| Tourney name | South American Championship |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia |
| Year | 1963 |
| Dates | 10–31 March |
| Num teams | 7 |
| Confederations | 1 |
| Venues | 2 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Champion | Bolivia |
| Count | 1 |
| Second | Paraguay |
| Second-flagvar | 1954 |
| Third | Argentina |
| Fourth | Brazil |
| Fourth-flagvar | 1960 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Goals | 91 |
| Top scorer | Carlos Alberto Raffo (6 goals) |
| Prevseason | 1959 |
| Nextseason | 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 |
Final round
| 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 the Lauca River conflict with Bolivia.
Uruguay withdrew due to the designation of La Paz as a tournament site.
Venezuela did not enter.
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
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 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