Football at the 1991 Pan American Games

The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.[1]

Football – Men's tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Panamericano
Dates4–13 August
Medalists
Gold medal  United States
Silver medal  Mexico
Bronze medal  Cuba
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After CONMEBOL boycotted the games, South American teams (including title holder Brazil) did not participate in the competition. United States, coached by Lothar Osiander, won their first Pan American title. The United States included a number of players from the highly successful U-20 World Championship squad of 1989, including Brad Friedel, Joe-Max Moore, Steve Snow, Manny Lagos, Yari Allnutt, Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna.[2]

First round

Group A
Estadio Panamericano hosted all the matches
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 5 Advance to Semifinals
2  Cuba 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 4
3  Haiti 3 1 1 1 13 8 +5 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:
Haiti 1–6 Mexico
Cuba 4–1 Nicaragua
Mexico 6–0 Nicaragua
Cuba 2–2 Haiti
Haiti 10–0 Nicaragua
Cuba 0–0 Mexico

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Semifinals
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
3  Suriname 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
Suriname 0–1 United States
Canada 1–3 Honduras
Honduras 1–2 United States
Canada 1–3 Suriname
Honduras 1–1 Suriname
Canada 1–3 United States

Final round

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August – Havana
 
 
 Mexico6
 
13 August – Havana
 
 Honduras1
 
 United States2
 
11 August – Havana
 
 Mexico1
 
 United States2
 
 
 Cuba1
 
Third place
 
 
13 August – Havana
 
 
 Cuba1
 
 
 Honduras0


Semifinals
Honduras 1–6 Mexico
Gallegos 54' Sánchez 3'
Ramírez 41'
Noriega 43'
Castañeda 45'
Mascareño 83'
Romero 87'
Cuba 1–2 United States
Bobadilla 70' Washington 29'
Reyna 65'

Bronze Medal match
Cuba 1–0 Honduras
Bobadilla 17'

Gold Medal match
United States 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Reyna 34'
Moore 95'		 Mariscal 16'
 1991 Pan American Games winners 

United States
First title

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament  United States[3]

1. Kasey Keller
2. Cam Rast
3. Curt Onalfo
4. Michael Burns
5. Erik Imler
6. Dario Brose
7. Yari Allnut
8. Michael Lapper
9. Dante Washington
10. Claudio Reyna
11. Manny Lagos
12. Cobi Jones
13. Joe-Max Moore
14. Eloy Salgado
15. Rhett Harty
16. Steve Snow
17. Brad Friedel
18. Alexi Lalas
Lothar Osiander (coach)

 Mexico[3]

1. Sergio Bernal
2. Ricardo Cadena
3. Antonio Noriega
4. Rodolfo Sánchez
5. Joaquín Hernández
6. Agustín Valdez
7. Leopoldo Castañeda
8. Jorge Castañeda
9. Carlos Nápoles
10. Ramón Ramíres
11. Gerardo Mascareño
12. Alejandro Herrera
13. Camilo Romero
14. Salvador Mariscal
15. Felipe Peña
16. Ramiro Romero
17. Donato Castañeda
18. David Rangel

 Cuba[3]

1. Elio Sánchez
2. Luis Elizalde
3. Alfredo Maury
4. Rafael Ayllon
5. Julio C. Díaz
6. Jorge Pérez
7. Maximiliano Sánchez
8. Alfredo González
9. Lázaro Darcourt
10. Manuel Bobadilla
11. Bernardo Rosette
12. Víctor Pérez
13. Juan C. Montalvo
14. Ariel Álvarez
15. Osmín Hernández
16. Alexis Guzmán
17. Pedro Báez
18. Wilfredo Carbo

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Haiti Jean Fleural
  • Cuba Manuel Bobadilla
  • Mexico Ramón Ramires
  • Honduras Wilmer Neal

Source: PanamSports

References
  1. Panamerican Games 1991 (Cuba) by Josef Bobrowsky on the RSSSF
  2. PAN AMERICAN GAMES; US Soccer Team Takes the Gold on The New York Times, 14 Ago 1991
  3. XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos (official report) on PanamSports.org
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