Host country Chile Champions Argentina (13th title) Fourth place Colombia Dates 6 Jul 1991 – 21 Jul 1991 Best player Leonardo Rodríguez | Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runners-up Brazil Matches played 26 Top scorer Gabriel Batistuta Teams 10 | |
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Champion Argentina national football team Third place Chile national football team Similar 1993 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1995 Copa América, 1987 Copa América, 1999 Copa América | ||
The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from July 6 to 21. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.
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This was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations. In subsequent 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 13th time, their first since 1959
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.
- 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.
Goal scorers
With six goals, Gabriel Batistuta is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 73 goals were scored by 42 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.