Copa América 1975
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| Copa América - No fixed venue 1975 | |
| Copa América 1975 | |
| Participating countries |
10 |
| Host | No fixed venue |
| Date | July 17, 1975 October 28, 1975 |
| Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place |
 Peru Colombia Brazil |
| Top goalscorers | Leopoldo Luque Ernesto Díaz |
| Matches | 25 |
The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between July 17 and October 28. For the first time in the history of the event there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In 1975 the tournament changed its name from "South American Championship" to "Copa América". Ten countries participated, with nine in the group stages and defending champions Uruguay receiving a bye into the semifinals.
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[edit] 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, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
[edit] Group 1
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[edit] Group 2
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[edit] Group 3
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[edit] Semi-finals
| September 21, 1975 | Colombia |
3–0 |  Uruguay |
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 55,000 |
| Angulo 53' Ortiz 70' Díaz 90' |
| September 30, 1975 | Brazil |
1–3 | Peru |
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 75,000 |
| Roberto Batata 54' | Casaretto 19' Cubillas 82' Casaretto 88' |
| October 1, 1975 | Uruguay |
1–0 | Colombia |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 70,000 |
| Morena 17' (pen) |
| October 4, 1975 | Peru |
0–2 | Brazil |
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima Attendance: 55,000 |
| Mélendez 10' (own goal) Campos 61' |
Peru qualified by lot
[edit] Finals
| October 16, 1975 | Colombia |
1–0 | Peru |
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 50,000 |
| Castro 38' |
| October 22, 1975 | Peru |
2–0 | Colombia |
Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 |
| Oblitas 18' Ramírez 44' |
| October 28, 1975 | Peru |
1–0 | Colombia |
Estadio Olimpico, Caracas Attendance: 30,000 |
| Sotil 25' |
[edit] Result
| Copa América 1975 Winners |
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 Peru Second title |
[edit] Individual scorers
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