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{{Short description|2016 edition of the Copa América, 45th edition of the Copa América}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox international football competition
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| tourney_name = Copa América Centenario
| tourney_name = Copa América Centenario
| other_titles = Centennial Cup America (English)<ref name="CONCACAF.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-conmebol-announce-agreement-to-bring-copa-america-2016-to-the-united-states |title=CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Announce Agreement to Bring Copa America 2016 to the United States |work=CONCACAF.com |publisher=CONCACAF |date=May 1, 2014 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628021211/https://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-conmebol-announce-agreement-to-bring-copa-america-2016-to-the-united-states |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>
| year = 2016
Copa América Centenário (Portuguese)<br>
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Coupe Amérique Centennaire (French)
| other_titles = Centennial Americas Cup
| image = Copa america centenario.jpg
| image = Copa América Centenario.svg
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| country = United States
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| dates = June 3 – 26
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| dates = 3 June – 26 June
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The '''Copa América Centenario''' ({{langx|pt|Copa América Centenário}}, {{langx|fr|Coupe Amérique Centennaire}}, {{langx|en|Centennial Cup America}};<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobile.concacaf.com/article/centennial-cup-america-2016-venue-selection-process-draws-interest-from-24-metropolitan-areas-across-u-s |title=Centennial Cup America 2016 Venue Selection Process Draws Interest from 24 Metropolitan Areas across U.S. |editor=Press |date=January 8, 2015 |publisher=CONCACAF |access-date=June 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809034649/http://mobile.concacaf.com/article/centennial-cup-america-2016-venue-selection-process-draws-interest-from-24-metropolitan-areas-across-u-s |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/sports/soccer/us-will-host-expanded-copa-america-in-2016.html |title=U.S. Will Host Expanded Copa América in 2016 |editor=Das, Andrew |date=May 1, 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's [[soccer]] tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centennial of [[CONMEBOL]] and the [[Copa América]], and was the first Copa América hosted outside South America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/12092015-1134/la-copa-centenario-y-su-repercusion-en-la-prensa-internacional |title=La Copa Centenario y su repercusión en la prensa internacional |work=conmebol.com|date=September 12, 2015 }}</ref>


The tournament was a commemorative version of Copa América (not the 45th edition). It was held as part of an agreement between CONMEBOL and [[CONCACAF]] as a special edition between the usual four-year cycle, and featured an expanded field of sixteen teams (an increase from the usual twelve), with all ten teams from CONMEBOL and six teams from CONCACAF. Despite the tournament being an official iteration of the Copa América, the winner did not receive an invitation to the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] due to the commemorative nature of the tournament, although eventual winner [[Chile national football team|Chile]] had already qualified through its [[2015 Copa América Final|2015]] victory.
The '''Copa América Centenario''' ({{lang-en|Centennial Americas Cup}}), sometimes referred to as the '''Pan-American Cup''' or '''Copa Panamericana''', is an announced [[association football]] tournament to be held in 2016. The competition is a celebration of [[CONMEBOL]]'s centenary and is to be the first [[Copa América]] hosted outside of South America.


Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive titles in CONMEBOL tournaments, after [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. Argentina, meanwhile, lost its third consecutive final in a major tournament, following losses to [[Germany national football team|Germany]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|2014 World Cup]] and Chile at the [[2015 Copa América Final|2015 Copa América]].
== Planning ==


==Planning==
In February 2012, [[Alfredo Hawit]], then Acting President of [[CONCACAF]] announced that the competition would be expected to take place in 2016, as a celebration of [[CONMEBOL]]'s centenary.<ref name="mt-2012-02-08">{{cite web|last=Montes|first=Juan Martín|url=http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/internacional/noticias/2012/02/08/pretenden-nueva-era-en-concacaf|title=Pretenden nueva era en CONCACAF|publisher=MedioTempo.com|accessdate=10 February 2012|language=Spanish|date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
In February 2012, [[Alfredo Hawit]], then Acting President of CONCACAF, announced that the competition was expected to take place in 2016, as a celebration of CONMEBOL's centennial.<ref name="mt-2012-02-08">{{cite web |last=Montes |first=Juan Martín |url=http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/internacional/noticias/2012/02/08/pretenden-nueva-era-en-concacaf |title=Pretenden nueva era en CONCACAF |publisher=MedioTempo.com|access-date=February 10, 2012 |language=es |date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>
CONMEBOL President [[Nicolás Leoz]] said, "Hopefully we can organize a big event, because we're 100 years old and we want to celebrate big."<ref>{{cite web |title=México suena como sede de Copa América en 2016 |url=http://www.erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483954738 |publisher=erbol.com|access-date=February 25, 2012 |language=es |date=January 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107171740/http://erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483954738|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The tournament was announced by CONMEBOL on October 24, 2012<ref name="2012-10-24-CONMEBOL">{{cite web |title=Reunión de Presidentes y el C. Ejecutivo |url=http://wp1.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Reunion-de-Presidentes-y-Comite-Ejec.-20121024-0005.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102075444/http://wp1.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Reunion-de-Presidentes-y-Comite-Ejec.-20121024-0005.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |access-date=October 24, 2012 |date=October 24, 2012 }}</ref> and confirmed by CONCACAF on May 1, 2014.<ref name="CONCACAF.com"/>
Luis Chiriboga, the President of the [[Ecuadorian Football Federation]] stated that the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]] were potential hosts of at least one stage of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/futbolinternacional/396472/mexico-podria-organizar-copa-america|title=La edición de 2016 será abierta para que no se realice en Sudamérica|publisher=televisadeportes.esmas.com|accessdate=10 February 2012|language=Spanish|date=26 January 2012}}</ref> CONMEBOL President [[Nicolás Leoz]] said "Hopefully we can organize a big event, because we have 100 years and we want to celebrate big,".<ref>{{cite web|title=México suena como sede de Copa América en 2016|url=http://www.erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483954738|publisher=erbol.com|accessdate=25 February 2012|language=Spanish|date=28 January 2012}}</ref> Hawit preferred the competition to be hosted in United States for financial reasons, stating that "the market is in the United States, the stadiums are in the United States, the people are in the United States. The study that we have made [shows] that everything’s in the United States."<ref>{{cite web|title=Tricolores, sin restricciones|url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/354067.tricolores-sin-restricciones.html|publisher=elsiglodedurango.com|accessdate=25 February 2012|language=Spanish|date=9 February 2012}}</ref>


