1967 South American Championship

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1967 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates17 January – 2 February
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (11th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Chile
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Luis Artime (5 goals)
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1975 →

The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second. Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated.

Qualifying round[]

Chile 5–2 Colombia
Araya Goal 7'
Campos Goal 23'
Prieto Goal 40' (pen.), 49'
Saavedra Goal 61'		 Gamboa Goal 71'
Goal 72'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Colombia 0–0 Chile
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.

Ecuador 2–2 Paraguay
Carrera Goal 56'
Goal 58'		 Rojas Goal 85' (pen.)
Goal 88'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)
Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Mora Goal 7', 10'
Del Puerto Goal 60'		 Goal 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.

Venues[]

Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235
Stad de centario uruguay1930 montevideo.jpg

Final round[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9
 Argentina 5 4 0 1 12 3 +9 8
 Chile 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 6
 Paraguay 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 4
 Venezuela 5 1 0 4 7 16 −9 2
 Bolivia 5 0 1 4 0 9 −9 1
Uruguay 4–0 Bolivia
Rocha Goal 5'
Montero Castillo Goal 44'
Goal 55' (o.g.)
Oyarbide Goal 81'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Chile 2–0 Venezuela
Marcos Goal 12', 41'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Argentina 4–1 Paraguay
Mas Goal 23'
Bernao Goal 71'
Artime Goal 73'
Albrecht Goal 89' (pen.)		 Mora Goal 67'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Uruguay 4–0 Venezuela
Urruzmendi Goal 5', 34'
Oyarbide Goal 62', 68'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)
Argentina 1–0 Bolivia
Bernao Goal 67'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)
Chile 4–2 Paraguay
Gallardo Goal 9', 44'
Araya Goal 72', 81'		 Riveros Goal 62'
Goal 85'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)
Paraguay 1–0 Bolivia
Arístides Del Puerto Goal 14'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)
Argentina 5–1 Venezuela
Artime Goal 18', 65', 88'
Carone Goal 26'
Marzolini Goal 50'		 Santana Goal 72'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Uruguay 2–2 Chile
Rocha Goal 15'
Oyarbide Goal 68'		 Gallardo Goal 2'
Marcos Goal 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Venezuela 3–0 Bolivia
Scovino Goal 59'
Santana Goal 67'
Ravelo Goal 84'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Argentina 2–0 Chile
Sarnari Goal 36'
Artime Goal 80'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Uruguay 2–0 Paraguay
Pérez Goal 32'
Urruzmendi Goal 66'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Chile 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)
Paraguay 5–3 Venezuela
González Goal 11'
Rojas Goal 16', 29'
Mora Goal 22'
Goal 81'		 Mendoza Goal 3'
Santana Goal 77'
Ravelo Goal 89'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Rocha Goal 74'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)

Result[]

 1967 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
11th title

Goal scorers[]

With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 49 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Bolivia (playing against Uruguay)

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