1999 Copa América

Competing nations

As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico (accepting their fourth invitation) from the CONCACAF and Japan from the AFC.

• (holders)
• (invitee)
• (invitee)
• (hosts)

Venues

A total of four host cities hosted the tournament. The opening and final game were hosted by Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: 1999 Copa América squads

Venue selection

Paraguay was chosen to be the venue by defeating Colombia by seven votes to three.

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots.

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:
  1. greater goal difference in all group games;
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
  4. drawing of lots.

Group A

Main article: 1999 Copa América Group A

Holsen Miura

Santa Cruz

Group B

Main article: 1999 Copa América Group B

Emerson Amoroso Ronaldinho Rivaldo

Alex

Sierra Tortolero

Osorno

Group C

Main article: 1999 Copa América Group C

Palermo

Congo Montaño

Ricard

Palermo

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

Main article: 1999 Copa América knockout stage

| 10 July – Asunción | | 1 (3) | **** | 1 (5) | 11 July – Luque | | 2 | **** | 3 | 10 July – Asunción | | 3 (2) | **** | 3 (4) | 11 July – Ciudad del Este | **** | 2 | | 1 | 13 July – Asunción | **** | 1 (5) | | 1 (3) | 14 July – Ciudad del Este | | 0 | **** | 2 | 18 July – Asunción | | 0 | **** | 3 | 17 July – Asunción | | 1 | **** | 2

Quarter-finals

Pereda Solano Torrado Jorge Soto José Soto Reynoso Terrazas R. García Zepeda

Acuña Enciso Benítez Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes

Bonilla Zamorano

Ronaldo

Semi-finals

Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes Aros Reyes Pizarro

Rivaldo

Third-place match

Zepeda

Final

Main article: 1999 Copa América final

Ronaldo

Result

Goalscorers

With five goals apiece, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were the tournament's top scorers.

• Rivaldo

• Ronaldo

• Amoroso

• Martín Palermo

• Iván Zamorano

• Luis Hernández

• Miguel Ángel Benítez

• Roque Santa Cruz

• Marcelo Zalayeta

• Pedro Reyes

• Víctor Bonilla

• Iván Kaviedes

• Wagner Lopes

• Cuauhtémoc Blanco

• Roberto Holsen

• Kily González

• Diego Simeone

• Juan Pablo Sorín

• Erwin Sánchez

• Alex

• Emerson

• Ronaldinho

• Raúl Palacios

• José Luis Sierra

• Jorge Bolaño

• Edwin Congo

• Iván Córdoba

• Johnnier Montaño

• Neider Morantes

• Hámilton Ricard

• Ariel Graziani

• Atsuhiro Miura

• Daniel Osorno

• Francisco Palencia

• Isaac Terrazas

• Gerardo Torrado

• Miguel Zepeda

• Roberto Palacios

• José Pereda

• Nolberto Solano

• Jorge Soto

• Ysrael Zúñiga

• Alejandro Lembo

• Gabriel Urdaneta

• Edson Tortolero (against Chile)

Final positions

Marketing

Sponsorship

Global platinum sponsor

• MasterCard
• Telefónica

Global gold sponsor

• Anheuser-Busch InBev (Budweiser is the brand advertised)
• Coca-Cola
• Umbro

Local suppliers

• Traffic Group
• Bansud
• Grupo Financiero Banamex

References

References

1. "Copa América Best Players".