The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
The cup was won by Uruguay, that beat Brazil in the final match. This achievement ended Uruguay's 16-year streak without an official championship since the 1967 South American Championship, and qualified the Celestes to play the first Artemio Franchi Trophy in 1985 against France, winner of the UEFA Euro 1984.
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 zero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
 Chile
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
Vásquez  68' Vega 89' |
Burruchaga 40', 51' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Valderrama 73' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| Peru | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Brazil (by draw) | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.
Final
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Francescoli 41' Diogo 80' |
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
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
- Ricardo Gareca
- Víctor Ramos
- Milton Melgar
- David Paniagua
- Silvio Rojas
- Erwin Romero
- Jorginho
- Renato Gaúcho
- Tita
- Oscar Arriaza
- Rubén Espinoza
- Juan Carlos Letelier
- Juan Carlos Orellana
- Fernando Fiorillo
- Nolberto Molina
- Miguel Augusto Prince
- Hans Maldonado
- Lupo Quiñónez
- Galo Fidean Vázquez
- José Jacinto Vega
- Milciades Morel
Germán Leguía- Eduardo Mario Acevedo
- Víctor Diogo
- Enzo Francescoli
- Arsenio Luzardo
- Alberto Santelli
- Pedro Febles
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
- RSSSF Archive. "Copa América 1983".
- Official website of 2011 Copa América. "Copa América 1983" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Official Website of 2011 Copa América. "Goalscorers" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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