| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 10–31 March |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bolivia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 91 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Carlos Alberto Raffo(6 goals) |
←1959 1967 → | |
The1963South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won byBolivia withParaguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa America title.
For a complete list of participating squads see:1963 South American Championship squads
| La Paz | Cochabamba |
|---|---|
| Estadio Hernando Siles | Estadio Félix Capriles |
| Capacity:51,000 | Capacity:36,000 |
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| 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 |
 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 theLauca River conflict with Bolivia.
Uruguay withdrew due to the designation of La Paz as a tournament site.
Venezuela did not enter.
| Bolivia | 5–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
Ugarte 29',69'Camacho 43'García 49'Alcócer 57' | Report | Flávio 22',38' Marco Antônio 37'Almir 87' |
| 1963 South American Championship champions |
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 Bolivia First title |
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.
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