1975 Copa América

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1975 Copa América
Tournament details
Dates17 July – 28 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Peru (2nd title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored79 (3.16 per match)
Attendance1,053,000 (42,120 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Ernesto Díaz
Argentina Leopoldo Luque
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Peru Teófilo Cubillas[1]
1967
1979

The 1975 edition of the

football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed its name from South American Championship to Copa América. For the first time, all ten CONMEBOL countries participated, with defending champions Uruguay
receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: see 1975 Copa América 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 no 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
 Brazil 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 8
 Argentina 4 2 0 2 17 4 +13 4
 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 1 26 −25 0
Venezuela 0–4 Brazil
Report
Palhinha
82', 88'
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Rivero (Peru
)



Argentina 11–0 Venezuela
D. Killer 8', 41', 62'
Gallego 14'
Ardiles 39'
Kempes 53', 81'
Zanabria 56', 64'
Bóveda 80'
Luque 85'
Rosario
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pedro Reyes (Peru
)


Argentina 0–1 Brazil
Danival 45'
Rosario
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile
)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Chile 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 3
 Bolivia 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2





Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 8
 Paraguay 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
 Ecuador 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1

Ecuador 2–2 Paraguay
Lasso 38'
Castañeda 47'
Kiese
16', 87'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mario Fiorenza (Venezuela)

Ecuador 1–3 Colombia
Carrera 40' Ortiz 15'
Retat 75'
Castro 83'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Comesaña (Argentina)

Paraguay 0–1 Colombia
Díaz 40'
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 50,000
)
Match abandoned at 43'


Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Báez 21'
Rolón 39', 58'
Castañeda 31'
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil
)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Colombia (agg.)30
 
 
 
 Uruguay01
 
 Colombia100
 
 
 
 Peru (replay)021
 
 Brazil12
 
 
 Peru (by draw)30
 

Semi-finals

Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Morena 17' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal (Chile)

2–2 on points. Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate goals.


Brazil 1–3 Peru
Roberto Batata 54' Casaretto 19', 88'
Cubillas 82'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Comesaña (Argentina)
Peru 0–2 Brazil
Campos
61'
Estadio Alianza Lima, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
)

2–2 on points. Peru won on a drawing of lots.

Finals

Colombia 1–0 Peru
Castro 38'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)
Peru 2–0 Colombia
Oblitas 18'
Ramírez 44'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Silvagno (Chile
)

2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Peru 1–0 Colombia
Sotil 25'
Estadio Olimpico, Caracas, Venezuela
Attendance: 30,000
)

Peru won the play-off 1–0.

Result

 1975 Copa América champions 

Peru

2nd title

Goal scorers

With four goals, Leopoldo Luque and Ernesto Díaz are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 79 goals were scored by 42 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.

Leopoldo Luque, one of the two top scorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

References

External links