# Football at the Pan American Games

Football at the Pan American Games is the football tournament in the continental multi-sport event of the Pan American Games. The competition is organized by Panam Sports, also known as Pan American Sports Organization.
The men's tournament have restricted the participation of elite players in various ways. Currently, squads for the men's tournament are required to be composed of under-23 players.
The tournament was played in a league format from 1951 to 1963, neither the final nor bronze medal match was hosted. Another format was used in 1971, this time the tournament was played in a group format in the early stages, but played in a league format for the final stages. The 1983 tournament saw only 3 teams playing in the final group stages, with the first and final time the tournament did not have the fourth place team.
The women's tournament was introduced in 1999, it is for senior national teams.

## Results
### Men's tournament

19 editions of the tournament were held.
| Ed. | Year | Host city | Gold | Results | Silver | Bronze | Results | Fourth place | Teams |
| Olympic teams (amateur) ||||||||||
| 1 | 1951 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | | Costa Rica | Chile | | Venezuela | 5 |
| 2 | 1955 | Mexico City | Argentina | | Mexico | Netherlands Antilles | | Venezuela | 4 |
| 3 | 1959 | Chicago | Argentina | | Brazil | United States | | Haiti | 7 |
| 4 | 1963 | São Paulo | Brazil | | Argentina | Chile | | Uruguay | 5 |
| 5 | 1967 | Winnipeg | Mexico | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Bermuda | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–1 | Canada | 8 |
| 6 | 1971 | Cali | Argentina | | Colombia | Cuba | | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 |
| 7 | 1975 | Mexico City | Mexico Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | – | Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica | 13 |
| 8 | 1979 | San Juan | Brazil | 3–0 | Cuba | Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica | 12 |
| 9 | 1983 | Caracas | Uruguay | 1–0 | Brazil | Guatemala | | | 10 |
| 10 | 1987 | Indianapolis | Brazil | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Chile | Argentina | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Mexico | 12 |
| Olympic teams (U-22/U-23) ||||||||||
| 11 | 1991 | Havana | United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico | Cuba | 1–0 | Honduras | 8 |
| 12 | 1995 | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Mexico | Colombia | 3–0 | Honduras | 12 |
| 13 | 1999 | Winnipeg | Mexico | 3–1 | Honduras | United States | 2–1 | Canada | 10 |
| Olympic teams (U-22)/U-20 teams ||||||||||
| 14 | 2003 | Santo Domingo | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil | Mexico | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Colombia | 8 |
| U-20 teams/U-17 teams (plus 3 overage players) ||||||||||
| 15 | 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | Ecuador | 2–1 | Jamaica | Mexico | 1–0 | Bolivia | 12 |
| Olympic teams (U-22/U-23) ||||||||||
| 16 | 2011 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 1–0 | Argentina | Uruguay | 2–1 | Costa Rica | 8 |
| 17 | 2015 | Toronto | Uruguay | 1–0 | Mexico | Brazil | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Panama | 8 |
| 18 | 2019 | Lima | Argentina | 4–1 | Honduras | Mexico | 1–0 | Uruguay | 8 |
| 19 | 2023 | Santiago | Brazil | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Chile | Mexico | 4–1 | United States | 8 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 Played in a round-robin tournament format, no final held.
* ↑ Title shared, no silver medal awarded.
* 1 2 No third match held.

### Women's tournament

7 editions of the tournament were held.
| Ed. | Year | Host city | Gold | Results | Silver | Bronze | Results | Fourth place | Teams |
| Senior teams ||||||||||
| 1 | 1999 | Winnipeg | United States | 1–0 | Mexico | Costa Rica | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Canada | 5 |
| 2 | 2003 | Santo Domingo | Brazil | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Canada | Mexico | 4–1 | Argentina | 6 |
| 3 | 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 5–0 | United States | Canada | 2–1 | Mexico | 10 |
| 4 | 2011 | Guadalajara | Canada | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Brazil | Mexico | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Colombia | 8 |
| 5 | 2015 | Toronto | Brazil | 4–0 | Colombia | Mexico | 2–1 | Canada | 8 |
| 6 | 2019 | Lima | Colombia | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Argentina | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Paraguay | 8 |
| 7 | 2023 | Santiago | Mexico | 1–0 | Chile | United States | 2–0 | Argentina | 8 |

