Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	(1938-08-06) (1938-08-22)6–22 August 1938 (16 days)
Teams	5 (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 played	11
Goals scored	46 (4.18 per match)
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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

Main article: Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games – Squads

Table

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

First round

8 August 1938 (1938-08-08)

Bolivia	1–1	Ecuador
	Report

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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8 August 1938 (1938-08-08)

10:45

Colombia	2–4	Peru
Botto 71', 75'	Report	Ibáñez 10', 60' T. Fernández 40' Alcalde 57'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Attendance: 20,000[2]

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)[3]

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10 August 1938 (1938-08-10)

Colombia	1–2	Ecuador
Mier 33'	Report	Freire ??' Herrera ??'

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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11 August 1938 (1938-08-11)

Bolivia	3–1	Venezuela
Molina 35', 48', 80'	Report	Mújica 10'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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11 August 1938 (1938-08-11)

Peru	9–1	Ecuador
Alcalde 40', 43', 60', 88' Bielich 65', 68' Espinar 14', 24', 50'	Report	Suárez 16'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá[4]

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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13 August 1938 (1938-08-13)

Colombia	2–0	Venezuela
Umaña 25' Torres 35'	Report

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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14 August 1938 (1938-08-14)

Peru	3–0	Bolivia
T. Fernández 18', 85' Alcalde 33'	Report

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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16 August 1938 (1938-08-16)

Bolivia	2–1	Colombia
Alborta ??' Montoya ??'	Report	Mejía ??'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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17 August 1938 (1938-08-17)

Peru	2–1	Venezuela
Bielich 45' Paredes 47'	Report	Ríos 75'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

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19 August 1938 (1938-08-19)

Ecuador	5–2	Venezuela
Andara ??' (o.g.) Arenas ??' Freire ??' Herrera ??' Suárez ??'	Report	Corao ??' Ríos ??'

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

Silver medal match

22 August 1938 (1938-08-22)

Bolivia	2–1	Ecuador
Plaza ??', ??'	Report	Zambrano ??'

Estadio Universitario, Bogotá

Referee: Esteva Tejada (Mexico)

References

1. Pierrend, Jose Luis, Cornejo, Alfonzo. "Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments". Rsssf. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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).