Football at the Bolivarian Games
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. U-17 teams have been fielded recently in this quadrennial competition. A women's tournament played by full national teams was added in 2005.
Men
Tournaments
Year |
Games |
Host City |
Teams |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1938 |
I |
Bogotá, Colombia |
5 |
Peru |
Bolivia |
Ecuador |
1947-48 |
II |
Lima, Peru |
3 |
Peru |
Bolivia and Venezuela |
– |
1951 |
III |
Caracas, Venezuela |
5 |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
Peru |
1961 |
IV |
Barranquilla, Colombia |
4 |
Peru |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
1965 |
V |
Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador |
4 |
Ecuador |
Venezuela |
Bolivia |
1970 |
VI |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
3 |
Bolivia |
Venezuela |
Panama |
1973 |
VII |
Panama City, Panama |
4 |
Peru |
Colombia |
Bolivia and Panama |
1977 |
VIII |
La Paz, Bolivia |
3 |
Bolivia |
Venezuela |
Peru |
1981 |
IX |
Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
4 |
Peru |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
1985 |
X |
Ambato, Cuenca and Puerto Viejo, Ecuador |
3 |
Ecuador |
Colombia |
Peru |
1989 |
XI |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
No tournament |
1993 |
XII |
Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, Bolivia |
5 |
Bolivia |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
1997 |
XIII |
Arequipa, Peru |
5 |
Colombia |
Peru |
Venezuela |
2001 |
XIV |
Ambato, Ecuador |
5 |
Peru |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
2005 |
XV |
Armenia and Pereira, Colombia |
4 |
Colombia |
Venezuela |
Ecuador |
2009 |
XVI |
Sucre, Bolivia |
3 |
Bolivia |
Ecuador |
Venezuela |
2013 |
XVII |
Trujillo, Peru |
6 |
Colombia |
Ecuador |
Peru |
Medal count
Details
(Bogotá, 1938)
This was the only edition in which full national teams participated for every country.
|
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.
|
Venezuela |
2–2 |
Bolivia |
Peru |
1–0 |
Bolivia |
Peru |
1–0 |
Venezuela |
|
(Caracas, 1951)
|
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)
|
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)
|
BOL |
1–0 |
PAN |
BOL |
3–0 |
PAN |
ECU |
0–1 |
VEN |
ECU |
2–1[1] |
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)
|
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.
|
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)
|
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)
|
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.
|
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.
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
ECU |
1–1 |
VEN |
COL |
2–0 |
VEN |
COL |
4–0 |
BOL |
VEN |
3–1 |
BOL |
ECU |
3–1 |
BOL |
COL |
2–0 |
ECU |
|
Notes
- ↑ Match ended after 89' following crowd trouble.
Women
Tournaments
Medal count
Details
(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)
|
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 |
|
External links