| Event: | Football – Men's tournament |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Venue: | Estadio Universidad San Marcos |
| Dates: | 29 July – 10 August[1] |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The men's football tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games was held in Lima from 29 July to 10 August 2019.
A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games, four CONMEBOL teams and four CONCACAF teams. For CONMEBOL, the best three teams at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship qualified, while Peru automatically qualified as hosts. For CONCACAF, the best team from each of the three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean) at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualified, however, United States (best North American team) declined to participate and were replaced by Mexico. Honduras also qualified by decision of CONCACAF.[2]
| Confederation | Region | Means of qualification | Teams qualified | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF | North American | 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship (1–21 November 2018) | 15th | Gold medal (1967, 1975, 1999, 2011) | |
| Caribbean | 5th | Silver medal (2007) | |||
| Central American | 2nd | Fourth place (2015) | |||
| Last berth defined by CONCACAF | 5th | Silver medal (1999) | |||
| CONMEBOL | South American | Automatically qualified | (hosts) | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| 2019 South American U-20 Championship (17 January–10 February 2019) | 15th | Gold medal (1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003) | |||
| 7th | Gold medal (1983, 2015) | ||||
| 4th | Gold medal (2007) |
The draw of the tournament was held on 12 April 2019, 12:00 PET (UTC−5), at the Peruvian Football Federation headquarters in Lima, Peru.[3] [4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group was conformed by two CONCACAF teams and two CONMEBOL teams. The hosts Peru were seeded into group B and assigned to position 4 in their group, while the remaining seven teams were placed into two pots according to the confederation which they belong.
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The CONCACAF teams were drawn first and assigned to positions 1 and 2 in groups A and B. Then, the CONMEBOL teams were drawn and the first two teams occupied positions 3 and 4 in group A while the third team occupied the position 3 in group B. The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]
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Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997, three overage players are allowed.
The referees and assistant referees were:[6]
All times are local, PET (UTC−5).[7]
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If necessary, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner.
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 |
thumb|150px|Argentine Adolfo Gaich, top scorer