These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1979 Copa América. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Peru, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.
Group A
Chile
Coach: Luis Santibáñez
Colombia
Head Coach: Blagoje Vidinić
Venezuela Head Coach: Walter Roque
Group B
Argentina Head Coach: César Luis Menotti
Bolivia
Coach: Ramiro Blacut
Brazil Head Coach: Cláudio Coutinho
Group C
Ecuador
Head Coach:
Paraguay Head Coach: Ranulfo Miranda
Uruguay Head Coach: Roque Máspoli
Semi-final
Peru Coach: José Chiarella
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