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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 
| year = 1997
| othr_titles = 
| image = 1997 Copa América logo.svg
| size = 200px
| caption = 
| country = Bolivia
| dates = 11–29 June
| num_teams = 12
| confederations = 2
| venues = 5
| cities = 5
| champion = Brazil
| count = 5
| second = Bolivia
| third = Mexico
| fourth = Peru
| matches = 26
| goals = 67
| attendance = 456020
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|MEX}} [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Luis Hernández]] <br> (6 goals)
| player = {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachampfulltrivia.html|title=Copa América Best Players|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref>
| updated = 
| prevseason = [[1995 Copa América|1995]]
| nextseason = [[1999 Copa América|1999]]
}}

The '''1997 Copa America''' was the 38th edition of the [[Copa América|Copa America]]. It was held in [[Bolivia]] from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by [[CONMEBOL]], South America's football governing body.

In this edition, [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] were the invited teams to bring up the total number of competing teams to 12.

The tournament was won by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] at the same time, a feat they would repeat in [[2004 Copa América|2004]].

==Venues==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
![[La Paz]]
![[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
![[Cochabamba]]
|-
|[[Estadio Hernando Siles]]
|[[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]]
|[[Estadio Félix Capriles]]
|-
|Capacity: '''51,000'''
|Capacity: '''42,000'''
|Capacity: '''36,000'''
|-
|[[File:Hernando Siles Stadium - La Paz.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:TahuichiAguileraBlooming.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Estadio Departamental Félix Capriles Int.1.jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
|-
![[Sucre]]
! colspan="2" rowspan="8" |{{location map+ |Bolivia |float=center |width=325 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |Bolivia |lat=-17.379303|long=-66.16183 |label=[[Cochabamba]] |position=right }}
{{location map~ |Bolivia |lat=-17.946211|long=-67.111564 |label=[[Oruro]] |position=left }}
{{location map~ |Bolivia |lat=-16.499444|long=-68.122778 |label=[[La Paz]] |position=right }}
{{location map~ |Bolivia |lat=-17.796067|long=-63.183873 |label=[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] |position=bottom }}
{{location map~ |Bolivia |lat=-19.032322|long=-65.257912 |label=[[Sucre]] |position=bottom }}
}}
|-
|[[Estadio Olímpico Patria]]
|-
|Capacity: '''29,000'''
|-
|[[File:Estadioolimpicopatria.jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
|-
![[Oruro]]
|-
|[[Estadio Jesús Bermúdez]]
|-
|Capacity: '''28,000'''
|-
|[[File:Estadio Bermúdez.jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
|}

==Squads==
For a complete list of participating squads: ''[[1997 Copa América squads]]''

==Match officials==
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-2}}
{{flagicon|ARG}} '''Argentina'''
* [[Horacio Elizondo]]

{{flagicon|BOL|civil}} '''Bolivia'''
* [[René Ortubé]]
* Juan Carlos Paniagua

{{flagicon|BRA}} '''Brazil'''
* [[Antônio Pereira]]

{{flagicon|CHI}} '''Chile'''
* [[Eduardo Gamboa (referee)|Eduardo Gamboa]]

{{flagicon|COL}} '''Colombia'''
* [[Rafael Sanabria]]

{{flagicon|CRC}} '''Costa Rica'''
* [[Rodrigo Badilla]]

{{flagicon|ECU|1900}} '''Ecuador'''
* [[Byron Moreno]]
{{col-2}}

{{flagicon|MEX}} '''Mexico'''
* [[Antonio Marrufo]]

{{flagicon|PAR|1990}} '''Paraguay'''
* [[Epifanio González]]

{{flagicon|PER}} '''Peru'''
* José Arana

{{flagicon|URU}} '''Uruguay'''
* Jorge Nieves

{{flagicon|USA}} '''United States'''
* [[Esfandiar Baharmast]]

{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} '''Venezuela'''
* [[Paolo Borgosano]]
{{col-end}}

==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 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.

