| Final | | date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | attend. | | Wed 28.11.79 |  Paraguay | 3-0 |  Chile | 2-0 | 40,000 | | 1-0 Romero 12' 2-0 M. Norel 36' 3-0 Romero 85' Estadio Defensores del Chaco. Referee: Luis Gregorio da Rosa, Uruguay. | | Wed 05.12.79 | Chile | 1-0 | Paraguay | 1-0 | 55,000 | | 1-0 Rivas 10' RC: Bonvallet (Chile) 17' RC: E. morel (Parag) 17' Estadio Nacional, Santiago. Referee: Ramon Baretto, Uruguay. | | Third Final in Buenos Aires, Argentina | | Tue 11.12.79 | Paraguay | 0-0aet | Chile | 0-0 | 6,000 | | Estadio Jose Amalfitani. Referee: Arnaldo Cesar Coelho, Brazil. | | Paraguay won due to better goal difference 3-1. |
| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | attend. | | Paraguay 4-3 Brazil | | Wed 24.10.79 | Paraguay | 2-1 |  Brazil | 2-0 | 50,000 | | Wed 31.10.79 | Brazil | 2-2 | Paraguay | 1-1 | 80,000 | | Peru 1-2 Chile | | Wed 17.10.79 |  Peru | 1-2 | Chile | 0-1 | 50,000 | | Wed 24.10.79 | Chile | 0-0 | Peru | 0-0 | 75,000 |
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| Final Ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Paraguay | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13: | 7 | +6 | | 2. | Chile | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13: | 6 | +7 | | 3. | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10: | 9 | +1 | | 4. | Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1: | 2 | -1 | | eliminated in Groups Round. | | 5. |  Colombia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: | 2 | +3 | | 6. |  Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: | 5 | 0 | | 7. |  Bolivia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 7 | -3 | | 8. |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7: | 6 | +1 | | 9. |  Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: | 7 | -3 | | 10. |  Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1: | 12 | -11 |
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| Second Copa America with no Host played with Home and Away Matches. |
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| Group A | p | _w_ | _d_ | _l_ | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Chile | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10: | 2 | +8 | | 2. | Colombia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: | 2 | +3 | | 3. | Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1: | 12 | -11 |
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| Team | Chil | Colo | Vene | | Chile | --- | 2:0 | 7:0 | | Colombia | 1:0 | --- | 4:0 | | Venezuela | 1:1 | 0:0 | --- |
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | | Wed 01.08.79 | Venezuela | 0-0 | Colombia | | | Wed 08.08.79 | Venezuela | 1-1 | Chile | | | Wed 15.08.79 | Colombia | 1-0 | Chile | | | Wed 22.08.79 | Colombia | 4-0 | Venezuela | | | Wed 29.08.79 | Chile | 7-0 | Venezuela | | | Wed 05.09.79 | Chile | 2-0 | Colombia | |
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| Group B | p | _w_ | _d_ | _l_ | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7: | 5 | +2 | | 2. | Bolivia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 7 | -3 | | 3. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7: | 6 | +1 |
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| Team | Arge | Braz | Boli | | Argentina | --- | 2:2 | 3:0 | | Brazil | 2:1 | --- | 2:0 | | Bolivia | 2:1 | 2:1 | --- |
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | | Wed 18.07.79 | Bolivia | 2-1 | Argentina | | | Thu 26.07.79 | Bolivia | 2-1 | Brazil | | | Thu 02.08.79 | Brazil | 2-1 | Argentina | | | Wed 08.08.79 | Argentina | 3-0 | Bolivia | | | Thu 16.08.79 | Brazil | 2-0 | Bolivia | | | Thu 23.08.79 | Argentina | 2-2 | Brazil | |
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| Group C | p | _w_ | _d_ | _l_ | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. | Paraguay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6: | 3 | +3 | | 2. | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: | 5 | 0 | | 3. | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: | 7 | -3 |
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| Team | Urug | Ecua | Para | | Uruguay | --- | 2:1 | 2:2 | | Ecuador | 2:1 | --- | 1:2 | | Paraguay | 0:0 | 2:0 | --- |
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | | Wed 29.08.79 | Ecuador | 1-2 | Paraguay | | | Wed 05.09.79 | Ecuador | 2-1 | Uruguay | | | Thu 13.09.79 | Paraguay | 2-0 | Ecuador | | | Sun 16.09.79 | Uruguay | 2-1 | Ecuador | | | Thu 20.09.79 | Paraguay | 0-0 | Uruguay | | | Wed 26.09.79 | Uruguay | 2-2 | Paraguay | |
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