# Football at the Bolivarian Games

Football at the Bolivarian Games has been played since 1938. The first edition was the only one in which full national teams played for all countries. The tournament is organisedc by Organización Deportiva Bolivariana (English: Bolivarian Sport Organization).
U-17 teams have been fielded recently in this quadrennial competition. A women's tournament played by full national teams was added in 2005.

## Men's tournament
### Results
#### Tournament age limits

* 1938–81: senior teams
* 1985: under-20
* 1993–present: under-17
| Ed. | Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Num. teams |
| 1 | 1938 | Colombia | Peru | Bolivia | Ecuador | 5 |
| 2 | 1947–48 | Peru | Peru | Bolivia Venezuela | – | 3 |
| 3 | 1951 | Venezuela | Colombia | Venezuela | Peru | 5 |
| 4 | 1961 | Colombia | Peru | Colombia | Venezuela | 4 |
| 5 | 1965 | Ecuador | Ecuador | Venezuela | Bolivia | 4 |
| 6 | 1970 | Venezuela | Bolivia | Venezuela | Panama | 3 |
| 7 | 1973 | Panama | Peru | Colombia | Bolivia Panama | 4 |
| 8 | 1977 | Bolivia | Bolivia | Venezuela | Peru | 3 |
| 9 | 1981 | Venezuela | Peru | Colombia | Venezuela | 4 |
| 10 | 1985 | Ecuador | Ecuador | Colombia | Peru | 3 |
| – | 1989 | Venezuela | (no tournament held) | (no tournament held) | (no tournament held) | (no tournament held) |
| 11 | 1993 | Bolivia | Bolivia | Colombia | Venezuela | 5 |
| 12 | 1997 | Peru | Colombia | Peru | Venezuela | 5 |
| 13 | 2001 | Ecuador | Peru | Colombia | Venezuela | 5 |
| 14 | 2005 | Colombia | Colombia | Venezuela | Ecuador | 4 |
| 15 | 2009 | Bolivia | Bolivia | Ecuador | Venezuela | 3 |
| 16 | 2013 | Peru | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru | 6 |
| 17 | 2017 | Colombia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru | 5 |
| 18 | 2022 | Colombia | Paraguay | Bolivia | Colombia | 4 |

### Medal count

Men's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count :
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Peru | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Colombia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Bolivia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Details
#### I Games

(Bogotá, 1938)
This was the only edition in which full national teams participated for every country.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Colombia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| BOL | 1–1 | ECU | COL | 2–0 | VEN |
| PER | 4–2 | COL | PER | 3–0 | BOL |
| ECU | 2–1 | COL | BOL | 2–1 | COL |
| BOL | 3–1 | VEN | PER | 2–1 | VEN |
| PER | 9–1 | ECU | ECU | 5–2 | VEN |
| Silver medal playoff: | Silver medal playoff: | Silver medal playoff: | BOL | 2–1 | ECU |

#### II Games

(Lima, 1947–48)
There was a tie for second place and two silver medals were awarded. Only Bolivia and Venezuela fielded full national teams.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 2–2 | Bolivia |
| Peru | 1–0 | Bolivia |
| Peru | 1–0 | Venezuela |

#### III Games

(Caracas, 1951)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Colombia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Peru | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Panama | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| COL | 1–0 | PER | PER | 2–1 | PAN |
| PAN | 2–1 | ECU | COL | 2–1 | ECU |
| VEN | 2–2 | PER | VEN | 4–1 | PAN |
| PAN | 2–1 | COL | PER | 2–0 | ECU |
| VEN | 4–1 | ECU | COL | 2–1 | VEN |

#### IV Games

(Barranquilla, 1961)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Colombia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| Panama | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| PER | 3–2 | COL | PER | 1–0 | VEN |
| VEN | 6–2 | PAN | COL | 1–0 | PAN |
| PER | 2–1 | VEN | PER | 2–0 | COL |
| COL | 1–0 | PAN | VEN | 3–0 | PAN |
| PER | 3–2 | PAN | COL | 2–1 | VEN |
| VEN | 2–2 | COL | PER | 2–1 | PAN |

#### V Games

(Quito/Guayaquil, 1965)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Ecuador | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Panama | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| BOL | 1–0 | PAN | BOL | 3–0 | PAN |
| ECU | 0–1 | VEN | ECU | 2–1 | VEN |
| VEN | 3–1 | BOL | BOL | 2–0 | VEN |
| ECU | 2–0 | PAN | ECU | 3–1 | PAN |
| PAN | 1–0 | VEN | VEN | 3–1 | PAN |
| ECU | 2–0 | BOL | ECU | 2–0 | BOL |
| Silver medal playoff: ||||||
| VEN | 2–2 | BOL | (2–1, penalty shootout) | (2–1, penalty shootout) | (2–1, penalty shootout) |

