The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from 6 to 21 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.
Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations. In later tournaments, at least two nations from outside CONMEBOL have been invited to bring the total number of participants to twelve.
Argentina won the Copa América for the record-tying 13th time, their first since 1959.[2] With this title, Argentina qualified to participate in the 1992 King Fahd Cup and in the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy.
Venues
| Santiago | |
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| Estadio Nacional | |
| Capacity: 70,000 | |
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| Concepción | |
| Estadio Municipal | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | |
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| Viña del Mar | |
| Estadio Sausalito | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
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| Valparaíso | |
| Estadio Playa Ancha | |
| Capacity: 19,000 | |
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Squads
For a complete list of all participating squads: 1991 Copa América squads
First round
The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
- 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
 Chile
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
 Peru
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
 Uruguay
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
 Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| Brazil | 1–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
João Paulo  29' |
Report | Méndez 66' |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Mazinho Oliveira 8' Márcio Santos 54' Luiz Henrique 89' |
Report | Muñoz 12' |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Chile
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Colombia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Mazinho Oliveira 8' Luiz Henrique 55' |
Report |
Result
| 1991 Copa América champions |
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 Argentina 13th title |
Goalscorers
With six goals, Gabriel Batistuta was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 73 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- José del Solar (against Venezuela)
- Robert Cavallo (against Peru)
References
- ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Copa America 1991". Soccer Nostalgia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
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| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Qualification | |
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