South American Championship 1967

Copa América summary
host = Uruguay
year = 1967
tournament = South American Championship
teams = 6
date1 = January 17
date2 = February 2
winner = Uruguay
runner-up = Argentina
third = Chile
matches = 15
goalscorer = Luis Artime
goalscorer2 =

The South American (Soccer) Championship 1967 was held in Uruguay and won by Uruguay with Argentina as a second.

Luis Artime from Argentina and Mora from Paraguay were the top scorers of the tournament with 5 goals each. It was the first tournament Venezuela participated.

Preliminary round

footballbox
date = November 30, 1966
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 5–2
report =
team2 = fb|COL
goals1 = Araya 7'
Campos 23'
Prieto 40' (pen)
Prieto 49'
Saavedra 61'
goals2 = Gamboa 71'
Cañón 72'
stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Yamasaki (PER)
footballbox
date = December 11, 1966
team1 = fb-rt|COL
score = 0–0
report =
team2 = fb|CHI
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 17.000
Referee: Yamasaki (PER)::::: "Chile won 5-2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967"
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date = December 21, 1966
team1 = fb-rt|ECU
score = 2–2
report =
team2 = fb|PAR
goals1 = Carrera 56'
Muñoz 58'
goals2 = Rojas 85' (pen)
Apocada 88'
stadium = Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 47.000
Referee: Goicoechea (ARG)
footballbox
date = December 28, 1966
team1 = fb-rt|PAR
score = 3–1
report =
team2 = fb|ECU
goals1 = Mora 7'
Mora 10'
Del Puerto 60'
goals2 = Muñoz 81'
stadium = Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Oroczo (PER)::::: "Paraguay won 5-3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967"

Final tournament

footballbox
date = January 17, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 4–0
report =
team2 = fb|BOL
goals1 = Rocha 5'
Castillo 44'
Troncoso 55' (og)
Oyarbide 81'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (PAR)----footballbox
date = January 18, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|VEN|1930
goals1 = Marcos 12'
Marcos 41'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (PAR)----footballbox
date = January 18, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 4–1
report =
team2 = fb|PAR
goals1 = Mas 23'
Bernao 71'
Artime 73'
Albrecht 89' (pen)
goals2 = Mora 67'
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Mario Gasc (CHI)----footballbox
date = January 21, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 4–0
report =
team2 = fb|VEN|1930
goals1 = Urruzmendi 5'
Urruzmendi 34'
Oyarbide 62'
Oyarbide 68'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (BRA)----footballbox
date = January 22, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|BOL
goals1 = Bernao 67'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (BRA)----footballbox
date = January 22, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 4–2
report =
team2 = fb|PAR
goals1 = Gallardo 9'
Gallardo 44'
Araya 72'
Araya 81'
goals2 = Riveros 62'
Apocada 85'
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (ARG)----footballbox
date = January 25, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|PAR
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|BOL
goals1 = Arístides Del Puerto 14'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Enrique Marino (CHI)----footballbox
date = January 25, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 5–1
report =
team2 = fb|VEN|1930
goals1 = Artime 18'
Carone 26'
Marzolini 50'
Artime 65'
Artime 88'
goals2 = Santana 72'
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Mario Gasc (CHI)----footballbox
date = January 26, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 2–2
report =
team2 = fb|CHI
goals1 = Rocha 15'
Oyarbide 68'
goals2 = Gallardo 2'
Marcos 37'
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (PAR)----footballbox
date = January 28, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|VEN|1930
score = 3–0
report =
team2 = fb|BOL
goals1 = Scovino 59'
Santana 67'
Ravelo 84'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 11.000
Referee: Mario Gasc (CHI)----footballbox
date = January 28, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|CHI
goals1 = Sarnari 36'
Artime 80'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 14.000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (PAR)----footballbox
date = January 29, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|PAR
goals1 = Pérez 32'
Urruzmendi 66'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 17.000
Referee: Mario Gasc (CHI)----footballbox
date = February 1, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 0–0
report =
team2 = fb|BOL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (ARG)----footballbox
date = February 1, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|PAR
score = 5–3
report =
team2 = fb|VEN|1930
goals1 = González 11'
Rojas 16'
Mora 22'
Rojas 29'
Colmán 81'
goals2 = Mendoza 3'
Santana 77'
Ravelo 89'
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Enrique Marino (CHI)----footballbox
date = February 2, 1967
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Rocha 74'
goals2 =
stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 65.000
Referee: Mario Gasc (CHI)

tandings

Result

Goal scorers

5 goals
*flagicon|Argentina|alt Artime

4 goals
*flagicon|Uruguay Oyarbide

3 goals
*flagicon|Chile Gallardo, Marcos
*flagicon|Uruguay Rocha, Urruzmendi
*flagicon|Venezuela|1930 Santana

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/67safull.html RSSSF Archive]