Copa América 1983

Infobox International Football Competition
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year = 1983
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dates = August 10 - November 4
num_teams = 10
confederations = 1
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champion = Uruguay
count = 12
second = Brazil
third = Paraguay
fourth = Peru
matches = 24
goals = 53
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|ARG Jorge Luis Burruchaga (3)
flagicon|BRA Roberto Dinamite (3)
flagicon|URU Carlos Aguilera (3)
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The 1983 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay got a bye into the semifinals.

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.

Group A

Group B

Group C

emi-finals

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date = October 13, 1983
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score = 0–1
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team2 = fb|URU
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goals2 = Aguilera 65'
stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vásquez (CHI)
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date = October 13, 1983
team1 = fb|PAR
score = 1–1
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team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = Morel 70'
goals2 = Éder 88'
stadium = Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Castro (CHI)
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date = October 20, 1983
team1 = fb|URU
score = 1–1
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team2 = fb|PER
goals1 = Cabrera 49'
goals2 = Malásquez 24'
stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Ithurralde (ARG)
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date = October 20, 1983
team1 = fb|BRA
score = 0–0
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team2 = fb|PAR
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stadium = Parque de Sabiá, Uberlandia
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Loustau (ARG)

Finals

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date = October 27, 1983
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score = 2–0
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team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = Francéscoli 41'
Diogo 80'
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stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ortiz (PAR)
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date = November 4, 1983
team1 = fb|BRA
score = 1–1
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team2 = fb|URU
goals1 = Jorginho 23'
goals2 = Aguilera 77'
stadium = Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Pérez (PER)

Result

Individual scorers

;Three goals
*flagicon|ARG Jorge Luis Burruchaga
*flagicon|BRA Roberto Dinamite
*flagicon|URU Carlos Aguilera
;Two goals
*flagicon|BRA Éder
*flagicon|CHI Jorge Aravena
*flagicon|CHI Rodolfo Dubó
*flagicon|COL Alex Valderrama
*flagicon|PER Juan Caballero
*flagicon|PER Eduardo Malásquez
*flagicon|PER Franco Navarro
*flagicon|URU Fernando Morena
;One goal
*flagicon|ARG Ricardo Gareca
*flagicon|ARG Víctor Ramos
*flagicon|BOL Milton Melgar
*flagicon|BOL David Paniagua
*flagicon|BOL Silvio Rojas
*flagicon|BOL Erwin Romero
*flagicon|BRA Jorginho
*flagicon|BRA Renato Gaúcho
*flagicon|BRA Tita
*flagicon|CHI Oscar Arriaza
*flagicon|CHI Rubén Espinoza
*flagicon|CHI Juan Carlos Letelier
*flagicon|CHI Juan Carlos Orellana
*flagicon|COL Fernando Fiorillo
*flagicon|COL Nolberto Molina
*flagicon|COL Miguel Augusto Prince
*flagicon|ECU Hans Maldonado
*flagicon|ECU Lupo Quiñónez
*flagicon|ECU Galo Fidean Vázquez
*flagicon|ECU José Jacinto Vega
*flagicon|PAR Milciades Morel
*flagicon|PER Germán Leguía
*flagicon|URU Eduardo Acevedo
*flagicon|URU Víctor Diogo
*flagicon|URU Enzo Francéscoli
*flagicon|URU Roberto Luzardo
*flagicon|URU Alberto Santelli
*flagicon|VEN Pedro Febles

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/83safull.html RSSSF Archive]