# Football at the 1971 Pan American Games

The sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali (main city of the Games) Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from 31 July to 12 August 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.

## Participants

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Canada
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

## Preliminary round
### Group A (Cali)

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Colombia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Colombia | 2–1 | Canada |
| Bahamas | 4–2 | Dominican Republic |
| Colombia | 6–0 | Bahamas |
| Canada | 4–0 | Dominican Republic |
| Colombia | 4–0 | Dominican Republic |
| Canada | 5–0 | Bahamas |

### Group B (Cartago)

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Cuba | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Cuba | 2–0 | Mexico |
| Jamaica | 0–2 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Cuba | 0–0 | Jamaica |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Cuba | 1–0 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Mexico | 2–0 | Jamaica |

### Group C (Buga and Tuluá)

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Haiti | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Argentina | 3–0 | United States |
| Haiti | 1–1 | Bermuda |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Haiti |
| United States | 4–1 | Bermuda |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Bermuda |
| United States | 3–2 | Haiti |

## Final Round
### Positions

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Argentina | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Colombia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Cuba | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Canada | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| United States | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |

### Matches
## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament | Argentina Hugo Abdala Osvaldo Batocletti José Berta Horacio Bongiovanni Roberto Cabral Edgardo di Meola Alberto Jorge Francisco Lavorato Miguel Ángel Leyes Ángel Mendoza Carlos Montenegro Raúl Nogués Luis Oruezábal Osvaldo Potente Andrés Rebottaro Alberto Romero Héctor Scotta Alejandro Simion Roberto Telch Osvaldo Vallone Enrique Vidallé Abel Vieitez (HC – Rubén Bravo) | Colombia Armando Neiva Hernando García Francisco Maturana José Álvaro Calle Héctor Escobar José Zárate Ángel Maria Torres Jaime Morón Andrés Pérez Nelson Torres Byron Hernández Orlando Rico Gerardo Franco Carbonell Edgar Díaz Francisco González Carlos Monsalve Leopoldo Rivas Miguel Quintero Juan Quintero Héctor Céspedes (HC – César López Fretes) | Cuba José Francisco Reinoso William Barracks Lorenzo Sotomayor Luis Holmaza Odelín Miguel Rivero Rene Bonora Antonio Seguras Gabriel Valenzuela Carlos Henry Bracha Andrés Roldán Luis Heres Hernández Orestes Pérez Hernández Francisco Fariñas Jorge Massó José Luis Elejalde José Verdecia Francisco Piedra Carlos Arcuy (HC – Kim Yong-ha) |

## Goalscorers

There were 83 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match.
5 goals
* Buzz Parsons
* Juan Quintero
* Carlos Monsalve
4 goals
* Héctor Céspedes
* Jaime Morón
3 goals
* Edgardo Di Meola
* Osvaldo Potente
* John Schepers
* Ken Murren
2 goals
* José Orlando Berta
* Raúl Nogués
* Willian Young
* Sergio Zanatta
* Leopoldo Rivas
* Ángel Maria Torres
* Francisco Fariñas
* Luis Heres Hernández
* Jorge Massó
* Wilfred Cave
1 goal
* Roberto Cabral
* Luis Oruezábal
* Héctor Scotta
* Frederick Lewis
* Lenard Brown
* Juan Monje
* Francisco González
* Byron Hernández
* José Verdecia
* Manuel Delgado
* Emmanuel Sannon
* Marcelino Gutiérrez
* Manuel Manzo
* Tomás Torres
* David Armin
* Selwyn Murren
* John Carenza
Source: RSSSF

## Awards

* 1971 Pan American Games winners
* Argentina Fourth title