1983 Copa América
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 4 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Enzo Francéscoli |
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
Squads
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, and zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
 Chile
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
Gareca  55' |
Report |
| Argentina | 2–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Burruchaga ) 90+' (pen. |
Quiñónez 44' Maldonado 90' (pen.) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Valderrama 73' |
| Peru | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro 77' |
| Colombia | 2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Valderrama 2' Molina 60' (pen.) |
80' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| Peru | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Brazil (by draw) | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.
Finals
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Francescoli 41' Diogo 80' |
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
Goal scorers
With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
3 Goals
2 Goals
- Éder
- Jorge Aravena
Rodolfo Dubó
Didí- Juan Caballero
Franco Navarro- Eduardo Malásquez
Fernando Morena- Wilmar Cabrera
1 Goal
Ricardo Gareca- Víctor Ramos
- Milton Melgar
David Paniagua- Silvio Rojas
- Erwin Romero
Jorginho- Renato Gaúcho
- Tita
- Oscar Arriaza
- Rubén Espinoza
- Juan Carlos Letelier
- Juan Carlos Orellana
- Fernando Fiorillo
- Nolberto Molina
- Miguel Augusto Prince
Hans Maldonado- Lupo Quiñónez
- Galo Fidean Vázquez
- José Jacinto Vega
Milciades Morel- Germán Leguía
- Eduardo Mario Acevedo
- Víctor Diogo
- Enzo Francescoli
- Arsenio Luzardo
- Alberto Santelli
Pedro Febles
References
- ^ Behr, Raúl. "B para creer" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
External links
- RSSSF Archive. "Copa América 1983".
- Official website of 2011 Copa América. "Copa América 1983" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Official Website of 2011 Copa América. "Goalscorers" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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