1979 Copa América

February 2022 1979 18 July – 11 December 10 1 Paraguay 1954 2 Chile PERBRA 25 63 1144000 PAR 1954 Eugenio Morel CHI Jorge Peredo (4 goals each) CHI Carlos Caszely http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/3543/copa-am%C3%A9rica-2011/2011/07/01/2528801/especial-copa-america-los-mejores-jugadores-edici%C3%B3n-por Especial Copa America: Los Mejores Jugadores edición por edición es Goal.com 15 April 2010 6 September 2012 1975 1983 The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals. Squads 1979 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, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals. Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal. Group A Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points CHI4211102+85 COL421152+35 VEN 19304022112−112 1 August 1979 VEN 1930 0–0 COL Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal 18,000 Luis Barrancos (Bolivia) 8 August 1979 VEN 1930 1–1 CHI Carvajal 70 Peredo 81 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal 14,000 César Pagano (Peru) 15 August 1979 COL 1–0 CHI Díaz 21 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá 45,000 Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) 22 August 1979 COL 4–0 VEN 1930 Iguarán 17 Valverde 53 Chaparro 59 Morón 86 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá 30,000 Carlos Espósito (Argentina) 29 August 1979 CHI 7–0 VEN 1930 Peredo 3 59 Véliz 31 Rivas 38 54 pen. Soto 80 Yáñez 84 Páez 0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 70,000 Enrique Labó (Peru) 5 September 1979 CHI 2–0 COL Caszely 14 Peredo 58 Valverde 0 54 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 85,000 Wilfredo Cáceres (Paraguay) Group B thumb|Argentina v Brazil match Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points BRA 1968421175+25 BOL420247−34 ARG411276+13 18 July 1979 BOL 2–1 ARG Reynaldo 29 66 López 5 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 40,000 Octavio Sierra (Colombia) 26 July 1979 BOL 2–1 Report BRA 1968 Aragonés 36 pen. 73 Roberto Dinamite 30 pen. Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 40,000 Orlando Sánchez (Colombia) 2 August 1979 BRA 1968 2–1 Report ARG Zico 2 Tita 54 Coscia 29 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 130,000 Edison Pérez (Peru) 8 August 1979 ARG 3–0 BOL Passarella 1 Gáspari 15 Maradona 65 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 30,000 Sergio Vázquez Sánchez (Chile) 16 August 1979 BRA 1968 2–0 Report BOL Tita 46 Zico 90 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo 50,000 José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela) 23 August 1979 ARG 2–2 Report BRA 1968 Passarella 38 Díaz 71 Gallego 0 27 Sócrates 17 65 pen. Zico 0 27 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 68,000 Roque Cerullo (Uruguay) Group C Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points PAR 1954422063+36 URU41215504 ECU 1900410347−32 29 August 1979 ECU 1900 1–2 Report PAR 1954 Torres Garcés 64 pen. Talavera 22 Solalinde 77 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Carlos Espósito (Argentina) 5 September 1979 ECU 1900 2–1 Report URU Tenorio 6 Alarcón 9 Victorino 79 pen. Castillo 0 65 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 30,000 Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) 13 September 1979 PAR 1954 2–0 Report ECU 1900 E. Morel 27 Osorio 48 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 25,000 Abel Gnecco (Argentina) 16 September 1979 URU 2–1 Report ECU 1900 Bica 4 Victorino 57 pen Maneiro 0 78 Klinger 77 Granda 0 57 Ron 0 81 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 25,000 Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil) 20 September 1979 PAR 1954 0–0 Report URU Ovelar 0 35 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 25,000 Sergio Vásquez Sánchez (Chile) 26 September 1979 URU 2–2 Report PAR 1954 Milar 54 pen. Paz 83 E. Morel 34 88 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 18,000 Edison Pérez (Peru) Knockout stage N4 white-space:nowrap no 3 Semi-finals Finals PAR 1954 2 2 BRA 1968 1 2 PER 1 0 CHI 2 0 PAR 1954 (agg. won by aggregate goals following a replay) 3 0 0 CHI 0 1 0 Semi-finals 17 October 1979 PER 1–2 CHI Mosquera 71 Caszely 36 76 Estadio Nacional, Lima 50,000 Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) 24 October 1979 CHI 0–0 PER Estadio Nacional, Santiago 75,000 Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) Chile won 3–1 on points. 24 October 1979 PAR 1954 2–1 Report BRA 1968 E. Morel 16 Talavera 35 Palhinha 79 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 50,000 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) 31 October 1979 BRA 2–2 Report PAR Falcão 29 Sócrates 61 pen. M. Morel 31 Romerito 68 Maracaná, Rio de Janeiro 80,000 Carlos Espósito (Argentina) Paraguay won 3–1 on points. Finals 1979 Copa América Finals 28 November 1979 Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 567 1992 Guinness publishing 0-85112-954-4 PAR 1954 3–0 CHI Romerito 12 85 M. Morel 36 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 40,000 Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay) 5 December 1979 CHI 1–0 PAR 1954 Rivas 10 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 55,000 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner. 11 December 1979 PAR 1954 0–0 yes CHI José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina 32,000 Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil) The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired, meaning the teams finished 3–3 on points. Paraguay won on aggregate 3–1. Goalscorers With four goals, Jorge Peredo and Eugenio Morel are the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 63 goals were scored by 41 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. 4 goals CHI Jorge Peredo PAR 1954 Eugenio Morel 3 goals 20em BRA 1968 Sócrates CHI Carlos Caszely CHI Carlos Rivas PAR 1954 Romerito 2 goals 20em ARG Daniel Passarella BOL Carlos Aragonés BOL Jesús Reynaldo BRA 1968 Tita BRA 1968 Zico PAR 1954 Milcíades Morel PAR 1954 Hugo Talavera URU Waldemar Victorino 1 goal 20em ARG Hugo Coscia ARG Roberto Díaz ARG Jorge Gáspari ARG Carlos Angel López ARG Diego Maradona BRA 1968 Paulo Roberto Falcão BRA 1968 Palhinha BRA 1968 Roberto Dinamite CHI Mario Soto CHI Leonardo Véliz CHI Patricio Yáñez COL José Chaparro COL Ernesto Díaz COL Arnoldo Iguarán COL Jaime Morón COL César Valverde ECU 1900 Jorge Luis Alarcón ECU 1900 Fausto Klinger ECU 1900 Mario Tenorio ECU 1900 Carlos Torres Garcés PAR 1954 Juvencio Osorio PAR 1954 Alicio Solalinde PER Roberto Mosquera URU Alberto Bica URU Denis Milar URU Rubén Paz VEN 1930 Rodolfo Carbajal References External links Copa América 1979 at RSSSF Attendance information 1979 Category:1979 in South American men's continental football Category:1979 in South American men's international football Category:July 1979 sports events in South America Category:August 1979 sports events in South America Category:September 1979 sports events in South America Category:October 1979 in sports Category:October 1979 in South America Category:November 1979 sports events in South America Category:December 1979 sports events in South America