CONCACAF officially commented on the competition in July 2012. CONCACAF President [[Jeffrey Webb]] stated that there was much organizing to be done.<ref>{{cite web|title=Webb meets with CONMEBOL in Brazil|url=http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0,,12813~2832501,00.html|publisher=CONCACAF.com|accessdate=5 July 2012|date=4 July 2012}}</ref>
On September 26, 2014, [[FIFA]] announced that the tournament had been added to the [[FIFA International Match Calendar]], meaning that clubs had to release players called up to the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Copa America Centenario Officially Added to 2016 FIFA Events Calendar |url=http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/copa-america-centenario-officially-added-2016-fifa-events-calendar |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>


The tournament occurred in June 2016, along with [[UEFA Euro 2016]].
The tournament was announced by CONMEBOL on 24 October 2012.<ref name="2012-10-24-CONMEBOL">{{cite web|title=Reunión de Presidentes y el C. Ejecutivo|url=http://wp1.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Reunion-de-Presidentes-y-Comite-Ejec.-20121024-0005.html|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|accessdate=24 October 2012|date=24 October 2012}}</ref> On 26 October, CONCACAF stated that the CONMEBOL announcement was premature and that talks are still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|title=CONCACAF Statement on 2016 Copa America|url=http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0,,12813~2960429,00.html|publisher=CONCACAF.com|accessdate=26 October 2012|date=26 October 2012}}</ref>


===Sports executive corruption===
On May 1, 2014, it was officially announced that the tournament would be held in the United States from June 3-26, 2016.<ref name="Official Announcement through MLS">{{cite web|title=It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016|work=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-conmebol-announce-agreement-to-bring-copa-america-2016-to-the-united-states|title=CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Announce Agreement to Bring Copa America 2016 to the United States|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=May 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/content/conmebol-y-concacaf-dan-vida-la-copa-centenario|title=CONMEBOL y CONCACAF dan vida a la Copa Centenario|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>
{{Further|2015 FIFA corruption case}}


The tournament was placed in doubt after several high-profile sports executive arrests were made, including people involved with media rights holder Datisa (using the trading name of "Wematch"), a partnership between three media rights companies—Full Play, Torneos, and [[Traffic Sports Marketing]]. In December 2014, Brazilian [[José Hawilla]], the owner and founder of Traffic Sports, pleaded guilty to "corruption charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering". In an indictment, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] stated that officials were to receive bribes totaling US$20million for the 2016 event.<ref name="DOJ-PR">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-fifa-officials-and-five-corporate-executives-indicted-racketeering-conspiracy-and |title=Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption |date=May 27, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]]}}</ref><ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/450211/download {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Datisa held agreements for the commercial rights with CONMEBOL and CONCACAF and had its bank account frozen, placing the tournament in jeopardy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/frozen-bank-accounts-hit-copa-america-as-messi-seeks-victory |title=Frozen Bank Accounts Hit Copa America as Messi Seeks Victory |date=June 22, 2015 |work=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> On October 21, 2015, CONCACAF announced it had terminated its agreement with Datisa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-datisa-end-relationship-regarding-copa-america-centenario-rights |title=CONCACAF and Datisa End Relationship Regarding Copa America Centenario Rights |work=CONCACAF |access-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603190647/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-datisa-end-relationship-regarding-copa-america-centenario-rights |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Stadiums==
{{Location map+ |United States |float=right |width=500 |caption=Host cities for the the 2016 Copa América Centenario |places=
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.7433|long=-105.0127|label=[[Denver, Colorado]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=34.1621|long=-118.167775|label=[[Pasadena, California]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=37.433974|long=-122.161903|label=[[Palo Alto, California]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.812840|long=-74.074209|label=[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.890104|long=-76.971799|label=[[Washington, D.C]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.684722|long=-95.410707|label=[[Houston, Texas]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=28.538381|long=-81.402745|label=[[Orlando, Florida]]}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=25.957751|long=-80.239842|label=[[Miami, Florida]]|position=right}}}}


