| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 4 November | 
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
| Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,119,738 (46,656 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals each)  | 
| Best player(s) | |
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
Squads
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, and zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 
| Ecuador  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vásquez  Vega  | 
Burruchaga  | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | 
| Bolivia  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valderrama  | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.
Finals
| Uruguay  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francescoli  Diogo  | 
Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
Goal scorers

With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
 Ricardo Gareca
 Víctor Ramos
 Milton Melgar
 David Paniagua
 Silvio Rojas
 Erwin Romero
 Jorginho
 Renato Gaúcho
 Tita
 Oscar Arriaza
 Rubén Espinoza
 Juan Carlos Letelier
 Juan Carlos Orellana
 Fernando Fiorillo
 Nolberto Molina
 Miguel Augusto Prince
 Hans Maldonado
 Lupo Quiñónez
 Galo Fidean Vázquez
 José Jacinto Vega
 Milciades Morel
 Germán Leguía
 Eduardo Mario Acevedo
 Víctor Diogo
 Enzo Francescoli
 Arsenio Luzardo
 Alberto Santelli
 Pedro Febles
References
External links
- RSSSF Archive. "Copa América 1983".
 - Official website of 2011 Copa América. "Copa América 1983" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Official Website of 2011 Copa América. "Goalscorers" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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