Football at the 1959 Pan American Games

The third edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 21 to September 5, 1959. Seven teams did compete in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title again.

Matches

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	11	6	5	1	0	20	4	+16
Brazil	9	6	4	1	1	27	11	+16
United States	8	6	4	0	2	25	15	+10
Haiti	6	6	3	0	3	19	20	−1
Costa Rica	5	6	2	1	3	10	16	−6
Mexico	3	6	1	1	4	13	20	−7
Cuba	0	6	0	0	6	4	32	−28

Haiti	8–2	Cuba
Argentina	4–1	United States
Brazil	4–2	Costa Rica
United States	7–2	Haiti
Mexico	1–1	Costa Rica
Brazil	4–0	Cuba
Argentina	4–1	Mexico
Brazil	3–5	United States
Argentina	1–0	Haiti
Mexico	6–1	Cuba
Argentina	3–1	Costa Rica
Brazil	9–1	Haiti
Argentina	7–0	Cuba
Costa Rica	0–4	Haiti
United States	5–0	Cuba
Argentina	1–1	Brazil
United States	4–2	Mexico
United States	3–4	Costa Rica
Brazil	6–2	Mexico
Costa Rica	2–1	Cuba
Haiti	4–1	Mexico

Medalists

Argentina squad – 1959 Pan American Games – Gold medal

Basílico Blanco Bonnano Corradini de Ciancio Díaz Lejona Migoni Oleniak Pérez Readigós Rodríguez Saldías Scardulla Spilinga Stelman Stork Vázquez Villafañe Coach: ?

Brazil football squad – 1959 Pan American Games – Silver medal

Françoso Dary Décio Edílson Edmar Edson Borracha Beiruth Gérson Hércules Hilton Humberto Germano Zé Maria Maranhão China Manoelzinho Manuel Nélson Ouraci Roberto Rodrigues Rubens Villadonega Coach: Cardoso

United States squad – 1959 Pan American Games – Bronze medal

Ottobini Ruscheinski Schaller Speca Traina Wecke Ely Pelizzaro Snylyk Brown Ganger Grabowski Kulischenko Looby Maierhofer Murphy Strachrowsky Zerhusen Coach: Reed

Awards

1959 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina Third title

External links

RSSSF archive

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Football at the Pan American Games

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