The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

was held in

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...

, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage. Games were played at

Estadio Country Club Estadio Country Club is a soccer-specific stadium located in the sector of Country Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is located approximately 13 miles southeast of Old San Juan. The 2,000 seat stadium was designed specifically for soccer, but i ...

Estadio Sixto Escobar Estadio Sixto Escobar is a multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The stadium was named after boxer Sixto Escobar, the first champion of Puerto Rico, in 1938. Originally built as a baseball venue, the stadium then became a frequent ven ...

and Estadio Hiram Bithorn. Brazil won their third gold medal after beating Cuba in the final.Panamerican Games 1979 (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
by José de Jesus Mora Rivera, Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison on the RSSSF

Preliminary round

Group A

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Second round

Group A

Group B

Fifth-place match

Bronze medal match

Gold Medal match

Awards

Medalists

Goalscorers

References