Copa América 1979

Winner

  • Participating teams10

Statistics

Total goals
63
Matches played
25
Goals/match
2.52
Best attack (goals scored)
13
Chile
Best defence (goals conceded)
2
Colombia

First round

Qualified for the next round

Group A

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Chile 5 4 2 1 1 10 2 +8
2.Colombia 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
3.Venezuela 2 4 0 2 2 1 12 -11
Match results

Group B

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Brazil 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2
2.Bolivia 4 4 2 0 2 4 7 -3
3.Argentina 3 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1
Match results

Group C

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Paraguay 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3
2.Uruguay 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 0
3.Ecuador 2 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3
Match results

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Peru - Chile1 - 2
Chile - Peru0 - 0

Final

Paraguay - Chile0 - 0 a.e.t.

Top Scorers

Rank Player Goals
1 ParaguayEugenio Morel 4
1 ChileJorge Peredo 4
3 ChileCarlos Caszely 3
3 ChileCarlos Rivas 3
3 ParaguayRomerito 3
3 BrazilSócrates 3
7 BoliviaCarlos Aragonés 2
7 ArgentinaDaniel Passarella 2
7 ParaguayHugo Talavera 2
7 BoliviaJesús Reynaldo 2
7 ParaguayMilcíades Morel 2
7 BrazilTita 2
7 UruguayWaldemar Victorino 2
7 BrazilZico 2
15 UruguayAlberto Bica 1
15 ParaguayAlicio Solalinde 1
15 ColombiaArnoldo Iguarán 1
15 ArgentinaCarlos Angel López 1
15 EcuadorCarlos Torres Garcés 1
15 ColombiaCésar Valverde 1
15 UruguayDenis Milar 1
15 ArgentinaDiego Maradona 1
15 ColombiaErnesto Díaz 1
15 EcuadorFausto Klinger 1
15 ArgentinaHugo Coscia 1
15 ColombiaJaime Morón 1
15 ArgentinaJorge Gáspari 1
15 EcuadorJorge Luis Alarcón 1
15 ColombiaJosé Chaparro 1
15 ParaguayJuvencio Osorio 1
15 ChileLeonardo Véliz 1
15 ChileMario Soto 1
15 EcuadorMario Tenorio 1
15 BrazilPalhinha 1
15 ChilePatricio Yáñez 1
15 BrazilPaulo Roberto Falcão 1
15 ArgentinaRoberto Díaz 1
15 BrazilRoberto Dinamite 1
15 PeruRoberto Mosquera 1
15 VenezuelaRodolfo Carbajal 1
15 UruguayRubén Paz 1