Chile at the Copa América

The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world.

Chilean players with president Michelle Bachelet after the opening match of their home tournament in 2015, a 2–0 win against Ecuador.
Claudio Bravo was Chile's captain in 2015 and 2016, winning two Copa titles. In addition, he was honoured as the tournament's best goalkeeper both times.

Chile are one of the four national teams that participated in the inaugural South American Championship in 1916. During their first six participations, they always ranked last, until they recorded their first match wins in 1926.

It took 99 years for them to win their first continental title, which they defended at the Copa América Centenario in 2016.

Chile won both the 2015 and 2016 final against Argentina on penalties, even though they have never defeated the Albiceleste over regular time in tournament history (28 attempts).

Record at the Copa América
South American Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1916 Fourth Place4th3012211
1917 Fourth Place4th3003010
1919 Fourth Place4th3003112
1920 Fourth Place4th301224
1921 Withdrew
1922 Fifth Place5th4013110
1923 Withdrew
1924 Fourth Place4th3003110
1925 Withdrew
1926 Third Place3rd4211146
1927 Withdrew
1929 Did not participate
1935 Fourth Place4th300327
1937 Fifth Place5th51131213
1939 Fourth Place4th4103812
1941 Third Place3rd420263
1942 Sixth Place6th6114415
1945 Third Place3rd6411155
1946 Fifth Place5th5203811
1947 Fourth Place4th74121413
1949 Fifth Place5th72141014
1953 Fourth Place4th63121010
1955 Runners-up2nd5311198
1956 Runners-up2nd5302118
1957 Sixth Place6th6114917
1959 Fifth Place5th6213914
1959 Did not participate
1963Not invited (political reasons)
1967 Third Place3rd522186
Copa América
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1975 Group Stage6th411276
1979 Runners-up2nd9432136
1983 Group Stage5th421182
1987 Runners-up2nd430193
1989 Group Stage5th420275
1991 Third Place3rd7322116
1993 Group Stage7th310234
1995 Group Stage9th301238
1997 Group Stage9th300315
1999 Fourth Place4th621387
2001 Quarter-Finals7th420255
2004 Group Stage10th301224
2007 Quarter-Finals8th4112411
2011 Quarter-Finals5th421154
2015 Champions1st6420134
2016 Champions1st6411165
2019 Fourth place4th621377

2021		 Qualified
2024
Total2 Titles39/46183663186288311

* Draws include matches decided on penalties.

Winning Tournaments

2015 Copa América

Matches
Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Venue
Group stage Ecuador2–0WA. Vidal, E. VargasSantiago
 Mexico3–3DA. Vidal (2), E. Vargas
 Bolivia5–0WC. Aránguiz (2), A. Sánchez, G. Medel, R. Raldes (o.g.)
Quarter-Finals Uruguay1–0WM. Isla
Semi-Finals Peru2–1WE. Vargas (2)
Final Argentina0–0
(4–1 pen)
W

Final
Chile 0–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Report
Penalties
Fernández
Vidal
Aránguiz
Sánchez 		4–1 Messi
Higuaín
Banega
Attendance: 45,693[1]
Chile
Argentina
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
CB5Francisco Silva 24'
CB21Marcelo Díaz 34'
CB17Gary Medel 44'
RM4Mauricio Isla
CM20Charles Aránguiz 87'
CM8Arturo Vidal
LM15Jean Beausejour
AM10Jorge Valdivia 75'
CF11Eduardo Vargas 95'
CF7Alexis Sánchez
Substitutes:
MF14Matías Fernández 75'
FW22Ángelo Henríquez 95'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Pablo Zabaleta
CB15Martín Demichelis
CB17Nicolás Otamendi
LB16Marcos Rojo 55'
RM6Lucas Biglia
CM14Javier Mascherano  56'
LM21Javier Pastore 81'
RW10Lionel Messi (c)
CF11Sergio Agüero 74'
LW7Ángel Di María 29'
Substitutes:
FW22Ezequiel Lavezzi 29'
FW9Gonzalo Higuaín 74'
MF19Éver Banega 91'  81'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[2]

2016 Copa América Centenario

Matches
Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Venue
Group stage Argentina1–2LJ. FuenzalidaSanta Clara
 Bolivia2–1WA. Vidal (2)Foxboro
 Panama4–2WE. Vargas (2), A. Sánchez (2)Philadelphia
Quarter-Finals Mexico7–0WE. Vargas (4), E. Puch (2), A. SánchezSanta Clara
Semi-Finals Colombia2–0WC. Aránguiz, J. FuenzalidaChicago
Final Argentina0–0
(4–2 pen)
WEast Rutherford

Final

Since the implementation of the new FIFA ruling that a fourth substitute would be allowed in overtime[3], the Copa América Centenario final was the first match this rule applied to. However, neither team used a fourth substitute.

