Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

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Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates (1938-08-06) (1938-08-22)6–22 August 1938
(16 days)
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Peru (1st title)
Runners-up Bolivia
Third place Ecuador
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored46 (4.18 per match)

The football tournament at the 1938 Bolivarian Games was held in Bogotá from 6 to 22 August.

Five of the six participating countries entered the tournament, which were Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela. This was the first and only time that full national teams for every country took part in this tournament. The gold medal was won by Peru, who earned 8 points.[1]

Squads[edit]

Main article: Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games – Squads

Table[edit]

Each team played against each of the other teams. 2 points system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Peru (C) 4 4 0 0 18 4 +14 8
2  Bolivia 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 5
3  Ecuador 4 2 1 1 9 13 −4 5
4  Colombia 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 2
5  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
  • As Bolivia and Ecuador were tied for second place, a playoff was disputed.

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

Bolivia 1–1 Ecuador
Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Colombia 2–4 Peru
Botto 71', 75' Report Ibáñez 10', 60'
T. Fernández 40'
Alcalde 57'
Attendance: 20,000[2]
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)[3]
Colombia 1–2 Ecuador
Mier 33' Report Freire ??'
Herrera ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Venezuela
Molina 35', 48', 80' Report Mújica 10'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 9–1 Ecuador
Alcalde 40', 43', 60', 88'
Bielich 65', 68'
Espinar 14', 24', 50'		 Report Suárez 16'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Colombia 2–0 Venezuela
Umaña 25'
Torres 35'		 Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 3–0 Bolivia
T. Fernández 18', 85'
Alcalde 33'		 Report
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Bolivia 2–1 Colombia
Alborta ??'
Montoya ??'		 Report Mejía ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Peru 2–1 Venezuela
Bielich 45'
Paredes 47'		 Report Ríos 75'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)
Ecuador 5–2 Venezuela
Andara ??' (o.g.)
Arenas ??'
Freire ??'
Herrera ??'
Suárez ??'		 Report Corao ??'
Ríos ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

Silver medal match[edit]

Bolivia 2–1 Ecuador
Plaza ??', ??' Report Zambrano ??'
Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pierrend, Jose Luis, Cornejo, Alfonzo. "Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments". Rsssf. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Carvajal Crespo, Tobías. "Hace 71 años por primera vez Colombia contra Perú en fútbol" (in Spanish). Arcotriunfal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ^ Rey, Nicolás (17 November 2010). "El primer cafecito". Dechalaca.com (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Behr, Raúl (6 June 2013). "Nuévete". De Chalaca.com (in Spanish).
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