* 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=2 | Key to colors in group tables
|-
| bgcolor=ccffcc width=20 |
| align=left | Group winners, runners-up, and [[#Ranking of third-placed teams|best two third-placed teams]] advance to the quarter-finals
|}

===Group A===
{{main|1997 Copa América Group A}}
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|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=ECU|name_ECU={{fb|ECU|1900}}
|team2=ARG|name_ARG={{fb|ARG}}
|team3=PAR|name_PAR={{fb|PAR|1990}}
|team4=CHI|name_CHI={{fb|CHI}}
|win_ECU=2|draw_ECU=1|loss_ECU=0|gf_ECU=4|ga_ECU=1
|win_ARG=1|draw_ARG=2|loss_ARG=0|gf_ARG=3|ga_ARG=1
|win_PAR=1|draw_PAR=1|loss_PAR=1|gf_PAR=2|ga_PAR=3
|win_CHI=0|draw_CHI=0|loss_CHI=3|gf_CHI=1|ga_CHI=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
| date = 11 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-paraguay-chile/
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Roberto Acuña|Acuña]] {{goal|28}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 15,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = [[René Ortubé]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 11 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU|1900}}
| score = 0–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-argentinien-ecuador/
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| attendance = 16,200
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = Jorge Nieves ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 14 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}
| score = 0–2
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-paraguay-ecuador/
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Wellington Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|71}} <br> [[Ariel Graziani|Graziani]] {{goal|86}}
| attendance = 5,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = [[Paolo Borgosano]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 14 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-chile-argentinien/
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Sergio Berti|Berti]] {{goal|83}} <br> [[Marcelo Gallardo|Gallardo]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 6,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = [[Antônio Pereira]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 17 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 1–2
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-chile-ecuador/
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Fernando Vergara|Vergara]] {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = [[Ariel Graziani|Graziani]] {{goal|32}} <br> [[José Gavica|Gavica]] {{goal|55}}
| attendance = 7,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = [[Rafael Sanabria]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 17 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-a-argentinien-paraguay/
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 = [[José Luis Chilavert|Chilavert]] {{goal|73|pen.}}
| goals2 = [[Marcelo Gallardo|Gallardo]] {{goal|90|pen.}}
| attendance = 8,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = Jorge Nieves ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
}}

===Group B===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=BOL|name_BOL={{fb|BOL}}
|team2=PER|name_PER={{fb|PER}}
|team3=URU|name_URU={{fb|URU}}
|team4=VEN|name_VEN={{fb|VEN|1930}}
|win_BOL=3|draw_BOL=0|loss_BOL=0|gf_BOL=4|ga_BOL=0|status_BOL=H
|win_PER=2|draw_PER=0|loss_PER=1|gf_PER=3|ga_PER=2
|win_URU=1|draw_URU=0|loss_URU=2|gf_URU=2|ga_URU=2
|win_VEN=0|draw_VEN=0|loss_VEN=3|gf_VEN=0|ga_VEN=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
| date = 12 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-peru-uruguay/
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = [[Martín Hidalgo|Hidalgo]] {{goal|75}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 4,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Patria]], [[Sucre]]
| referee = [[Antonio Marrufo]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 12 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-bolivien-venezuela/
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = [[Milton Coimbra|Coimbra]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 11,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| referee = [[Byron Moreno]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-uruguay-venezuela/
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = [[Álvaro Recoba|Recoba]] {{goal|19}} <br> [[Marcelo Saralegui|Saralegui]] {{goal|47}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 1,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Patria]], [[Sucre]]
| referee = [[Eduardo Gamboa (referee)|Eduardo Gamboa]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 15 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-bolivien-peru/
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 = [[Marco Etcheverry|Etcheverry]] {{goal|45}} <br> [[Julio César Baldivieso|Baldivieso]] {{goal|50}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 15,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| referee = [[Rodrigo Badilla]] ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa&nbsp;Rica]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 18 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-peru-venezuela/
| team2 = {{fb|VEN|1930}}
| goals1 = [[Paul Cominges|Cominges]] {{goal|13||59}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 3,500
| stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Patria]], [[Sucre]]
| referee = [[Byron Moreno]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 18 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-gruppe-b-bolivien-uruguay/
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = [[Julio César Baldivieso|Baldivieso]] {{goal|29}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 30,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| referee = [[Antonio Marrufo]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
}}

