2011 Copa América

2011 Copa América
Copa América Argentina 2011
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates July 1 – 24
Teams 12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (15th title)
Runners-up  Paraguay
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played 26
Goals scored 54 (2.08 per match)
Attendance 882,621 (33,947 per match)
Top scorer(s) Peru Paolo Guerrero
(5 goals)
Best player Uruguay Luis Suárez
Best young player Uruguay Sebastián Coates
Best goalkeeper Paraguay Justo Villar
Fair play award  Uruguay

The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Argentina from July 1 to 24. The draw for the tournament was held in La Plata on November 11, 2010.

Uruguay won the tournament after defeating Paraguay 3–0 in the final, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995. Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia; Paraguay's performance was noteworthy, as they were able to reach the finals without winning a single game in the tournament; their success in the final stages was achieved by the way of penalty shoot-outs. As the tournament champion, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Brazil. Peru finished third after defeating Venezuela 4–1 in the third-place match.

Competing nations

Opening game: Argentina v. Bolivia.

Both Japan and Mexico were invited to join the CONMEBOL nations in the tournament.[1] Following a proposal by UEFA regarding national teams competing in tournaments organised by confederations different from their own, it was reported on November 23, 2009 that the two countries might not be able to take part in the 2011 Copa América.[2] However, on March 31, 2010, CONCACAF confirmed that Mexico would be allowed to send their 2012 U-23 Olympic Team, supplemented with five over-age players.[3] In addition to Mexico sending a weaker team than those teams sent in previous participations, eight of the Mexican players originally called to play the Copa America 2011 were suspended because of indiscipline one week before the competition started.

Japan's participation was in doubt after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,[4] but the Japan Football Association confirmed on March 16, 2011 that they would participate.[5] However, the Japanese FA later withdrew from the tournament on April 4, 2011 citing scheduling conflict with re-scheduled J. League matches.[6][7] Following a meeting with the leadership of the Argentine Football Association, the Japanese FA decided to hold off on their final decision until April 15.[8][9] The Japanese FA later announced on April 14 that they would compete in the competition using mainly European based players.[10] The Japanese FA withdrew their team again on May 16 citing difficulties with European clubs in releasing Japanese players.[11][12] On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a formal invitation letter to the Costa Rican Football Federation inviting Costa Rica as replacement.[13] Costa Rica accepted the invitation later that day.[14][15]

The following twelve teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA World Rankings, played in the tournament:

Venues

A total of eight cities hosted the tournament. The opening game was played at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, and the final was played at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[16]

Buenos Aires Mendoza
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Capacity: 65,921 Capacity: 40,268
Córdoba Salta
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Capacity: 57,000 Capacity: 20,408
Jujuy San Juan
Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio del Bicentenario
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 25,000
La Plata Santa Fe
Estadio Único Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 47,000

Draw

The draw for the competition took place on November 11, 2010 at 17:00 (UTC−03:00) in the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, and was broadcast in Argentina by Canal Siete.[17][18][19] On October 18, 2010, CONMEBOL's The Executive Committee decided to place the teams in pots for the draw.[20]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Uruguay 		 Chile
 Colombia
 Paraguay 		 Bolivia
 Peru
 Venezuela 		 Ecuador
 Costa Rica
 Mexico

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2011 Copa América squads.

Each association presented a list of twenty-three players to compete in the tournament five days before their first match. On June 14, 2011, CONMEBOL allowed for the inscription of twenty-three players for the tournament, up one player from the previous allowed twenty-two. Of those twenty-three players, three must be goalkeepers.[21]

Match officials

The list of twenty-four referees and two extra referees selected for the tournament were announced on June 6, 2011 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. Two referees were chosen from each participating association:[22][23]

Argentina Sergio Pezzotta

Assistant: Ricardo Casas

Bolivia Raúl Orosco

Assistant: Efraín Castro

Brazil Sálvio Fagundes

Assistant: Marcio Santiago

Chile Enrique Osses

Assistant: Francisco Mondría

Colombia Wilmar Roldán

Assistant: Humberto Clavijo

Ecuador Carlos Vera

Assistant: Luis Alvarado

Paraguay Carlos Amarilla[O 1][24]

Assistant: Nicolás Yegros

Peru Víctor Hugo Rivera

Assistant: Luis Abadie

Uruguay Roberto Silvera

Assistant: Miguel Nievas

Venezuela Juan Soto

Assistant: Luis Sánchez

Costa Rica Wálter Quesada

Assistant: Leonel Leal

Mexico Francisco Chacón

Assistant: Marvin Torrentera

Extra assistants: Argentina Diego Bonfa, Hernán Maidana

Notes
  1. ↑ Amarilla replaced Antonio Arias, who originally replaced Carlos Torres

First stage

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams.[25] Each group was a round-robin of three games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group, and the two best-placed third teams, qualify for the quarterfinals.[26]

