1963 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 10–31 March |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 91 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals) |
← 1959 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 11 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 4 | |
| 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.
Venezuela did not enter.
| Bolivia | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| López Castillo Alcócer Camacho |
Raffo Raymondi Bolaños |
| Bolivia | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ugarte Camacho García Alcócer |
Report | Flávio Marco Antônio Almir |
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
Carlos Alberto Raffo
- 5 goals
Mario Rodríguez
Máximo Alcócer
Flávio Minuano
- 4 goals
Raúl Savoy
Wilfredo Camacho
Eladio Zárate
Alberto Gallardo
- 3 goals
Roberto Héctor Zárate
Ausberto García
Fortunato Castillo
Oswaldo Taurisano
Enrique Raymondi
Cecilio Martinez
César Cabrera
- 2 goals
Víctor Ugarte
Marco Antônio
Alonso Botero
Carlos Campillo
Delio Gamboa
Herman Aceros
Jorge Bolaños
Pedro Pablo León
- 1 goal
Ernesto Humberto Juárez
Jorge Hugo Fernández
Juan Carlos Lallana
Ramiro Blacut
Renán López
Almir Da Silva
Fernando Consul
Francisco González
Héctor González
Carlos Pineda
Leonardo Palacios
Néstor Azón
Félix Arambulo
Oppe Quiñónez
Pelayo Ayala
Enrique Tenemás
Nemesio Mosquera


