1993 Copa América
International football competition
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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]
Host countryEcuador
Dates15 June – 4 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venues7 (in 6 host cities)
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 15 June – 4 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venues | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 633,040 (24,348 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  José Luis Dolgetta (4 goals) |
| Best player | Sergio Goycochea[1] |
← 1991 1995 → | |
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 | |
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| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Bellavista | |
| Capacity: 40,948 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
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| Portoviejo | Cuenca | |
| Estadio Reales Tamarindos | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
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| Machala | Guayaquil | |
| Estadio 9 de Mayo | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo | Estadio George Capwell |
| Capacity: 17,800 | Capacity: 59,932 | Capacity: 21,594 |
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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:
- 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.
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 |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | United States |
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Ostolaza  51' |
| Ecuador | 2–0 | United States |
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| Avilés 11' E. Hurtado 35' |
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 |
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 |
| Colombia | 2–1 | Mexico |
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| Valencia 35' Aristizábal 87' |
Zague 57' |
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| Colombia | 1–1 | Bolivia |
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| Maturana 18' (pen.) |
Etcheverry 14' |
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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.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 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 (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 July – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 June – Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Argentina (p) | 0 (6) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 3 July – Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
| Mexico | 2–0 | Ecuador |
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| Sánchez 23' R. Ramírez 54' |
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Third-place match
Final
Goal scorers
With four goals, José Luis Dolgetta was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 64 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.46 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Leonardo Rodríguez- Oscar Ruggeri
- Diego Simeone
Marco Etcheverry
Edmundo
José Luis Sierra
Víctor Aristizábal- Orlando Maturana
- Luis Carlos Perea
- Freddy Rincón
Carlos Antonio Muñoz- Raúl Noriega
Benjamín Galindo- Ramón Ramírez
- Hugo Sánchez
Roberto Cabañas- Luis Monzón
Juan Reynoso
Santiago Ostolaza
Alexi Lalas- Chris Henderson
- Dominic Kinnear
Miguel Echenausi- Stalin Rivas
1 own goal
- Mario Ramírez (against Ecuador)
Final positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Mexico |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 3 | Colombia |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 4 | Ecuador |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 6 | Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 7 | Peru |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 8 | Paraguay |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 11 | Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 12 | United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 16.7% |
