Football at the 2022 Bolivarian Games

Football at the 2022 Bolivarian Games
Football pictogram
Venue	Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Dates	26 June – 5 July 2022
Competitors	144 from 6 nations
Teams	8 (4 boys and 4 women)
Champions
Men	Paraguay
Women	Colombia

Football competitions at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia were held from 26 June to 4 July 2022 at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau.

Two medal events were scheduled to be contested: a boys' and women's tournament. A total of 144 athletes (72 per gender and 4 teams per event) will compete in the events. The boys' tournament is restricted to under-17 players while the women's tournament is restricted to under-20 players.

Hosts Colombia, who were the defending gold medalists in both boys' and women's tournaments, managed to retain its title in the women's tournament but failed in the men's event after finishing third. Paraguay won the gold medal in the men's tournament.

Participating nations

A total of 6 nations (4 ODEBO nations and 2 invited) registered teams for the football event. Each nation was able to enter a maximum of 36 athletes (one team of 18 athletes per gender). Hosts Colombia and Paraguay will participate in both events. Bolivia and Dominican Republic will participate in the boys' tournament, while Panama and Venezuela will participate in the women's tournament.

Venue

All matches in both events were played at Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar.

Valledupar	Valledupar
Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Capacity: 14,000

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Host nation)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Paraguay	1	1	0	2
2	Colombia*	1	0	1	2
3	Bolivia	0	1	0	1
4	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Boys' tournament	Paraguay (PAR) Facundo Insfrán Ezequiel Sánchez Lucas Ramírez Iván Morel Nicolás Caballero Ángel Billordo Alan Cano Cristhofer Maqueda Aarón Páez Paulo Riveros Gabriel Aguayo Jesús Peralta Kevin Schupp Thiago Agüero Alan Romero Fernando Viveros Juan Alfonzo Enzo Agüero	Bolivia (BOL) Fabián Pereira Marcio Arévalo Samir Pérez Carlos Medina Fabio Zamora Diego Arroyo Anthony Saavedra Matías Castro Deybi Choque Santiago Melgar Axel Salazar Guilmar Centella Gonzalo Mendoza Lucas Castedo Juan José González Marcelo De Lima Yeferson Mamani Misael Alcócer	Colombia (COL) Andrés Tovar Simón García Alberto Higgins Andrés Alfonso Nicola Profeta Sebastián Cortés Óscar Perea Andrés Gutiérrez Hilder Arboleda Jordan Barrera Fáver Aragón Alexei Rojas Juan José Díaz Juan José Obando Rafael Mercado Élver Arizala Jafé Pérez Richardson Rivas
Women's tournament	Colombia (COL) Natalia Giraldo Mary José Álvarez Ángela Barón Yunaira López Stefanía Perlaza Ilana Izquierdo Gisela Robledo María Camila Reyes Mariana Muñoz Liced Serna Gabriela Rodríguez Valentina González Ana María Guzmán Yirleidis Quejada Mariana Zamorano Juana Ortegón Wendy Bonilla Ingrid Guerra	Paraguay (PAR) Luana Rodríguez Hannah Núñez Sofía Almirón Gabriela Valdez Fiorela Martínez Fredesvinda Ocampos Cindy Ramos Fiona Zaracho Belén Riveros Erika Cartaman Nabila Perruchino Araceli Leguizamón Valeria Benítez Naomi De León Yanina Servín Pamela Villalba Agustina Varela Milagros Rolón	Venezuela (VEN) Hilary Azuaje Fabiola Solórzano Floriangel Apóstol María Duerto Zulaycar Milano Ana Paula Fraiz Nerimar Infante Alai Araújo-Elorza Kimberlyn Campos Jaimar Torrealba Daniela Martínez Ashley Pulgar Isabella Tabja Naileth Rangel Alexineth Rosario María Contreras Iraia Arrue Victoria de Abreu

Boys' tournament

2022 Bolivarian Games Boys' Football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
City	Valledupar
Dates	2–4 July 2022
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Paraguay
Runners-up	Bolivia
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Dominican Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	8 players (2 goals each)

The boys' tournament was held from 2 to 4 July 2022 and consisted of a single group of 4 teams in which each team played once against the other 3 teams in the group on a single round-robin basis. The top three teams were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Paraguay	3	3	0	0	8	5	+3	9	Gold medal
2	Bolivia	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Silver medal
3	Colombia (H)	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2	3	Bronze medal
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	6	15	−9	0	Fourth place

Matches

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Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022

Women's tournament

2022 Bolivarian Games Women's Football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
City	Valledupar
Dates	26–28 June 2022
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Colombia (4th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Venezuela
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ilana Izquierdo Gisela Robledo Gabriela Rodríguez (3 goals each)

The women's tournament was held from 26 to 28 June 2022 and consisted of a single group of 4 teams in which each team played once against the other 3 teams in the group on a single round-robin basis. The top three teams were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Colombia (H)	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Gold medal
2	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Silver medal
3	Venezuela	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Bronze medal
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0	Fourth place

Matches

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Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022