On October 23, 2015, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the hosting association [[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer Federation]] all confirmed that the tournament was going ahead as originally intended.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-conmebol-and-u-s-soccer-confirm-the-united-states-as-host-for-copa-america-centenario |title=CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and US Soccer Confirm USA as Host for Copa America Centenario |work=CONCACAF |date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324231628/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-conmebol-and-u-s-soccer-confirm-the-united-states-as-host-for-copa-america-centenario |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/en/10232015-2042/concacaf-conmebol-and-us-soccer-confirm-united-states-host-copa-america-centennial |title=CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and U.S. Soccer confirm the United States as the host of the Copa América Centennial |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |date=October 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Soccer to Host Prestigious Copa America Centenario in the United States |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/10/23/21/46/151023-mnt-united-states-to-host-copa-america-centenario-in-2016 |work=ussoccer.com |date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>
The following stadiums are being considered for the tournament. Listed are the stadiums, their capacity, and the location.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/05/01/4090046/us-set-to-host-2016-copa-america.html ]"U.S. set to host 2016 Copa America ‘Centenario’", Miami Herald, 1 May 2014. </ref><ref>[http://www.marca.com/2014/01/05/futbol/futbol_internacional/resto_de_america/1388948196.html Doble ración de Copa América], Marca, 5 January 2014.</ref>
* [[Sports Authority Field at Mile High]] (76,000) - Denver, Colorado
* [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] (91,000) — Pasadena, California
* [[Stanford Stadium]] (50,000) — Palo Alto, California
* [[MetLife Stadium]] (83,000) — East Rutherford, New Jersey
* [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] (60,000) — Washington, District of Columbia
* [[Reliant Stadium]] (71,000) — Houston, Texas
* [[Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium]] (70,000) — Orlando, Florida
* [[Sun Life Stadium]] (75,000) — Miami Gardens, Florida


==Participants==
==Trophy==
[[File:Copa america centenario clean.jpg|thumb|right|120px|The trophy was designed exclusively for this edition]]
All ten members of CONMEBOL are expected to participate along with teams from the CONCACAF region.<ref name="mt-2012-02-08"/> Leoz suggested that 10 CONMEBOL teams will participate along with six teams from the CONCACAF region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peruinicia.com/noticias/deportes/conmebol-quiere-hacer-una-copa-america-en-mexico-el-2016_1335.aspx|title=Conmebol quiere hacer una Copa América en México el 2016|publisher=peruinicia.com|accessdate=25 February 2012|language=Spanish|date=27 January 2012}}</ref>
A new trophy was supposed to be created for the tournament and was to be unveiled on July 4, 2015, at the [[2015 Copa América Final|2015 Copa América final]].<ref name="traffic-document">{{cite web |title=Uniting the Americas / The Cup of the Century |url=http://www.trafficsports.com/menu/pdf/english/Cac_eng_web.pdf |publisher=Traffic Sports |access-date=March 11, 2015 |date=March 10, 2015 |archive-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121200041/http://www.trafficsports.com/menu/pdf/english/Cac_eng_web.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> No trophy was unveiled amidst the FIFA corruption scandal.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
However, CONMEBOL announced that, on April 28, 2016, a presentation for the trophy would take place in Bogotá, Colombia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fcf.com.co/index.php/las-selecciones/seleccion-mayores/2554-se-lanza-en-bogota-el-trofeo-especial-de-la-copa-america-centenario |title=Copa America Centenario Trophy |publisher=Federacion Colombiana de Futbol |access-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725115801/http://fcf.com.co/index.php/las-selecciones/seleccion-mayores/2554-se-lanza-en-bogota-el-trofeo-especial-de-la-copa-america-centenario |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On April 28, 2016, it was explained on the Copa América website that the "new" trophy was in fact commemorative, and would only be given to the winning country to keep, while the original silver trophy would continue to be awarded to each winner of the tournament (including the 2016 winner). The Centenario trophy retains the silhouette of the original trophy's Grecian urn, but is plated in matte gold. The front of the trophy is adorned with a raised (and in the case of some parts of the logo, engraved) image of the Copa América Centenario wordmark and logo. On each side are raised and polished images of a connected North and South America, commemorating the first Copa América held outside South America. Instead of the traditional wooden base holding the names of all past winners, the base of the Centenario commemorative trophy includes 16 zones, in which the names of all 16 nations are engraved. Other details include: The logos of both CONMEBOL and CONCACAF (the two confederations with representatives in the tournament), the years "1916–2016" (commemorating the 100 years of CONMEBOL and Copa América), and the phrases "La Copa del Siglo" ("The Cup of the Century") and "Uniting the Americas".<ref>{{cite web |title=Copa America Centenario: A Tale of Two Trophies |url=http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-a-tale-of-two-trophies |publisher=Copa America Centenario USA 2016|access-date=May 27, 2016 |date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104224917/http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-a-tale-of-two-trophies|archive-date=November 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the official announcement of the tournament, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confirmed that all 10 CONMEBOL members will be joined by 6 CONCACAF teams in the tournament. United States and Mexico will automatically qualify. The other four spots will be given to the champions of the [[Caribbean Football Union]] and the [[Central American Football Union]], which will qualify through the [[2014 Caribbean Cup]] and the [[2014 Copa Centroamericana]] respectively, and the two play-off winners among the four highest finishers in the [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] not already qualified.<ref name="Official Announcement through MLS"/>

