Football at the 1951 Pan American Games

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

| event = Football – Men's tournament

| games = 1951

| image = Football pictogram.svg

| image_size = 80

| caption =

| venue = Racing Club Stadium

| dates = 27 February – 7 March

| competitors =

| nations = 5

| gold = {{fb|ARG }}

| goldNOC =

| silver = {{fb|CRC}}

| silverNOC =

| bronze = {{fb|CHI}}

| bronzeNOC =

| prev =

| next = 1955

}}

The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 25 February to 8 March 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on 16 February 1951.{{Cite web |url=http://sports123.com/foo/mpa.html |title=Sports 123: Football: Pan American Games |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719164908/http://sports123.com/foo/mpa.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamsoccer.shtml |title=Hickok Sports: Pan American Games: Soccer Medalists |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113011528/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamsoccer.shtml |url-status=bot: unknown }}

Paraguay participated with the club side Club Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically).{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam51.html |title=1951 Pan Am Games football competition |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

Participants

Six teams entered the tournament, but Brazil withdrew before the draw.

Paraguay were represented by club side Sport Colombia, while Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams.

{{fbu|20|Argentina}}
~~{{fb|Brazil|1889}}~~ (withdrew)
{{fb|Costa Rica}}
{{fbu|20|Chile}}
{{fb|Paraguay|1842}} (Sport Colombia)
{{fb|Venezuela|1930}}

Competition

= Final table =

File:1951 argentina panamerican football team.jpg

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style=background:#ffdd70 \|style=text-align:left\|{{fbu\|20\|ARG}} \|4	4	0	0	16	2	+14	8
style=text-align:left\|{{fb\|CRC}} \|4	2	1	1	9	12	−3	5
style=text-align:left\|{{fbu\|20\|CHI}} \|4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	4
style=text-align:left\|{{fb\|VEN\|1930}} \|4	1	0	3	5	14	−9	2
style=text-align:left\|{{fb\|PAR\|1842}} \|4	0	1	3	5	9	−4	1

= Match results =

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| id = 1

| date = 27 February

| time =

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| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

| score1 = 5

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}

| score2 = 0

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| aet =

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| goals1 = Pellejero {{goal|13||22}}
Intini {{goal|48}}
Baiocco {{goal}} {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Alfredo Rossi (ARG)

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| id = 2

| date = 27 February

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| score1 = 2

| team2 = {{fbu|20|CHI}}

| score2 = 2

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| report =

| goals1 = Zeledón {{goal|5}}
Armijo {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Esquivel {{goal|15}}
Apiolaza {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Wally Muller (AUT)

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{{Football box

| id = 3

| date = 1 March

| time =

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| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

| score1 = 7

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| score2 = 1

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| report =

| goals1 = Intini {{goal|10||17}}
Cupo {{goal|35||39||85}}
Pellejero {{goal|41}}
Baiocco {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Zeledón {{goal|27}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Ernest Wilbraham (ENG)

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| id = 4

| date = 1 March

| time =

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| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}

| score1 = 2

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}

| score2 = 3

| scorenote =

| aet =

| report =

| goals1 = Vaccaro {{goal|16}}
Insfrán {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Díaz {{goal|50}}
Monterola {{goal|69|pen.}}
Olivares {{goal|74}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Luis Ventre

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{{Football box

| id = 5

| date = 3 March

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| score1 = 0

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| score2 = 1

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| goals1 =

| goals2 = Herrera {{goal}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = José Yacovino (ARG)

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{{Football box

| id = 6

| date = 3 March

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| score1 = 2

| team2 = {{fbu|20|CHI}}

| score2 = 1

| scorenote =

| aet =

| report =

| goals1 = Martínez {{goal|64}}
Cupo {{goal|67|pen.}}

| goals2 = Apiolaza {{goal}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Wally Muller

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{{Football box

| id = 7

| date = 5 March

| time =

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| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1930}}

| score1 = 1

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| score2 = 3

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| aet =

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| goals1 = Díaz {{goal|38}}

| goals2 = Armijo {{goal|55}}
Murillo {{goal|67}}
Zeledón {{goal|}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Alfredo Rossi (ARG)

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{{Football box

| id = 8

| date = 5 March

| time =

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| score1 = 1

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| score2 = 1

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| goals1 = Villablanca {{goal}}

| goals2 = Cabrera {{goal}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

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| referee = Ernest Wilbraham (ENG)

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{{Football box

| id = 9

| date = 7 March

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| score1 = 4

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}

| score2 = 1

| scorenote =

| aet =

| report =

| goals1 = Saavedra {{goal|17||23||46}}
Araya {{goal|66}}

| goals2 = Rodríguez {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Robert Aldrige (ENG)

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{{Football box

| id = 10

| date = 7 March

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| score1 = 2

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| score2 = 0

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| goals1 = Cupo {{goal|43}}
Martínez {{goal|67}}

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| stadium = Racing Club Stadium

| location = Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Ernest Wilbraham (ENG)

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{{smaller\|Team details}}
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GK		Arturo Rodenak
DF		Juan Carlos Gini
DF		Enrique Olivero
MF		Manuel Miranda
MF		Roberto Comaschi
MF		Roberto Infantino
FW		José María Pellejero
FW		Norberto Cupo
FW		José Giarrizo
FW		Alfredo Martínez
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GK		Rubén Noceda
DF		Agustín Miranda
DF		Cándido Duarte
MF		Francisco León
MF		Alfonso Colman
MF		Eladio Cabrera
FW		Silvio Parodi
FW		R. Carballo
FW		Antonio Duarte
FW		Antonio Insfran
FW		J. Alcaraz
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\| {{flagicon\|PAR}} ?

