The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed its name from South American Championship to Copa América. For the first time, all ten CONMEBOL countries participated, with defending champions Uruguay receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: see 1975 Copa América squads

Group stage

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Match abandoned at 43'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

''2–2 on points. Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate goals.'' ''2–2 on points. Peru won on a drawing of lots.''

Finals

''2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.'' Peru won the play-off 1–0.

Result

Goal scorers

With four goals, Leopoldo Luque and Ernesto Díaz are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 79 goals were scored by 42 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal. 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Own goal