Football at the 1975 Pan American Games

The seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]

Football – Men's tournament at the VII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Azteca
La Bombonera
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Dates13–25 October
Medalists
  Mexico and  Brazil
  Argentina
«1971
1979»

Participants

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 4220092+7
 Trinidad and Tobago 2210126−4
 United States 0200214−3
Mexico 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Rangel  5', 17', 26', 68'
Caballero  25', 65'		 Grayson  58'
Attendance: 26,000
Mexico 3–1 United States
Carrillo  20'
Tapia  31'
Myernick  40' (o.g.)		 Salvemini  75'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 United States
Phillips  23'

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 4220080+8
 Canada 1201102−2
 Jamaica 1201106−6
Canada 0–0 Jamaica
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Argentina 6–0 Jamaica
Silva  22', 34', 69'
Salinas  47'
Cárdenas  52'
Marillack  54'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Canada
Cárdenas  12'
Telford  69' (o.g.)
Referee: Valentin Gazo (Nicaragua)

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 3211041+3
 Bolivia 2210113−2
 Uruguay 1201112−1
Cuba 1–1 Uruguay
Cepero  40' Pierre
Cuba 3–0 Bolivia
Piedra  5'
Masso  9'
Holmaza  89'
Referee: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador)
Bolivia 1–0 Uruguay
Blanco

Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 63300191+18
 Costa Rica 3311164+2
 El Salvador 3311143+1
 Nicaragua 03003223−21
El Salvador 4–1 Nicaragua
Huezo  61'
Huezo  66'
Ramírez  87'
Huezo  89'		 Cuadra  71'
Brazil 3–1 Costa Rica
Vázquez  23' (o.g.)
Tiquinho  54'
Cláudio Adão  70'		 Wanchope  85'
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua
Solano  18'
Alvarado  36'
Wanchope  68', 69', 76'		 Acevedo  83'
Brazil 2–0 El Salvador
Cláudio Adão  14'
Edinho  69'
Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)
Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador
Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua
Luís Alberto  1', 3', 16', 32'
Santos  5', 34'
Rosemiro  21'
Eudes  24'
Erivélto  30'
Chico Fraga  59'
Batista  67', 74'
Marcelo  72', ?'

Second round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 53210172+15
 Costa Rica 2210117−6
 Cuba 1201123−1
 Canada 0100108−8
Mexico 8–0 Canada
Rangel  2', 31'
Sánchez  12', 48', ?'
Caballero  36', ?'
Gómez  70'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Costa Rica 1–0 Cuba
Piedra
Costa Rica w/o Canada

Canada did not play the match and withdrew from the tournament. Match awarded to Costa Rica.

Mexico 2–2 Cuba
Caballero  7'
Sánchez  55' (pen.)		 Delgado  22'
de la Rosa  75' (o.g.)
Cuba w/o Canada

Canada had withdrawn from the tournament. Match awarded to Cuba.

Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica
Sánchez  9', 22', 33'
Caballero  38'
Rangel  58', 76', 83'
Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 53210130+13
 Argentina 5321091+8
 Bolivia 23102311−8
 Trinidad and Tobago 03003215−13
Argentina 5–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ceballos  38' (pen.)
Salinas  50', 55'
Valencia  61', 64'		 Llewellyn  63'
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Brazil 6–0 Bolivia
Leguelé  16' (pen)
Cláudio Adão  37', 46', 89', ?'
Erivélto
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)
Brazil 0–0 Argentina
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Blanco  6'
Sempertegui  32'
Flores  43'		 Laforest
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
Argentina 4–0 Bolivia
Fortunato  2', ?'
Silva
Ceballos  pen.'
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)
Brazil 7–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Cláudio Adão  4', 40', 62'
Erivélto  15'
Santos  16'
Eudes  18'
Referee: Ilio Matos (Canada)

Classification stages (Mexico City)

Bronze medal match
Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Silva  36'
Tello  70'		 Report
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

Gold Medal match
Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
Tapia  22' Report Cláudio Adão  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 105,000 [2]
Referee: Arturo Iturralde (Argentina)
Notes
    1975 Pan American Games Winners

    Mexico and Brazil
    Second title (for both)

    Medalists
    Event Gold Silver Bronze
    Men's tournament  Mexico and  Brazil[3]

    1. Julio Gómez
    2. Gabriel Márquez
    3. Eduardo Rergis
    4. Bardomiano Viveros
    5. Mario Carrillo
    6. Ernesto de la Rosa
    7. José L. Caballero
    12. Javier Regalado
    8. Guillermo Cosio
    9. Héctor Tapia
    10. Víctor Rangel
    11. Hugo Sánchez
    13. Carlos García Cuevas
    14. Jorge López Malo
    15. Francisco Bugarín
    16. Alberto Sandoval
    17. Alfredo Navarrete
    18. Víctor Gómez
    19. Rafael Toribio
    Diego Mercado (HC)

    		(None)  Argentina [3]

    1. Carlos Suárez
    2. Daniel Valencia
    3. Aldo Espinoza
    4. Manuel Pereyra
    5. Luis Galván
    6. Pablo de las M. Cárdenas
    7. Ricardo Alonso
    8. Eduardo Marillack
    9. José S. Tello
    10. Américo Gallego
    11. Pedro A. Fernández
    12. Alberto Vivaldo
    13. Pedro E. Farías
    14. Carlos Salinas
    15. Jorge Salas
    16. Sergio Fortunato
    17. Juan C. Silva
    18. José L. Ceballos
    César Luis Menotti (HC)

    References
    1. Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico) by Erik Garin on the RSSSF
    2. La singular final México - Brasil del Panamericano de 1975 by Alvaro Mela, 27 Mar 2013
    3. Mexico 1975, p. 385 on Panamsports.org
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