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hosted the

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for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by

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, 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,

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and

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were the invitees. The tournament was won by

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, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the

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at the same time, a feat they would repeat in

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Venues

Squads

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

Match officials

Argentina *

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Bolivia *

René Ortubé René Marcelo Ortubé Betancourt (born December 26, 1964 in La Paz) is a Bolivian former football referee, best known for supervising one match ( Sweden-Nigeria in Kobe) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded ...

* Juan Carlos Paniagua Brazil *

Antônio Pereira Antônio Pereira da Silva (born May 25, 1957) is a former football referee from Brazil. He officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, and the 1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América ...

Chile *

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Colombia * Rafael Sanabria Costa Rica *

Rodrigo Badilla Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla (born June 22, 1957) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States: The Group D Nigeria-Bulgaria match, the Grou ...

Ecuador *

Byron Moreno Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales (born November 23, 1969) is an Ecuadorian former football referee who served in the FIFA World Cup as an International Referee from 1996 to 2003. Refereeing career During the 2002 FIFA World Cup Moreno refereed the ...

Mexico * Antonio Marrufo Paraguay * Epifanio González Peru * José Arana Uruguay * Jorge Nieves United States *

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Venezuela * Paolo Borgosano

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by

, in a public drawing of lots that took place on 17 December 1996. 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. * 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 best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

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. Luis Matador Hernandez

6 goals * Luis Hernández 5 goals *

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3 Goals *

Marcelo Gallardo Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (; born 18 January 1976) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player who last managed River Plate. Gallardo began his career in the club's youth divisions, and made his debut in the Argentine Primera D ...

Erwin Sánchez Erwin Sánchez Freking (born 19 October 1969) is a Bolivian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder with scoring range, and is the current manager of Oriente Petrolero. Dubbed ''Platini'',Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...

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2 goals *

Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Baldivieso was a midfielder who played for the Bolivia national team at the 1994 World Cup and several Co ...

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. ...

Djalminha Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha , is a Brazilian football pundit and retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Blessed with superb skill and technical ability but possessing a troubl ...

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Neider Morantes Néider Yesid Morantes Londoño (born August 3, 1975), known as Neider Morantes, is a Colombian retired footballer. Club career He made his professional debut with Atlético Nacional in 1994. For the 2000–01 season, he transferred to Atlant ...

* Ariel Graziani * Paul Cominges * Martín Hidalgo 1 goal *

Sergio Berti Sergio Ángel Berti (born 17 February 1969) is an Argentine retired professional footballer, nicknamed ''La Bruja'', who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Villa Constitución, Santa Fe, Berti began his career in 1988 with popular c ...

* Milton Coimbra * Jaime Moreno *

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Aldair Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (; born 30 November 1965), known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defender, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Considered as one of ...

* Denílson *

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* Flavio Conceição *

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Fernando Vergara Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed ''El Zamorano de los Pobres'' during his career. He is currently coaching Universidad de Concepción in the P ...

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* Wilmer Cabrera *

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* Hamilton Ricard *

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Mauricio Wright Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born 20 December 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Costa Rica national team for over ten years. Club career Wri ...

* Luis Capurro * José Gavica * Wellington Sánchez *

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* Nicolás Ramírez *

Roberto Acuña Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (; born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Nicknamed ''El Toro'' (bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professio ...

José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, ...

Eddy Carazas Eddy Carazas (born 27 February 1974 in Peru) is a Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millenn ...

Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino"

* Marcelo Saralegui Own goals * Rónald González (for Brazil) *

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(for Brazil)

Final positions

References

External links

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