1983 Copa América
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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 10 – November 4 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) |
Attendance | 1,119,738 (46,656 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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, 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 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Uruguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Wilmar Cabrera ![]() Fernando Morena ![]() Arsenio Luzardo ![]() |
Chile ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Oscar Arriaza ![]() Rodolfo Dubó ![]() Jorge Aravena ![]() Rubén Espinoza ![]() |
Chile ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Rodolfo Dubó ![]() Juan Carlos Letelier ![]() |
Venezuela ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pedro Febles ![]() |
Alberto Santelli ![]() Carlos Aguilera ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Ecuador ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Roberto Dinamite ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ricardo Gareca ![]() |
Report |
Brazil ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Renato Gaúcho ![]() Roberto Dinamite ![]() Éder ![]() Tita ![]() |
Report |
Argentina ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Víctor Ramos ![]() Jorge Luis Burruchaga ![]() |
Lupo Quiñónez ![]() Hans Maldonado ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Peru ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Franco Navarro ![]() |
Bolivia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Erwin Romero ![]() |
Franco Navarro ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Miguel Augusto Prince ![]() Fernando Fiorillo ![]() |
Eduardo Malásquez ![]() Juan Caballero ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Didí ![]() Nolberto Molina ![]() |
Milton Melgar ![]() Silvio Rojas ![]() |
Peru ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Germán Leguía ![]() Juan Caballero ![]() |
David Paniagua ![]() |
Semi-finals
Uruguay won 2-1 on aggregate.
Aggregate tied 1-1: Brazil won on a drawing of lots.
Final
First leg
![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Francescoli ![]() Diogo ![]() |
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
1 Goal
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References
- Behr, Raúl. "B para creer" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 568. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 568. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copa América 1983. |
- 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). Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-07-26.