| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 10–31 March |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bolivia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 91 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Carlos Alberto Raffo(6 goals) |
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
The Bolivia team won its first Cup
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1963 South American Championship squads
Venues
| La Paz | Cochabamba |
|---|---|
| Estadio Hernando Siles | Estadio Félix Capriles |
| Capacity: 51,000 | Capacity: 36,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 11 |
| Paraguay |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 |
| Argentina |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 7 |
| Brazil |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 |
| Ecuador |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 4 |
 Colombia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 1 |
Chile was not invited due to the Lauca River conflict with Bolivia.
Uruguay withdrew due to the designation of La Paz as a tournament site.
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Venezuela did not enter.
| Bolivia | 4–4 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
López  16' Castillo 27' Alcócer 55' Camacho 80' |
Raffo 30' Raymondi 44', 50' Bolaños 47' |
Result
| 1963 South American Championship champions |
|---|
Bolivia First title |
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
- Víctor Ugarte
- Marco Antônio
- Alonso Botero
- Carlos Campillo
- Delio Gamboa
- Herman Aceros
- Jorge Bolaños
Pedro Pablo León
- 1 goal
External links
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| Qualification | |
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