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2015 Copa América
Copa América Chile 2015
File:2015 Copa América.png
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates11 June – 4 July 2015
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Attendance248,878 (17,777 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Arturo Vidal
(3 goals)
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The 2015 Copa América is the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and currently taking place in Chile between the dates of 11 June to 4 July 2015.[1] The competition will be organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

Uruguay are the defending champions. Twelve teams will compete, the ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from CONCACAF – Mexico and Jamaica, the latter of which will compete in Copa América for the first time. The winner of the tournament, or the best placed CONMEBOL team if Mexico or Jamaica win the tournament, will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Host country

Originally, it was to be hosted by Brazil, as suggested by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in February 2011[2] due to CONMEBOL's rotation policy of tournaments being held in alphabetical order. However, due to the organization of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics in that country, Brazil decided against also hosting the Copa América. CONMEBOL’s president Nicolas Leoz had mentioned the possibility of the tournament being organized in Mexico (despite this country not being a member of CONMEBOL) as part of the federation's centenary celebrations.[3] Brazil and Chile's Football Federations discussed the idea of swapping around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 tournaments.[4] The swap was made official in May 2012.[5]

Venues

There will be nine different stadiums in eight cities used for the tournament. Most stadiums are in renovation or rebuilding stages.

Antofagasta
La Serena
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta Estadio La Portada
Capacity: 21,178 Capacity: 17,194
File:La Portada La Serena.jpg
Viña del Mar Valparaíso
Estadio Sausalito Estadio Elías Figueroa
Capacity: 22,340 Capacity: 20,575

(Old stadium)
Santiago Rancagua
Estadio Nacional Estadio Monumental David Arellano Estadio El Teniente
Capacity: 48,665 Capacity: 47,347 Capacity: 15,252
Concepción Temuco
Estadio Municipal de Concepción Estadio Municipal Germán Becker
Capacity: 30,448 Capacity: 18,936

Teams

Map of the participating national football teams of the Conmebol's 2015 Copa América.

Mexico and Japan were initially invited to join the 10 CONMEBOL nations in the tournament.[6][7] Japan declined the invitation, and China was invited instead,[8][9][10] but later withdrew due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) being held at the same time.[11][12] In May 2014, it was announced that the Jamaica Football Federation had accepted an invitation to participate.[13]

 Argentina  Colombia  Paraguay
 Bolivia  Ecuador  Peru
 Brazil  Jamaica (invited)  Uruguay (title holder)
 Chile (host nation)  Mexico (invited)  Venezuela

Draw

The draw of the tournament was originally to be held on 27 October 2014 in Viña del Mar,[14] but was postponed to 24 November.[15] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four.[16]

CONMEBOL announced the composition of the four pots on 10 November 2014.[17][18] Pot 1 contained the hosts Chile (which has been automatically assigned to position A1), together with Argentina and Brazil. The remaining nine teams were allocated to the other three pots according to their FIFA World Rankings as of 23 October 2014 (shown in brackets). On 23 November 2014, it was revealed by CONMEBOL that Argentina and Brazil had been assigned to positions B1 and C1, respectively.[19]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Chile (13) (hosts)
 Argentina (2)
 Brazil (6)

 Colombia (3)
 Uruguay (8)
 Mexico (17)

 Ecuador (27)
 Peru (54)
 Paraguay (76)

 Venezuela (85)
 Bolivia (103)
 Jamaica (113)

Squads

Main article: 2015 Copa América squads

Each country had a final squad of 23 players (three of whom had to be goalkeepers) which had to be submitted before the deadline of 1 June 2015.[20]

The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final date of 6 June caused problems for South American players for Barcelona and Juventus. FIFA international rules require clubs to release players 14 days prior to the start of an international tournament, but the players featured in the final, leaving them at most five days to acclimate.[21]

Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez was suspended for the whole tournament, as he served a nine-match ban in international football for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's final group stage match against Italy in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[22]

Match officials

Carlos Vera was chosen as one of the referees for the tournament

Source:[23]

Country Referee Assistant referees Matches refereed
Argentina Argentina Néstor Pitana Hernan Maidana
Juan Pablo Belatti 		Chile-Ecuador (Group A)
Bolivia Bolivia Raúl Orosco Javier Bustillos
Juan P. Montaño 		Peru vs Venezuela (Group C)
Brazil Brazil Sandro Ricci Emerson De Carvalho
Fabio Pereira 		Argentina-Uruguay (Group B)
Chile Chile Enrique Osses
Jorge Osorio
Julio Bascuñán 		Carlos Astroza
Marcelo Barraza
Raúl Orellana 		Osses-Astroza-Barraza:
Brazil-Colombia (Group C)
Bascuñán-Astroza-Barraza:
Argentina-Jamaica (Group B)
Colombia Colombia Wilmar Roldán Alexander Guzmán
Cristian De La Cruz 		Argentina-Paraguay (Group B)
Ecuador Ecuador Carlos Vera Christian Lescano
Byron Romero 		Paraguay-Jamaica (Group B)
Paraguay Paraguay Enrique Cáceres Rodney Aquino
Carlos Cáceres 		Chile-Mexico (Group A)
Peru Peru Víctor Hugo Carrillo César Escano
Johnny Bossio 		Mexico-Bolivia (Group A)
Uruguay Uruguay Andrés Cunha Mauricio Espinosa
Carlos Pastorino 		Colombia-Venezuela (Group C)
Chile-Bolivia (Group A)
Venezuela Venezuela José Argote Jorge Urrego
Jairo Romero 		Uruguay-Jamaica (Group B)
Mexico-Ecuador (Group A)
El Salvador El Salvador Joel Aguilar Jamaica Garnet Page
Jamaica Ricardo Morgan 		Ecuador-Bolivia (Group A)
Mexico Mexico Roberto García Orozco José Luis Camargo
Marvin Torrentera 		Brazil-Peru (Group C)
Uruguay-Paraguay (Group B)

