Copa America 1975

Copa America 1975
South American Football Championship 1975
Number of nations	10
South American champions	Peru (2nd title)
venue	no tournament in one country (each leg up and back to the final)
Opening game	17th July 1975
Endgame	October 28, 1975 (play-off)
Games	25th
Gates	79  (⌀: 3.16 per game)
spectator	1,028,000  (⌀: 41,120 per game)
Top scorer	Ernesto Díaz , Leopoldo Luque (4 goals each)
Red cards	4  (⌀: 0.16 per game)

The Copa América 1975 was the 30th edition of the South American continental championship in football and took place from July 17 to October 28 after an eight-year break, for the first time under this name. For the first time, all ten members of CONMEBOL were at the start.

Again there was a change in the competition mode. For the first time there was no tournament in the league system in a country, but for the first time it was played in a combination of group phase and knockout system with a return game. The preliminary round was made up of three groups with three participants each. The three group winners reached the semifinals, while Uruguay, as defending champions, automatically qualified for the semifinals. In the event of a tie, the goal difference decided, if it was the same, the lot. By this rule, Peru reached the final. In the final, if there was a tie after the return leg, a playoff was played on a neutral pitch, which was also necessary. This mode was retained for the next two competitions in 1979 and 1983 . With 1.028 million spectators there was the second best attendance of all previous tournaments and for the fourth time over a million, although the record from 1945 remained.

Peru won its second Copa América title after 1939 .

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	4th	4th	0	0	013: 100	+12	08-00
2.	Argentina	4th	2	0	2	018: 500	+13	04: 40
3.	Venezuela	4th	0	0	4th	001:260	−25	00: 80

July 31, 1975 in Caracas ( Estadio Olímpico )
Venezuela	-	Brazil	0: 4 (0: 1)
August 3, 1975 in Caracas (Estadio Olímpico)
Venezuela	-	Argentina	1: 5 (1: 3)
August 6, 1975 in Belo Horizonte ( Estádio Mineirão )
Brazil	-	Argentina	2: 1 (1: 1)
August 10, 1975 in Rosario ( Estadio Gigante de Arroyito )
Argentina	-	Venezuela	11: 0 (4: 0)
August 13, 1975 in Belo Horizonte (Estádio Mineirão)
Brazil	-	Venezuela	6: 0 (3: 0)
August 16, 1975 in Rosario (Estadio Gigante de Arroyito)
Argentina	-	Brazil	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Peru	4th	3	1	0	008: 300	+5	07: 10
2.	Chile	4th	1	1	2	007: 600	+1	03: 50
3.	Bolivia	4th	1	0	3	003: 900	−6	02: 60

July 17, 1975 in Santiago ( Estadio Nacional de Chile )
Chile	-	Peru	1: 1 (1: 0)
July 20, 1975 in Oruro ( Estadio Jesús Bermúdez )
Bolivia	-	Chile	2: 1 (0: 1)
July 27, 1975 in Oruro (Estadio Jesús Bermúdez)
Bolivia	-	Peru	0: 1 (0: 1)
August 7, 1975 in Lima ( Estadio Nacional )
Peru	-	Bolivia	3: 1 (2: 0)
August 13, 1975 in Santiago (Estadio Nacional de Chile)
Chile	-	Bolivia	4: 0 (1: 0)
August 20, 1975 in Lima ( Estadio Alejandro Villanueva )
Peru	-	Chile	3: 1 (3: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Colombia	4th	4th	0	0	007: 100	+6	08-00
2.	Paraguay	4th	1	1	2	005: 500	± 0	03: 50
3.	Ecuador	4th	0	1	3	004:100	−6	01: 70

July 20, 1975 in Bogotá ( El Campin )
Colombia	-	Paraguay	1: 0 (0: 0)
July 24, 1975 in Guayaquil ( Estadio Modelo )
Ecuador	-	Paraguay	2: 2 (1: 2)
July 27, 1975 in Quito ( Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa )
Ecuador	-	Colombia	1: 3 (1: 1)
July 30, 1975 in Asunción ( Estadio Defensores del Chaco )
Paraguay	-	Colombia	0: 1 (0: 1)
August 7, 1975 in Bogotá (El Campin)
Colombia	-	Ecuador	2: 0 (2: 0)
August 10, 1975 in Asunción (Estadio Defensores del Chaco)
Paraguay	-	Ecuador	3: 1 (1: 1)

Semifinals

September 21, 1975 in Bogotá ( El Campin )
Colombia	-	Uruguay	3: 0 (0: 0)
October 1, 1975, Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario )
Uruguay	-	Colombia	1: 0 (1: 0)

September 30, 1975 in Belo Horizonte ( Estádio Mineirão )
Brazil	-	Peru	1: 3 (0: 1)
October 4, 1975 in Lima ( Estadio Alejandro Villanueva )
Peru*	-	Brazil	0: 2 (0: 1)

* Peru by drawing lots in the final.

final

October 16, 1975 in Bogotá ( El Campin )
Colombia	-	Peru	1: 0 (1: 0)
October 22, 1975 in Lima ( Estadio Nacional )
Peru	-	Colombia	2: 0 (2: 0)

Playoff

October 28, 1975 in Caracas ( Estadio Olímpico )
Colombia	-	Peru	0: 1 (0: 1)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Leopoldo Luque | 4
	Ernesto Díaz | 4
3	Mario Kempes | 3
	Mario Killer | 3
	Ovidio Mezza | 3
	Danival | 3
	Nelinho | 3
	Palhinha | 3
	Roberto Batata | 3
	Juan Oblitas | 3
	Oswaldo Ramírez | 3

Web links

• Tournament website 1975 at rsssf.com (English)
• Article about Peru at the Copa with many photos (span.)