1979 Copa América

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.

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.

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Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.

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Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Chile	flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg	flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg	flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg	flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg	flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg	flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg	flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg	flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg	flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg	flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg	flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg	flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg	flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg	flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg	flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg	flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg	flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg	flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg	link alias-naval = Chilean Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg	link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg	link alias-army = Chilean Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg	link alias-navy = Chilean Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	4	2	1	1	10	2	+8	5
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{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Venezuela	flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg	flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg	flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg	flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg	flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg	flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg	flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg	flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg	flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg	flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg	flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg	link alias-army= Venezuelan Army	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force	flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg	link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg	link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela	flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg	flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg	flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = 1930 }}	4	0	2	2	1	12	−11	2

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Brazil	flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg	flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg	flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg	flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg	flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg	flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg	flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg	link alias-army = Brazilian Army	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg	link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force	link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps	link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces	link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1968 }}	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	5
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bolivia	flag alias = Flag of Bolivia.svg	flag alias-state = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg	flag alias-football = Flag of Bolivia.svg	flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg	flag alias-1825 = State flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg	flag alias-1825a = Civil flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg	flag alias-1831 = Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg	flag alias-1831a = Flag of Bolivia (1826-1851).svg	flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg	flag alias-wiphala = Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg	flag alias-patuju = Flag of the Patujú flower.svg	flag alias-army=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg	link alias-army=Bolivian Army	flag alias-air force=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg	link alias-air force=Bolivian Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg	link alias-naval = Bolivian Navy	flag alias-naval old = Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg	flag alias-naval jack = Naval Jack of Bolivia.svg	flag alias-military = Flag of Bolivia (military).svg	link alias-military = Bolivian Armed Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg	link alias-navy = Bolivian Navy	flag alias-civil = Flag of Bolivia.svg	size =	name =	altvar = football	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	4	2	0	2	4	7	−3	4
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Argentina	flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg	flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg	flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg	flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg	flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg	flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg	flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg	flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg	flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg	flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg	flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg	link alias-naval = Argentine Navy	link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture	flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg	link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command	link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg	link alias-army = Argentine Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg	link alias-navy = Argentine Navy	empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	3

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Paraguay	flag alias = Flag of Paraguay.svg	flag alias-1812 = Flag of Paraguay (1812-1826).svg	flag alias-1826 = Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg	flag alias-1842 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg	flag alias-1954 = Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg	flag alias-1988 = Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg	link alias-naval = Paraguayan Navy	link alias-air force = Paraguayan Air Force	link alias-army = Paraguayan Army	link alias-navy = Paraguayan Navy	size =	name =	variant = 1954	altlink = national football team }}	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Uruguay	flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg	flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg	link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay	flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg	National Army of Uruguay	link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg	link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	4
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ecuador	flag alias = Flag of Ecuador.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador.svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag of Ecuador (1830-1845).gif	flag alias-1845 = Flag of Ecuador (1845-1860).svg	flag alias-1900 = Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg	flag alias-municipal = Municipal Flag_of Ecuador.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Ecuador Army.svg	link alias-army = Ecuadorian Army	flag alias-naval = Flag of Ecuador.svg	link alias-naval = Ecuadorian Navy	flag alias-marines= Naval Jack of Ecuador.svg	link alias-marines=Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps	flag alias-navy = Flag of Ecuador.svg	link alias-navy = Ecuadorian Navy	link alias-air force = Ecuadorian Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1900 }}	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	2

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Chile won 3–1 on points.

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Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Paraguay won 3–1 on points.

Finals

Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner. Template:Footballbox The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired, meaning the teams finished 3–3 on points. Paraguay won on aggregate 3–1.

Goal scorers

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

• Template:Fbicon Jorge Peredo
• Template:Fbicon Eugenio Morel

3 goals

• Template:Fbicon Sócrates
• Template:Fbicon Carlos Caszely
• Template:Fbicon Carlos Rivas
• Template:Fbicon Julio César Romero

2 goals

• Template:Fbicon Daniel Passarella
• Template:Fbicon Carlos Aragonés
• Template:Fbicon Jesús Reynaldo
• Template:Fbicon Tita
• Template:Fbicon Zico
• Template:Fbicon Milcíades Morel
• Template:Fbicon Hugo Talavera
• Template:Fbicon Waldemar Victorino

1 goal

• Template:Fbicon Hugo Coscia
• Template:Fbicon Roberto Osvaldo Díaz
• Template:Fbicon Jorge Gáspari
• Template:Fbicon Carlos Angel López
• Template:Fbicon Diego Maradona
• Template:Fbicon Paulo Roberto Falcão
• Template:Fbicon Palhinha
• Template:Fbicon Roberto Dinamite
• Template:Fbicon Mario Soto
• Template:Fbicon Leonardo Véliz
• Template:Fbicon Patricio Yáñez
• Template:Fbicon Gabriel Chaparro
• Template:Fbicon Ernesto Díaz
• Template:Fbicon Arnoldo Iguarán
• Template:Fbicon Jaime Morón
• Template:Fbicon Félix Valverde
• Template:Fbicon Jorge Luis Alarcón
• Template:Fbicon Fausto Klinger
• Template:Fbicon Mario Tenorio
• Template:Fbicon Carlos Torres Garcés
• Template:Fbicon Juvencio Osorio
• Template:Fbicon Alicio Solalinde
• Template:Fbicon Roberto Mosquera
• Template:Fbicon Alberto Bica
• Template:Fbicon Denis Milar
• Template:Fbicon Rubén Paz
• Template:Fbicon Rodolfo Carbajal

External links

• Copa América 1979 at RSSSF
• Attendance information