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[27]

1. Greater number of points in all group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. Head-to-head results
5. Penalties (Were to be taken before the final group match by two teams playing each other and tied by points 1–4. Only used as decider, if they then drew the final game.)
6. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 321030+37
 Argentina 312041+35
 Costa Rica 310224−23
 Bolivia 301215−41
1 July 2011
Argentina 1–1  BoliviaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
2 July 2011
Colombia 1–0 Costa RicaEstadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
6 July 2011
Argentina 0–0 Colombia Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
7 July 2011
Bolivia 0–2 Costa Rica Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
10 July 2011
Colombia 2–0 Bolivia Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
11 July 2011
Argentina 3–0  Costa RicaEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 312064+25
 Venezuela 312043+15
 Paraguay 30305503
 Ecuador 301225−31
3 July 2011
Brazil 0–0 VenezuelaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Paraguay 0–0 EcuadorEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
9 July 2011
Brazil 2–2 ParaguayEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Venezuela 1–0 Ecuador Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
13 July 2011
Paraguay 3–3 VenezuelaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Brazil 4–2  EcuadorEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 321042+27
 Uruguay 312032+15
 Peru 31112204
 Mexico 300314−30
4 July 2011
Uruguay 1–1 PeruEstadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
Chile 2–1 MexicoEstadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
8 July 2011
Uruguay 1–1 ChileEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Peru 1–0 MexicoEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
12 July 2011
Chile 1–0 PeruEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Uruguay 1–0  MexicoEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

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 quarterfinals.

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C  Peru 31112204
B  Paraguay 30305503
A  Costa Rica 310224−23

Final stage

Different from previous tournaments, in the knockout stages, 30 minutes of extra time were played if any match finished tied after regulation (previously the match would go straight to a penalty shootout).[28] This was the first time in the history of the tournament where the knockout stage did not include any invited teams, as both Mexico and Costa Rica were eliminated during the group stage. Paraguay reached the final despite not having won a single match in the competition.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
July 16 – Córdoba        
  Colombia  0
July 19 – La Plata
  Peru (a.e.t.)  2  
  Peru  0
July 16 – Santa Fe
    Uruguay  2  
  Argentina  1 (4)
July 24 – Buenos Aires
  Uruguay (pen.)  1 (5)  
  Uruguay  3
July 17 – La Plata
    Paraguay  0
  Brazil  0 (0)
July 20 – Mendoza
  Paraguay (pen.)  0 (2)  
  Paraguay (pen.)  0 (5) Third place play-off
July 17 – San Juan
    Venezuela  0 (3)  
  Chile  1   Peru  4
  Venezuela  2     Venezuela  1
July 23 – La Plata

Quarter-finals

16 July 2011
16:00
Colombia  0–2 (a.e.t.)  Peru
Report Lobatón  101'
Vargas  111'

17 July 2011
19:15
Chile  1–2  Venezuela
Suazo  69' Report Vizcarrondo  34'
Cichero  80'

Semi-finals

19 July 2011
21:45
Peru  0–2  Uruguay
Report Suárez  52', 57'

Third place play-off

23 July 2011
16:00
Peru  4–1  Venezuela
Chiroque  41'
Guerrero  63', 89', 90+2' 		Report Arango  77'

Final

24 July 2011
16:00
Uruguay  3–0  Paraguay
Suárez  11'
Forlán  41', 89' 		Report

Result

 2011 Copa América Champions 

Uruguay
15th title

Goal scorers

With five goals, Paolo Guerrero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 54 goals were scored by 39 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Assists

Statistics

Discipline

Awards

Uruguay player Luis Suárez, awarded as MVP of the tournament.

Final positions

Uruguayan players celebrating their 15th Copa America title.

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Uruguay 633093+61266.7%
2  Paraguay 605158−3527.8%
3  Peru 631285+31055.6%
4  Venezuela 623178−1950.0%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5  Chile 421154+1758.3%
6  Colombia 421132+1758.3%
7  Argentina 413052+3650.0%
8  Brazil 413064+2650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9  Costa Rica 310224−2333.3%
10  Ecuador 301225−3111.1%
11  Bolivia 301215−4111.1%
12  Mexico 300314−300.0%

Sponsorship

Global Platinum Sponsor:

Global Gold Sponsor:

Global Silver Sponsor:

Official Supplier:

Charitable Partner:

Local Supplier:

Web Hosting:

Media coverage

YouTube streamed the tournament to over 50 countries worldwide.[42]

Theme song

"Creo en América" by Argentine singer Diego Torres was the official theme song for the tournament.[43] Torres performed the song during the opening ceremonies. Secondary theme songs of the tournament included "Don't Wanna Go Home" by Jason Derulo, "Rabiosa" by Shakira and "Ready 2 Go" by Martin Solveig.[44]

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