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The 1991 Copa América football

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tournament was hosted by Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, from July 8 to July 21, 1991. It was organized by CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

and all ten member nations participated.

This was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations. In subsequent tournaments, at least two nations from outside CONMEBOL have been invited to bring the total number of participants to twelve.

Argentina won the Copa América for the 13th time but only the first since 1959.

Venues

City	Stadium name	Capacity
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...	Estadio Nacional de Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a...	70,000
Concepción Concepción, Chile Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...	Estadio Municipal Estadio Municipal de Concepción Estadio Municipal de Concepcion is a multi-purpose stadium in Concepción, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and has a capacity of 35,000 people....	35,000
Valparaíso Valparaíso Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...	Estadio Playa Ancha Estadio Playa Ancha Estadio Regional Chiledeportes, formerly known as Estadio Playa Ancha, is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Wanderers. The stadium holds 18,500 people and was built in 1931....	19,000
Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...	Estadio Sausalito Estadio Sausalito Estadio Sausalito is a multi-purpose stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Everton. The stadium holds 18,037 people and was built in 1929...	20,000

First round

The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

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.

Group A

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Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
8	4	4	0	11	3
6	4	3	1	10	3
4	4	2	2	7	8	−1
2	4	1	3	9	9	0
0	4	0	4	1	15	−14

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Group B

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Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	4	2	1	1	3	1
5	4	2	1	1	6	5
5	4	1	3	0	4	3
3	4	1	1	2	6	5
2	4	0	2	2	2	7	−5

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Final round

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Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	2	1	0	5	3
4	3	2	0	1	6	3
2	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2
1	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3

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Individual scorers

6 goals Gabriel Batistuta

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5 goals Iván Zamorano

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3 goals Branco

Claudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal

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Hugo Rubio Antony de Ávila

Antony de Ávila

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Luis Monzón Peter Méndez

Peter Méndez

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2 goals Claudio Caniggia

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Darío Franco Diego Simeone João Paulo

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Luiz Henrique Mazinho Oliveira Arnoldo Iguarán

Arnoldo Iguarán

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Álex Aguinaga

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Ney Avilés José del Solar

José del Solar

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Jorge Hirano

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Eugenio La Rosa
1 goals Leonardo Astrada

Leonardo Astrada

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Néstor Craviotto

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Claudio García Diego Latorre

Diego Latorre

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Erwin Sánchez

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Juan Suárez Marcio Santos Neto

José Ferreira Neto

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Renato

Renato Gaúcho

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Jorge Contreras

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Fabián Estay Jaime Vera

Jaime Vera

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Carlos Antonio Muñoz Erwin Ramírez

Erwin Ramírez

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José Cardozo

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Carlos Guirland

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Gustavo Neffa

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Vidal Sanabria

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Alfonso Yáñez Flavio Maestri

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Ramón Castro

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Own goals José del Solar