1975 Copa América

1975 Copa América

Tournament details
Dates	July 17 - October 28
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Peru (2nd title)
Runners-up	Colombia
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	79 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Leopoldo Luque (4) Ernesto Díaz (4)
Best player	Teófilo Cubillas[1]
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The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between July 17 and October 28. For the first time in the history of the event there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed its name from South American Championship to Copa América. All ten CONMEBOL countries participated, with defending champions Uruguay receiving a bye into the semifinals and the rest starting in the group stage.

First round

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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Brazil 8 4 4 0 0 13 1  Argentina 4 4 2 0 2 17 4  Venezuela 0 4 0 0 4 1 26 July 31, 1975 Venezuela  0–4  Brazil Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos Rivero Romeu  2' Danival  50' Palhinha  82', 88' August 3, 1975 Venezuela  1–5  Argentina Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Iriarte  14' Luque  12', 34', 66' Kempes  30' Ardiles  86' August 6, 1975 Brazil  2–1  Argentina Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ramón Barreto Nelinho  31', 55' (pen.) Asad  11' August 10, 1975 Argentina  11–0  Venezuela Cor de León, Rosario Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pedro Reyes Killer  8', 41', 62' Gallego  14' Ardiles  39' Kempes  53', 81' Zanabria  56', 64' Bóveda  80' Luque  85' August 13, 1975 Brazil  6–0  Venezuela Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Carlos Rivero Roberto Batata  6', 79' Nelinho  9' Danival  37' Campos  53' Palhinha  65' August 16, 1975 Argentina  0–1  Brazil Cor de León, Rosario Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Carlos Robles Danival  45' Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Peru 7 4 3 1 0 8 3  Chile 3 4 1 1 2 7 6  Bolivia 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 July 17, 1975 Chile  1–1  Peru Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Omar Delgado Crisosto  10' Rojas  72' July 20, 1975 Bolivia  2–1  Chile Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Héctor Ortiz Mezza  60', 75' Gamboa  41' July 27, 1975 Bolivia  0–1  Peru Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alberto Ducatelli Ramírez  17' August 7, 1975 Peru  3–1  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Ramírez  7' (pen.) Cueto  26' Oblitas  52' Mezza  58' (pen.) August 13, 1975 Chile  4–0  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arturo Ithurralde Araneda  40', 87' Ahumada  61' Gamboa  71' August 20, 1975 Peru  3–1  Chile Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Juan José Fortunatto Rojas  3' Oblitas  32' Cubillas  39' Carlos Reinoso  76' Group C Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Colombia 8 4 4 0 0 7 1  Paraguay 3 4 1 1 2 5 5  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 4 10 July 20, 1975 Colombia  1–0  Paraguay Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Díaz  83' July 24, 1975 Ecuador  2–2  Paraguay Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mario Fiorenza Lasso  38' Castañeda  47' Kiese  16', 87' July 27, 1975 Ecuador  1–3  Colombia Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Miguel Angel Comesaña Carrera  40' Ortiz  15' Retat  75' Castro  83' July 30, 1975 Paraguay  0–1  Colombia Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Arnaldo César Coelho Díaz  40' Match abandoned at 43' August 7, 1975 Colombia  2–0  Ecuador Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Carlos Robles Díaz  15' Calero  42' August 10, 1975 Paraguay  3–1  Ecuador Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Armando Marques Báez  21' Rolón  39', 58' Castañeda 31 Knockout round Semi-finals September 21, 1975 Colombia  3–0  Uruguay Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 55,000 Referee: César Orozco Angulo  53' Ortiz  70' Díaz  90' De los Santos  17' September 30, 1975 Brazil  1–3  Peru Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Miguel Angel Comesaña Roberto Batata  54' Casaretto  19'  88' Cubillas  82' October 1, 1975 Uruguay  1–0  Colombia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Morena  17' (pen.)  80' October 4, 1975 Peru  0–2  Brazil Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Arturo Ithurralde Meléndez  10' (o.g.) Campos  61' (*) Peru qualified through the drawing of lots Finals October 16, 1975 Colombia  1–0  Peru Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Miguel Comesaña Castro  38' October 22, 1975 Peru  2–0  Colombia Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Juan Silvagno Oblitas  18' Ramírez  44' Final play-off October 28, 1975 Peru  1–0  Colombia Estadio Olimpico, Caracas Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ramón Barreto Sotil  25' Result  Copa América 1975 Champions  Peru 2nd title Scorers Four goals Leopoldo Luque Ernesto Díaz Three goals Mario Kempes Daniel Killer Ovidio Mezza Danival Nelinho Palhinha Roberto Batata Juan Carlos Oblitas Oswaldo Ramírez Two goals Osvaldo Ardiles Mario Zanabria Campos Luis Araneda Miguel Angel Gamboa Ponciano Castro Willington Ortiz Polo Carrera Hugo Enrique Kiese Clemente Rolón Enrique Casaretto Teófilo Cubillas Percy Rojas One goal Julio Asad Ramón Bóveda Américo Gallego Romeu Sergio Ahumada Julio Crisosto Carlos Reinoso Edgar Angulo Oswaldo Calero Eduardo Retat Gonzalo Castañeda Félix Lasso Carlos Báez César Cueto Hugo Sotil Fernando Morena Ramón Iriarte Own goal Julio Meléndez (for Brazil) References ^ The Copa América Archive - Trivia External links RSSSF Archive