===Group C===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=BRA|name_BRA={{fb|BRA}}
|team2=MEX|name_MEX={{fb|MEX}}
|team3=COL|name_COL={{fb|COL}}
|team4=CRC|name_CRC={{fb|CRC}}
|win_BRA=3|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=0|gf_BRA=10|ga_BRA=2
|win_MEX=1|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=1|gf_MEX=5|ga_MEX=5
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=2|gf_COL=5|ga_COL=5
|win_CRC=0|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=2|gf_CRC=2|ga_CRC=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
| date = 13 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
| score = 2–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|COL}}
| goals1 = [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Hernández]] {{goal|7||11}}
| goals2 = [[Hámilton Ricard|Ricard]] {{goal|58}}
| attendance = 25,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Horacio Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 13 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score = 5–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
| goals1 = [[Djalminha]] {{goal|20}} <br> [[Rónald González (Costa Rican footballer)|González]] {{goal|34|o.g.}} <br> [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] {{goal|47||54}} <br> [[Romário]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 25,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Epifanio González]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 16 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}
| score = 4–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
| goals1 = [[Neider Morantes|Morantes]] {{goal|13||23}} <br> [[Wílmer Cabrera|Cabrera]] {{goal|62|pen.}} <br> [[Víctor Aristizábal|Aristizábal]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = [[Mauricio Wright|Wright]] {{goal|66}}
| attendance = 25,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Esfandiar Baharmast]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|United&nbsp;States]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 16 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score = 3–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|MEX}}
| goals1 = [[Aldair]] {{goal|47}} <br> [[Camilo Romero (footballer)|Romero]] {{goal|59|o.g.}} <br> [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Hernández]] {{goal|13||31}}
| attendance = 30,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = José Arana ([[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 19 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
| score = 1–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}
| goals1 = [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Hernández]] {{goal|14|pen.}}
| goals2 = [[Hernán Medford|Medford]] {{goal|60}}
| attendance = 15,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Epifanio González]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 19 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|COL}}
| goals1 = [[Dunga]] {{goal|11}} <br> [[Edmundo (footballer)|Edmundo]] {{goal|67}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 30,567
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = Juan Carlos Paniagua ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
}}

===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.

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|section=3rd place
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|show_groups=y

|team1=PAR|group_PAR=[[#Group A|A]]|name_PAR={{fb|PAR|1990}}
|team2=COL|group_COL=[[#Group C|C]]|name_COL={{fb|COL}}
|team3=URU|group_URU=[[#Group B|B]]|name_URU={{fb|URU}}
|win_PAR=1|draw_PAR=1|loss_PAR=1|gf_PAR=2|ga_PAR=3
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=2|gf_COL=5|ga_COL=5
|win_URU=1|draw_URU=0|loss_URU=2|gf_URU=2|ga_URU=2

