1975 Copa América
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 July – 28 October |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Peru (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Colombia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 79 (3.16 per match) |
Attendance | 1,053,000 (42,120 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ernesto Díaz Leopoldo Luque (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Teófilo Cubillas[1] |
The 1975 edition of the
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 |
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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 |
Argentina | 11–0 | Venezuela |
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D. Killer 8', 41', 62' Gallego 14' Ardiles 39' Kempes 53', 81' Zanabria 56', 64' Bóveda 80' Luque 85' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Bolivia | 2–1 | Chile |
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Mezza 60', 75' |
Gamboa 41' |
Peru | 3–1 | Bolivia |
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Ramírez 7' (pen.) Cueto 26' Oblitas 52' |
Mezza 58' (pen. ) |
Chile | 4–0 | Bolivia |
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Gamboa 71' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Paraguay | 0–1 | Colombia |
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Díaz 40' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||
Colombia (agg.) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Peru (replay) | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Brazil | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Peru (by draw) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
2–2 on points. Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate goals.
Brazil | 1–3 | Peru |
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Roberto Batata 54' | Casaretto 19', 88' Cubillas 82' |
Peru | 0–2 | Brazil |
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Campos 61' |
2–2 on points. Peru won on a drawing of lots.
Finals
2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.
Peru | 1–0 | Colombia |
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Sotil 25' |
Peru won the play-off 1–0.
Result
1975 Copa América champions |
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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.
4 goals
3 goals
- Mario Kempes
- Daniel Killer
- Ovidio Mezza
- Danival
- Nelinho
- Palhinha
- Roberto Batata
- Juan Carlos Oblitas
- Oswaldo Ramírez
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
- Julio Meléndez (for Brazil)
References
- ^ The Copa América Archive – Trivia
- ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ISBN 0-85112-954-4.