==Host selection==
[[Luis Chiriboga]], the President of the [[Ecuadorian Football Federation]], stated the United States and Mexico were potential hosts of at least one stage of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/futbolinternacional/396472/mexico-podria-organizar-copa-america |title=La edición de 2016 sera la primera que no se realice en Sudamérica |publisher=televisadooyuportes.esmas.com|access-date=February 10, 2012 |language=es |date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
Hawit preferred the competition to be hosted in the United States for financial reasons, stating that "the market is in the United States, the stadiums are in the United States, the people are in the United States. The study that we have made [shows] that everything’s in the United States."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tricolores, sin restricciones |url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/354067.tricolores-sin-restricciones.html |publisher=elsiglodedurango.com|access-date=February 25, 2012 |language=es |date=February 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235841/http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/354067.tricolores-sin-restricciones.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 2012, CONCACAF President [[Jeffrey Webb (football executive)|Jeffrey Webb]] stated there was much organizing to be done.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webb meets with CONMEBOL in Brazil |url=http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0,,12813~2832501,00.html |publisher=CONCACAF.com|access-date=July 5, 2012 |date=July 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708113637/http://www.concacaf.com/page/ConfederationDetail/0,,12813~2832501,00.html|archive-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 1, 2014, it was announced that the tournament would be held in the United States from June 3–26, 2016.<ref name="CONCACAF.com"/><ref name="Official Announcement through MLS">{{cite web |title=It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016 |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016 |work=mlssoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925085225/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/05/01/copa-america-will-be-held-us-soil-in-2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/content/conmebol-y-concacaf-dan-vida-la-copa-centenario |title=CONMEBOL y CONCACAF dan vida a la Copa Centenario |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>

The decision to select the U.S. as a host was the object of criticism by Uruguay Football Association president Wilmar Valdez on June 7, 2016, who complained that the U.S. is "a country where they don't feel football", which "brings about problems." The complaint was voiced after Uruguay's defeat against Mexico, in favor of whom, he said, the event was biased.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/copa-america/story/2887835/copa-america-in-united-states-was-a-mistake-uruguay-fa-chief |title=Copa America in United States was a mistake - Uruguay FA chief |date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> Just prior to the game itself, the Chilean anthem was mistakenly played instead of the Uruguayan anthem.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/05/wrong-anthem-mexico-uruguay-copa-america |title=Mexico beat Uruguay after Copa América plays Chile anthem by mistake |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |agency=Associated Press |date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>

==Venues==
On January 8, 2015, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL announced the 24 U.S. metropolitan areas which had indicated interest in hosting matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/centennial-cup-america-2016-venue-selection-process-draws-interest-from-24-metropolitan-areas-across-u-s |title=Centennial Cup America 2016 Venue Selection Process Draws Interest from 25 Metropolitan Areas across U.S. |publisher=CONCACAF.com |date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424161847/http://www.concacaf.com/article/centennial-cup-america-2016-venue-selection-process-draws-interest-from-24-metropolitan-areas-across-u-s |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/08012015-1459/proceso-de-seleccion-de-sedes-para-copa-america-centenario-2016-atrae-el-interes-de-24 |title=Proceso de selección de sedes para Copa América Centenario 2016 atrae el interés de 24 áreas metropolitanas en los Estados Unidos |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |date=January 8, 2015}}</ref>

