The 1979 edition of the Copa Américaassociation football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals.
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, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired, meaning the teams finished 3–3 on points. Paraguay won on aggregate 3–1.
Goal scorersedit
With four goals, Jorge Peredo and Eugenio Morel are the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 63 goals were scored by 41 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
^"Especial Copa America: Los Mejores Jugadores edición por edición" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ abcOliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 567. ISBN0-85112-954-4.
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The 1979 edition of the Copa America association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December It was not held in a particular country all matches were played on a home and away basis Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi finals 1979 Copa AmericaTournament detailsDates18 July 12 DecemberTeams10 from 1 confederation Final positionsChampions Paraguay 2nd title Runners up ChileTournament statisticsMatches played25Goals scored63 2 52 per match Attendance1 144 000 45 760 per match Top scorer s Eugenio Morel Jorge Peredo 4 goals each Best player s Carlos Caszely 1 19751983 Contents 1 Squads 2 Group stage 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 2 3 Group C 3 Knockout stage 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 Finals 4 Goal scorers 5 References 6 External linksSquads editMain article 1979 Copa America squadsGroup stage editThe 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 nil points for a loss The winner of each group advanced to the semi finals Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal Group A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Chile 4 2 1 1 10 2 8 5 nbsp Colombia 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 5 nbsp Venezuela 4 0 2 2 1 12 11 21 August 1979Venezuela nbsp 0 0 nbsp ColombiaPueblo Nuevo San CristobalAttendance 18 000Referee Luis Barrancos Bolivia 8 August 1979Venezuela nbsp 1 1 nbsp ChileCarvajal nbsp 70 Peredo nbsp 81 Pueblo Nuevo San CristobalAttendance 14 000Referee Cesar Pagano Peru 15 August 1979Colombia nbsp 1 0 nbsp ChileDiaz nbsp 21 Estadio El Campin BogotaAttendance 45 000Referee Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil 22 August 1979Colombia nbsp 4 0 nbsp VenezuelaIguaran nbsp 17 Valverde nbsp 53 Chaparro nbsp 59 Moron nbsp 86 Estadio El Campin BogotaAttendance 30 000Referee Carlos Esposito Argentina 29 August 1979Chile nbsp 7 0 nbsp VenezuelaPeredo nbsp 3 59 Veliz nbsp 31 Rivas nbsp 38 54 pen Soto nbsp 80 Yanez nbsp 84 Paez nbsp Estadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 70 000Referee Enrique Labo Peru 5 September 1979Chile nbsp 2 0 nbsp ColombiaCaszely nbsp 14 Peredo nbsp 58 Valverde nbsp 54 Estadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 85 000Referee Wilfredo Caceres Paraguay Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Brazil 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 5 nbsp Bolivia 4 2 0 2 4 7 3 4 nbsp Argentina 4 1 1 2 7 6 1 318 July 1979Bolivia nbsp 2 1 nbsp ArgentinaReynaldo nbsp 29 66 Lopez nbsp 5 Estadio Hernando Siles La PazAttendance 40 000Referee Octavio Sierra Colombia 26 July 1979Bolivia nbsp 2 1 nbsp BrazilAragones nbsp 36 pen 73 Report Roberto Dinamite nbsp 30 pen Estadio Hernando Siles La PazAttendance 40 000Referee Octavio Sanchez Colombia 2 August 1979Brazil nbsp 2 1 nbsp ArgentinaZico nbsp 2 Tita nbsp 54 Report Coscia nbsp 29 Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 130 000Referee Edison Perez Peru 8 August 1979Argentina nbsp 3 0 nbsp BoliviaPassarella nbsp 1 Gaspari nbsp 15 Maradona nbsp 65 Jose Amalfitani Stadium Buenos AiresAttendance 30 000Referee Sergio Vazquez Sanchez Chile 16 August 1979Brazil nbsp 2 0 nbsp BoliviaTita nbsp 46 Zico nbsp 90 ReportEstadio do Morumbi Sao PauloAttendance 50 000Referee Jose Vergara Guerrero Venezuela 23 August 1979Argentina nbsp 2 2 nbsp BrazilPassarella nbsp 38 Diaz nbsp 71 Gallego nbsp 27 Report Socrates nbsp 17 65 pen Zico nbsp 27 Estadio Monumental Buenos AiresAttendance 68 000Referee Roque Cerullo Uruguay Group C edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Paraguay 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 6 nbsp Uruguay 