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

== Knockout stage ==
{{Round8-with third
<!--Date-Venue|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--quarter-finals-->
| 22 June&nbsp;– [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] | '''{{fb|BRA}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|PAR}} | 0
| 21 June&nbsp;– [[Sucre]] | '''{{fb|PER}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|ARG}} | 1 
| 21 June&nbsp;– [[La Paz]] | '''{{fb|BOL}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|COL|}} | 1
| 22 June&nbsp;– [[Cochabamba]] | '''{{fb|MEX}}''' | '''1 (4)''' | {{fb|ECU|1900}} | 1 (3)
<!--semi-finals-->
| 26 June&nbsp;– [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] | '''{{fb|BRA}}''' | '''7''' | {{fb|PER}} | 0
| 25 June&nbsp;– [[La Paz]] | '''{{fb|BOL}}''' | '''3''' | {{fb|MEX}} | 1
<!--final-->
| 29 June&nbsp;– [[La Paz]] |  '''{{fb|BRA}}''' | '''3''' | {{fb|BOL}} | 1
<!--third place-->
| 28 June&nbsp;– [[Oruro]] | {{fb|PER}} | 0 | '''{{fb|MEX}}''' | '''1'''
}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{football box
| date = 21 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-viertelfinale-argentinien-peru/
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 = [[Eddy Carazas|Carazas]] {{goal|30}} <br> [[Martín Hidalgo|Hidalgo]] {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = [[Marcelo Gallardo|Gallardo]] {{goal|66|pen.}}
| attendance = 9,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Patria]], [[Sucre]]
| referee = [[Byron Moreno]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 21 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-viertelfinale-bolivien-kolumbien/
| team2 = {{fb|COL}}
| goals1 = [[Marco Etcheverry|Etcheverry]] {{goal|3}} <br> [[Erwin Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|24}}
| goals2 = [[Hernán Gaviria|Gaviria]] {{goal|57}}
| attendance = 21,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| referee = [[Horacio Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 22 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-viertelfinale-mexiko-ecuador/
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco|Blanco]] {{goal|17}}
| goals2 = [[Luis Capurro|Capurro]] {{goal|6|pen.}}
| attendance = 7,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Félix Capriles]], [[Cochabamba]]
| referee = [[Antônio Pereira]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
| penalties1 = [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Hernández]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Claudio Suárez|Suárez]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco|Blanco]] {{penmiss}} <br> [[Paulo Chávez|Chávez]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Germán Villa|Villa]] {{penmiss}} <br> [[Joel Sánchez (Mexican footballer)|Sánchez]] {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 4–3
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Alberto Montaño|Montaño]]<br> {{penmiss}} [[Luis Capurro|Capurro]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Ulises de la Cruz|De la Cruz]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Ariel Graziani|Graziani]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Ángel Fernández|Fernández]] <br> {{penmiss}}  [[Hidrobo Rosero|Rosero]]
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 22 June 1997
| time = 17:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-viertelfinale-brasilien-paraguay/
| team2 = {{fb|PAR}}
| goals1 = [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] {{goal|9||34}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 35,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Rafael Sanabria]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
| date = 25 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 3–1
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-halbfinale-bolivien-mexiko/
| team2 = {{fb|MEX}}
| goals1 = [[Erwin Sánchez|E. Sánchez]] {{goal|27}} <br> [[Ramiro Castillo|R. Castillo]] {{goal|39}} <br> [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Moreno]] {{goal|79}}
| goals2 = [[Nicolás Ramírez (Mexican footballer)|Ramírez]] {{goal|8}}
| attendance = 39,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| referee = [[Epifanio González]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 26 June 1997
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score = 7–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-halbfinale-brasilien-peru/
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 = [[Denílson (footballer, born 1977)|Denílson]] {{goal|1}} <br> [[Flávio Conceição|Conceição]] {{goal|20}} <br> [[Romário]] {{goal|36||49}} <br> [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]] {{goal|45||55}} <br> [[Djalminha]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = 
| attendance = 21,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]]
| referee = [[Rodrigo Badilla]] ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa&nbsp;Rica]])
}}

===Third-place match===
{{football box
| date = 28 June 1997
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-3-platz-mexiko-peru/
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 = [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Hernández]] {{goal|82}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 8,000
| stadium = [[Estadio Jesús Bermúdez]], [[Oruro]]
| referee = [[Paolo Borgosano]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
}}

===Final===
{{main|1997 Copa América final}}

{{football box
| date = 29 June 1997
| time = 17:10 ([[UTC-4]]) 
| team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
| score=3–1
| report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-1997-in-bolivien-endspiel-bolivien-brasilien/
| team2={{fb|BOL}}
| goals1=[[Denílson (footballer, born 1977)|Denilson]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] {{goal|79}}<br />[[Zé Roberto]] {{goal|90}}
| goals2=[[Erwin Sánchez|E. Sánchez]] {{goal|45}}
| stadium=[[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]]
| attendance=43,753
| referee=Jorge Nieves ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
}}