The stadiums were chosen following a bidding process, with the minimum capacity to be 50,000. The final list of venues, anticipated to number between 8 and 13, was to be announced in May 2015. However, the list was not released and speculation regarding whether the tournament would be able to move forward arose because [[Interpol notice|Interpol red notices]] were issued for the former presidents of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confederations in relation to the [[2015 FIFA corruption case]], including allegations that they accepted significant bribes in relation to the $112.5 million broadcasting deal for the event.<ref name="cbs-cancelled">{{cite web |title=CONMEBOL hopes to play scandal-hit Copa America Centenario |date=July 24, 2015 |url=http://www.espnfc.us/copa-america/story/2535259/conmebol-hopes-to-play-scandal-hit-copa-america-centenario |publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> However, officials from CONMEBOL expressed a desire to move forward with the event despite the scandal.<ref name="ESPN-hope-to-play">{{citation |url=http://www.espnfc.us/copa-america/story/2535259/conmebol-hopes-to-play-scandal-hit-copa-america-centenario |title=CONMEBOL hopes to play scandal-hit Copa America Centenario |date=July 24, 2015 |publisher=ESPN |work=ESPNFC.us |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

On November 19, 2015, the ten venues selected for the tournament were announced by CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the U.S. Soccer Federation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/ten-metropolitan-areas-from-across-the-united-states-selected-to-host-copa-america-centenario |title=Ten Metropolitan Areas from Across the United States Selected to Host Copa America Centenario |publisher=CONCACAF.com |date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430150512/http://www.concacaf.com/article/ten-metropolitan-areas-from-across-the-united-states-selected-to-host-copa-america-centenario |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/19112015-1300/diez-areas-metropolitanas-de-estados-unidos-han-sido-seleccionadas-para-la |title=Diez áreas metropolitanas de Estados Unidos han sido seleccionadas para la organización de la Copa América Centenario |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |date=November 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/11/19/15/05/151119-mnt-ten-metropolitan-areas-across-the-us-selected-to-host-copa-america-centenario |title=Ten Metropolitan Areas from Across the United States Selected to Host Copa America Centenario |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Pasadena, California]]<br /><small>([[Greater Los Angeles|Los Angeles Area]])</small>
! [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]<br/><small>([[New York metropolitan area|New York City Area]])</small>
! [[Houston, Texas]]
! [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
| [[MetLife Stadium]]
| [[NRG Stadium]]
| [[Lincoln Financial Field]]
|-
| Capacity: '''92,542'''
| Capacity: '''82,566'''
| Capacity: '''71,000'''
| Capacity: '''69,176'''
|-
|[[File:2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0037 (42855657521) (cropped).jpg|alt=|224x224px]]
|[[File:Metlife stadium (Aerial view).jpg|alt=|229x229px]]
|[[File:NRG stadium prepared for Super Bowl Li (32513086661).jpg|alt=|210x210px]]
|[[File:Philly (45).JPG|alt=|187x187px]]
|-
! [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]]<br /><small>([[Greater Boston|Boston Area]])</small>
| rowspan=4 colspan=2|{{center|{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=530|caption=Location of the host cities of the Copa América Centenario.|places=
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}}}}
! [[Santa Clara, California]]<br /><small> ([[San Francisco Bay Area]])</small>
|-
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
| [[Levi's Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''68,756'''
| Capacity: '''68,500'''
|-
|[[File:Gillette Stadium (Top View).jpg|alt=|224x224px]]
|[[File:Entering Levi's Stadium.JPG|alt=|236x236px]]
|-
! [[Seattle, Washington]]
! [[Chicago, Illinois]]
! [[Glendale, Arizona]]<br /><small>([[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix Area]])</small>
! [[Orlando, Florida]]
|-
| [[CenturyLink Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[University of Phoenix Stadium]]
| [[Camping World Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''67,000'''
| Capacity: '''63,500'''
| Capacity: '''63,400'''
| Capacity: '''60,219'''
|-
|[[File:CenturyLink Field in soccer configuration from Stadium Place.jpg|alt=|224x224px]]
|[[File:The Soldier Field.jpg|alt=|224x224px]]
|[[File:State Farm Stadium 2022.jpg|alt=|239x239px]]
|[[File:Citrus Bowl Orlando City.jpg|alt=|224x224px]]
|}

==Participating teams==
At the official announcement of the tournament, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confirmed that all ten CONMEBOL members would be joined by six CONCACAF teams in the tournament. Among CONCACAF teams, the United States and Mexico automatically qualified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=2015-10-23 |title=U.S. Soccer to host Copa America Centenario |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/u-s-soccer-to-host-copa-america-centenario/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-01 |title=CONCACAF, CONMEBOL announce long-rumored 2016 Copa America Centenario - SBI Soccer |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2014/05/concacaf-announce-centenario |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=sbisoccer.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The other four spots were given to Costa Rica, the champion of the [[Central American Football Union]] by winning the [[2014 Copa Centroamericana]]; Jamaica, the champion of the [[Caribbean Football Union]] by winning the [[2014 Caribbean Cup]]; and Haiti and Panama, the two [[Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs|playoff]] winners among the four highest finishers in the [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] not already qualified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=It's official: Copa América will be held on US soil in special centennial tournament in 2016 {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/its-official-copa-am-rica-will-be-held-us-soil-special-centennial-tournament-201 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!width=50%|[[CONCACAF]] (6 teams)
!width=50%|[[CONCACAF]] (6 teams)
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
|{{fb|ARG}}<br>{{fb|BOL}}<br>{{fb|BRA}}<br>{{fb|CHI}} {{small|(title holders)}}<br>{{fb|COL}}<br>{{fb|ECU}}<br>{{fb|PAR}}<br>{{fb|PER}}<br>{{fb|URU}}<br>{{fb|VEN}}
|{{fb|USA}} {{small|(hosts)}}<br>{{fb|MEX}} {{small|(automatic qualifier)}}<br>{{fb|CRC}} {{small|(winners of [[2014 Copa Centroamericana]])}}<br>{{fb|JAM}} {{small|(winners of [[2014 Caribbean Cup]])}}<br>{{fb|HAI}} {{small|(qualified via [[Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs|playoffs]])}}<br>{{fb|PAN}} {{small|(qualified via [[Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs|playoffs]])}}
|}

