1983 Copa América
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 10 – November 4 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Uruguay (12th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Brazil |
| Third place |
 Peru |
| Fourth place |
 Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Jorge Luis Burruchaga Carlos Aguilera Roberto Dinamite (3 goals each) |
| Best player |
Enzo Francéscoli |
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
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.
Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
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 |
September 1, 1983 |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Eduardo Mario Acevedo  45' Fernando Morena 63' (pen.) |
Juan Carlos Orellana 76' |
September 4, 1983 |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmar Cabrera 55' Fernando Morena 51' (pen.) Arsenio Luzardo 68' |
September 8, 1983 |
| Chile |
5–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Arriaza 22' Rodolfo Dubó 25' Jorge Aravena 35', 83' Rubén Espinoza 51' |
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 |
August 10, 1983 |
| Ecuador |
2–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Galo Fidean Vásquez 68' José Jacinto Vega 79' |
Jorge Luis Burruchaga 40', 51' |
September 7, 1983 |
| Argentina |
2–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Víctor Ramos 50' Jorge Luis Burruchaga 90' (pen.) |
Lupo Quiñónez 44' Hans Maldonado 90' |
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 |
August 28, 1983 |
| Colombia |
2–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Augusto Prince 46' Fernando Fiorillo 69' |
Eduardo Malásquez 25' (pen.) Juan Caballero 85' |
August 31, 1983 |
| Colombia |
2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Didí 2' Nolberto Molina 60' (pen.) |
Milton Melgar 78' Silvio Rojas 80' |
Semi-finals
Finals
Result
| 1983 Copa América Champions |
|---|
Uruguay 12th title |
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.
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3 Goals 2 Goals
1 Goal
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References
- ↑ Behr, Raúl. "B para creer" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
External links
- RSSSF Archive. "Copa América 1983".
- Official website of 2011 Copa América. "Copa América 1983" (in Spanish).
- Official Website of 2011 Copa América. "Goalscorers" (in Spanish).
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