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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[1] 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.

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