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1997 Copa América

Tournament details
Host country	Bolivia
Dates	June 11 – 29
Teams	12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up	Bolivia
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	67 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luis Hernández (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Ronaldo[1]
← 1995 1999 →

Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from June 11 to 29. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American countries (10 countries) participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of 12 teams competing in the tournament.

In the 1997 edition, Costa Rica and Mexico were the invitees.

The tournament was won by Brazil, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the World Cup at the same time, a feat they would repeat in 2004.

Venues

Sucre	Cochabamba Oruro La Paz Santa Cruz Sucre	Cochabamba
Estadio Olímpico Patria		Estadio Félix Capriles
Capacity: 29,000		Capacity: 36,000
La Paz		Santa Cruz
Estadio Hernando Siles		Estadio Ramón Aguilera
Capacity: 51,000		Capacity: 42,000
Oruro
Estadio Jesús Bermúdez
Capacity: 28,000

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: 1997 Copa América squads

Match officials

First round

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots that took place on December 17, 1996.

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) 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:
  
  
  
  
  1. greater goal difference in all group games;
  
  
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  
  
  3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
  
  
  4. drawing of lots.
  
  
  
  

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ecuador	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Argentina	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Chile	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bolivia	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
Peru	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Venezuela	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
Mexico	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Colombia	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

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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 best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
A	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
C	Colombia	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
B	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

1997 Copa América Champions
Brazil Fifth title

Goalscorers

With six goals, Luis Hernández is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 67 goals were scored by 42 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

6 goals

• 
  Luis Hernández
  

5 goals

• 
  Ronaldo
  

3 Goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• 
  Rónald González (for Brazil)


• 
  Camilo Romero (for Brazil)

Final positions

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Eff
1	Brazil	6	6	0	0	22	3	+19	18	100%
2	Bolivia	6	5	0	1	10	5	+5	15	83.5%
3	Mexico	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8	44.4%
4	Peru	6	3	0	3	5	11	−6	9	50%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5	Ecuador	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	8	66.7%
6	Argentina	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5	41.7%
7	Paraguay	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	4	33.3%
8	Colombia	4	1	0	3	6	7	−1	3	25%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3	33.3%
10	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1	11.1%
11	Chile	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0	0%
12	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0	0%

References

External links

• 1997 Copa América at RSSSF