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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 4 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,119,738 (46,656 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos Aguilera  Jorge Luis Burruchaga Roberto Dinamite (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Enzo Francéscoli |
← 1979 1987 → | |
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
editGroup stage
editThe 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
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vásquez Vega |
Burruchaga |
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valderrama |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
editUruguay won 3–1 on points.
2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.
Final
edit| Uruguay | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francescoli Diogo |
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
Goal scorers
editWith 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
Milton Melgar
Jorginho
Oscar Arriaza
Fernando Fiorillo
Hans Maldonado
Milciades Morel
Germán Leguía
Eduardo Mario Acevedo
Pedro Febles
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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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