The football tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was an international football tournament in Mexico from 28 August to 6 September 1959. The age listed for each player is on 28 August, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match before the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.:
Argentina Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile
Brazil Head coach: Newton Cardoso
Costa Rica Head coach: Rogelio Rojas
Cuba Head coach: José Antonio Cuervo
Haiti Head coach: José Antonio Cuervo
Mexico Head coach: Antonio Álvarez Fuertes
United States Head coach: James Reed
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