Clasificación Final
| País | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC |
| 1. Uruguay | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. Argentina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Paraguay | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 4. Brasil | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 5. Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 6. Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 7. Perú | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8. Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9. Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
DESARROLLO DEL GRUPO A
| Fecha | Ciudad | Partido |
| 12-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 5 – Ecuador 0 |
| 13-1-1979 | Montevideo | Argentina 4 – Perú 0 |
| 18-1-1979 | Montevideo | Argentina 5 – Ecuador 0 |
| 18-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 3 – Perú 0 |
| 22-1-1979 | Montevideo | Ecuador 0 – Perú 2 |
| 22-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 1 – Argentina 0 |
POSICIONES
| País | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | PTS |
| 1. Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2. Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 3. Perú | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 4. Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
DESARROLLO DEL GRUPO B
| Fecha | Ciudad | Partido |
| 12-1-1979 | Paysandú | Chile 0 – Paraguay 6 |
| 12-1-1979 | Paysandú | Brasil 1 – Colombia 2 |
| 14-1-1979 | Paysandú | Colombia 5 – Bolivia 1 |
| 14-1-1979 | Paysandú | Brasil 1 – Chile 0 |
| 17-1-1979 | Paysandú | Colombia 0 – Paraguay 5 |
| 17-1-1979 | Paysandú | Brasil 1 – Bolivia 0 |
| 19-1-1979 | Paysandú | Chile 2 – Colombia 0 |
| 19-1-1979 | Paysandú | Bolivia 0 – Paraguay 1 |
| 21-1-1979 | Paysandú | Bolivia 1 – Chile 5 |
| 21-1-1979 | Paysandú | Brasil 1 – Paraguay 1 |
POSICIONES
| País | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | PTS |
| 1. Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| 2. Brasil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 4. Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 5. Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
DESARROLLO DE LA FASE FINAL
| Fecha | Ciudad | Partido |
| 25-1-1979 | Montevideo | Paraguay 0 – Argentina 1 |
| 25-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 1 – Brasil 0 |
| 28-1-1979 | Montevideo | Paraguay 2 – Brasil 1 |
| 28-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 0 – Argentina 0 |
| 31-1-1979 | Montevideo | Brasil 0 – Argentina 1 |
| 31-1-1979 | Montevideo | Uruguay 2 – Paraguay 1 |
POSICIONES
| País | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | PTS |
| 1. Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. Brasil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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