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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 11–29 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Bolivia |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 67 (2.58 per match) |
| Attendance | 456,020 (17,539 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Hernández (6 goals) |
| Best player | Ronaldo[1] |
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The1997 Copa America was the 38th edition of theCopa America. It was held inBolivia from 11 to 29 June. It was organized byCONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
In this edition,Costa Rica andMexico were the invited teams to bring up the total number of competing teams to 12.
The tournament was won byBrazil, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and theWorld Cup at the same time, a feat they would repeat in2004.
| La Paz | Santa Cruz | Cochabamba |
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| Estadio Hernando Siles | Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Estadio Félix Capriles |
| Capacity:51,000 | Capacity:42,000 | Capacity:36,000 |
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| Sucre | ||
| Estadio Olímpico Patria | ||
| Capacity:29,000 | ||
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| Oruro | ||
| Estadio Jesús Bermúdez | ||
| Capacity:28,000 | ||
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For a complete list of participating squads:1997 Copa América squads
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The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made byCONMEBOL, 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.
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, andbest two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Bolivia | 2–0 | Peru |
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Etcheverry 45'Baldivieso 50' | Report |
| Bolivia | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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| Baldivieso 29' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Morantes 13',23' Cabrera 62' (pen.)Aristizábal 78' | Wright 66' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Hernández 14' (pen.) | Medford 60' |
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.
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| A | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| C | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 June –Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 June –Santa Cruz | ||||||||||
 Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| 21 June –Sucre | ||||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 June –La Paz | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 21 June –La Paz | ||||||||||
| Bolivia | 1 | |||||||||
| Bolivia | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 June –La Paz | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
| Bolivia | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 June –Cochabamba | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 28 June –Oruro | ||||||||||
| Ecuador | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1–1 | Ecuador |
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| Blanco 17' | Report | Capurro 6' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Hernández Suárez Blanco  Chávez Villa Sánchez | 4–3 | MontañoCapurroDe la CruzGrazianiFernándezRosero |
| Bolivia | 3–1 | Mexico |
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| E. Sánchez 27' R. Castillo 39'Moreno 79' | Report | Ramírez 8' |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Bolivia |
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| Denilson 40' Ronaldo 79'Zé Roberto 90' | Report | E. Sánchez 45' |
| 1997 Copa América champions |
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 Brazil Fifth title |
With six goals, Luis Hernández was the top scorer in the tournament.There were 67 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
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Sergio BertiRamiro CastilloMilton CoimbraJaime MorenoAldairFlávio ConceiçãoDenílsonDungaZé RobertoFernando VergaraVíctor AristizábalWilmer CabreraHernán GaviriaHámilton RicardHernán MedfordMauricio WrightLuis CapurroJosé GavicaWellington SánchezCuauhtémoc BlancoNicolás RamírezRoberto AcuñaJosé Luis ChilavertEddy CarazasÁlvaro RecobaMarcelo Saralegui1 own goal
Rónald González (against Brazil)Camilo Romero (against Brazil)| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | 100% |
| 2 | Bolivia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | 83.5% |
| 3 | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 44.4% |
| 4 | Peru | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 9 | 50% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 6 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 7 | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 8 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | 25% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 11 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 0% |
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