1997 Copa América

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1997 Copa América
Tournament details
Host countryBolivia
Dates11–29 June
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up Bolivia
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored67 (2.58 per match)
Attendance456,020 (17,539 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Luis Hernández
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Ronaldo[1]
1995
1999

The 1997 Copa America was the 38th edition of the Copa America. It was held in Bolivia from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

In this edition, Costa Rica and Mexico were the invited teams to bring up the total number of competing teams to 12.

The tournament was won by Brazil, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the World Cup at the same time, a feat they would repeat in 2004.

Venues[edit]

La Paz Santa Cruz Cochabamba
Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Estadio Félix Capriles
Capacity: 51,000 Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 36,000
Sucre
Estadio Olímpico Patria
Capacity: 29,000
Oruro
Estadio Jesús Bermúdez
Capacity: 28,000

Squads[edit]

For a complete list of participating squads: 1997 Copa América squads

Match officials[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots that took place on 17 December 1996.

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.

  • Tie-breaker
    • If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
    1. greater goal difference in all group games;
    2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
    3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
    4. drawing of lots.
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ecuador 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Acuña 28' Report
Ecuador 0–0 Argentina
Report

Paraguay 0–2 Ecuador
Report Sánchez 71'
Graziani 86'
Argentina 2–0 Chile
Berti 83'
Gallardo 86'
Report

Chile 1–2 Ecuador
Vergara 52' Report Graziani 32'
Gavica 55'
Paraguay 1–1 Argentina
Chilavert 73' (pen.) Report Gallardo 90' (pen.)

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bolivia (H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
 Peru 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Peru 1–0 Uruguay
Hidalgo 75' Report
Bolivia 1–0 Venezuela
Coimbra 60' Report
Attendance: 11,000

Uruguay 2–0 Venezuela
Recoba 19'
Saralegui 47'
Report
Bolivia 2–0 Peru
Etcheverry 45'
Baldivieso 50'
Report

Peru 2–0 Venezuela
Cominges 13', 59' Report
Bolivia 1–0 Uruguay
Baldivieso 29' Report

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Mexico 2–1 Colombia
Hernández 7', 11' Ricard 58'
Brazil 5–0 Costa Rica
Djalminha 20'
González 34' (o.g.)
Ronaldo 47', 54'
Romário 60'

Brazil 3–2 Mexico
Aldair 47'
Romero 59' (o.g.)
Leonardo 77'
Hernández 13', 31'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: José Arana (Peru)

Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica
Hernández 14' (pen.) Medford 60'
Brazil 2–0 Colombia
Dunga 11'
Edmundo 67'
Attendance: 30,567
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
A  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
C  Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
B  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 June – Santa Cruz
 
 
 Brazil 2
 
26 June – Santa Cruz
 
 Paraguay 0
 
 Brazil 7
 
21 June – Sucre
 
 Peru 0
 
 Peru 2
 
29 June – La Paz
 
 Argentina 1
 
 Brazil 3
 
21 June – La Paz
 
 Bolivia 1
 
 Bolivia 2
 
25 June – La Paz
 
 Colombia 1
 
 Bolivia 3
 
22 June – Cochabamba
 
 Mexico 1 Third place
 
 Mexico 1 (4)
 
28 June – Oruro
 
 Ecuador 1 (3)
 
 Peru 0
 
 
 Mexico 1
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

Peru 2–1 Argentina
Carazas 30'
Hidalgo 61'
Report Gallardo 66' (pen.)

Bolivia 2–1 Colombia
Etcheverry 3'
Sánchez 24'
Report Gaviria 57'


Brazil 2–0 Paraguay
Ronaldo 9', 34' Report

Semi-finals[edit]

Bolivia 3–1 Mexico
E. Sánchez 27'
R. Castillo 39'
Moreno 79'
Report Ramírez 8'

Brazil 7–0 Peru
Denílson 1'
Conceição 20'
Romário 36', 49'
Leonardo 45', 55'
Djalminha 77'
Report

Third-place match[edit]

Mexico 1–0 Peru
Hernández 82' Report

Final[edit]

Brazil 3–1 Bolivia
Denilson 40'
Ronaldo 79'
Zé Roberto 90'
Report E. Sánchez 45'
Attendance: 43,753

Result[edit]

 1997 Copa América champions 

Brazil

Fifth title

Goalscorers[edit]

With six goals, Luis Hernández was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 67 goals were scored by 42 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

Luis Hernández, top scorer

6 goals

5 goals

3 Goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Final positions[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Brazil 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 100%
2  Bolivia 6 5 0 1 10 5 +5 15 83.5%
3  Mexico 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 44.4%
4  Peru 6 3 0 3 5 11 −6 9 50%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5  Ecuador 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 66.7%
6  Argentina 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5 41.7%
7  Paraguay 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 33.3%
8  Colombia 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 3 25%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 33.3%
10  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1 11.1%
11  Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 0%
12  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0 0%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

External links[edit]