| Tourney Name: | Copa América |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Dates: | 5–23 July |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champion: | Uruguay |
| Count: | 14 |
| Second: | Brazil |
| Third: | Colombia |
| Fourth: | USA |
| Matches: | 26 |
| Goals: | 69 |
| Attendance: | 450600 |
| Top Scorer: | Gabriel Batistuta Luis García (4 goals each) |
| Player: | Enzo Francescoli[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1993 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. The host country, Uruguay, won it by beating Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited in order to reach 12 teams.[2]
The United States was the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group.[3] The United States went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to Colombia 4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall.[4] [5]
In this edition of the tournament, extra time was not played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout.
| Montevideo | Rivera | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Centenario | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera | |
| Capacity: 65,235 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
| -34.8947°N -56.1528°W | -30.9085°N -55.5484°W | |
| Paysandú | Maldonado | |
| Estadio Parque Artigas | Estadio Domingo Burgueño | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
| -32.323°N -58.0726°W | -34.9146°N -54.9548°W | |
For a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
United States
Venezuela
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. Three 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 best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
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| width=165 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
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| width=165 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| align=left | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
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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.
| width=20 | Group | width=165 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||||
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| align=center | A | align=left | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |||||||||
| align=center | C | align=left | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| align=center | B | align=left | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
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See main article: 1995 Copa América Final.
With four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers.
| bgcolor=#efefef width=28% | Team | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | Pts | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | Pld | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | W | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | D | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | L | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | GF | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | GA | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | GD | bgcolor=#efefef width=8% | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 77.8% | |||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 77.8% | |||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 44.4% | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 58.3% | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 58.3% | |||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 38.9% | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 41.7% | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.3% | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 33.3% | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 25.0% | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 25.0% | |||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0.0% |