Football at the 2019 Pan American Games

Football competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held from July 25 (the day before the opening ceremony) to August 9. The venue for the competition was the Estadio Universidad San Marcos, which seats up to 32,000 spectators.

Football at the 2019 Pan American Games
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VenueEstadio Universidad San Marcos
DatesJuly 25 – August 10, 2019
Competitors288 from 11 nations
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A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 18 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 288 athletes competed. The men's competition was an under-22 level competition (born on or after January 1, 1997), with each team allowed up to three overage players. The women's tournament was an open competition without age restrictions.

Uruguay and Brazil were the defending men's and women's gold medalists, respectively; however, Brazil due a clash of dates with the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup did not participate in the women's tournament to defend their title.

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