The men's tournament of the football at the 2022 South American Games was held from 4 to 12 October 2022 at the Complejo de Fútbol in Luque, Paraguay, a sub-venue outside Asunción. It was the ninth staging of the football men's tournament since its first appearance in the South American Games' first edition in La Paz 1978.
The tournament was officially restricted to under-19 players (born on or after 1 January 2003).
The defending champions Chile were unable to retain their title after being eliminated in the group stage.
Paraguay won the gold medal and their second South American Games men's football title after defeating Ecuador by a 1–0 score in the final. Colombia beat Uruguay 2–1 in the third place match to win the bronze medal.
Schedule The tournament was held over a 9-day period, from 4 to 12 October.
GSGroup stageSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Sun 12GS GS GS SF B F4 4 4 2 2
Teams A total of eight ODESUR NOCs entered teams for the men's tournament.
TeamsPrevious best performance5thGold medal (1982, 1986)8thSilver medal (1978, 1982, 1990, 2010)7thGold medal (2018)7thGold medal (2010, 2014)6thGold medal (1978)7thGold medal (1990)3rdSilver medal (2018)4thSilver medal (1994)
Squads
Each participating NOC had to enter a squad of 18 players (Technical manual Article 9). Players had to be born on or after 1 January 2003 to be eligible (Technical manual Article 1).
Venue All matches were played at the Complejo de Fútbol courts located within the Parque Olímpico cluster in Luque, Paraguay, owned by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.
Results All match times are in PYST (UTC−3).
Group stage The group stage consisted of two groups of 4 teams, each group was played under the round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the semi-finals.
Teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following tiebreakers were applied (Technical manual Article 10.1): Goal difference; Goals scored; Fewest goals against; Fewest red cards received; Fewest yellow cards received; Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Final stage The final stage consisted of the semi-finals and bronze and gold medal matches. The semi-finals match-ups were:
Semifinal 1: Group B winners v Group A runners-up Semifinal 2: Group A winners v Group B runners-up
In the final stage, if a match had been tied after 90 minutes, the match would have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. Winners of semi-finals played the gold medal match, while losers played the bronze medal match.
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
Final ranking
2022 Men's South American Games Football Champions ParaguaySecond title
Team squad: Ángel González, Alan Núñez, Gilberto Flores, Alexis Cantero, Thiago Servín, Víctor Quintana, Fernando Ovelar, Diego Gómez (c), Allan Wlk, Matías Segovia, Leonardo Rolón, Carlos Urán, Luis Rolón, Nelson Gauto, Leandro Caballero, Blas Duarte, Kevin Pereira, Hugo Benítez Head coach: Aldo Bobadilla
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeÁngel GonzálezAlan NúñezGilberto FloresAlexis CanteroThiago ServínVíctor QuintanaFernando OvelarDiego Gómez (c)Allan WlkMatías SegoviaLeonardo RolónCarlos UránLuis RolónNelson GautoLeandro CaballeroBlas DuarteKevin PereiraHugo BenítezHead coach: Aldo BobadillaTony JiménezRandy MenesesLuis Mario CórdovaDavis BautistaDenil Castillo (c)Yeltzin EriqueEmerson PataPatrik MercadoJustin CueroJosé Andrés KlingerMadison MinaEthan MindaSteven CortezOrlando HerreraGilbert SánchezAriel SuárezMathías SolísJean Pierre ArroyoHead coach: Jimmy BranCristian SantanderDaniel PedrozoEdier OcampoJulián PalaciosKevin Mantilla (c)Jhon VélezSebastián GiradoGustavo PuertaRicardo CaraballoAlexis CastilloJosé MulatoLuis MarquinezOscar CortésJuan José CórdobaAndrés SalazarMiguel MonsalveStiven ValenciaDaniel LunaHead coach: Héctor Cardenas
See also Football at the 2022 South American Games – Women's tournament
References
External links ASU2022 Soccer Teams Male at ASU2022 official website.