1993 Copa América
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | June 15 – July 4 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player |
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The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament, to round out the format. Mexico and the USA were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship.
It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neither Brazil nor Uruguay finished in the top four. This would not occur again until 2015.
Venues
| Quito | Ambato | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Bellavista | |
| Capacity: 40,948 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
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| Portoviejo | Cuenca | |
| Estadio Reales Tamarindos | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
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| Machala | Guayaquil | |
| Estadio 9 de Mayo | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo | Estadio George Capwell |
| Capacity: 16,500 | Capacity: 89,932 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Squads
For a complete list of all participating squads: 1993 Copa América squads
First round
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat. First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The two best third place teams also advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tie-breaker
- If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
- greater goal difference in all group games;
- greater number of goals scored in all group games;
- winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
- drawing of lots.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Ecuador |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Muñoz  Noriega Fernández E. Hurtado Aguinaga |
Dolgetta |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ostolaza |
| Ecuador |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Avilés E. Hurtado |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Colombia |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia Aristizábal |
Alves |
| Colombia |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maturana |
Etcheverry |
Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| C | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| A | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 June – Quito | ||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 June – Quito | ||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Quito | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 July – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 June – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 July – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 June – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| | 0 (6) | Third place | ||||||||
| | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 3 July – Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Colombia |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Perea |
Saralegui | |
| Penalties | ||
Asprilla  Mendoza Valderrama W. Pérez Valencia |
5–3 |  |
| Argentina |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez |
Report | Müller |
| Penalties | ||
| Gorosito Simeone Rodríguez Acosta Medina Bello Borelli |
6–5 | |
Semi-finals
| Mexico |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez R. Ramírez |
Third-place match
Final
Goal scorers
With four goals, José Luis Dolgetta was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 64 goals were scored by 41 different players, with one credited as an own goal.
Final positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 4 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 6 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 7 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 10 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 11 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 16.7% |
References
- ↑ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.