1967 South American Championship

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Host country Uruguay Runners-up Argentina Top scorer(s) Luis Artime (5 goals) Teams 6 Matches played 15		Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Paraguay Dates 17 Jan 1967 – 2 Feb 1967 Goals scored 49

Champion Uruguay national football team Third place Chile national football team Similar 1926 South American Championship, 1963 South American Championship, 1924 South American Championship, 1955 South American Championship, 1947 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.

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.

Goal scorers

With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina is 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.

5 goals

Luis Artime

4 goals

Jorge Oyarbide

3 goals

Julio Gallardo

Rubén Marcos

José Urruzmendi

Pedro Rocha

Rafael Santana

2 goals

Raúl Bernao