1967 South American Championship

The 1967 South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay, with Argentina finished second.

1967 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates13 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) Luis Artime (5 goals)

Brazil and Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela participated.

Qualifying round
Chile 5–2 Colombia
Araya  7'
Campos  23'
Prieto  40' (pen.), 49'
Saavedra  61'		 Gamboa  71'
Cañón  72'
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  56'
Muñoz  58'		 Rojas  85' (pen.)
Apocada  88'
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Duval Goicoechea (Argentina)
Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Mora  7', 10'
Del Puerto  60'		 Muñoz  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

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 5410132+119
 Argentina 5401123+98
 Chile 522186+26
 Paraguay 5203913−44
 Venezuela 5104716−92
 Bolivia 501409−91
Uruguay 4–0 Bolivia
Rocha  5'
Montero Castillo  44'
Troncoso  55' (o.g.)
Oyarbide  81'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Chile 2–0 Venezuela
Marcos  12', 41'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Argentina 4–1 Paraguay
Mas  23'
Bernao  71'
Artime  73'
Albrecht  89' (pen.)		 Mora  67'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Uruguay 4–0 Venezuela
Urruzmendi  5', 34'
Oyarbide  62', 68'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)
Argentina 1–0 Bolivia
Bernao  67'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)
Chile 4–2 Paraguay
Gallardo  9', 44'
Araya  72', 81'		 Riveros  62'
Apocada  85'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)
Paraguay 1–0 Bolivia
Arístides Del Puerto  14'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)
Argentina 5–1 Venezuela
Artime  18', 65', 88'
Carone  26'
Marzolini  50'		 Santana  72'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Uruguay 2–2 Chile
Rocha  15'
Oyarbide  68'		 Gallardo  2'
Marcos  37'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Venezuela 3–0 Bolivia
Scovino  59'
Santana  67'
Ravelo  84'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Argentina 2–0 Chile
Sarnari  36'
Artime  80'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Uruguay 2–0 Paraguay
Pérez  32'
Urruzmendi  66'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mario Gasc (Chile)
Chile 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto Goicochea (Argentina)
Paraguay 5–3 Venezuela
González  11'
Rojas  16', 29'
Mora  22'
Colmán  81'		 Mendoza  3'
Santana  77'
Ravelo  89'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Enrique Marino (Chile)
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Rocha  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
  • Jorge Oyarbide
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Roberto Troncoso (playing against Uruguay)
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