Argentina 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 82,026[4]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Argentina
Chile
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Gabriel Mercado
CB17Nicolás Otamendi
CB13Ramiro Funes Mori
LB16Marcos Rojo 43'
CM6Lucas Biglia
CM14Javier Mascherano 37'
CM19Éver Banega 111'
RF10Lionel Messi (c) 40'
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 70'
LF7Ángel Di María 57'
Substitutions:
MF5Matías Kranevitter 94' 57'
FW11Sergio Agüero 70'
MF18Erik Lamela 111'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla
CB17Gary Medel
CB18Gonzalo Jara
LB15Jean Beausejour 52'
CM8Arturo Vidal 37'
CM21Marcelo Díaz 16'  28'
CM20Charles Aránguiz 69'
RW6José Pedro Fuenzalida 80'
LW7Alexis Sánchez 104'
CF11Eduardo Vargas 109'
Substitutions:
FW22Edson Puch 80'
MF5Francisco Silva 104'
FW16Nicolás Castillo 109'
Manager:
Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Claudio Bravo (Chile)[5]

Record by Opponent

Chile's biggest victories at Copa América tournaments were a 7–0 win against Venezuela in 1979, and a 7–0 win against Mexico in 2016.

Their biggest defeats were 0–6 losses, one against Brazil in 1919 and one against Uruguay in 1947.

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Argentina0721281460
 Bolivia1022144817
 Brazil3216212560
 Colombia732122011
 Costa Rica001112
 Ecuador1311154715
 Japan100140
 Mexico2237139
 Panama100142
 Paraguay7212213136
 Peru867212731
 Uruguay7419302862
 United States001112
 Venezuela72110254
TOTAL663186183288311

Record Players
With 34 matches, Sergio Livingstone is the tournament's shared record player. He won the award for Best Player in 1941, when Chile finished 3rd.
No. Name Matches Tournaments
1Sergio Livingstone341941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949 and 1953
2Gary Medel222011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
Alexis Sánchez222011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
4Manuel Álvarez201947, 1949, 1953, 1955 and 1956
Claudio Bravo202004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2016
6Gonzalo Jara192007, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
Mauricio Isla192011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
Arturo Vidal192011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
9Jaime Pizarro181987, 1989, 1991 and 1993
Miguel Ramírez181991, 1993, 1995 and 1999
Jean Beausejour182011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
Charles Aránguiz182015, 2016 and 2019
Eduardo Vargas182015, 2016 and 2019

Top Goalscorers
Eduardo Vargas was the tournament's top scorer in both 2015 and 2016.
No. Name Goals Tournaments
1Eduardo Vargas122015 (4), 2016 (6) and 2019 (2)
2Enrique Hormazábal101955 (6) and 1956 (4)
3 Raúl Toro91937 (7), 1939 (1) and 1941 (1)
4David Arellano81924 (1) and 1926 (7)
Iván Zamorano81991 (5) and 1999 (3)
6Francisco Molina71953
Alexis Sánchez72011 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (3) and 2019 (2)
Arturo Vidal72011 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (2) and 2019 (1)
9 Juan Alcántara61945 (5) and 1946 (1)
Jaime Ramírez61955 (1), 1956 (2) and 1957 (3)

Players with multiple titles

Fifteen players were part of both the 2015 and 2016 Copa América squads, winning consecutive titles. Johnny Herrera as reserve goalkeeper was a non-playing squad member in both tournaments.

Name Championships Name Championships
Charles Aránguiz2Gary Medel2
Jean BeausejourEugenio Mena
Claudio BravoMauricio Pinilla
Marcelo DíazAlexis Sánchez
José Pedro FuenzalidaFrancisco Silva
Johnny HerreraEduardo Vargas
Mauricio IslaArturo Vidal
Gonzalo Jara

Awards and Records

Team Awards

  • Champions: 2 (2015 and 2016)
  • Runners-up: 4 (1955, 1956, 1979 and 1987)
  • Third place: 5 (1926, 1941, 1945, 1967 and 1991)

Individual Awards[6]

Team Records

  • Victory with highest number of goals conceded (5–4 v Peru in 1955; tied with Brazil 6–4 Chile in 1937 and Bolivia 5–4 Brazil in 1963)

Individual Records

  • Most matches: Sergio Livingstone (34, shared with Zizinho)
  • Longest time span between two matches: David Pizarro (15 years and 333 days, semi-final v Uruguay in 1999 to group match v Ecuador in 2015)

References
  1. "Chile's long wait for Copa América glory over as Argentina pay the penalty". Copa America Chile 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. "Vidal named MasterCard Man of the Match in Copa América final win". Copa América Chile 2015. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. "Copa America Centenario To Be First Around The World To Implement New Regulations Based On 2016/2017 Laws Of The Game". Copa América Centenario. 3 June 2016.
  4. "Chile, campeón de la Copa América Centenario" [Chile, champion of the Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. "Match 32 : Argentina vs Chile". Copa América Centenario. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. "The Copa América Archive". July 19, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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