Football at the Bolivarian Games explained

Football at the Bolivarian Games
Organiser:	ODEBO
Region:	South America
Number Of Teams:	5 (men) 5 (women)
Related Comps:	South American Games
Current Champions:	(men) (women)
Most Successful Team:	(men) (6 titles) (women) (4 titles)

Football at the Bolivarian Games has been played since 1938. The first edition was the only one in which full national teams played for all countries. The tournament is organisedc by Organización Deportiva Bolivariana (English: Bolivarian Sport Organization).

U-17 teams have been fielded recently in this quadrennial competition. A women's tournament played by full national teams was added in 2005.^[1]

Men's tournament

Results

width=		width=	Year	width= 120px	Host	width= 120px	Champion	width= 120px	Runner-up	width= 120px	Third	width= px	Num. teams
	1947–48				–
	1951
	1961	Colombia
	1965
	1970
	1973	Panama
	1977	Bolivia
	1981	Venezuela
	1985	Ecuador
	1989	Venezuela
	1993	Bolivia
	1997	Peru
	2001	Ecuador
	2005
	2009	Bolivia
	2013	Peru
	2017	Colombia
	2022	Colombia

Medal count

Men's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=60	Total
1		6	1	5	12
2		5	6	1	12
3		4	3	2	9
4		2	3	2	7
5		1	0	0	1
6		0	6	6	12
7		0	0	2	2

Details

(Bogotá, 1938)

This was the only edition in which full national teams participated for every country.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 8 4 4 0 0 18 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 9 13 2 4 1 0 3 6 8 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 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 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 6 4 3 0 1 6 4 5 4 2 1 1 11 6 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 4 2 0 2 6 8 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 12 6 6 0 0 13 6 7 6 3 1 2 8 8 5 6 2 1 3 13 9 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 10 6 5 0 1 11 3 6 6 3 0 3 8 7 6 6 3 0 3 7 7 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, penalty shootout)

(Maracaibo, 1970)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 6 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 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 9 6 4 1 1 17 3 7 6 3 1 2 11 7 4 6 2 0 4 11 20 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 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 6 6 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 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 7 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 7 4 3 1 0 7 1 4 4 1 2 1 2 2 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 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 4 1 1 2 4 9 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 9 4 3 0 1 10 5 8 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 4 1 2 1 8 7 3 4 1 0 3 7 12 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 7 4 2 1 1 8 8 6 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 4 1 2 1 3 4 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 9 3 3 0 0 8 0 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 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

Women's tournament

Results

width=		width=	Year	width= 100px	Host	width= 120px	Champion	width= 120px	Runner-up	width= 120px	Third	width= px	Num. teams
	2005
	2009
	2013
	2017
	2022

Medal count

Women's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		4	1	0	5
2		1	0	0	1
3		0	2	1	3
4		0	1	0	1
5		0	1	3	4
4		0	0	1	1

Details

(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 12 4 4 0 0 13 1 9 4 3 0 1 11 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 10 3 4 1 0 3 4 9 1 4 0 1 3 3 10

PER 5 - 1 VEN COL 0 - 2 PER COL 3 - 1 BOL ECU 0 - 0 VEN COL 3 - 1 VEN PER 2 - 0 BOL PER 4 - 0 ECU BOL 2 - 1 VEN ECU 3 - 1 BOL COL 5 - 0 ECU

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bolivarianos.html Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments
2. Match ended after 89' following crowd trouble.