The 1993 Copa América was the 36th

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

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tournament for national teams. It was held in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

between 15 June and 4 July. All 10

members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside

were invited to take part in the tournament, to round out the format.

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and the

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, both of

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, were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship, also their last senior title until 2021. It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neither

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nor

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

finished in the top four.Hace 23 años, la selección argentina ganaba la Copa América por última vez
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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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Third-place match

Final

Goal scorers

With four goals,

José Luis Dolgetta José Luis Dolgetta Ascanio (1 August 1970 – 31 October 2023) was a Venezuelan professional association football, football player and manager who played as a forward (association football), forward for clubs in Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuado ...

was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 64 goals were scored by 41 different players, with one credited as an own goal. 4 goals *

3 Goals *

Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Archangel Gabriel, ...

* Palhinha * Ney Avilés *

Eduardo Hurtado Eduardo Estíguar Hurtado Roa (born 2 December 1969) is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a striker. He has the record of being the 3rd all-time leading scorer for the Ecuador national football team with 26 goals in 74 caps. He h ...

José del Solar José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. During his playing career, spent in four countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassed ...

2 Goals * Müller *

Richard Zambrano Luis Richard Zambrano Chávez (; born 20 May 1967), known as just Richard Zambrano, is a Chilean former footballer. Career Zambrano had successful spells in his country and Mexico and retired in 2006, aged 39. His last club was Arturo Fernán ...

Adolfo Valencia Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (born 6 February 1968) is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''El tren'' (train) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven countries – having one-year spells in Germany and ...

Álex Aguinaga Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (, born 9 July 1969) is an Ecuadorian former professional football player and manager. A midfielder during his playing career, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals. Ag ...

* Ángel Fernández * Zague *

Alberto García Aspe Alberto García Aspe Mena (born 11 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexico national team. He participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 g ...

David Patiño David Patiño (born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. He obtained a total number of 28 caps for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) between 1993 and 1996, and was a squad member a ...

Fernando Kanapkis Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (born 6 June 1966) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defender. He was part of Uruguay national team at 1993 Copa América The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's footba ...

* Marcelo Saralegui 1 Goal * Leonardo Rodríguez *

Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed ''El Cabezón'' ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina nati ...

Diego Simeone Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011. In his cl ...

Marco Etcheverry Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas (born 26 September 1970) is a Bolivian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. A creative playmaker, he is considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time. Etcheverry played for D.C. ...

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* José Luis Sierra *

Víctor Aristizábal Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born 9 December 1971) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 15 goals in 66 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2003. Club career Aristizábal was ...

* Orlando Maturana *

Luis Carlos Perea Luis Carlos "Coroncoro" Perea (born 29 December 1963) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Perea was born in Turbo. During his career he played mainly with Independiente Medellín, where ...

Freddy Rincón Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (; 14 August 1966 – 13 April 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played 84 games for the Colombia national team between 1990 and 2001. A versatile midfielder, he was capable of playing on the lef ...

* Carlos Antonio Muñoz * Raúl Noriega *

Benjamín Galindo Benjamín Galindo Marentes (born 11 December 1960), nicknamed ''El Maestro'' (The Master), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He participated with the national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Playing care ...

* Ramón Ramírez *

Hugo Sánchez Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican fo ...

Roberto Cabañas Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward. Career During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais of France, t ...

Luis Monzón Luis Alberto Monzón León (born 26 May 1970 in Asunción) is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. Club career Monzón started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia and made his professional debut at the age of 16. He was a key ...

* Juan Reynoso * Santiago Ostolaza *

Alexi Lalas Panayotis Alexander "Alexi" Lalas ( el, Αλέξης Λάλας; born June 1, 1970) is an American retired soccer player who played mostly as a defender. Lalas is best known for his participation with the United States men's national soccer te ...

Chris Henderson Christopher Henderson (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team and part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the time of his ...

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* Miguel Echenausi *

Stalin Rivas Stalin José Rivas (born 5 August 1971 in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, San Félix, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan former association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is described as "the most naturally talented Venezuelan footballer ...

Own goal * Mario Ramírez

Final positions

References

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