1967 South American Championship
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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 17 January – 2 February |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Qualifying round
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
Venues
Montevideo |
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Estadio Centenario |
Capacity: 65,235 |
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Squads
Final round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 |
Result
1967 South American Championship champions |
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![]() Uruguay 11th title |
Goal scorers
With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina was 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.

Luis Artime, top scorer
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Jorge Oyarbide
- 3 goals
Julio Gallardo
Rubén Marcos
José Urruzmendi
Pedro Rocha
Rafael Santana
- 2 goals
Raúl Bernao
Pedro Araya
Celino Mora
Juan Carlos Rojas
Antonio Ravelo
- 1 goal
Juan Carlos Carone
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Oscar Mas
Rafael Albrecht
Silvio Marzolini
Antonio González
Arístides Del Puerto
Benigno Apocada
Juan Francisco Riveros
Ramón Colmán
Domingo Pérez
Julio Montero Castillo
Humberto Scovino
Luis Mendoza
- Own goal
Roberto Troncoso (playing against Uruguay)
References
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