==Draw==
[[File:Copa_América_Centenario_map.png|thumb|250px|right|Map of the participant countries.]]
The group seeds and schedule were announced on December 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stejskal |first1=Sam |title=Copa America Centenario 101: All you need to know about next summer's big tournament |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/copa-america/copa-america-centenario-101 |website=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=December 17, 2015 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219222519/http://www.mlssoccer.com/copa-america/copa-america-centenario-101 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The United States (Group A) was seeded as host, while Argentina (Group D) was seeded as the highest [[FIFA rankings|FIFA-ranked team]] in the CONMEBOL region during December 2015. According to [[Soccer United Marketing]], Brazil (Group B) and Mexico (Group C) were seeded as they were "the most decorated nations in the last 100 years in international competitions from their respective confederations".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/group-seeds-and-game-dates-announced-for-2016-copa-america-centenario |title=Group Seeds and Game Dates Announced for 2016 Copa America Centenario |publisher=CONCACAF |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222151359/http://www.concacaf.com/article/group-seeds-and-game-dates-announced-for-2016-copa-america-centenario |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, there was criticism for not including Uruguay, which won two World Cups and was the Copa América all-time leader with 15 championships, or Chile, which was the defending Copa América champion going into the tournament.<ref>[http://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/23273/polemica-por-parte-de-chile-y-uruguay Polémica por parte de Chile y Uruguay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308091243/http://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/23273/polemica-por-parte-de-chile-y-uruguay |date=March 8, 2016 }} – Don Balón, February 17, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/tiraron-bombo-uruguay.html ¿Tiraron al 'bombo' a Uruguay?] – José Mastandrea, El País, February 18, 2016</ref>

The draw took place on February 21, 2016, at 7:30&nbsp;pm EST, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Teams were seeded using the FIFA Ranking from December 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mora |first1=Chelsie |title=2016 Copa America Centenario Draw to be Held in New York City on February 21 |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/2016-copa-america-centenario-draw-to-be-held-in-new-york-city-on-february-21 |publisher=CONCACAF.com |access-date=January 19, 2016 |date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122020912/http://www.concacaf.com/article/2016-copa-america-centenario-draw-to-be-held-in-new-york-city-on-february-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=25%|Pot 1
!width=25%|Pot 2
!width=25%|Pot 3
!width=25%|Pot 4
|-
|{{fb|ARG}} (1)<br>{{fb|BRA}} (6)<br>{{fb|MEX}} (22)<br>{{fb|USA}} (32) ''(hosts)''
|{{fb|CHI}} (3)<br>{{fb|COL}} (8)<br>{{fb|URU}} (11)<br>{{fb|ECU}} (13)
|{{fb|CRC}} (37)<br>{{fb|JAM}} (54)<br>{{fb|PAN}} (64)<br>{{fb|HAI}} (77)
|{{fb|PAR}} (46)<br>{{fb|PER}} (47)<br>{{fb|BOL}} (68)<br>{{fb|VEN}} (83)
|}

The four group pots contained four positions each,<ref>{{cite web |title=Copa America Centenario Schedule |url=https://www.footballlens.com/copa-america-centenario-schedule-5478/ |website=FootballLens.com|access-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303052109/https://www.footballlens.com/copa-america-centenario-schedule-5478/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> one from each group, as follows:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Pot 1
|A1||B1||C1||D1
|-
!Pot 2
|A2||B2||C2||D2
|-
!Pot 3
|A3||B3||C3||D3
|-
!Pot 4
|A4||B4||C4||D4
|}

