Copa América 1993
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| Copa América - Ecuador 1993 | |
| Copa América 1993 | |
| Participating countries |
12 |
| Host | Ecuador |
| Date | June 15, 1993 July 4, 1993 |
| Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place |
 Argentina Mexico Colombia |
| Top goalscorer | José Luis Dolgetta |
| Matches | 26 |
The 1993 Copa América football tournament was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and the USA were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2-1 to repeat as Copa América champions.
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[edit] Venues
| City | Stadium name | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ambato | Estadio Bellavista | 22.000 |
| Cuenca | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 22.000 |
| Guayaquil | Estadio George Capwell | 25.000 |
| Guayaquil | Estadio Monumental | 89.932 |
| Machala | Estadio 9 de Mayo | 16.500 |
| Portoviejo | Estadio Reales Tamarindos | 18.000 |
| Quito | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 45.000 |
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ecuador |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Venezuela |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 |
 USA |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| June 15, 1993 | |||
| Ecuador |
6–1 | Venezuela |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Lamolina (Argentina) |
| Muñoz 19' Noriega 32' Fernández 57', 81' E. Hurtado 65' Aguinaga 84' |
Dolgetta 79' |
| June 16, 1993 | |||
| Uruguay |
1–0 | USA |
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tejada (Peru) |
| Ostolaza 50' |
| June 19, 1993 | |||
| Uruguay |
2–2 | Venezuela |
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Peña (Bolivia) |
| Saralegui 23' Kanapkis 79' |
Dolgetta 10' Rivas 72' |
| June 19, 1993 | |||
| Ecuador |
2–0 | USA |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Guerrero (Chile) |
| Avilés 11' E. Hurtado 35' |
| June 22, 1993 | |||
| Venezuela |
3–3 | USA |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Tejada (Peru) |
| Dolgetta 68', 80' Echenausi 89' |
Henderson 20' Lalas 37' Kinnear 51' |
| June 22, 1993 | |||
| Ecuador |
2–1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Lamolina (Argentina) |
| Avilés 28' Aguinaga 87' |
Kanapkis 64' |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Brazil |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
 Chile |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| June 18, 1993 | |||
| Paraguay |
1–0 | Chile |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (Colombia) |
| Cabañas 6' |
| June 18, 1993 | |||
| Brazil |
0–0 | Peru |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carter (Mexico) |
| June 21, 1993 | |||
| Paraguay |
1–1 | Peru |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Guevara (Ecuador) |
| Monzón 37' | Del Solar 77' |
| June 21, 1993 | |||
| Chile |
3–2 | Brazil |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Rodas (Ecuador) |
| Sierra 15' Zambrano 51', 59' |
Müller 36' Palinha 55' |
| June 24, 1993 | |||
| Peru |
1–0 | Chile |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (Colombia) |
| Del Solar 14' (Pen) |
| June 24, 1993 | |||
| Brazil |
3–0 | Paraguay |
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carter (Mexico) |
| Palinha 15', 72' Edmundo 62' |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Mexico |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
 Bolivia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| June 16, 1993 | |||
| Colombia |
2–1 | Mexico |
Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala Attendance: Referee: Nieves (Uruguay) |
| Valencia 35' Aristizábal 87' |
Alves 57' |
| June 17, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
1–0 | Bolivia |
Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Angeles (United States) |
| Batistuta 53' |
| June 20, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
1–1 | Mexico |
Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Escobar (Paraguay) |
| Ruggeri 28' | Patiño 14' |
| June 20, 1993 | |||
| Colombia |
1–1 | Bolivia |
Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rezende (Brazil) |
| Maturana 18' (Pen) | Etcheverry 14 |
| June 23, 1993 | |||
| Mexico |
0–0 | Bolivia |
Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nieves (Uruguay) |
| June 23, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
1–1 | Colombia |
Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rezende (Brazil) |
| Simeone 2' | Rincón 5' |
[edit] Best third places
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.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Mexico |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Venezuela |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 |
[edit] Bracket
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 July - Quito | ||||||||||
| Ecuador |
3 | |||||||||
| 19 July - Quito | ||||||||||
| Paraguay |
0 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
2 | |||||||||
| 26 July - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Ecuador |
0 | |||||||||
| Colombia |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| 22 July - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
1 (3) | |||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||
| 27 July - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
1 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
1 (6) | |||||||||
| 20 July - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 (6) | Third place | ||||||||
| 27 July - Quito | ||||||||||
| Colombia |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| Mexico |
4 | Colombia |
1 | |||||||
| Peru |
2 | Ecuador |
0 | |||||||
| 22 July - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
[edit] Quarter-finals
| June 26, 1993 | |||
| Ecuador |
3–0 | Paraguay |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rezende (Brazil) |
| E. Hurtado 33' Ramirez 43' (OG) Avilés 81' |
| June 26, 1993 | |||
| Colombia |
1–1 (5–3 PEN) |
Uruguay |
Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Escobar(Paraguay) |
| Perea 88' | Saralegui 63' |
| Penalties | |||
| Asrpilla : scored Mendoza : scored Valderrama : scored W. Pérez : scored Valencia : scored |
5–3 | Peletti : scored Saralegui : scored Moas : missed Siboldi : scored |
| June 27, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
1–1 (6–5 PEN) |
Brazil |
Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tejada (Peru) |
| Rodríguez 69' | Müller 37' |
| Penalties | |||
| Gorosito : scored Simeone : scored Rodríguez : scored Acosta : scored Medina Bello : scored Borrelli : scored |
6–5 | Zinho : scored Cafu : scored Müller : scored Roberto Carlos : scored Luisinho : scored Boiadeiro : Goycochea saved |
| June 27, 1993 | |||
| Mexico |
4–2 | Peru |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Guerrero (Chile) |
| García Aspe 22' (Pen), 44' Alves 43' Patiño 49' |
Del Solar 55' (Pen) Reynoso 82' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| June 30, 1993 | |||
| Mexico |
2–0 | Ecuador |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 |
| Sánchez 23' R. Ramírez 54' |
| July 1, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
0–0 (6–5 PEN) |
Colombia |
Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil
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| Penalties | |||
| Gorosito : scored Batistuta : scored |
6–5 | Rincón : scored Asrpilla : scored |
[edit] Third-place match
| July 3, 1993 | |||
| Colombia |
1–0 | Ecuador |
Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo Attendance: 18,000 |
| Valencia 86' |
[edit] Final
| July 4, 1993 | |||
| Argentina |
2–1 | Mexico |
Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil Attendance: 40,000 |
| Batistuta 63', 74' | Galindo 67' |
[edit] Individual scorers
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[edit] Statistics
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 66.7% |
| Argentina |
8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.7% |
| Colombia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.7% |
| Mexico |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50.0% |
| Brazil |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.0% |
| Uruguay |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Peru |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 50.0% |
| Paraguay |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 37.5% |
| Chile |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Bolivia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Venezuela |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 33.3% |
| USA |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 16.7% |
[edit] See also
