1999 Copa América

1999 Copa América
Tournament details
Host country Paraguay
Dates June 29 – July 18
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  Mexico
Fourth place  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played 26
Goals scored 74 (2.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Ronaldo
Brazil Rivaldo
(5 goals each)
Best player Brazil Rivaldo[1]

The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

There is no qualifying for the final tournament. Japan became the first non-American team to participate. Uruguay sent a youth team.

Competing nations

As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico (accepting their fourth invitation) from the CONCACAF and Japan from the AFC.

Venues

A total of four host cities hosted the tournament. The opening and final game were hosted by Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

Asunción Luque Pedro Juan Caballero Ciudad del Este
Estadio Defensores del Chaco Estadio General Pablo Rojas Estadio Feliciano Cáceres Monumental Río Parapití Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 32,910 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 28,000

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: 1999 Copa América squads

Venue selection

Paraguay was chosen to be the venue by defeating Colombia by seven votes to three.

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.

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.

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
 Paraguay 321050+57
 Peru 320143+16
 Bolivia 302112−12
 Japan 301238−51

June 29, 1999
Peru  3–2  Japan
Soto  70'
Holsen  74', 81' 		Lopes  6'
Miura  77'

July 2, 1999
Paraguay  4–0  Japan
Benítez  18', 62'
Santa Cruz  40', 86'

July 2, 1999
Peru  1–0  Bolivia
Zúniga  87' Red card 90'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300101+99
 Mexico 320153+26
 Chile 310232+13
 Venezuela 3003113−120

June 30, 1999
Brazil  7–0  Venezuela
Ronaldo  28', 62'
Emerson  40'
Amoroso  54', 81'
Ronaldinho  74'
Rivaldo  82' 		Report

July 3, 1999
Chile  3–0  Venezuela
Zamorano  5'
Estay  21'
Tortolero  66' (o.g.)
Vargas Red card 39'
Salas Red card 69' 		Report Álvarez Red card 18'
Suspended at 85th minute because of fog.

July 6, 1999
Mexico  3–1  Venezuela
Blanco  21', 39' Red card 84'
Osorno  29' 		Report Urdaneta  72'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 330061+59
 Argentina 320154+16
 Uruguay 310224−23
 Ecuador 300337−40

July 1, 1999
Argentina  3–1  Ecuador
Simeone  12'
Palermo  55', 61' 		Kaviedes  77'
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Perú)

July 1, 1999
Uruguay  0–1  Colombia
López Red card 67'
Magallanes Red card 90' 		Bonilla  20'
Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

July 4, 1999
Argentina  0–3  Colombia
Zanetti Red card 69' Córdoba  10' (pen.)
Congo  79'
Montaño  87'
In this match Martín Palermo missed 3 penalties, one was saved by Miguel Calero.

July 4, 1999
Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador
Zalayeta  72', 74' Kaviedes  78'

July 7, 1999
Colombia  2–1  Ecuador
Morantes  37'
Ricard  39' 		Graziani  50'
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Perú)

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
B  Chile 310232+13
C  Uruguay 310224−23
A  Bolivia 302112−12

Final stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
July 10 – Asunción        
  Paraguay  1 (3)
July 13 – Asunción
  Uruguay  1 (5)  
  Uruguay  1 (5)
July 11 – Luque
    Chile  1 (3)  
  Colombia  2
July 18 – Asunción
  Chile  3  
  Uruguay  0
July 10 – Asunción
    Brazil  3
  Peru  3 (2)
July 14 – Ciudad del Este
  Mexico  3 (4)  
  Mexico  0 Third place
July 11 – Ciudad del Este
    Brazil  2  
  Brazil  2   Chile  1
  Argentina  1     Mexico  2
July 17 – Asunción

Quarter-finals

July 10, 1999
Mexico  3–3  Peru
Hernández  28', 33' (pen.)
Torrado  87' 		Palacios  6'
Pereda  15'
Solano  40'
  Penalties  
Suárez
Terrazas
García
Zepeda 		4–2 Solano
Jorge Soto
José Soto
Reynoso
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

July 11, 1999
Chile  3–2  Colombia
Reyes  25', 50'
Zamorano  65' 		Bolaño  7'
Bonilla  35'

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Result

 1999 Copa América Champions 

Brazil
Sixth title

Goal scorers

With five goals, Ronaldo and Rivaldo are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 74 goals were scored by 45 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Brazil 6600172+1518100.0%
2  Uruguay 612349−5527.8%
3  Mexico 6312109+11055.6%
4  Chile 621387+1738.9%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5  Colombia 430184+4975.0%
6  Paraguay 422061+5866.7%
7  Peru 421176+1758.3%
8  Argentina 4202660650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9  Bolivia 302112−1222.2%
10  Japan 301238−5111.1%
11  Ecuador 300337−400.0%
12  Venezuela 3003113−1200.0%

Marketing

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Local suppliers

Theme song

References

  1. ↑ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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