1967 South American Championship#Final round
{{Short description|Football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = South American Championship
| country = Uruguay
| year = 1967
| teams = 6
| dates = 17 January – 2 February
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Uruguay
| count = 11
| second = Argentina
| third = Chile
| fourth = Paraguay
| fourth-flagvar = 1954
| matches = 15
| goals = 49
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|Argentina}} Luis Artime (5 goals)
| goalscorer2 =
| player =
| updated =
| prevseason = 1963
| nextseason = 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. It would be the last time the tournament would be known as the South American Football Championship before being rebranded to Copa América, and the last time it would be formatted as a round-robin tournament.
Qualifying round
{{football box
| date = 30 November 1966
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 5–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|COL}}
| goals1 = Araya {{Goal|7}}
Prieto {{Goal|23}}
Castro {{Goal|40|pen.|49}}
Saavedra {{Goal|61}}
| goals2 = Gamboa {{Goal|71}}
Cañón {{Goal|72}}
| stadium = Estadio Nacional, Santiago
| attendance = 80,000
}}
{{football box
| date = 11 December 1966
| team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
| attendance = 17,000
}}
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
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{{football box
| date = 21 December 1966
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU|1900}}
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}
| goals1 = Carrera {{Goal|56}}
Muñoz {{Goal|58}}
| goals2 = Rojas {{Goal|85|pen.}}
Apodaca {{Goal|88}}
| stadium = Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
| attendance = 47,000
| referee = Goicoechea (Argentina)
}}
{{football box
| date = 28 December 1966
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}
| score = 3–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = Mora {{Goal|7||10}}
Del Puerto {{Goal|60}}
| goals2 = Muñoz {{Goal|81}}
| stadium = Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
| attendance = 25,000
}}
Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Montevideo |
|---|
| Estadio Centenario |
| Capacity: 65,235 |
| 150px |
Squads
{{main|1967 South American Championship squads}}
Final round
File:Argentina vs uruguay 1967.jpg
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| width=165 | Team
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} ! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center bgcolor=gold
| align=left | {{fb|Uruguay}} |5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| align=center
| align=left | {{fb|Argentina}} |5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 |
| align=center
| align=left | {{fb|Chile}} |5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| align=center
| align=left | {{fb|Paraguay|1954}} |5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 |
| align=center
| align=left | {{fb|Venezuela|1930}} |5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |
| align=center
| align=left | {{fb|Bolivia}} |5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 |
| align=center |
source:[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/67safull.html RSSSF - Southamerican Championship 1967][https://www.auf.org.uy/copa-america-uruguay-1967/ AUF - Copa América 1967][https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/partidos-clase-a.html Partidos de la Roja][https://selecciondefutbolargentino.blogspot.com/2016/06/1967-sudamericano_4.html Selección Argentina][http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/recuerdo-vinotinto-venezuela-gano-su-primer-partido-de-copa-america-en-1967/ Federacion Venezolana de Futbol][https://eliezerperez.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/la-vinotinto-aquel-equipo-benjamin-en-la-copa-america-de-1967/ Eliezerperez - La Vinotinto en la Copa América de Uruguay en 1967]
{{football box
| date = 17 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = Rocha {{Goal|5}}
Montero Castillo {{Goal|44}}
Troncoso {{Goal|50|o.g.}}
Oyarbide {{Goal|81}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 10,800
| referee = Ramírez (Paraguay)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = Marcos {{Goal|12||41}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 7,000
| referee = Ramírez (Paraguay)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}
| goals1 = Mas {{Goal|3}}
Bernao {{Goal|71}}
Artime {{Goal|73}}
Albrecht {{Goal|89|pen.}}
| goals2 = Mora {{Goal|67}}
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 12,000
}}
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{{football box
| date = 21 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = Urruzmendi {{Goal|5||81}}
Oyarbide {{Goal|62||68}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 6,334
| referee = De Queiroz (Brazil)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 22 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 4–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}
| goals1 = Gallardo {{Goal|9||44}}
Araya {{Goal|72||81}}
| goals2 = Riveros {{Goal|5}}
Apodaca {{Goal|85}}
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = Goicochea (Argentina)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 22 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = Bernao {{Goal|67}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = De Queiroz (Brazil)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 25 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = Del Puerto {{Goal|14}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 5,000
}}
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{{football box
| date = 25 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 5–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = Artime {{Goal|18||65||88}}
Carone {{Goal|31}}
Marzolini {{Goal|53}}
| goals2 = Santana {{Goal|72}}
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 2,500
}}
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{{football box
| date = 26 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = Rocha {{Goal|15|pen.}}
Oyarbide {{Goal|68}}
| goals2 = Gallardo {{Goal|2}}
Marcos {{Goal|37}}
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 22,381
| referee = Ramírez (Paraguay)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 28 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN|1930}}
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = Ravelo {{Goal|59||84}}
Santana {{Goal|67}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 11,000
}}
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{{football box
| date = 28 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = Sarnari {{Goal|36}}
Artime {{Goal|80}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 14,000
| referee = Ramírez (Paraguay)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 29 January 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1954}}
| goals1 = Pérez {{Goal|32}}
Urruzmendi {{Goal|66}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 11,973
}}
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{{football box
| date = 1 February 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1954}}
| score = 5–3
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = Mora {{Goal|11||22}}
Rojas {{Goal|16||29}}
Colmán {{Goal|81}}
| goals2 = Mendoza {{Goal|3}}
Santana {{Goal|32}}
Scovino {{Goal|89}}
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 1,500
}}
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{{football box
| date = 1 February 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 1,500
| referee = Goicochea (Argentina)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 2 February 1967
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 = Rocha {{Goal|74}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Centenario, Montevideo
| attendance = 65,000
}}
Result
{{Winners|fb|1967 South American Championship champions|Uruguay|11th}}
Goalscorers
File:Luis artime argentina.jpg
With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina was the top scorer in the tournament.
{{Goalscorers
|goals=49 |matches=15
|5 goals=
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Luis Artime
|4 goals=
- {{fbicon|URU}} Jorge Oyarbide
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|CHI}} Julio Gallardo
- {{fbicon|CHI}} Rubén Marcos
- {{fbicon|URU}} José Urruzmendi
- {{fbicon|URU}} Pedro Rocha
- {{fbicon|VEN|1930}} Rafael Santana
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Raúl Bernao
- {{fbicon|CHI}} Pedro Araya
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Celino Mora
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Juan Carlos Rojas
- {{fbicon|VEN|1930}} Antonio Ravelo
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Carone
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Sarnari
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Oscar Mas
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Rafael Albrecht
- {{fbicon|ARG}} Silvio Marzolini
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Antonio González
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Arístides Del Puerto
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Benigno Apocada
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Juan Francisco Riveros
- {{fbicon|PAR|1954}} Ramón Colmán
- {{fbicon|URU}} Domingo Pérez
- {{fbicon|URU}} Julio Montero Castillo
- {{fbicon|VEN|1930}} Humberto Scovino
- {{fbicon|VEN|1930}} Luis Mendoza
|1 own goal=
- {{fbicon|BOL}} Roberto Troncoso (against Uruguay)
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/67safull.html South American Championship 1967 at RSSSF]
{{Copa América}}
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