ruíz
* Dave McDaniel
* Aldo Azzinari
* José Batista
* Rodolfo Carvajal
* Johnny Castellanos
* Iker Zubizarreta

Source: PanamSports

## Squads

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### Argentina

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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

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

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