## Performances
### Men's medals

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Argentina | 7 (1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003, 2019) | 2 (1963, 2011) | 3 (1975, 1979, 1987) | 12 |
| Brazil | 5 (1963, 1975$^s$, 1979, 1987, 2023) | 3 (1959, 1983, 2003) | 1 (2015) | 9 |
| Mexico | 4 (1967, 1975$^s$, 1999, 2011) | 4 (1955, 1991, 1995, 2015) | 4 (2003, 2007, 2019, 2023) | 12 |
| Uruguay | 2 (1983, 2015) | – | 1 (2011) | 3 |
| United States | 1 (1991) | – | 2 (1959, 1999) | 3 |
| Ecuador | 1 (2007) | – | – | 1 |
| Chile | – | 2 (1987, 2023) | 2 (1951, 1963) | 4 |
| Honduras | – | 2 (1999, 2019) | – | 2 |
| Cuba | – | 1 (1979) | 2 (1971, 1991) | 3 |
| Colombia | – | 1 (1971) | 1 (1995) | 2 |
| Costa Rica | – | 1 (1951) | – | 1 |
| Bermuda | – | 1 (1967) | – | 1 |
| Jamaica | – | 1 (2007) | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | – | 1 (1967) | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | – | – | 1 (1955) | 1 |
| Guatemala | – | – | 1 (1983) | 1 |

#### Notes

Italic — Hosts
$^s$ shared title

### Women's medals

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Brazil | 3 (2003, 2007, 2015) | 1 (2011) | – | 4 |
| Mexico | 1 (2023) | 1 (1999) | 3 (2003, 2011, 2015) | 5 |
| United States U-20/U-19/U-18 | 1 (1999) | 1 (2007) | 1 (2023) | 3 |
| Canada | 1 (2011) | 1 (2003) | 1 (2007) | 3 |
| Colombia | 1 (2019) | 1 (2015) | – | 2 |
| Argentina | – | 1 (2019) | – | 1 |
| Chile | – | 1 (2023) | – | 1 |
| Costa Rica | – | – | 2 (1999, 2019) | 2 |

#### Notes

Italic — Hosts

## Participating teams

National teams participated with their Olympic teams represented by amateur players and Olympic teams represented by under-22 and under-23 players with 3 overage players. In some cases such as in 1951 (for Venezuela and Costa Rica) some countries sent their full squad (including overage players).

### Men's tournament

| Nation | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
| Argentina | | | | | 5 | | | | 9 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 15 |
| Bahamas | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Bermuda | | | | | | 10 | | 8 | 8 | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Bolivia | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 2 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 5 | 6 | | | | 12 |
| Canada | | | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | 11 | 7 | | 4 | | | | 7 | | | 7 |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Colombia | | | | | 8 | | | | | 10 | | | | 4 | 6 | | | | 6 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | | | 5 | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | 6 | 6 | | 10 | 4 | | | | 8 |
| Cuba | | | 7 | | 7 | | 5 | | 7 | 8 | | | 8 | 6 | | 8 | | | | 11 |
| Dominican Republic | | | | | | 12 | | 9 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 8 | 4 |
| Ecuador | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 7 | | 8 | | 4 |
| El Salvador | | | | | | | 9 | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | 7 | | 5 | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 5 |
| Haiti | | | 4 | | | 8 | | | | | 5 | | | | 11 | | | | | 4 |
| Honduras | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 7 | | | | 7 | 6 |
| Jamaica | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 6 | | 5 |
| Mexico | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Nicaragua | | | | | | | 13 | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Panama | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | 2 |
| Paraguay | 5 | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 7 | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 5 |
| Peru | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Suriname | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | | 4 | 8 | | | 12 | | 10 | 9 | | | 5 | 8 | | | 8 |
| United States | | | | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | 12 | | | 8 | | | | 4 | 13 |
| Uruguay | | | | 4 | | | 10 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| Nations | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### Women's tournament

| Nation | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
| Argentina | | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | | 4 | 6 |
| Bolivia | | | | | | | 7 | 1 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Canada | 4 | | | | 4 | | | 5 |
| Chile | | | | 5 | | | | 2 |
| Colombia | | | | 4 | | | | 3 |
| Costa Rica | | 5 | | 6 | 5 | | 6 | 6 |
| Ecuador | | | 7 | | 6 | | | 2 |
| Haiti | | 6 | | | | | | 1 |
| Jamaica | | | 6 | | | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Mexico | | | 4 | | | 5 | | 7 |
| Panama | | | 8 | | | 6 | | 2 |
| Paraguay | | | 10 | | | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Peru | | | | | | 8 | | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | | | 8 | 7 | | | 3 |
| United States U-20/U-19/U-18 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Uruguay | | | 9 | | | | | 1 |
| Nations | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |

## Overall medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chile | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Honduras | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 27 | 25 | 26 | 78 |