1993 Copa América

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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)
Attendance633,040 (24,348 per match)
Top scorer(s)Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Sergio Goycochea

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, also their last senior title until 2021.

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

Venues

Quito 1993 Copa América is located in EcuadorAmbatoAmbatoCuencaCuencaGuayaquilGuayaquilMachalaMachalaPortoviejoPortoviejoQuitoQuito Ambato
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Bellavista
Capacity: 40,948 Capacity: 22,000
Portoviejo Cuenca
Estadio Reales Tamarindos Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 22,000
Machala Guayaquil
Estadio 9 de Mayo Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Estadio George Capwell
Capacity: 17,800 Capacity: 59,932 Capacity: 21,594

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.

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 15 June 1993
Ecuador 6–1 Venezuela
Muñoz 19'
Noriega 32'
Fernández 57', 81'
E. Hurtado 65'
Aguinaga 84'		 Dolgetta 79'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,000Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina) 16 June 1993
Uruguay 1–0 United States
Ostolaza 51'
Estadio Bellavista, AmbatoAttendance: 18,000Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru) 19 June 1993
Uruguay 2–2 Venezuela
Saralegui 23'
Kanapkis 79'		 Dolgetta 10'
Rivas 72'
Estadio Bellavista, AmbatoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia) 19 June 1993
Ecuador 2–0 United States
Avilés 11'
E. Hurtado 35'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,000Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile) 22 June 1993
Venezuela 3–3 United States
Dolgetta 68', 80'
Echenausi 89'		 Henderson 21'
Lalas 37'
Kinnear 52'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,000Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru) 22 June 1993
Ecuador 2–1 Uruguay
Avilés 28'
Aguinaga 87'		 Kanapkis 64'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,000Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)

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: 18 June 1993
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Cabañas 6'
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 20,000Referee: José Torres (Colombia) 18 June 1993
Brazil 0–0 Peru
Report
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Arturo Carter (Mexico) 21 June 1993
Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Monzón 37' Del Solar 77'
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador) 21 June 1993
Chile 3–2 Brazil
Sierra 15'
Zambrano 51', 59'		 Report Müller 36'
Palhinha 55'
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 23,000Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador) 24 June 1993
Peru 1–0 Chile
Del Solar 14' (pen.)
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 20,000Referee: José Torres (Colombia) 24 June 1993
Brazil 3–0 Paraguay
Palhinha 15', 72'
Edmundo 62'		 Report
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, CuencaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Arturo Carter (Mexico)

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: 16 June 1993
Colombia 2–1 Mexico
Valencia 35'
Aristizábal 87'		 Zague 57'
Estadio 9 de Mayo, MachalaAttendance: 10,065Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay) Team details 17 June 1993
Argentina 1–0 Bolivia
Batistuta 53'
Estadio George Capwell, GuayaquilAttendance: 16,000Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States) 20 June 1993
Argentina 1–1 Mexico
Ruggeri 28' Patiño 14'
Estadio George Capwell, GuayaquilAttendance: 17,000Referee: Juan Escobar (Paraguay) Team details 20 June 1993
Colombia 1–1 Bolivia
Maturana 18' (pen.) Etcheverry 14'
Estadio 9 de Mayo, MachalaAttendance: 11,000Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil) 23 June 1993
Mexico 0–0 Bolivia
Estadio Reales Tamarindos, PortoviejoAttendance: 4,530Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay) Team details 23 June 1993
Argentina 1–1 Colombia
Simeone 2' Rincón 5'
Estadio George Capwell, GuayaquilAttendance: 20,000Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

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

26 June 1993
Ecuador 3–0 Paraguay
E. Hurtado 33'
Ramírez 43' (o.g.)
Avilés 81'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,000Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil) 26 June 1993
Colombia 1–1 Uruguay
Perea 88' Saralegui 63'
Penalties
Asprilla soccer ball with check mark
Mendoza soccer ball with check mark
Valderrama soccer ball with check mark
W. Pérez soccer ball with check mark
Valencia soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Pelletti
soccer ball with check mark Saralegui
soccer ball with red X Moas
soccer ball with check mark Siboldi
Estadio Monumental, GuayaquilAttendance: 12,000Referee: Juan Escobar (Paraguay) 27 June 1993
Argentina 1–1 Brazil
Rodríguez 69' Report Müller 37'
Penalties
Gorosito soccer ball with check mark
Simeone soccer ball with check mark
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Acosta soccer ball with check mark
Medina Bello soccer ball with check mark
Borelli soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Zinho
soccer ball with check mark Cafu
soccer ball with check mark Müller
soccer ball with check mark Roberto Carlos
soccer ball with check mark Luisinho
soccer ball with red X Boiadeiro
Estadio Monumental, GuayaquilAttendance: 25,000Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru) 27 June 1993
Mexico 4–2 Peru
García Aspe 22' (pen.), 44'
Zague 43'
Patiño 49'		 Del Solar 55' (pen.)
Reynoso 82'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 17,340Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile) Team details

Semi-finals

30 June 1993
Mexico 2–0 Ecuador
Sánchez 23'
R. Ramírez 54'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, QuitoAttendance: 45,105Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru) Team details 1 July 1993
Argentina 0–0 Colombia
Penalties
Gorosito soccer ball with check mark
Batistuta soccer ball with check mark
Simeone soccer ball with check mark
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Acosta soccer ball with check mark
Borelli soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Rincón
soccer ball with check mark Asprilla
soccer ball with check mark Mendoza
soccer ball with check mark W. Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Valderrama
soccer ball with red X Aristizábal
Estadio Monumental, GuayaquilAttendance: 15,000Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

Third-place match

3 July 1993
Ecuador 0–1 Colombia
Valencia 86'
Estadio Reales Tamarindos, PortoviejoAttendance: 18,000Referee: Álvaro Arboleda (Venezuela)

Final

4 July 1993
Argentina 2–1 Mexico
Batistuta 63', 74' Galindo 67' (pen.)
Estadio Monumental, GuayaquilAttendance: 41,000Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

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

1 own goal

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%

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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