Group stage

The fixture schedule was announced on 11 November 2014.[24]

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[20]

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Head-to-head result (between two teams only)
  5. Penalty shoot-out (between two teams playing last round of matches only)
  6. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).[25]

Group A

Main article: 2015 Copa América Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chile (H) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bolivia 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Mexico 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts
11 June 2015
Chile  2–0  Ecuador Estadio Nacional, Santiago
12 June 2015
Mexico  0–0  Bolivia Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
15 June 2015
Ecuador  2–3  Bolivia Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso
Chile  3–3  Mexico Estadio Nacional, Santiago
19 June 2015
Mexico  1–2  Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Chile  5–0  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Group B

Main article: 2015 Copa América Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
13 June 2015
Uruguay  1–0  Jamaica Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta
Argentina  2–2  Paraguay Estadio La Portada, La Serena
16 June 2015
Paraguay  1–0  Jamaica Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta
Argentina  1–0  Uruguay Estadio La Portada, La Serena
20 June 2015
Uruguay  Match 15  Paraguay Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Argentina  Match 16  Jamaica Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Group C

Main article: 2015 Copa América Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Peru 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Colombia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Venezuela 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
14 June 2015
Colombia  0–1  Venezuela Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Brazil  2–1  Peru Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco
17 June 2015
Brazil  0–1  Colombia Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
18 June 2015
Peru  1–0  Venezuela Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso
21 June 2015
Colombia  Match 17  Peru Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco
Brazil  Match 18  Venezuela Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Ranking of third placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Uruguay 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Venezuela 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 A  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2015. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) lots drawn by CONMEBOL.[20]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 Copa América knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[20]

  • In the quarterfinals, semifinals, and third place playoff, if tied after 90 minutes, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).
  • In the final, if tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[20]

  • In the quarter-finals, teams from the same group could not play each other.
  • In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and third place playoff, if tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
  • In the final, if tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June – Santiago
 
 
 Chile1
 
29 June – Santiago
 
 Uruguay0
 
 Chile2
 
25 June – Temuco
 
 Peru1
 
 Bolivia1
 
4 July – Santiago
 
 Peru3
 
 Chile (p)0 (4)
 
26 June – Viña del Mar
 
 Argentina0 (1)
 
 Argentina (p)0 (5)
 
30 June – Concepción
 
 Colombia0 (4)
 
 Argentina6
 
27 June – Concepción
 
 Paraguay1 Third place play-off
 
 Brazil1 (3)
 
3 July – Concepción
 
 Paraguay (p)1 (4)
 
 Peru2
 
 
 Paraguay0
 

Quarter-finals

Chile Match 19Third place Group B/C
Report
Bolivia Match 20Runner-up Group C
Report
Winner Group BMatch 21Third place Group A/C
Report
Winner Group CMatch 22Runner-up Group B
Report

Semi-finals

Winner Match 19Match 23Winner Match 20
Report
Winner Match 21Match 24Winner Match 22
Report

Third place playoff

Loser Match 23Match 25Loser Match 24
Report

Final

Main article: 2015 Copa América Final
Winner Match 23Match 26Winner Match 24
Report

Goalscorers

Players denoted in bold are still active in the tournament.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Source: CONMEBOL.com[26]

Discipline

The following players are currently suspended from tournament matches:

Player Team Offence Suspension
Luis Suárez  Uruguay Biting Giorgio Chiellini vs Italy (24 June 2014) Whole tournament[22]
Gerardo Martino  Argentina Red card Straight red card; vs Uruguay (16 June) One match; vs Jamaica (20 June)[27]
Diego Godín  Uruguay Yellow card Cautioned in second match; vs Argentina (16 June) One match; vs Paraguay (20 June)[28]
Neymar  Brazil Red card Straight red card; vs Colombia (17 June) Four matches (rest of tournament)[29]
Carlos Bacca  Colombia Red card Straight red card; vs Brazil (17 June) Two matches; vs Peru (21 June) and possible Quarter-finals[30]
Fernando Amorebieta  Venezuela Red card Straight red card; vs Peru (18 June) One match; vs Brazil (21 June)

Broadcasting rights

Marketing

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet with Zincha, the 2015 Copa América mascot.

Match Ball

On 16 November 2014, the Official Match Ball [OMB] was unveiled at the Estadio Nacional. The name of the ball is Nike Cachaña, which is a Chilean slang term for a successful feint or dribble. During its launch, the Chilean international Arturo Vidal was present. The ball is mainly designed with white as main appearance featured with blue and red applications, representing host nation Chile. The colors of Chilean flag make a statement in the design of this ball: the red representing the people, the blue symbolizing the Chilean sky, and the white for the Andes that so strongly define the geography of this country.[42]

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament, a young culpeo fox, was unveiled on 17 November 2014.[43] The name of the mascot, "Zincha" (from Zorro (fox) and hINCHA (fan)), was chosen by the public over two other options, "Andi" and "Kul".[44]

Official song

"Al Sur del Mundo" by Chilean group Noche de Brujas served as the official song of the tournament. It was performed during the opening ceremony of the competition on 11 June. It features the different cultures of the twelve competing nations.[45]

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