| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 July – 28 October |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Peru (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,053,000 (42,120 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ernesto Díaz  Leopoldo Luque (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Teófilo Cubillas |
| ← 1967 1979 → | |
The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time 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. For the first time, all ten CONMEBOL countries participated, with defending champions Uruguay receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads: see 1975 Copa América 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 no points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 8 |
| Argentina
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 4 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 0–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Romeu  2' Danival 50' Palhinha 82', 88' |
| Venezuela | 1–5 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Iriarte 14' |
Luque 12', 34', 66' Kempes 30' Ardiles 86' |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Nelinho 31', 55' (pen.) |
Asad 11' |
| Argentina | 11–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| D. Killer 8', 41', 62' Gallego 14' Ardiles 39' Kempes 53', 81' Zanabria 56', 64' Bóveda 80' Luque 85' |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Batata 6', 79' Nelinho 9' Danival 37' Campos 53' Palhinha 65' |
| Argentina | 0–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Danival 45' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
 Chile
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| Chile | 1–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Crisosto 10' |
Rojas 72' |
| Bolivia | 2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Mezza 60', 75' |
Gamboa 41' |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 17' |
| Peru | 3–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 7' (pen.) Cueto 26' Oblitas 52' |
Mezza 58' (pen.) |
| Chile | 4–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Araneda 40', 87' Ahumada 61' Gamboa 71' |
| Peru | 3–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 3' Oblitas 32' Cubillas 39' |
Carlos Reinoso 76' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
| Colombia | 1–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 83' |
| Ecuador | 2–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Lasso 38' Castañeda 47' |
Kiese 16', 87' |
| Ecuador | 1–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Carrera 40' |
Ortiz 15' Retat 75' Castro 83' |
| Paraguay | 0–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 40' |
| Colombia | 2–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 15' Calero 42' |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Báez 21' Rolón 39', 58' |
Castañeda 31' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||
| Colombia (agg.) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Peru (replay) | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
 Brazil | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Peru (by draw) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
| Colombia | 3–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Angulo 53' Ortiz 70' Díaz 90' |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Morena 17' (pen.) |
2–2 on points. Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate goals.
| Brazil | 1–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Batata 54' |
Casaretto 19', 88' Cubillas 82' |
| Peru | 0–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez 10' (o.g.) Campos 61' |
2–2 on points. Peru won on a drawing of lots.
Finals
Main article: 1975 Copa América Finals| Colombia | 1–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Castro 38' |
| Peru | 2–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Oblitas 18' Ramírez 44' |
2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.
| Peru | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Sotil 25' |
Peru won the play-off 1–0.
Result
| 1975 Copa América champions |
|---|
 Peru 2nd title |
Goal scorers
With four goals, Leopoldo Luque and Ernesto Díaz are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 79 goals were scored by 42 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.
4 goals
3 goals
- Mario Kempes
- Daniel Killer
- Ovidio Mezza
- Danival
- Nelinho
- Palhinha
- Roberto Batata
- Juan Carlos Oblitas
- Oswaldo Ramírez
2 goals
- Osvaldo Ardiles
- Mario Zanabria
- Campos
- Luis Araneda
- Miguel Ángel Gamboa
- Ponciano Castro
- Willington Ortiz
- Gonzalo Castañeda
- Hugo Enrique Kiese
- Clemente Rolón
- Enrique Casaretto
- Teófilo Cubillas
- Percy Rojas
1 goal
- Julio Asad
- Ramón Bóveda
- Américo Gallego
- Romeu
- Sergio Ahumada
- Julio Crisosto
- Carlos Reinoso
- Edgar Angulo
- Oswaldo Calero
- Eduardo Retat
- Polo Carrera
- Félix Lasso
- Carlos Báez
- César Cueto
- Hugo Sotil
- Fernando Morena
- Ramón Iriarte
Own goal
- Julio Meléndez (for Brazil)
References
- The Copa América Archive – Trivia
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 566. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 566. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 566. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
External links
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