:1979 Copa América

{{Infobox international football competition

| year = 1979

| dates = 18 July – 12 December

| num_teams = 10

| confederations = 1

| champion = Paraguay

| champion-flagvar = 1954

| count = 2

| second = Chile

| matches = 25

| goals = 63

| attendance = 1144000

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Eugenio Morel
{{fbicon|CHI}} Jorge Peredo
(4 goals each)

| player = {{fbicon|CHI}} Carlos Caszely{{cite web | url = 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 | title = Especial Copa America: Los Mejores Jugadores edición por edición | language = es | publisher=Goal.com | date = 15 April 2010 | access-date = 6 September 2012}}

| prevseason = 1975

| nextseason = 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

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=

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1930}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|COL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Luis Barrancos (Bolivia)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 8 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1930}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

| goals1 = Carvajal {{Goal|70}}

| goals2 = Peredo {{Goal|81}}

| stadium = Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

| attendance = 14,000

| referee = César Pagano (Peru)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 15 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

| goals1 = Díaz {{Goal|21}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 22 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

| score = 4–0

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}

| goals1 = Iguarán {{Goal|17}}
Valverde {{Goal|53}}
Chaparro {{Goal|59}}
Morón {{Goal|86}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 29 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

| score = 7–0

| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}

| goals1 = Peredo {{Goal|3||59}}
Véliz {{Goal|31}}
Rivas {{Goal|38||54|pen.|}}
Soto {{Goal|80}}
Yáñez {{Goal|84}}

| goals2 = Páez {{Sent off|0}}

| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago

| attendance = 70,000

| referee = Enrique Labó (Peru)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 5 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|COL}}

| goals1 = Caszely {{Goal|14}}
Peredo {{Goal|58}}

| goals2 = Valverde {{Sent off|0|54}}

| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago

| attendance = 85,000

| referee = Wilfredo Cáceres (Paraguay)

}}

=Group B=

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align=center \| align=left \| {{fb\|ARG}} \|4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	3

{{footballbox

| date = 18 July 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

| goals1 = Reynaldo {{Goal|29||66}}

| goals2 = López {{Goal|5}}

| stadium = Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Octavio Sierra (Colombia)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 26 July 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/07/26/20071979-bolivia-2-x-1-brasil/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1968}}

| goals1 = Aragonés {{Goal|36|pen.|73}}

| goals2 = Roberto Dinamite {{Goal|30|pen.}}

| stadium = Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Orlando Sánchez (Colombia)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1968}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/08/02/02-08-1979-brasil-2-x-1-argentina/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

| goals1 = Zico {{Goal|2}}
Tita {{Goal|54}}

| goals2 = Coscia {{Goal|29}}

| stadium = Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

| attendance = 130,000

| referee = Edison Pérez (Peru)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 8 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}

| goals1 = Passarella {{Goal|1}}
Gáspari {{Goal|15}}
Maradona {{Goal|65}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Sergio Vázquez Sánchez (Chile)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 16 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1968}}

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/08/16/16-de-agosto-de-1979-brasil-2-x-0-bolivia/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}

| goals1 = Tita {{Goal|46}}
Zico {{Goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 23 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/08/23/23-08-1979-argentina-2-x-2-brasil/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1968}}

| goals1 = Passarella {{Goal|38}}
Díaz {{Goal|71}}
Gallego {{Sent off|0|27|}}

| goals2 = Sócrates {{Goal|17||65|pen.}}
Zico {{Sent off|0|27|}}

| stadium = Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 68,000

| referee = Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

}}

=Group C=

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align=center \| align=left \| {{fb\|ECU\|1900}} \|4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	2

{{footballbox

| date = 29 August 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU|1900}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/08/29/equador-1-x-2-paraguai Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}

| goals1 = Torres Garcés {{Goal|64|pen.}}

| goals2 = Talavera {{Goal|22}}
Solalinde {{Goal|77}}

| stadium = Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 5 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU|1900}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/09/05/equador-2-x-1-uruguai Report]

| team2 = {{fb|URU}}

| goals1 = Tenorio {{Goal|6}}
Alarcón {{Goal|9}}

| goals2 = Victorino {{Goal|79|pen.}}
Castillo {{Sent off|0|65}}

| stadium = Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 13 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}

| score = 2–0

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/09/13/paraguai-2-x-0-equador Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}

| goals1 = E. Morel {{Goal|27}}
Osorio {{Goal|48}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Abel Gnecco (Argentina)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 16 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/09/16/uruguai-2-x-1-equador Report]

| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}

| goals1 = Bica {{Goal|4}}
Victorino {{Goal|57|pen}}
Maneiro {{sent off|0|78}}

| goals2 = Klinger {{Goal|77}}
Granda {{sent off|0|57}}
Ron {{sent off|0|81}}

| stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 20 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}

| score = 0–0

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/09/20/paraguai-0-x-0-uruguai Report]

| team2 = {{fb|URU}}

| goals1 = Ovelar {{sent off|0|35}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Sergio Vásquez Sánchez (Chile)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 26 September 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

| score = 2–2

| report = [http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonato/copaamerica/1979/09/26/uruguai-2-x-2-paraguai Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}

| goals1 = Milar {{Goal|54|pen.}}
Paz {{Goal|83}}

| goals2 = E. Morel {{Goal|34||88}}

| stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Edison Pérez (Peru)

}}

Knockout stage

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=Semi-finals=

{{footballbox

| date = 17 October 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

| goals1 = Mosquera {{goal|71}}

| goals2 = Caszely {{goal|36||76}}

| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 24 October 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

| score = 0–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|PER}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago

| attendance = 75,000

| referee = Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

}}

Chile won 3–1 on points.

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{{footballbox

| date = 24 October 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/10/24/24-10-1979-paraguai-2-x-1-brasil/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1968}}

| goals1 = E. Morel {{goal|16}}
Talavera {{goal|35}}

| goals2 = Palhinha {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 31 October 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com/1979/10/31/31-10-1979-brasil-2-x-2-paraguai/ Report]

| team2 = {{fb|PAR}}

| goals1 = Falcão {{goal|29}}
Sócrates {{Goal|61|pen.}}

| goals2 = M. Morel {{goal|31}}
Romero {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Maracaná, Rio de Janeiro

| attendance = 80,000

| referee = Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

}}

Paraguay won 3–1 on points.

=Finals=

{{footballbox

| date = 28 November 1979 {{cite book|last=Oliver|first=Guy|title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer|page =567|year=1992|publisher=Guinness publishing|isbn=0-85112-954-4}}

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}

| score = 3–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

| goals1 = Romero {{goal|12||85}}
M. Morel {{goal|36}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 5 December 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}

| goals1 = Rivas {{goal|10}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago

| attendance = 55,000

| referee = 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.

{{footballbox

| date = 11 December 1979

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}

| score = 0–0

| aet = yes

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| attendance = 32,000

| referee = 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.

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

{{fbicon|CHI}} Jorge Peredo
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Eugenio Morel

3 goals

{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Sócrates
{{fbicon|CHI}} Carlos Caszely
{{fbicon|CHI}} Carlos Rivas
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Julio César Romero

2 goals

{{fbicon|ARG}} Daniel Passarella
{{fbicon|BOL}} Carlos Aragonés
{{fbicon|BOL}} Jesús Reynaldo
{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Tita
{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Zico
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Milcíades Morel
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Hugo Talavera
{{fbicon|URU}} Waldemar Victorino

1 goal

{{fbicon|ARG}} Hugo Coscia
{{fbicon|ARG}} Roberto Osvaldo Díaz
{{fbicon|ARG}} Jorge Gáspari
{{fbicon|ARG}} Carlos Angel López
{{fbicon|ARG}} Diego Maradona
{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Paulo Roberto Falcão
{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Palhinha
{{fbicon|BRA|1968}} Roberto Dinamite
{{fbicon|CHI}} Mario Soto
{{fbicon|CHI}} Leonardo Véliz
{{fbicon|CHI}} Patricio Yáñez
{{fbicon|COL}} Gabriel Chaparro
{{fbicon|COL}} Ernesto Díaz
{{fbicon|COL}} Arnoldo Iguarán
{{fbicon|COL}} Jaime Morón
{{fbicon|COL}} Félix Valverde
{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} Jorge Luis Alarcón
{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} Fausto Klinger
{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} Mario Tenorio
{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} Carlos Torres Garcés
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Juvencio Osorio
{{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Alicio Solalinde
{{fbicon|PER}} Roberto Mosquera
{{fbicon|URU}} Alberto Bica
{{fbicon|URU}} Denis Milar
{{fbicon|URU}} Rubén Paz
{{fbicon|VEN|1930}} Rodolfo Carbajal

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070112042205/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/79safull.html#scorers Copa América 1979 at RSSSF]
[http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-copa-us-argentina-tv-ratings-20160622-snap-story.html Attendance information]

Category:Copa América tournaments

Category:1979 in South American football

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