1967 South American Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 17 January – 2 February |
| Teams | 6 (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 played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Artime (5 goals) |
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.
Contents
Qualifying round
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30 November 1966
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| Chile |
5–2 |  Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Araya  7'Campos 23'Prieto 40' (pen.), 49'Saavedra 61' |
Gamboa 71' Cañón 72' |
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
|
21 December 1966
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| Ecuador [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 2–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carrera 56' Muñoz 58' |
Rojas 85' (pen.) Apocada 88' |
Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.
Venues
| Montevideo |
|---|
| Estadio Centenario |
| Capacity: 65,235 |
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Squads
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| Argentina |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 |
| Chile |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Paraguay |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 |
 Venezuela |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |
 Bolivia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 |
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1 February 1967
|
| Paraguay |
5–3 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| González 11' Rojas 16', 29'Mora 22'Colmán 81' |
Mendoza 3' Santana 77'Ravelo 89' |
Result
| 1967 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 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.
File:Luis artime argentina.jpg
Luis Artime, top scorer
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Roberto Troncoso (playing against Uruguay)
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