Champions Peru (2nd title) Fourth place Uruguay Dates 17 Jul 1975 – 28 Oct 1975 Teams 10 | Runners-up Colombia Matches played 25 Best player Teófilo Cubillas Goals scored 79 | |
Top scorer(s) Ernesto Díaz
Leopoldo Luque
(4 goals each) Champion Peru national football team Third place Brazil national football team Similar 1979 Copa América, 1983 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1987 Copa América, 2001 Copa América | ||
The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between July 17 and October 28. 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 Uruguay receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage.
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Squads
For a complete list of participating squads: see 1975 Copa América squads
First round
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.
(*) Peru was declared the winner by the drawing of lots.
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.
