Football at the South American Games

Football at the South American Games is the football tournament of the South American Games (also known as "Juegos Odesur"). Olympic/youth teams from South America have participated in it throughout its history.

Football at the
South American Games
Organising bodyODESUR
Founded1978 (1978)
RegionSouth America
Related competitionsBolivarian Games
Current champions Paraguay
(men)
 Venezuela
(women)
Most successful team(s) Colombia
(men) (3 titles)

During the first 2 editions (1978 and 1982) they were known as the Cruz del Sur Games, between 1998 and 2006 the football tournament was not played, instead a futsal tournament was organized.

In the first edition (1978) U-20 teams participated, while in the following ones (1982 and 1986) U-19 teams participated, for the 1990 tournament, the football section was played by U-20 teams preparing to the 1991 South American championship. Two editions of the tournament were played with Sub-17 national teams, returning to U-20 teams in 2018.

In 2014, a women's tournament was included.[1]

Eligible participants

Men's tournament

Results
Age limits:
  • 1978, 1990, 2018–22: u20
  • 1982–86: u19
  • 1994, 2010–14: u17
Ed. Year Host 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal Num.
teams
1
1978La Paz Paraguay Ecuador Bolivia
3
2
1982Rosario Argentina Ecuador Peru
4
3
1986Santiago Argentina Colombia Brazil
10
4
1990Lima Peru Ecuador Colombia
4
5
1994Valencia Colombia Venezuela Peru
4
–
1998Cuenca
(not held) [n 1]
–
2002Brazil [n 2]
(not held) [n 1]
–
2006Buenos Aires
(not held) [n 1]
6
2010Medellin Colombia Ecuador Bolivia
6
7
2014Santiago Colombia Argentina Ecuador
6
8
2018Cochabamba Chile Uruguay Colombia
8
9
2022Asunción Paraguay Ecuador Colombia
8
Notes
  1. Not association football but a futsal tournament organised.
  2. No fixed host but held in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém.

Historical medals
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Colombia3126
2 Argentina2103
3 Paraguay2002
4 Peru1023
5 Chile1001
6 Ecuador0516
7 Venezuela0101
7 Uruguay0101
9 Bolivia0022
10 Brazil0011

Women's tournament

Results
Age limits:
  • 2018–: u20
Ed. Year Host 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal Num.
teams
1
2014Santiago Argentina Chile Brazil
7
2
2018Cochabamba Paraguay Colombia Ecuador
6
3
2022Asunción Venezuela Uruguay Colombia
6

References
  1. Juegos Odesur by Neil Morrison, José Luis Pierrend and Erik Garin at the RSSSF
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