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2015 Copa América The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, ...
was an international football tournament held in Chile from 11 June to 4 July 2015. All twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 22 players, or 23 players if the team chose to have three goalkeepers; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each nation's squad of players were given shirt numbers 1–23.


Group A


Chile

The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015. On 5 June 2015, midfielder Edson Puch was ruled out of the tournament due to muscle tear, being replaced by Francisco Silva. José Pedro Fuenzalida also replaced the injured Carlos Carmona on 7 June 2015. Head coach: Jorge Sampaoli


Mexico

The final 23-player squad was announced on 11 May 2015. On 26 May 2015, defender Miguel Ángel Herrera sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by Juan Carlos Valenzuela. Head coach:
Miguel Herrera Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Costa Rica national te ...


Ecuador

The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015. On 1 June 2015, midfielder
Michael Arroyo Michael Antonio Arroyo Mina (; born 23 April 1987) is an Ecuadorian professional association football, footballer, who plays for CA Espartanos Chanduy, Espartanos as a Winger (association football), winger or attacking midfielder. Club career E ...
sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by Pedro Larrea. On 3 June 2015, midfielder
Antonio Valencia Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developin ...
was ruled out of the tournament after undergoing urgent ankle surgery. On 11 June 2015, forward
Jaime Ayoví Jaime Javier Ayoví Corozo () (born 21 February 1988 in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emelec. Club career Emelec Ayoví started at the lower division club Paladín "S". In 2006, his cousin Walter Ayoví ...
was ruled out due to a muscle strain and was replaced by Daniel Angulo. Head coach:
Gustavo Quinteros Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato (born 15 February 1965) is a Association football, football manager (association football), manager and former professional player who played mainly as a centre-back. Born in Argentina, Quinteros played for ...


Bolivia

The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015. Head coach: Mauricio Soria


Group B


Argentina

The final 23-player squad was announced on 27 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015. Head coach:
Gerardo Martino Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who last coached Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He ...
Note:
Mariano Andújar Mariano Andújar (born 30 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career In 2009, Andújar was the first team goalkeeper in Estudiantes' Copa Libertadores winning team. Andújar did not co ...
suffered an injured hand midway through the tournament, and Agustín Marchesín was called up to replace him on 22 June 2015. According to the regulations, once the competition starts, only the goalkeepers may be replaced due to injury.


Uruguay

The final 23-player squad was announced on 23 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 5 June 2015. Head coach:
Óscar Tabárez Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan former professional football manager and former player. After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school ...


Paraguay

The final 23-player squad was announced on 28 May 2015. Head coach:
Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz (; born 29 August 1959) is an Argentine Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. Díaz notably played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forward (association fo ...


Jamaica

Head coach:
Winfried Schäfer Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950) is a German football manager and former player who is the technical director for the Ghana national football team. Playing career Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goa ...


Group C


Brazil

The final 23-player squad was announced on 5 May 2015. On 24 May 2015, goalkeeper Diego Alves sustained a knee injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by goalkeeper Neto. On 29 May 2015, defender
Marcelo Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus (name), Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to: Given name *Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile *Marcelo Arriagada (born 1973), Chile ...
sustained a back injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by defender Geferson. On 2 June 2015, midfielder
Luiz Gustavo Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo FC, São Paulo. He began his career as a left-back, but has played mostly as a defen ...
was ruled out of the tournament due to pending surgery to correct a meniscus injury, being replaced by midfielder
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. On 11 June 2015,
Danilo Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian. Notable people with the name Danilo include: Athletes Footballers * Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade * Danilo (footballer, born ...
was withdrawn from the squad after picking up an injury in Brazil's friendly match against Mexico. He was replaced by
Dani Alves Daniel "Dani" Alves da Silva (; born 6 May 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the most decorated players with 43 trophies ...
. Head coach:
Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifte ...


Colombia

The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015. Head coach: José Pékerman


Peru

The final 23-player squad was announced on 25 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015. Head coach:
Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Chile national team. During his play ...


Venezuela

The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015. Head coach:
Noel Sanvicente Noel 'Chita' Sanvicente Bethelmy (born 21 December 1964) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward. Sanvicente is a former head coach of the Venezuela national team. He is the most successful manager in the c ...


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