Football at the South American Games

South American Games

Founded	1978
Current champions	Colombia
Most successful team(s)	Colombia

The South American Games football tournament is open to ODESUR affiliated national under-17 national teams. Previously under-20 age group players have been able to represent their nation.

Eligible participants

• Argentina
• Aruba
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Male Football

Year	Host	No. of teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1978	La Paz, Bolivia	3	Paraguay	Ecuador	Bolivia
1982	Rosario, Argentina	4	Argentina	Ecuador	Peru
1986	Santiago, Chile	10	Argentina	Colombia	Brazil
1990	Lima, Perú	4	Peru	Ecuador	Colombia
1994	Valencia, Venezuela	4	Colombia	Venezuela	Peru
1998	Cuenca, Ecuador		Not played
2002	No fixed host, Brazil		Not played
2006	Buenos Aires, Argentina		Not played
2010	Medellin, Colombia	6	Colombia	Ecuador	Bolivia
2014	Santiago, Chile	6	Colombia	Argentina	Ecuador
2018	Cochabamba, Bolivia	8	Chile	Uruguay	Colombia

Historical medals

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia	3	1	1	5
2	Argentina	2	1	0	3
3	Peru	1	0	2	3
4	Chile	1	0	0	1
4	Paraguay	1	0	0	1
6	Ecuador	0	4	1	5
7	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
7	Uruguay	0	1	0	1
9	Bolivia	0	0	2	2
10	Brazil	0	0	1	1

Women football

Year	Host	No. of teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2014	Santiago, Chile	7	Argentina	Chile	Brazil
2018	Bolivia	6	Paraguay	Colombia	Ecuador