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

Senior

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

Under-20

Year	Games	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985	X	Ambato, Cuenca and Puerto Viejo, Ecuador	3	Ecuador	Colombia	Peru
1989	XI	Maracaibo, Venezuela	No tournament

Under-17

Year	Games	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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
2017	XVIII	Santa Marta, Colombia	5	Colombia	Ecuador	Venezuela

Medal count

Men's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Peru	6	1	4	11
2	Colombia	5	6	0	11
3	Bolivia	4	2	2	8
4	Ecuador	2	3	2	7
5	Venezuela	0	6	7	13
6	Panama	0	0	2	2
Total		17	18	17	52

I Games

(Bogotá, 1938)

This was the only edition in which full national teams participated for every country.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 8 4 4 0 0 18 4  Bolivia 5 4 2 1 1 6 6  Ecuador 5 4 2 1 1 9 13  Colombia 2 4 1 0 3 6 8  Venezuela 0 4 0 0 4 4 12

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

II Games

(Lima, 1947–48)

There was a tie for second place and two silver medals were awarded. Only Bolivia and Venezuela fielded full national teams.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 4 2 2 0 0 2 0  Bolivia 1 2 0 1 1 2 3  Venezuela 1 2 0 1 1 2 3

Venezuela 2–2 Bolivia Peru 1–0 Bolivia Peru 1–0 Venezuela

III Games

(Caracas, 1951)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Colombia 6 4 3 0 1 6 4  Venezuela 5 4 2 1 1 11 6  Peru 5 4 2 1 1 6 4  Panama 4 4 2 0 2 6 8  Ecuador 0 4 0 0 4 3 10

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

IV Games

(Barranquilla, 1961)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 12 6 6 0 0 13 6  Colombia 7 6 3 1 2 8 8  Venezuela 5 6 2 1 3 13 9  Panama 0 6 2 0 6 5 16

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

V Games

(Quito/Guayaquil, 1965)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Ecuador 10 6 5 0 1 11 3  Venezuela 6 6 3 0 3 8 7  Bolivia 6 6 3 0 3 7 7  Panama 2 6 1 0 5 3 12

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)

VI Games

(Maracaibo, 1970)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Bolivia 6 4 2 2 0 6 4  Venezuela 5 4 2 1 1 4 2  Panama 1 4 0 1 3 3 7

VEN 2–0 PAN VEN 1–0 PAN BOL 3–2 PAN BOL 1–1 PAN BOL 1–0 VEN BOL 1–1 VEN

VII Games

(Panama City, 1973)

There was a tie for third place and two bronze medals were awarded.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 9 6 4 1 1 17 3  Colombia 7 6 3 1 2 11 7  Bolivia 4 6 2 0 4 11 20  Panama 4 6 2 0 4 7 16

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

VIII Games

(La Paz, 1977)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Bolivia 6 4 2 2 0 4 2  Venezuela 4 4 1 2 1 6 6  Peru 2 4 0 2 2 3 5

VEN 2–1 PER VEN 2–2 PER BOL 1–0 VEN BOL 2–2 VEN BOL 0–0 PER BOL 1–0 PER

IX Games

(Barquisimeto, 1981)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 5 3 2 1 0 6 2  Colombia 3 3 1 1 1 5 3  Bolivia 2 3 1 0 2 2 7  Venezuela 2 3 0 2 1 3 4

PER 1–1 VEN PER 3–0 BOL COL 3–0 BOL BOL 2–1 VEN COL 1–1 VEN PER 2–1 COL

X Games

(Ambato/Cuenca/Puerto Viejo, 1985)

The competition featured only U-20 teams for the first time.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Ecuador 7 4 3 1 0 7 1  Colombia 4 4 1 2 1 2 2  Peru 1 4 0 1 3 2 8

ECU 0–0 COL ECU 1–0 COL COL 1–0 PER COL 1–1 PER ECU 3–0 PER ECU 3–1 PER

XI Games

(Maracaibo, 1989)

A dispute about which level of teams should be fielded led to the cancellation of the football tournament.

XII Games

(Santa Cruz/Cochambamba, 1993)

The competition featured only U-20 teams for the first time.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Bolivia 6 4 3 0 1 7 3  Colombia 5 4 2 1 1 6 3  Venezuela 5 4 2 1 1 6 5  Peru 3 4 1 1 2 4 9  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 5 8

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

XIII Games

(Arequipa, 1997)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Colombia 9 4 3 0 1 10 5  Peru 8 4 2 2 0 6 4  Venezuela 5 4 1 2 1 8 7  Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 7 12  Ecuador 2 4 0 2 2 4 7

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

XIV Games

(Ambato, 2001)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 7 4 2 1 1 8 8  Colombia 6 4 1 3 0 4 3  Venezuela 5 4 1 2 1 6 6  Ecuador 5 4 1 2 1 3 4  Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 6 6

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

XV Games

(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Colombia 9 3 3 0 0 8 0  Ecuador 4 3 1 1 1 4 4  Venezuela 4 3 1 1 1 4 4  Bolivia 0 3 0 0 3 2 10

ECU 1–1 VEN COL 2–0 VEN COL 4–0 BOL VEN 3–1 BOL ECU 3–1 BOL COL 2–0 ECU

	Semi finals
	1	Colombia	3		2	Ecuador	1
	4	Bolivia	0		2	Venezuela	2
	Final				Bronze medal match
	1	Colombia	1		2	Ecuador (pso)	1 (6)
	2	Venezuela	0		4	Bolivia	1 (5)

Notes

1. Match ended after 89' following crowd trouble.

Women

Senior

Year	Games	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005	XV	Armenia and Pereira, Colombia	5	Peru	Colombia	Ecuador
2009	XVI	Sucre, Bolivia	5	Colombia	Ecuador	Venezuela

Under-20

Year	Games	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2013	XVII	Chiclayo, Peru	8	Colombia	Venezuela	Bolivia
2017	XVIII	Santa Marta, Colombia	5	Colombia	Ecuador	Venezuela

Medal count

Women's Football at the Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia	3	1	0	4
2	Peru	1	0	0	1
3	Ecuador	0	2	1	3
	Venezuela	0	1	2	3
4	Bolivia	0	0	1	1
Total		4	4	4	12

XV Games

(Armenia/Pereira, 2005)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 12 4 4 0 0 13 1  Colombia 9 4 3 0 1 11 4  Ecuador 4 4 1 1 2 3 10  Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 4 9  Venezuela 1 4 0 1 3 3 10

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

	Semi finals
	1	Peru	3		2	Colombia	1
	4	Bolivia	0		3	Ecuador	0
	Final				Bronze medal match
	1	Peru	3		3	Ecuador	3
	2	Colombia	0		4	Bolivia	2

External links

• Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments RSSSF page