Copa America 1983

Copa America 1983
Football South American Championship 1983
Number of nations	10
South American champions	Uruguay (12th title)
venue	no tournament in one country (each leg up and back to the final)
Opening game	August 10, 1983
Endgame	November 4, 1983 (final second leg)
Games	24
Gates	55  (⌀: 2.29 per game)
spectator	1,127,000  (⌀: 46,958 per game)
Top scorer	Jorge Burruchaga Roberto Dinamite Carlos Aguilera (3 goals each)
Best player	Enzo Francescoli
Red cards	12  (⌀: 0.5 per game)

The Copa América 1983 was the 32nd game of the South American continental championship in football and took place from August 10 to November 4.

The mode of competition was identical to 1975 and 1979 . Once again, there was no tournament in the league system in a country, as in the past, but it was played in a combination of group phase and knockout system with a return leg. The preliminary round was made up of three groups with three participants each. The three group winners reached the semi-finals, while defending champions Paraguay automatically qualified for the semi-finals. In the event of a tie, the goal difference decided, this was the lot. In the final, if there had been a tie after the return leg, a playoff would have been played on a neutral pitch, but this time it was not necessary. For the sixth time in the history of the competition, an audience of over one million was reached, but without breaking the record of 1945 .

Defending champion Paraguay failed in the semifinals to Brazil. Uruguay secured its twelfth title in total, drawing level with the previous record holder Argentina.

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	4th	3	0	1	007: 400	+3	06: 20
2.	Chile	4th	2	1	1	008: 200	+6	05: 30
3.	Venezuela	4th	0	1	3	001:100	−9	01: 70

September 1, 1983 in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario )
Uruguay	-	Chile	2: 1 (1: 0)
September 4th 1983 in Montevideo (Estadio Centenario)
Uruguay	-	Venezuela	3: 0 (1: 0)
September 8, 1983 in Santiago ( Estadio Nacional de Chile )
Chile	-	Venezuela	5: 0 (3: 0)
September 11, 1983 in Santiago (Estadio Nacional de Chile)
Chile	-	Uruguay	2: 0 (1: 0)
September 18, 1983 in Caracas ( Estadio Brígido-Iriarte )
Venezuela	-	Uruguay	1: 2 (0: 0)
September 21, 1983 in Caracas (Estadio Brígido-Iriarte)
Venezuela	-	Chile	0-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	4th	2	1	1	006: 100	+5	05: 30
2.	Argentina	4th	2	1	1	005: 400	+1	05: 30
3.	Ecuador	4th	1	0	3	004:100	−6	02: 60

August 10, 1983 in Quito ( Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa )
Ecuador	-	Argentina	2: 2 (0: 1)
17th August 1983 in Quito (Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa)
Ecuador	-	Brazil	0: 1 (0: 1)
August 24, 1983 in Buenos Aires ( Estadio Monumental )
Argentina	-	Brazil	1: 0 (0: 0)
September 1, 1983 in Goiânia ( Estádio Serra Dourada )
Brazil	-	Ecuador	5: 0 (1: 0)
September 7, 1983 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Monumental)
Argentina	-	Ecuador	2: 2 (0: 1)
September 14, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro ( Estádio do Maracanã )
Brazil	-	Argentina	0-0

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Peru	4th	3	0	1	006: 400	+2	06: 20
2.	Colombia	4th	2	0	2	005: 500	± 0	04: 40
3.	Bolivia	4th	1	0	3	004: 600	−2	02: 60

August 14, 1983 in La Paz ( Estadio Hernando Siles )
Bolivia	-	Colombia	0: 1 (0: 0)
August 17, 1983 in Lima ( Estadio Nacional )
Peru	-	Colombia	1: 0 (0: 0)
August 21, 1983 in La Paz (Estadio Hernando Siles)
Bolivia	-	Peru	1: 1 (0: 0)
August 28, 1983 in Bogotá ( El Campin )
Colombia	-	Peru	2: 2 (0: 1)
August 31, 1983 in Bogotá (El Campin)
Colombia	-	Bolivia	2: 2 (1: 0)
September 4, 1983 in Lima (Estadio Nacional)
Peru	-	Bolivia	2: 1 (2: 0)

Semifinals

October 13, 1983 in Lima ( Estadio Nacional )
Peru	-	Uruguay	0: 1 (0: 0)
October 20, 1983 in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario )
Uruguay	-	Peru	1: 1 (0: 1)

October 13, 1983 in Asunción ( Estadio Defensores del Chaco )
Paraguay	-	Brazil	1: 1 (0: 0)
October 20, 1983 in Uberlândia ( Parque do Sabiá )
Brazil	-	Paraguay	0-0

final

October 27, 1983 in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario )
Uruguay	-	Brazil	2: 0 (1: 0)
November 4th 1983 in Salvador da Bahia ( Estádio Fonte Nova )
Brazil	-	Uruguay	1: 1 (1: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Jorge Burruchaga	3
	Roberto Dinamite	3
	Carlos Aguilera	3
4th	Eder	2
	Rodolfo Dubó	2
	Jorge Aravena	2
	Carlos Valderrama	2
	Juan Caballero	2
	Eduardo Malásquez	2
	Franco Navarro	2
	Wilmar Cabrera	2
	Fernando Morena	2

Web links

• Tournament website 1983 at rsssf.com (English)