==Squads==
{{Further|Copa América Centenario 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 May 20, 2016.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/16_CAC_Regulations_EN.pdf |title=2016 Copa America Centenario Regulations |publisher=CONCACAF.com |access-date=May 26, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611185732/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/16_CAC_Regulations_EN.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Match officials==
[[Image:Heber lopes.png|thumb|upright|[[Héber Lopes]] was chosen as the referee for the [[Copa América Centenario Final|final]].]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Referee
! Assistant referees
! Matches officiated
|-
|{{fba|ARG}}
|[[Patricio Loustau]]
|Ezequiel Brailovsky<br />Ariel Mariano Scime
|[[Copa América Centenario Group A#Costa Rica vs Paraguay|Costa Rica–Paraguay]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Uruguay vs Venezuela|Uruguay–Venezuela]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#Peru vs Colombia|Peru–Colombia]] ([[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]])
|-
|{{fba|BOL}}
|[[Gery Vargas]]
|Javier Bustillos<br />Juan Pablo Montaño
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Ecuador vs Haiti|Ecuador–Haiti]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{fba|BRA}}
|[[Héber Lopes]]
|Kléber Gil<br />Bruno Boschilia
|[[Copa América Centenario Group A#Colombia vs Paraguay|Colombia–Paraguay]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#Mexico vs Chile|Mexico–Chile]] ([[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#Argentina vs Chile|Argentina–Chile]] ([[#Final|Final]])
|-
|[[Wilton Sampaio]]
|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Gustavo Rossi<br />{{fbaicon|COL}} Alexander Léon
|[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Mexico vs Jamaica|Mexico–Jamaica]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])
|-
|{{fba|CHI}}
|[[Julio Bascuñán]]
|Carlos Astroza<br />Christian Schiemann
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Brazil vs Ecuador|Brazil–Ecuador]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario Group A#United States vs Paraguay|United States–Paraguay]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{fba|COL}}
|[[Wilmar Roldán]]
|Alexander Guzmán<br />Wilmar Navarro
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Ecuador vs Peru|Ecuador–Peru]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#United States vs Ecuador|United States–Ecuador]] ([[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]])
|-
|Wilson Lamouroux
|Alexander Guzmán<br />{{fbaicon|USA}} Corey Parker
|[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Uruguay vs Jamaica|Uruguay–Jamaica]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])
|-
|{{fba|CRC}}
|[[Ricardo Montero (referee)|Ricardo Montero]]
|Octavio Jara<br />Juan Mora
|[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Panama vs Bolivia|Panama–Bolivia]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])
|-
|{{fba|CUB}}
|Yadel Martínez
|{{fbaicon|CAN}} [[Joe Fletcher (referee)|Joe Fletcher]]<br />{{fbaicon|PAR}} Darío Gaona
|[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Mexico vs Venezuela|Mexico–Venezuela]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])
|-
|{{fba|ECU}}
|[[Roddy Zambrano]]
|Luis Vera<br />Byron Romero
|[[Copa América Centenario Group A#United States vs Costa Rica|United States–Costa Rica]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Chile vs Panama|Chile–Panama]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])
|-
|{{fba|SLV}}
|[[Joel Aguilar]]
|Juan Zumba<br />William Torres
|[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Argentina vs Panama|Argentina–Panama]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#Colombia vs Chile|Colombia–Chile]] ([[#Semifinals|Semifinals]])
|-
|{{fba|MEX}}
|[[Roberto García (referee)|Roberto García]]
|José Luis Camargo<br />Alberto Morín
|[[Copa América Centenario Group A#United States vs Colombia|United States–Colombia]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#Argentina vs Venezuela|Argentina–Venezuela]] ([[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]])
|-
|{{fba|PAN}}
|[[John Pitti]]
|Gabriel Victoria<br />{{fbaicon|HON|1949}} Cristian Ramírez
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Haiti vs Peru|Haiti–Peru]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])
|-
|{{fba|PAR}}
|[[Enrique Cáceres]]
|Eduardo Cardozo<br />Milciades Saldívar
|[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Mexico vs Uruguay|Mexico–Uruguay]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#United States vs Argentina|United States–Argentina]] ([[#Semifinals|Semifinals]])
|-
|{{fba|PER}}
|[[Víctor Carrillo]]
|Jorge Luis Yupanqui Namuche<br />Coty Carrera
|[[Copa América Centenario Group C#Jamaica vs Venezuela|Jamaica–Venezuela]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group C|Group C]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Argentina vs Bolivia|Argentina–Bolivia]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{fba|USA}}
|[[Mark Geiger]]
|Charles Morgante<br />{{fbaicon|CAN}} [[Joe Fletcher (referee)|Joe Fletcher]]
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Brazil vs Haiti|Brazil–Haiti]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])
|-
|[[Jair Marrufo]]
|Peter Manikowski<br />Corey Rockwell
|[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Chile vs Bolivia|Chile–Bolivia]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{fba|URU}}
|[[Daniel Fedorczuk]]
|Nicolás Taran<br />Richard Trinidad
|[[Copa América Centenario Group D#Argentina vs Chile|Argentina–Chile]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group D|Group D]])<br />[[Copa América Centenario knockout stage#United States vs Colombia|United States–Colombia]] ([[#Third place playoff|Third place playoff]])
|-
|[[Andrés Cunha]]
|Nicolás Taran<br />Richard Trinidad
|[[Copa América Centenario Group B#Brazil vs Peru|Brazil–Peru]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group B|Group B]])
|-
|{{fba|VEN}}
|[[José Argote]]
|Luis Murillo<br />Luis Alfonso Sánchez Pérez
|[[Copa América Centenario Group A#Colombia vs Costa Rica|Colombia–Costa Rica]] ([[Copa América Centenario Group A|Group A]])
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=140 | Country !! width=200 | Fourth official
|-
| {{fba|BRA}} || [[Wilton Sampaio]]
|-
| {{fba|COL}} || Wilson Lamouroux
|-
| {{fba|USA}} || Armando Villarreal
|-
| {{fba|URU}} || [[Daniel Fedorczuk]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=160 | Country !! width=200 | Reserve assistant referee
|-
| {{fba|ARG}} || Gustavo Fabián Rossi Fagivoli
|-
| {{fba|COL}} || John Alexander León Sánchez
|-
| {{fba|PAR}} || Darío Antonio Gaona Rodríguez
|-
| {{fba|USA}} || Corey Parker
|}
{{col-end}}

