The 1975 edition of the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

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tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed its name from South American Championship to Copa América. All ten CONMEBOL countries participated, with defending champions

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receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: see ''

1975 Copa América squads These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1975 Copa América. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Uruguay, receiving a bye to the semi finals. Group A Argentina Head Coach: César Luis Menotti ...

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, and no points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

''2–2 on points. Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate goals.'' ---- ''2–2 on points. Peru won on a drawing of lots.''

Finals

''2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.'' ''Peru won the play-off 1–0.''

Result

Goal scorers

With four goals, Leopoldo Luque and Ernesto Díaz are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 79 goals were scored by 42 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. Leopoldo Luque 1978

4 goals *

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3 goals *

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Daniel Killer Daniel Pedro Killer (born 21 December 1949) is a Argentine former football defender who was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central team that won the Primera Di ...

Ovidio Mezza Ovidio Messa Soruco (12 December 1952 – 27 July 2017) was a Bolivian footballer. He was born in Yacuíba, Bolivia. He was known for playing for the Bolivia national football team from 1978 through 1979. In 1980, Messa is tapped by Club Lib ...

* Danival *

Nelinho Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral (born July 26, 1950), known as Nelinho, is a former Brazilian association footballer who played as right back. He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad, including Belo Horizonte rivals Cruzeiro ...

* Palhinha *

Roberto Batata Roberto Monteiro, commonly known by the nickname Roberto Batata (July 24, 1949 – May 13, 1976), was an association football Forward (association football), forward who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro Esporte Clu ...

Juan Carlos Oblitas Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed ''El Ciego'' ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the nationa ...

Oswaldo Ramírez Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Callao) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won t ...

2 goals *

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* Campos * Luis Araneda *

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* Hugo Enrique Kiese * Clemente Rolón * Enrique Casaretto *

Teófilo Cubillas Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50. H ...

Percy Rojas Percy Rojas Montero (born September 16, 1949) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He played on Selección de fútbol de Perú at two FIFA World Cups ( 1978 and 1982). He played in the 1975 Copa América Finals with the Peru national t ...

1 goal *

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Américo Gallego Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career. Playing career As a player, Gallego debut ...

* Romeu *

Sergio Ahumada Sergio Alberto Ahumada Bacho (born 2 October 1948) is a retired Chilean footballer, who played for Deportes La Serena, Colo-Colo, Tecos, Unión Española, among others clubs. International career He earned 29 caps and scored 6 goals for the Ch ...

* Julio Crisosto *

Carlos Reinoso Carlos Enzo Exzequiel Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1945) is a Chilean former footballer and manager who recently managed Mexican club UAT. He began his career in the 1960s playing for Audax Italiano in his native Chile. In 1970 Reinoso was ...

* Edgar Angulo *

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* Félix Lasso * Carlos Báez * César Cueto *

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Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better tran ...

* Ramón Iriarte Own goal * Julio Meléndez (for Brazil)

References

External links

Copa América 1975 at RSSSF
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