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4 nbsp Ecuador 4 1 0 3 4 7 3 229 August 1979Ecuador nbsp 1 2 nbsp ParaguayTorres Garces nbsp 64 pen Report Talavera nbsp 22 Solalinde nbsp 77 Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa QuitoAttendance 45 000Referee Carlos Esposito Argentina 5 September 1979Ecuador nbsp 2 1 nbsp UruguayTenorio nbsp 6 Alarcon nbsp 9 Report Victorino nbsp 79 pen Castillo nbsp 65 Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa QuitoAttendance 30 000Referee Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil 13 September 1979Paraguay nbsp 2 0 nbsp EcuadorE Morel nbsp 27 Osorio nbsp 48 ReportDefensores del Chaco AsuncionAttendance 25 000Referee Abel Gnecco Argentina 16 September 1979Uruguay nbsp 2 1 nbsp EcuadorBica nbsp 4 Victorino nbsp 57 pen Maneiro nbsp 78 Report Klinger nbsp 77 Granda nbsp 57 Ron nbsp 81 Estadio Centenario MontevideoAttendance 25 000Referee Oscar Scolfaro Brazil 20 September 1979Paraguay nbsp 0 0 nbsp UruguayOvelar nbsp 35 ReportDefensores del Chaco AsuncionAttendance 25 000Referee Sergio Vasquez Sanchez Chile 26 September 1979Uruguay nbsp 2 2 nbsp ParaguayMilar nbsp 54 pen Paz nbsp 83 Report E Morel nbsp 34 88 Estadio Centenario MontevideoAttendance 18 000Referee Edison Perez Peru Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinals nbsp Paraguay22 nbsp Brazil12 nbsp Paraguay agg 300 nbsp Chile010 nbsp Peru10 nbsp Chile20 Semi finals edit 17 October 1979Peru nbsp 1 2 nbsp ChileMosquera nbsp 71 Caszely nbsp 36 76 Estadio Nacional LimaAttendance 50 000Referee Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil 24 October 1979Chile nbsp 0 0 nbsp PeruEstadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 75 000Referee Juan Daniel Cardellino Uruguay Chile won 3 1 on points 24 October 1979Paraguay nbsp 2 1 nbsp BrazilE Morel nbsp 16 Talavera nbsp 35 Report Palhinha nbsp 79 Defensores del Chaco AsuncionAttendance 50 000Referee Ramon Barreto Uruguay 31 October 1979Brazil nbsp 2 2 nbsp ParaguayFalcao nbsp 29 Socrates nbsp 61 pen Report M Morel nbsp 31 Romero nbsp 68 Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 80 000Referee Carlos Esposito Argentina Paraguay won 3 1 on points Finals edit Main article 1979 Copa America Finals 28 November 1979 2 Paraguay nbsp 3 0 nbsp ChileRomero nbsp 12 85 M Morel nbsp 36 Defensores del Chaco AsuncionAttendance 40 000Referee Luis Gregorio da Rosa Uruguay 5 December 1979 2 Chile nbsp 1 0 nbsp ParaguayRivas nbsp 10 Estadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 55 000Referee Ramon Barreto Uruguay As the teams were tied 2 2 on points a play off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner 11 December 1979 2 Paraguay nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp ChileJose Amalfitani Buenos Aires ArgentinaAttendance 32 000Referee Arnaldo Cezar Coelho Brazil The play off match finished tied after extra time expired meaning the teams finished 3 3 on points Paraguay won on aggregate 3 1 Goal scorers editWith four goals Jorge Peredo and Eugenio Morel are the top scorer in the tournament In total 63 goals were scored by 41 different players with none of them credited as own goal 4 goals nbsp Jorge Peredo nbsp Eugenio Morel3 goals nbsp Socrates nbsp Carlos Caszely nbsp Carlos Rivas nbsp Julio Cesar Romero 2 goals nbsp Daniel Passarella nbsp Carlos Aragones nbsp Jesus Reynaldo nbsp Tita nbsp Zico nbsp Milciades Morel nbsp Hugo Talavera nbsp Waldemar Victorino 1 goal nbsp Hugo Coscia nbsp Roberto Osvaldo Diaz nbsp Jorge Gaspari nbsp Carlos Angel Lopez nbsp Diego Maradona nbsp Paulo Roberto Falcao nbsp Palhinha nbsp Roberto Dinamite nbsp Mario Soto nbsp Leonardo Veliz nbsp Patricio Yanez nbsp Gabriel Chaparro nbsp Ernesto Diaz nbsp Arnoldo Iguaran nbsp Jaime Moron nbsp Felix Valverde nbsp Jorge Luis Alarcon nbsp Fausto Klinger nbsp Mario Tenorio nbsp Carlos Torres Garces nbsp Juvencio Osorio nbsp Alicio Solalinde nbsp Roberto Mosquera nbsp Alberto Bica nbsp Denis Milar nbsp Ruben Paz nbsp Rodolfo CarbajalReferences edit Especial Copa America Los Mejores Jugadores edicion por edicion in Spanish Goal com 15 April 2010 Retrieved 6 September 2012 a b c Oliver Guy 1992 The Guinness Record of World Soccer Guinness publishing p 567 ISBN 0 85112 954 4 External links editCopa America 1979 at RSSSF Attendance information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Copa America amp oldid 1192315787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
