Copa América Centenario

2016 edition of the Copa América association football competition

The Copa América Centenario (English: Centennial Copa America)[2] was a men's association football tournament that took place from 3 June to 26 June 2016. The tournament was made to celebrate 100 years of the Copa América. It was hosted in the United States for the first time.

Copa América Centenario
Centennial Copa America[1]
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates3–26 June 2016
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Chile (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Colombia
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored91 (2.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Eduardo Vargas
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Chile Alexis Sánchez
Best goalkeeperChile Claudio Bravo
Fair play awardArgentina Argentina
2015
2019

Chile won the final in penalties over Argentina (which was a repeat of the 2015 Copa América Final).

The winner of the tournament will not qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup because Chile already won the 2015 Copa América.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  United States320152+36
2  Colombia320164+26
3  Costa Rica311136–34
4  Paraguay301213–21
3 June 2016
United States  0 – 2  Colombia
4 June 2016
Costa Rica  0 – 0  Paraguay
7 June 2016
United States  4 – 0  Costa Rica
Colombia  2 – 1  Paraguay
11 June 2016
United States  1 – 0  Paraguay
Colombia  2 – 3  Costa Rica

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Peru321042+27
2  Ecuador312062+45
3  Brazil311172+54
4  Haiti3003112–110
4 June 2016
Haiti  0 – 1  Peru
Brazil  0 – 0  Ecuador
8 June 2016
Brazil  7 – 1  Haiti
Ecuador  2 – 2  Peru
12 June 2016
Ecuador  4 – 0  Haiti
Brazil  0 – 1  Peru

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Mexico321062+47
2  Venezuela321031+27
3  Uruguay31024403
4  Jamaica300306–60
5 June 2016
Jamaica  0 – 1  Venezuela
Mexico  3 – 1  Uruguay
9 June 2016
Uruguay  0 – 1  Venezuela
Mexico  2 – 0  Jamaica
13 June 2016
Mexico  1 – 1  Venezuela
Uruguay  3 – 0  Jamaica

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Argentina3300101+99
2  Chile320175+26
3  Panama3102410–63
4  Bolivia300327–50
6 June 2016
Panama  2 – 1  Bolivia
Argentina  2 – 1  Chile
10 June 2016
Chile  2 – 1  Bolivia
Argentina  5 – 0  Panama
14 June 2016
Chile  4 – 2  Panama
Argentina  3 – 0  Bolivia

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals


United States  2–1  Ecuador
Dempsey  22'
Zardes  65'
ReportArroyo  74'
Attendance: 47,322

Peru  0–0 (aet)  Colombia
Report
Penalties
Ruidíaz
Tapia
Trauco
Cueva
2–4 Rodríguez
Cuadrado
Moreno
Pérez Cardona
Attendance: 79,194

Argentina  4–1  Venezuela
Higuaín  8'28'
Messi  60'
Lamela  71'
ReportRondón  70'
Attendance: 59,183

Mexico  0–7  Chile
ReportPuch  16'88'
Vargas  44'52'57'74'
Sánchez  49'
Attendance: 70,547

Semi-finals

United States  0–4  Argentina
ReportLavezzi  2'
Messi  31'
Higuaín  50'85'
Attendance: 70,858

Colombia  0–2  Chile
ReportAránguiz  7'
Fuenzalida  11'

Third place

United States  0–1  Colombia
Bacca  31'

Finals

Argentina  0–0 (aet)  Chile
Report
Penalties
Messi
Mascherano
Agüero
Biglia
2–4 Vidal
Castillo
Aránguiz
Beausejour
Silva

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
  • Eduardo Vargas
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Frank Fabra (playing against Costa Rica)
  • Je-Vaughn Watson (playing against Uruguay)
  • Álvaro Pereira (playing against Mexico)

Tournament rankings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Chile6411165+1113
2  Argentina6510182+1616
3  Colombia631276+110
4  United States630378–19
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5  Peru422042+28
6  Venezuela421145–17
7  Mexico421169–37
8  Ecuador412174+35
Eliminated in Group stage
9  Brazil311172+54
10  Costa Rica311136–34
11  Uruguay31024403
12  Panama3102410–63
13  Paraguay301213–21
14  Bolivia300327–50
15  Jamaica300306–60
16  Haiti3003112–110

References