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1975 Copa América final
Event	1975 Copa América
	2–2 on points; Peru won after a play-off
First leg
Date	16 October 1975
Venue	El Campín, Bogotá
Referee	Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)
Attendance	50,000
Second leg
Date	22 October 1975
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee	Juan Silvagno (Chile)
Attendance	50,000
Play-off
Date	28 October 1975
Venue	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Referee	Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance	30,000
	1979 →

The 1975 Copa América final was the final match to determine the Copa América champion. The first leg was held in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá on October 16, the second leg in Estadio Nacional of Lima on October 22, and the playoff match in Estadio Olímpico of Caracas on 28 October.

The final was played in a two-legged tie system, the team earning more points would be the champion. A tie on points was resolved in a play-off match to be played at a neutral venue. It happened when Peru and Colombia each won a match.^[1] Peru would defeat Colombia, 1–0. It was their second title.^[2] Hugo Sotil of FC Barcelona scored the goal.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous final app.
Peru	(None)^{[note 1]}
Colombia	(None)

Notes

^ Peru had won the competition in 1939 but the winner had been decided by points.

Venues

Estadio El Campín (Bogotá), Estadio Nacional (Lima) and Estadio Olímpico (Caracas), venues for the finals

Route to the final

Peru

Round

Colombia

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Chile

1–1

Match 1

Paraguay

1–0

Bolivia

1–0

Match 2

Ecuador

3–1

Bolivia

3–1

Match 3

Paraguay

1–0

Chile

3–1

Match 4

Ecuador

2–0

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peru	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	7
Chile	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1	3
Bolivia	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	2

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	4	4	0	0	7	1	+6	8
Paraguay	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	3
Ecuador	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Brazil

3–1

Semi-finals

Uruguay

3–0

Brazil

0–2

Semi-finals

Uruguay

0–1

Notes

Peru and Brazil tied 3–3 on aggregate but Peru qualified by the drawing of lots.^[3]
Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate

Match details

First leg

1975 Copa América Finals

October 16, 1975 ^[4]

First leg

Colombia	1–0	Peru
Castro 38'	Report

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)

Colombia

Peru


GK	Pedro Zape
RB	Arturo Segovia
CB	José Zárate
CB	Miguel A. Escobar
LB	Óscar Bolaño
RM	Diego Umaña
CM	Oswaldo Calero
CM	Eduardo Retat
LM	Carlos Rendón	72'
CF	Hugo Lóndero
CF	Ponciano Castro
Substitutions:
FW	Ernesto Díaz	72'
Manager:
Efraín Sánchez


GK		Ottorino Sartor
RB		Eleazar Soria
CB		Julio Meléndez
CB		Héctor Chumpitaz
LB		Rubén Díaz
CM		Alfredo Quesada
CM		Santiago Ojeda
CM		Percy Rojas
RW		Gerónimo Barbadillo
CF		Oswaldo Ramírez
LW		Juan Carlos Oblitas
Substitutions:
None
Manager:
Marcos Calderón

Second leg

October 22, 1975 ^[4]

Second leg

Peru	2–0	Colombia
Oblitas 18' Ramírez 44'	Report

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Juan Silvagno (Chile)

Peru

Colombia


GK	Ottorino Sartor
RB	Eleazar Soria
CB	Julio Meléndez
CB	Héctor Chumpitaz
LB	Rubén Toribio Díaz
CM	Alfredo Quesada
CM	Santiago Ojeda
CM	Percy Rojas
RW	Gerónimo Barbadillo	54'
CF	Oswaldo Ramírez
LW	Juan Carlos Oblitas
Substitutions:
MF	Pedro Ruiz	54'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón


GK		Pedro Zape
RB		Arturo Segovia
CB		José Zárate
CB		Miguel A. Escobar
LB		Óscar Bolaño
RM		Diego Umaña
CM		Oswaldo Calero
CM		Eduardo Retat
LM		Jairo Arboleda
CF		Hugo Lóndero
CF		Ponciano Castro
Substitutions:
None
Manager:
Efraín Sánchez

Play-off

October 28, 1975 ^[4]

Playoff

Peru	1–0	Colombia
Sotil 25'	Report

Estadio Olimpico, Caracas

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Peru

Colombia


GK	Ottorino Sartor
RB	Eleazar Soria
CB	Julio Meléndez
CB	Héctor Chumpitaz
LB	Rubén Toribio Díaz
CM	Alfredo Quesada
CM	Santiago Ojeda
CM	Percy Rojas	51'
RW	Teófilo Cubillas
CF	Hugo Sotil
LW	Juan Carlos Oblitas
Substitutions:
FW	Oswaldo Ramírez	51'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón


GK	Pedro Zape
RB	Arturo Segovia
CB	José Zárate
CB	Miguel A. Escobar
LB	Óscar Bolaño
RM	Willington Ortiz
CM	Diego Umaña	55'
CM	Oswaldo Calero
LM	Víctor Campaz
CF	Jairo Arboleda
CF	Ernesto Díaz	85'
Substitutions:
MF	Eduardo Retat	55'
FW	Ponciano Castro	85'
Manager:
Efraín Sánchez

References

^ ^a ^b Hace 42 años: Perú campeón de Copa América by Eddie Fleischman on 28 Oct 2017
^ Copa América 1975 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
^ "Copa América 1975" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol blogsite, 10 Nov 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 566. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.