#### VI Games

(Maracaibo, 1970)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Bolivia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Panama | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| VEN | 2–0 | PAN | VEN | 1–0 | PAN |
| BOL | 3–2 | PAN | BOL | 1–1 | PAN |
| BOL | 1–0 | VEN | BOL | 1–1 | VEN |

#### VII Games

(Panama City, 1973)
There was a tie for third place and two bronze medals were awarded.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Colombia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| Panama | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| PER | 0–0 | COL | PER | 1–0 | COL |
| BOL | 3–1 | PAN | PAN | 3–2 | BOL |
| COL | 3–0 | PAN | COL | 4–2 | PAN |
| PER | 6–2 | BOL | PER | 6–0 | BOL |
| COL | 2–1 | BOL | BOL | 3–2 | COL |
| PER | 4–0 | PAN | PAN | 1–0 | PER |

#### VIII Games

(La Paz, 1977)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Bolivia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Peru | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VEN | 2–1 | PER | VEN | 2–2 | PER |
| BOL | 1–0 | VEN | BOL | 2–2 | VEN |
| BOL | 0–0 | PER | BOL | 1–0 | PER |

#### IX Games

(Barquisimeto, 1981)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Colombia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| PER | 1–1 | VEN | PER | 3–0 | BOL |
| COL | 3–0 | BOL | BOL | 2–1 | VEN |
| COL | 1–1 | VEN | PER | 2–1 | COL |

#### X Games

(Ambato/Cuenca/Puerto Viejo, 1985)
The competition featured only U-20 teams for the first time.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Ecuador | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Colombia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Peru | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| ECU | 0–0 | COL | ECU | 1–0 | COL |
| COL | 1–0 | PER | COL | 1–1 | PER |
| ECU | 3–0 | PER | ECU | 3–1 | PER |

#### XI Games

(Maracaibo, 1989)
A dispute about which level of teams should be fielded led to the cancellation of the football tournament.

#### XII Games

(Santa Cruz/Cochambamba, 1993)
The competition featured only U-20 teams for the first time.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Bolivia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Colombia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Peru | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| PER | 2–1 | ECU | BOL | 2–1 | ECU |
| VEN | 1–0 | BOL | COL | 3–0 | PER |
| COL | 1–1 | ECU | VEN | 3–2 | ECU |
| BOL | 3–0 | PER | VEN | 2–2 | PER |
| COL | 1–0 | VEN | BOL | 2–1 | COL |

#### XIII Games

(Arequipa, 1997)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Colombia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Peru | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| VEN | 5–2 | BOL | VEN | 0–0 | ECU |
| PER | 0–0 | ECU | BOL | 4–2 | ECU |
| COL | 3–1 | VEN | PER | 2–1 | COL |
| PER | 2–1 | BOL | COL | 3–0 | BOL |
| COL | 3–2 | ECU | PER | 2–2 | VEN |

#### XIV Games

(Ambato, 2001)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Colombia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| COL | 1–1 | VEN | ECU | 0–0 | COL |
| ECU | 2–1 | BOL | VEN | 2–1 | BOL |
| PER | 3–2 | VEN | ECU | 0–2 | PER |
| COL | 1–0 | BOL | PER | 2–2 | COL |
| BOL | 4–1 | PER | ECU | 1–1 | VEN |

#### XV Games

(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Colombia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| ECU | 1–1 | VEN | COL | 2–0 | VEN |
| COL | 4–0 | BOL | VEN | 3–1 | BOL |
| ECU | 3–1 | BOL | COL | 2–0 | ECU |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Venezuela | 0 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | Venezuela | 0 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 2 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | 2 | Ecuador (pso) | 1 (6) |
| | | | 4 | Bolivia | 1 (5) |

## Women's tournament
### Results
#### Tournament age limits

* 2005–09: senior teams
* 2013–present: under-20
| Ed. | Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Num. teams |
| 1 | 2005 | Colombia | Peru | Colombia | Ecuador | 5 |
| 2 | 2009 | Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Venezuela | 5 |
| 3 | 2013 | Peru | Colombia | Venezuela | Bolivia | 8 |
| 4 | 2017 | Colombia | Colombia | Ecuador | Venezuela | 5 |
| 5 | 2022 | Colombia | Colombia | Paraguay | Venezuela | 4 |

### Medal count

Women's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count :
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Details
#### XV Games

(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Peru | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Colombia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| PER | 5–1 | VEN | COL | 0–2 | PER |
| COL | 3–1 | BOL | ECU | 0–0 | VEN |
| COL | 3–1 | VEN | PER | 2–0 | BOL |
| PER | 4–0 | ECU | BOL | 2–1 | VEN |
| ECU | 3–1 | BOL | COL | 5–0 | ECU |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | Peru | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Colombia | 0 |
| 2 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | Colombia | 0 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | 3 | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Bolivia | 2 |