Football at the Bolivarian Games

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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
11	1989	Venezuela	No tournament held
12	1993	Bolivia	Bolivia	Colombia	Venezuela	5
13	1997	Peru	Colombia	Peru	Venezuela	5
14	2001	Ecuador	Peru	Colombia	Venezuela	5
15	2005	Colombia	Colombia	Venezuela	Ecuador	4
16	2009	Bolivia	Bolivia	Ecuador	Venezuela	3
17	2013	Peru	Colombia	Ecuador	Peru	6
18	2017	Colombia	Colombia	Ecuador	Peru	5
19	2022	Colombia	Paraguay	Bolivia	Colombia	4
20	2025	Peru	No tournament held
21	2029	Colombia	To be determined

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

(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: BOL 2–1 ECU

(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

(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

(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

(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[2] 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 p)

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(Maracaibo, 1989)

A dispute about which level of teams should be fielded led to the cancellation of the football tournament.

(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

(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

(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

(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					Finals
	1	Colombia	3
	4	Bolivia	0
						1	Colombia	1
						2	Venezuela	0
	2	Ecuador	1
	2	Venezuela	2			Bronze medal match
						2	Ecuador (p)	1 (6)
						4	Bolivia	1 (5)