1993 Copa América Explained
| Tourney Name: | Copa América |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Dates: | 15 June – 4 July |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 7 |
| Cities: | 6 |
| Champion: | Argentina |
| Count: | 14 |
| Second: | Mexico |
| Third: | Colombia |
| Fourth: | Ecuador |
| Fourth-Flagvar: | 1900 |
| Matches: | 26 |
| Goals: | 64 |
| Attendance: | 633040 |
| Top Scorer: | José Luis Dolgetta
(4 goals) |
| Player: | Sergio Goycochea[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1991 |
| Nextseason: | 1995 |
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]
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
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
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Group B
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Group C
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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
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
See main article: 1993 Copa América Final.
Goal scorers
With four goals, José Luis Dolgetta was the top scorer in the tournament.
Final positions
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| 1 | align=left | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2 | align=left | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 4 | align=left | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | align=left | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 6 | align=left | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 7 | align=left | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 8 | align=left | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 9 | align=left | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 10 | align=left | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 11 | align=left | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 12 | align=left | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 16.7% | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Copa América Best Players. RSSSF. 1 February 2015.
- https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93safull.html Copa América 1993
- http://www.diarioveloz.com/notas/146202-revivi-la-consagracion-la-copa-america-1993-el-ultimo-titulo-la-seleccion-mayor Reviví la consagración en la Copa América 1993, el último título de la Selección mayor
- http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201607/153772-argentina-copa-america-1993-ecuador-mexico-batistuta-simeone-basile.html Hace 23 años, la selección argentina ganaba la Copa América por última vez
Alfio Basile
Miguel Mejía Barón