Copa América 1983

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Copa América - No fixed venue 1983
Copa América 1983
Participating countries
10
Host No fixed venue
Date August 10, 1983
November 4, 1983
Results
- Champion
- Runner-up
- Third Place

Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
Flag of Brazil Brazil
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay
Top goalscorers Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Roberto Dinamite
Matches 24

The 1983 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay got a bye into the semifinals.

Contents

[edit] Group Stage

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 6 4 3 0 1 7 4
Chile 5 4 2 1 1 8 2
Venezuela 1 4 0 1 3 1 10
Uruguay 2 - 1 Chile
Uruguay 3 - 0 Venezuela
Chile 5 - 0 Venezuela
Chile 2 - 0 Uruguay
Venezuela 1 - 2 Uruguay
Venezuela 0 - 0 Chile

[edit] Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 5 4 2 1 1 6 1
Flag of Argentina Argentina 5 4 1 3 0 5 4
Ecuador 2 4 0 2 2 4 10
Ecuador 2 - 2 Argentina
Ecuador 0 - 1 Brazil
Argentina 1 - 0 Brazil
Brazil 5 - 0 Ecuador
Argentina 2 - 2 Ecuador
Brazil 0 - 0 Argentina

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Peru 6 4 2 2 0 6 4
Colombia 4 4 1 2 1 5 5
Bolivia 2 4 0 2 2 4 6
Bolivia 0 - 1 Colombia
Peru 1 - 0 Colombia
Bolivia 1 - 1 Peru
Colombia 2 - 2 Peru
Colombia 2 - 2 Bolivia
Peru 2 - 1 Bolivia

[edit] Semi-finals

October 13, 1983 Peru Flag of Peru 0–1 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vásquez (CHI)

Aguilera 65'


October 13, 1983 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 1–1 Flag of Brazil Brazil Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Castro (CHI)

Morel 70' Éder 88'


October 20, 1983 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1–1 Flag of Peru Peru Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Ithurralde (ARG)

Cabrera 49' Malásquez 24'


October 20, 1983 Flag of Brazil Brazil 0–0 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay Parque de Sabiá, Uberlandia

Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Loustau (ARG)

Brazil qualified by lot

[edit] Finals

October 27, 1983 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 2–0 Flag of Brazil Brazil Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ortiz (PAR)

Francéscoli 41'
Diogo 80'


November 4, 1983 Flag of Brazil Brazil 1–1 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Pérez (PER)

Jorginho 23' Aguilera 77'


[edit] Result

 Copa América 1983 Winners 
Flag of Uruguay
Uruguay
12th title

[edit] Individual scorers

Three goals


Two goals


One goal

[edit] References