Copa América 1983

ChampionsUruguay

Uruguay won, ahead of Brazil. 10 teams, 24 games, 2.29 goals a game; hosted by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Brazilthrough	4	2	1	1	+5	5
Argentina	4	1	3	0	+1	5
Ecuador	4	0	2	2	-6	2

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Peruthrough	4	2	2	0	+2	6
Colombia	4	1	2	1	0	4
Bolivia	4	0	2	2	-2	2

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Uruguaythrough	4	3	0	1	+3	6
Chile	4	2	1	1	+6	5
Venezuela	4	0	1	3	-9	1

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Every game

This edition’s format (two-legged ties and play-offs) can’t be worked out from the results alone, so its games are listed in date order.

1983-10-13Paraguay 1–1 BrazilAsunción22%
1983-10-13Peru 0–1 UruguayLima51%
1983-10-20Brazil 0–0 ParaguayUberlândia90%
1983-10-20Uruguay 1–1 PeruMontevideo80%
1983-10-27Uruguay 2–0 BrazilMontevideo33%
1983-11-04Brazil 1–1 UruguaySalvador78%

Top scorers

Jorge Burruchaga Argentina 3
Roberto Dinamite Brazil 3
Carlos Aguilera Uruguay 3
Alex Valderrama Colombia 2
Franco Navarro Peru 2
Eduardo Malásquez Peru 2
Juan Caballero Peru 2
Éder Aleixo de Assis Brazil 2
Fernando Morena Uruguay 2
Wilmar Cabrera Uruguay 2

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.