Football at the 1983 Pan American Games
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The ninth edition of the men's football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 15 August to 27 August 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a semifinal and a final.[1]
Uruguay, coached by Oscar Tabárez, won their first Pan American title after beating Brazil 1–0 in the final.[2]
Qualifying
North America
 Canada | 2–3 |  United States |
|---|---|---|
Sudeyko  55'Odinga 87' |
Report | Fox 12', 51' Hooker 62' |
Participants
Original draw
Originally, the tournament was to have been played by 12 teams organised into four groups of three teams, but Honduras and Suriname withdrew, forcing a rearrangement of the original draw (shown below).
- Group A: Venezuela, Chile, Suriname
- Group B: Brazil, United States, Bermuda
- Group C: Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras
- Group D: Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
| Rank | Team | Pts. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 |  Chile |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | United States |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 3–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Claverí 60' Bobadilla 76'Gómez Rendón 82' |
Report |
| Chile | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Vera 48' Gálvez 57' |
Report | McDaniel 31' |
Semifinal
Group B winner (Brazil) received a bye to the final.
Gold-medal match
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Awards
| 1983 Pan American Games winners |
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 Uruguay First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 26 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match.
3 goals
José Bobadilla
Miguel Peirano
2 goals
1 goal
Ralph Bean- David Lambe
Marcus Vinícius
Victor Castañeda- Martín Galvéz
- Luís Vera
Ramón Nuñez- Walter Claverí
- Jorge Fernández
- Julio Gómez
César Meza- Joel Ruíz
Dave McDaniel- Aldo Azzinari
- José Batista
Rodolfo Carvajal- Johnny Castellanos
- Iker Zubizarreta
Source: PanamSports
Squads
Uruguay
José Luis Sosa, Mario Picún, Gualberto de los Santos, Álvaro Pérez, José Batista, Juan Rabino, Abraham Yeladián, Santiago Ostolaza, Rudy Rodríguez, Ricardo Perdomo, Daniel Carreño, Luis Heimen, Carlos Larrañaga, Víctor Púa, Edgardo Martirena, Aldo Azzinari, Julio Rivadavia, Miguel Ángel Peirano.[3]
Brazil
Hugo Duarte, João Brigatti, Heitor, Jorginho, Édson Bonifácio, José Bagitini, Everaldo Rogelio, Adalberto Machado, Édson de Souza, Dunga, Paulo Bellotti, Maurício Villela, Hélio de Conceição, Waldir de Carvalho, Paulinho Carioca, Paulo Pereira, Neto, Marcus do Nascimento.[3]
Guatemala
Edgar Jerez, David Gardiner, Edgar Salguero, Guillermo Rodríguez, Julio Gómez, Benjamín Monterroso, Rubén Paredes, Jorge Fernández, José Bobadilla, Eddy Alburez, Byron Pérez, Boris Ortiz, Víctor Hugo Monzón, Julio de la Roca, Wálter Claverie, Hermenegildo Castro, Víctor Hugo Méndez, Otto Mynor Méndez.[3]
Argentina
Mario Bernio, Jorge Ceballos, Héctor Cejas, Duilio Dagametti, Esteban Del Río, Gustavo Dezotti, Juan Gilberto Funes, Rodolfo Garnica, Eugenio Gentile, Francisco Guillén (GK), Humberto Gutiérrez, Ariel Moreno, Juan José Oficialdegui, Oscar Olivera, Norberto Ortega Sánchez, Carlos Prono (GK), Esteban Solaberrieta, Jorge Theiler. Head coach: Carlos Pachamé