The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions

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received a bye into the semi-finals.

Squads

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 zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

qualified automatically as holders for the

semifinal A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

''Uruguay won 3–1 on points.'' ---- ''2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.''

Finals

''Uruguay won 3–1 on points.''

Goal scorers

With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. 3 Goals *

Jorge Burruchaga Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed ''Burru'', is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the fi ...

Roberto Dinamite Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite (born 13 April 1954) is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Rober ...

* Carlos Aguilera 2 Goals * Éder * Jorge Aravena *

Rodolfo Dubó Rodolfo Dubó Segovia (born September 11, 1953) is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number six jersey. He played for Club Deportivo Palestino and Universidad d ...

* Didí * Juan Caballero *

Franco Navarro Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro (born 10 November 1961) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of ADT. Club career Navarro played for Independiente from Argentina , Deportivo Mu ...

* Eduardo Malásquez * Fernando Morena * Wilmar Cabrera 1 Goal *

Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...

* Víctor Ramos * Milton Melgar * David Paniagua * Silvio Rojas * Erwin Romero * Jorginho *

Renato Gaúcho Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known as Renato Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Grêmio. Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontin ...

* Tita * Oscar Arriaza *

Rubén Espinoza Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina (born 1 June 1961) is a retired Chilean international football midfielder. Playing career Espinoza was capped 31 times for the Chile national team between 1983 and 1991. This year he won the Libertadores de Amé ...

* Juan Carlos Letelier * Juan Carlos Orellana * Fernando Fiorillo * Nolberto Molina * Miguel Augusto Prince * Hans Maldonado * Lupo Quiñónez * Galo Fidean Vázquez * José Jacinto Vega * Milciades Morel * Germán Leguía * Eduardo Mario Acevedo * Víctor Diogo *

Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of ...

Arsenio Luzardo Roberto Arsenio Luzardo Correa, commonly known as Arsenio Luzardo (born 3 September 1959), is a former Uruguayan footballer. Club career Luzardo played for Club Nacional de Football, Recreativo de Huelva, LG Cheetahs, and US Biskra. Internatio ...

* Alberto Santelli *

Pedro Febles Pedro Juan Febles González (18 April 1958 – 14 December 2011) was a Venezuelan football player and manager. Club career Febles played for Deportivo Galicia, Atlético San Cristóbal and C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela. International career F ...

References

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