1967 South American Championship

1967 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates 13 January – 2 February
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Chile
Fourth place  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 49 (3.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Luis Artime (5 goals)

The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second.

Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated.

Qualifying round

30 November 1966
Chile  5–2  Colombia
Araya  7'
Campos  23'
Prieto  40' (pen.), 49'
Saavedra  61'
Gamboa  71'
Cañón  72'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

11 December 1966
Colombia  0–0  Chile
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.

21 December 1966
Ecuador  2–2  Paraguay
Carrera  56'
Muñoz  58'
Rojas  85' (pen.)
Apocada  88'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)

28 December 1966
Paraguay  3–1  Ecuador
Mora  7', 10'
Del Puerto  60'
Muñoz  81'
Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.

Venues

Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 5410132+119
 Argentina 5401123+98
 Chile 522186+26
 Paraguay 5203913−44
 Venezuela 5104716−92
 Bolivia 501409−91

13 January 1967
Uruguay  4–0  Bolivia
Rocha  5'
Montero Castillo  44'
Troncoso  55' (o.g.)
Oyarbide  81'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)

18 January 1967
Chile  2–0  Venezuela
Marcos  12', 41'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)

18 January 1967
Argentina  4–1  Paraguay
Mas  23'
Bernao  71'
Artime  73'
Albrecht  89' (pen.)
Mora  67'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

21 January 1967
Uruguay  4–0  Venezuela
Urruzmendi  5', 34'
Oyarbide  62', 68'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)

22 January 1967
Argentina  1–0  Bolivia
Bernao  67'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)

22 January 1967
Chile  4–2  Paraguay
Gallardo  9', 44'
Araya  72', 81'
Riveros  62'
Apocada  85'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)

25 January 1967
Paraguay  1–0  Bolivia
Arístides Del Puerto  14'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)

25 January 1967
Argentina  5–1  Venezuela
Artime  18', 65', 88'
Carone  26'
Marzolini  50'
Santana  72'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

26 January 1967
Uruguay  2–2  Chile
Rocha  15'
Oyarbide  68'
Gallardo  2'
Marcos  37'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)

28 January 1967
Venezuela  3–0  Bolivia
Scovino  59'
Santana  67'
Ravelo  84'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

28 January 1967
Argentina  2–0  Chile
Sarnari  36'
Artime  80'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)

29 January 1967
Uruguay  2–0  Paraguay
Pérez  32'
Urruzmendi  66'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

1 February 1967
Chile  0–0  Bolivia
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)

1 February 1967
Paraguay  5–3  Venezuela
González  11'
Rojas  16', 29'
Mora  22'
Colmán  81'
Mendoza  3'
Santana  77'
Ravelo  89'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)

2 February 1967
Uruguay  1–0  Argentina
Rocha  74'
Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

Result

 1967 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
11th title

Goal scorers

With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 49 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

  • Paraguay Antonio González
  • Paraguay Arístides Del Puerto
  • Paraguay Benigno Apocada
  • Paraguay Juan Francisco Riveros
  • Paraguay Ramón Colmán

Own goal
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