Medalists

Men's football{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam51det.html |title=I PANAMERICAN GAMES 1951 (Avellaneda) - Match Details |website=RSSSF |access-date=12 February 2023}}

|valign=top| {{fb|ARG}} [https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/historial-de-participaciones-de-la-seleccion-argentina-en-los-juegos-panamericanos Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos] on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019

Ángel Ambrosini {{small|(DF)}}

Miguel Ángel Baiocco {{small|(FW)}}

Roberto Comaschi {{small|(MF)}}

Ángel Cuccero {{small|(FW)}}

Norberto Cupo {{small|(FW)}}

Rogelio Domínguez {{small|(GK)}}

José Giarrizo {{small|(FW)}}

Carlos Glini {{small|(DF)}}

Roberto Infantino {{small|(MF)}}

Juan Intini {{small|(FW)}}

Carmelo Longo {{small|(FW)}}

Alfredo Martínez {{small|(FW)}}

Juan Carlos Mendiburu {{small|(FW)}}

Manuel Miranda {{small|(FW)}}

Carlos Mousegne {{small|(DF)}}

Enrique Olivero {{small|(DF)}}

José Pellejero {{small|(DF)}}

Arturo Rodenak {{small|(GK)}}

René Segini {{small|(FW)}}

Perfecto Seijo {{small|(DF)}}

Alejandro Simion {{small|(DF)}}

Osvaldo Vallone {{small|(MF)}}

Guillermo Stábile {{small|(Head coach)}}

|valign=top| {{fb|CRC}}
Carlos Alvarado
Rodolfo Sanabria
Mario Cordero
Alex Sánchez
Nelson Morera
José Luis Quesada
Léon Alvarado
Elías Valenciano
Constantino Tulio Quiros
Héctor Julio González
Evelio Alpizar
Sigifrido Alvarado
Álvaro Murillo
Rodolfo Herrera
Miguel Ángel Zeledón
José Manuel Retana
Rafael Ángel García
Alberto Armijo
Walker Rodríguez
Rafael Campos
Jorge Quesada
Raúl Jiménez

(M – Ricardo Saprissa / Luís Cartín)

|valign=top| {{fb|CHI}}{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-juegos-panamericanos.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=9 November 2023 |language=es}}
Mario Pizarro
Alberto Cerda
Óscar Mogollones
Domingo Massaro
Salvador Arenas
Jorge García
David Buzada
Hugo Núñez
Alberto Rojas
Javier Briones
Roberto Apiolaza
Pedro Araya
Rubén Esquivel
Isaac Carrasco
Gerardo Valenzuela
Orlando Labbé
Arnoldo Weber
Ernesto Saavedra
Jorge Villablanca
Sergio González

(M – Luis Tirado)

Goalscorers

File:Norberto cupo.png

{{Goalscorers

| goals = 40

| matches = 10

| updated =

|source= [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam51det.html RSSSF]

|5 goals =

{{fbicon|ARG}} Norberto Cupo

|3 goals=

{{fbicon|ARG}} José Pellejero
{{fbicon|ARG}} Juan Intini
{{fbicon|ARG}} Miguel Angel Baiocco
{{fbicon|CHI}} Ernesto Saavedra
{{fbicon|CRC}} Miguel Angel Zeledón[https://buzonderodrigo.com/aquella-vez-que-la-seleccion-de-costa-rica-se-dividio-en-dos-equipos/ Aquella vez que Costa Rica se dividió en dos equipos] by Rodrigo Calvo, 27 Feb 2021

|2 goals=

{{fbicon|ARG}} Alfredo Martínez
{{fbicon|CRC}} Alberto Armijo
{{fbicon|CHI}} Roberto Apiolaza
{{fbicon|VEN}} César Díaz

|1 goal=

{{fbicon|CHI}} Pedro Arraya
{{fbicon|CHI}} Jorge Esquivel
{{fbicon|CHI}} Jorge Villablanca
{{fbicon|CRC}} Rodolfo Herrera
{{fbicon|CRC}} Álvaro Murillo
{{fbicon|PAR}} Eladio Cabrera
{{fbicon|PAR}} Antonio Insfrán
{{fbicon|PAR}} Adolfo Vaccaro
{{fbicon|VEN}} Gastón Monterola
{{fbicon|VEN}} Hely Olivares
{{fbicon|VEN}} Enrique Rodríguez

}}

Team of the Tournament

Source:{{Cite web |title=I PANAMERICAN GAMES 1951 - Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam51det.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.rsssf.org}}

class="wikitable"

|+Ideal XI by La Nación

!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

{{Flagicon|CHI}} Rubén Pizarro

|{{Flagicon|VEN}} Rafael Márquez

{{Flagicon|CHI}} Salvador Arenas

|{{Flagicon|CHI}} David Buzada

{{Flagicon|ARG|variant=1949}} Manuel Miranda

{{Flagicon|ARG|variant=1949}} Roberto Infantino

|{{Flagicon|ARG|variant=1949}} Miguel Baiocco

{{Flagicon|ARG|variant=1949}} Norberto Cupo

{{Flagicon|ARG|variant=1949}} Alfredo Martínez

{{Flagicon|CRC}} Miguel Zeledón

{{Flagicon|ARG}} Juan Intini

Bibliography

{{Cite book |title=The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXIwCgAAQBAJ |last=Olderr |first=Steven |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=0786443367}} {{ISBN|9780786443369}}.

References

1951

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