Association football (soccer) competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 26 at Tim Hortons Field (renamed Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium due to sponsorship rules) in Hamilton. The men's tournament were an under-22 competition with a maximum of three over-age players allowed, while the women's tournament had no age restrictions. A total of eight teams competed in each respective tournament.
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for the football competitions:
PPreliminaries½SemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Men P P P P P P ½ B F WomenP P P P P ½ B F
Medal table
Medalists
Guillermo de AmoresSebastián GorgaFederico RiccaMauricio LemosAndrés SchettinoFabricio FormilianoFacundo Ismael CastroJuan Cruz MasciaJunior AriasMichael SantosIgnacio GonzálezGastón OlveiraErick CabacoGastón FaberFernando GorriaránNicolás AlbarracínMathías SuárezBrian LozanoGibrán LajudCarlos GuzmánHedgardo MarínLuis LópezJosé AbellaJosecarlos Van RankinJonathan EspericuetaUvaldo LunaMarco BuenoÁngel ZaldívarCarlos CisnerosLuis CárdenasJordan SilvaKevin EscamillaMichael PérezAlfonso TamayMartín ZúñigaDaniel ÁlvarezJacssonGilbertoBressanLuanBruno PaulistaVinícius FreitasBarretoDodôErikLucas PiazonClaytonAndreyTingaGustavo HenriqueEullerRômuloEuricoLucianoLucianaBárbaraFabianaMonicaRafaelleThaisaTamiresFormigaAndressa AlvesAndressa MachryCristianeRaquelMaurinePolianaÉrikaGabiDarleneGéssicaPaula ForeroSandra SepúlvedaStefany CastañoIsabella EcheverriNatalia GaitánDiana OspinaDaniela MontoyaIngrid VidalMildrey PinedaOriánica VelásquezCatalina UsmeÁngela ClavijoNataly AriasTatiana ArizaCarolina AriasLeicy SantosCecilia SantiagoPamela TajonarKenti RoblesChristina MurilloGreta EspinozaValeria MirandaJennifer RuizNayeli RangelTeresa NoyolaNancy AntonioStephany MayorMónica OcampoBianca SierraArianna RomeroMonica AlvaradoFabiola IbarraVerónica PérezMaria Sánchez
Qualification A total of eight men's teams and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. Each team can consist of up to 18 athletes.
Men EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1Qualified automatically1Central American QualifierJuly 17–29, 20141Caribbean QualifierSeptember 12–19, 20141South American Qualifier (teams placed 3rd to 6th) January 14 – February 7, 2015 Uruguay4 Total 8
Women EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1Qualified automatically 1Central American QualifierMay 20–26, 20141Caribbean QualifierAugust 19–26, 20141South American QualifierSeptember 11–28, 2014 Ecuador4 Total 8
Participating nations A total of twelve nations have qualified football teams. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
Concerns There was some concern that, as the event is in close proximity to the Women's World Cup and the men's Gold Cup that full-strength teams would not be fielded, particularly in the women's event which is not age-restricted, which in turn would affect quality of play. A spokesperson for the Canadian Soccer Association confirmed that younger players would make up the Canadian women's side. Six teams in the women's draw participated in the World Cup which finished six days prior to the start of the Pan Am tournament.
References
External links Football - Schedule & Results, Toronto 2015 Official Website