Copa América 1993 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América

Copa América

The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

, 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...

's football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

and the USA

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2-1 to win their record 14th continental championship.

Venues

City	Stadium name	Capacity
Ambato	Estadio Bellavista Estadio Bellavista Estadio Bellavista is a multi-use stadium in Ambato, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Macará and Técnico Universitario. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators and is located on Bolivariana Avenue, a main thoroughfare through the city of...	22,000
Cuenca Cuenca, Ecuador Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar is a multi-purpose stadium in Cuenca, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Cuenca and Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Cuenca. The stadium holds 22,000 spectators and opened in 1945....	22,000
Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	Estadio George Capwell Estadio George Capwell Estadio George Capwell is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Emelec.-History:...	25,000
Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	Estadio Monumental Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo The Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo is a football stadium located in the parish of Tarqui in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador. The stadium is the home to Ecuadorian football club Barcelona.-History:The Monumental was born from the initiative of club president Isidro Romero Carbo...	89,932
Machala Machala Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 , making it the fourth biggest city of the country; it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the...	Estadio 9 de Mayo Estadio 9 de Mayo Estadio 9 de Mayo is a multi-use stadium in Machala, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Audaz Octubrino and Club Deportivo Atlético Audaz. The stadium holds 16,500 spectators and opened in 1955....	16,500
Portoviejo Portoviejo Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. . Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area...	Estadio Reales Tamarindos Estadio Reales Tamarindos Estadio Reales Tamarindos is a multi-use stadium in Portoviejo, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators and opened in 1970....	18,000
Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 39,816. Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's...	45,000

First Round

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 (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) 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:

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
	Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	6
3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2
3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

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Group B

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

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Group C

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

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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.

Grp	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
B	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	3
C	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
A	3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2

Knock-out stage bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Individual scorers

4 goals José Luis Dolgetta

3 Goals Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Batistuta

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Palhinha Ney Avilés Eduardo Hurtado

Eduardo Hurtado

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José del Solar

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2 Goals Müller Richard Zambrano

Richard Zambrano

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Adolfo Valencia

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Álex Aguinaga

Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón is a Ecuadorian retired footballer midfielder and former mananger. As a player, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals. Aguinaga is known as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time...

Ángel Fernández

Ángel Oswaldo Fernández Vernaza is an Ecuadorian footballer. He played 77 games for the Ecuador national team between 1991 and 2004....

Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" Alberto García Aspe

Alberto García Aspe

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David Patiño Fernando Kanapkis

Fernando Kanapkis

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Marcelo Saralegui

Own goal

Own goal

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Mario Ramirez

Mario Ramírez

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1 Goal Leonardo Rodríguez

Leonardo Rodríguez

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Oscar Ruggeri

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Diego Simeone Marco Etcheverry

Marco Etcheverry

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Edmundo

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José Luis Sierra

José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando is a Chilean football coach and former player. Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long time team Unión Española...

Víctor Aristizábal Orlando Maturana

Orlando Maturana

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Luis Carlos Perea

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Freddy Rincón Carlos Antonio Muñoz Raúl Noriega

Raul Noriega

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Benjamín Galindo

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Ramón Ramírez Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

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Roberto Cabañas Luis Monzón Juan Reynoso

Juan Reynoso

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Santiago Ostolaza

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Alexi Lalas

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Chris Henderson

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Dominic Kinnear

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Miguel Echenausi

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Stalin Rivas

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Final positions


1	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	8	66.7%
2	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	6	50.0%
3	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	8	66.7%
4	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	8	66.7%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	4	50.0%
6	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	4	50.0%
7	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	4	50.0%
8	4	1	1	2	2	7	-5	3	37.5%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	2	33.3%
10	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2	33.3%
11	3	0	2	1	6	11	-5	2	33.3%
12	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1	16.7%

Venues

First Round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knock-out stage bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Individual scorers

Final positions

See also