1997 Copa América
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 11–29 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 67 (2.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Hernández (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ronaldo[1] |
There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American countries (10 countries) participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of 12 teams competing in the tournament.
In the 1997 edition, Costa Rica and Mexico were the invitees.
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
| La Paz | Santa Cruz | Cochabamba |
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| Estadio Hernando Siles | Estadio Ramón Aguilera | Estadio Félix Capriles |
| Capacity: 51,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 36,000 |
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| Sucre | ||
| Estadio Olímpico Patria | ||
| Capacity: 29,000 | ||
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| Oruro | ||
| Estadio Jesús Bermúdez | ||
| Capacity: 28,000 | ||
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Squads
For a complete list of participating squads: 1997 Copa América squads
Match officials
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Group stage
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:
- 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 | |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ecuador |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 0–0 | Argentina |
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| Paraguay | 1–0 | Chile |
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Acuña  28' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia |
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Bolivia | 1–0 | Venezuela |
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| Coimbra 60' |
| Bolivia | 2–0 | Peru |
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| Etcheverry 45' Baldivieso 50' |
| Peru | 2–0 | Venezuela |
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| Cominges 13', 59' |
| Bolivia | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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| Baldivieso 29' |
Group C
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3–2 | Mexico |
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| Aldair 47' Romero 59' (o.g.) Leonardo 77' |
Hernández 13', 31' |
| Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Morantes 13', 23' Cabrera 62' (pen.) Aristizábal 78' |
Wright 66' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Hernández 14' (pen.) |
Medford 60' |
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 best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 June – Sucre | ||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 June – Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 June – Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 June – La Paz | ||||||||||
 Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| 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
| Bolivia | 2–1 | Colombia |
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| Etcheverry 3' Sánchez 24' |
Gaviria 57' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Ecuador |
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| Blanco 17' |
Capurro 6' (pen.) |
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| Penalties | ||
Hernández  Suárez Blanco  Chávez Villa Sánchez |
4–3 | Montaño Capurro De la Cruz Graziani Fernández Rosero |
Semi-finals
| Bolivia | 3–1 | Mexico |
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| E. Sánchez 27' R. Castillo 39' Moreno 79' |
Ramírez 4' |
Third-place match
Final
| Brazil | 3–1 | Bolivia |
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| Denilson 40' Ronaldo 79'Zé Roberto 90' |
E. Sánchez 45' |
Goalscorers
With six goals, Luis Hernández is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 67 goals were scored by 42 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
6 goals
5 goals
3 Goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Sergio Berti
- Milton Coimbra
- Jaime Moreno
- Ramiro Castillo
- Aldair
- Denílson
- Dunga
- Flavio Conceição
- Zé Roberto
- Fernando Vergara
- Víctor Aristizábal
- Wilmer Cabrera
- Hernán Gaviria
- Hamilton Ricard
- Hernán Medford
- Mauricio Wright
- Luis Capurro
- José Gavica
- Wellington Sánchez
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- Nicolás Ramírez
- Roberto Acuña
- José Luis Chilavert
- Eddy Carazas
- Álvaro Recoba
- Marcelo Saralegui
Own goals
- Rónald González (for Brazil)
- Camilo Romero (for Brazil)
Final positions
| 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
- "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.