==Result==
{{winners|fb|1997 Copa América champions|Brazil|Fifth}}

==Goalscorers==
[[File:Luis Matador Hernandez.jpg|thumb|150px|Luis Hernández, top scorer]]
With six goals, Luis Hernández was the top scorer in the tournament.
{{Goalscorers
|goals=67 |matches=26
|6 goals=
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Luis Hernández]]

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]

|3 goals=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Gallardo]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Erwin Sánchez]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Romário]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Julio César Baldivieso]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Marco Etcheverry]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Djalminha]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Edmundo (footballer)|Edmundo]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Neider Morantes]]
*{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} [[Ariel Graziani]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Paul Cominges]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Martín Hidalgo]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Berti]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Ramiro Castillo]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Milton Coimbra]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Aldair]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Flávio Conceição]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Denílson (footballer, born 1977)|Denílson]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Dunga]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Zé Roberto]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Fernando Vergara]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Víctor Aristizábal]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Wílmer Cabrera|Wilmer Cabrera]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Hernán Gaviria]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Hámilton Ricard]]
*{{fbicon|CRC}} [[Hernán Medford]]
*{{fbicon|CRC}} [[Mauricio Wright]]
*{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} [[Luis Capurro]]
*{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} [[José Gavica]]
*{{fbicon|ECU|1900}} [[Wellington Sánchez]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Nicolás Ramírez (Mexican footballer)|Nicolás Ramírez]]
*{{fbicon|PAR|1990}} [[Roberto Acuña]]
*{{fbicon|PAR|1990}} [[José Luis Chilavert]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Eddy Carazas]]
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Álvaro Recoba]]
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Marcelo Saralegui]]

|1 own goal=
*{{fbicon|CRC}} [[Rónald González (Costa Rican footballer)|Rónald González]] (against Brazil)
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Camilo Romero (footballer)|Camilo Romero]] (against Brazil)
}}

==Final positions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! width=165 | Team
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw)}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Eff|Efficiency (Pts / (3 * GP))}}
|- bgcolor=gold
|1||align=left|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''
|6||6||0||0||22||3||+19||'''18'''||100%
|- bgcolor=silver
|2|| align=left | {{fb|BOL}}
|6||5||0||1||10||5||+5||'''15'''||83.5%
|- bgcolor=cc9966
|3|| align=left | {{fb|MEX}}
|6||2||2||2||8||9||−1||'''8'''||44.4%
|-
|4|| align=left | {{fb|PER}}
|6||3||0||3||5||11||−6||'''9'''||50%
|-
| colspan=11 | '''Eliminated in the Quarterfinals'''
|-
|5|| align=left | {{fb|ECU|1900}}
|4||2||2||0||5||2||+3||'''8'''||66.7%
|-
|6|| align=left | {{fb|ARG}}
|4||1||2||1||4||3||+1||'''5'''||41.7%
|-
|7|| align=left | {{fb|PAR|1990}}
|4||1||1||2||2||5||−3||'''4'''||33.3%
|-
|8|| align=left | {{fb|COL}}
|4||1||0||3||6||7||−1||'''3'''||25%
|-
| colspan=11 | '''Eliminated in the First Stage'''
|-
|9|| align=left | {{fb|URU}}
|3||1||0||2||2||2||0||'''3'''||33.3%
|-
|10|| align=left | {{fb|CRC}}
|3||0||1||2||2||10||−8||'''1'''||11.1%
|-
|11|| align=left | {{fb|CHI}}
|3||0||0||3||1||5||−4||'''0'''||0%
|-
|12|| align=left | {{fb|VEN|1930}}
|3||0||0||3||0||5||−5||'''0'''||0%
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/97safull.html 1997 Copa América at RSSSF]

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