1963 South American Championship Explained

Tourney Name:South American Championship
Country:Bolivia
Year:1963
Teams:7
Dates:10–31 March
Num Teams:7
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:2
Champion:Bolivia
Count:1
Second:Paraguay
Second-Flagvar:1954
Third:Argentina
Fourth:Brazil
Fourth-Flagvar:1960
Matches:21
Goals:91
Top Scorer: Carlos Alberto Raffo
(6 goals)
Prevseason:1959
Nextseason:1967

The 1963 South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa America title.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1963 South American Championship squads

Venues

La PazCochabamba
Estadio Hernando SilesEstadio Félix Capriles
Capacity: 51,000Capacity: 36,000

Final round

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was not invited due to the Lauca River conflict with Bolivia.

withdrew due to the designation of La Paz as a tournament site.

did not enter.

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Goal scorers

With six goals, Carlos Alberto Raffo of Ecuador is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 91 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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