1993 Copa América
Official poster
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates15 June – 4 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (14th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored64 (2.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Sergio Goycochea[1]

The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between 15 June and 4 July. 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 United States, both of CONCACAF, were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship,[2] also their last senior title until 2021.[3]

It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neither Brazil nor Uruguay finished in the top four.[4] This next occurred in 2015.

Venues

Quito Ambato
Estadio Olímpico AtahualpaEstadio Bellavista
Capacity: 40,948Capacity: 22,000
PortoviejoCuenca
Estadio Reales TamarindosEstadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 22,000
MachalaGuayaquil
Estadio 9 de MayoEstadio Monumental Isidro Romero CarboEstadio George Capwell
Capacity: 16,500Capacity: 59,932Capacity: 25,000

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1993 Copa América squads

Group stage

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 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 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:
    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 colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ecuador (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Venezuela 3 0 2 1 6 11 5 2
4  United States 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Ecuador 6–1 Venezuela
Muñoz 19'
Noriega 32'
Fernández 57', 81'
E. Hurtado 65'
Aguinaga 84'
Dolgetta 79'
Uruguay 1–0 United States
Ostolaza 51'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

Uruguay 2–2 Venezuela
Saralegui 23'
Kanapkis 79'
Dolgetta 10'
Rivas 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)
Ecuador 2–0 United States
Avilés 11'
E. Hurtado 35'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile)

Venezuela 3–3 United States
Dolgetta 68', 80'
Echenausi 89'
Henderson 21'
Lalas 37'
Kinnear 52'
Ecuador 2–1 Uruguay
Avilés 28'
Aguinaga 87'
Kanapkis 64'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Peru 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
3  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 3
4  Chile 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 2
Source:
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Cabañas 6'
Brazil 0–0 Peru
Report

Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Monzón 37' Del Solar 77'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador)
Chile 3–2 Brazil
Sierra 15'
Zambrano 51', 59'
Report Müller 36'
Palhinha 55'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador)

Peru 1–0 Chile
Del Solar 14' (pen.)
Brazil 3–0 Paraguay
Palhinha 15', 72'
Edmundo 62'
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Mexico 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
4  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2
Source:
Colombia 2–1 Mexico
Valencia 35'
Aristizábal 87'
Zague 57'
Attendance: 20,000
Argentina 1–0 Bolivia
Batistuta 53'

Argentina 1–1 Mexico
Ruggeri 28' Patiño 14'
Colombia 1–1 Bolivia
Maturana 18' (pen.) Etcheverry 14'
Attendance: 11,000

Mexico 0–0 Bolivia
Argentina 1–1 Colombia
Simeone 2' Rincón 5'

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Mexico 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
3 A  Venezuela 3 0 2 1 6 11 5 2
Source:

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 June Quito
 
 
 Ecuador 3
 
30 June Quito
 
 Paraguay 0
 
 Ecuador 0
 
27 June Quito
 
 Mexico 2
 
 Mexico 4
 
4 July Guayaquil
 
 Peru 2
 
 Mexico 1
 
26 June Guayaquil
 
 Argentina 2
 
 Colombia 1 (5)
 
1 July Guayaquil
 
 Uruguay 1 (3)
 
 Colombia 0 (5)
 
27 June Guayaquil
 
 Argentina 0 (6) Third place
 
 Argentina 1 (6)
 
3 July Portoviejo
 
 Brazil 1 (5)
 
 Colombia 1
 
 
 Ecuador 0
 

Quarter-finals

Ecuador 3–0 Paraguay
E. Hurtado 33'
Ramírez 43' (o.g.)
Avilés 81'



Mexico 4–2 Peru
García Aspe 22' (pen.), 44'
Zague 43'
Patiño 49'
Del Solar 55' (pen.)
Reynoso 82'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile)

Semi-finals

Mexico 2–0 Ecuador
Sánchez 23'
R. Ramírez 54'

Third-place match

Ecuador 0–1 Colombia
Valencia 86'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Álvaro Arboleda (Venezuela)

Final

Argentina 2–1 Mexico
Batistuta 63', 74' Galindo 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000

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.

4 goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own goal

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Argentina 624064+2866.7%
2 Mexico 622297+2650.0%
3 Colombia 624064+2866.7%
4 Ecuador 6402135+8866.7%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5 Brazil 412164+2450.0%
6 Uruguay 4121550450.0%
7 Peru 412145−1450.0%
8 Paraguay 411227−5337.5%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9 Chile 310234−1233.3%
10 Bolivia 302112−1233.3%
11 Venezuela 3021611−5233.3%
12 United States 301236−3116.7%

References

  1. "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. Copa América 1993 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
  3. Reviví la consagración en la Copa América 1993, el último título de la Selección mayor on Diario Veloz, 4 July 2015
  4. Hace 23 años, la selección argentina ganaba la Copa América por última vez by Gustavo Lenti on Telam, 4 July 2016
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