==Opening ceremony==
The opening ceremony of Copa América Centenario took place at [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] 9:00&nbsp;pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] ([[UTC−04:00|UTC−4]]) on June 3, 2016, ahead of the opening match and featured musical performances by Colombian singer [[J Balvin]], American singer [[Jason Derulo]], and the Canadian band [[Magic!]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO WILL KICK OFF WITH THE HOTTEST SONGS OF THE SUMMER BEFORE OPENING MATCH |url=http://www.ca2016.com/article/2016-copa-america-centenario-will-kick-off-with-the-hottest-songs-of-the-summer-before-opening-match#sf26578015 |work=Copa América Centenario |location=Chicago |date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104164816/http://www.ca2016.com/article/2016-copa-america-centenario-will-kick-off-with-the-hottest-songs-of-the-summer-before-opening-match#sf26578015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Group stage==
[[File:Copa America Centenario Map.svg|thumb|250px|right|{{Legend|#b74A54|Group stage}}
{{Legend|#e4e454|Quarterfinals}}
{{Legend|#81c846|Fourth place}}
{{Legend|#269c5a|Third place}}
{{Legend|#34c0be|Runner-up}}
{{Legend|#2b42a3|Champion}}]]
All times are [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] ([[UTC−04:00|UTC−4]]). The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.

===Tiebreakers===
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:<ref name="regulations"/>
#Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
#Goal difference in all group matches
#Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
#If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would further be determined as follows:
##Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
##Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
##Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
##Drawing of lots

===Group A===
{{main|Copa América Centenario Group A}}
{{Copa América Centenario group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group A|m1}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group A|m2}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group A|m10}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group A|m17}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group A|m18}}

===Group B===
{{main|Copa América Centenario Group B}}
{{Copa América Centenario group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group B|m3}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group B|m4}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group B|m12}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group B|m19}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group B|m20}}

===Group C===
{{main|Copa América Centenario Group C}}
{{Copa América Centenario group tables|Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m5}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m6}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m13}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m14}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m21}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group C|m22}}

===Group D===
{{main|Copa América Centenario Group D}}
{{Copa América Centenario group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group D|m7}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group D|m8}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group D|m16}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group D|m23}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario Group D|m24}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|Copa América Centenario knockout stage}}

{{hatnote|All times are [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] ([[UTC−04:00|UTC−4]]).}}
In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and third place match of the knockout stage, a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] was used to decide the winner if tied after 90 minutes. In the final, [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] and a penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary.<ref name="regulations"/> Should the final enter extra time, a fourth substitute would be allowed as part of FIFA's approval of rule changes based on [[International Football Association Board|IFAB]]'s new regulations, but neither team in the final ended up taking advantage of this rule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-local-organizing-committee-announces-revised-game-regulations |title=Copa America Centenario To Be First Around The World To Implement New Regulations Based On 2016/2017 Laws Of The Game |publisher=Copa América Centenario |date=June 3, 2016 |access-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104164741/http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-local-organizing-committee-announces-revised-game-regulations |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Bracket===
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|bracket}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m25}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m26}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m27}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m28}}

===Semi-finals===
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m29}}
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{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m30}}

===Third place play-off===
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario knockout stage|m31}}

===Final===
{{main|Copa América Centenario final}}
{{#lst:Copa América Centenario final|m32}}

==Statistics==
{{Further|Copa América Centenario statistics}}

===Goalscorers===
[[File:Eduardo Vargas Footballteam of Chile - Spain vs. Chile, 10th September 2013 (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|Eduardo Vargas, top scorer]]
Chile's Eduardo Vargas received the Golden Boot award for scoring six goals.
{{Goalscorers
|goals=91 |matches=32
|6 goals=
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Eduardo Vargas]]

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]

|4 goals=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]

|3 goals=
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Philippe Coutinho]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Alexis Sánchez]]
*{{fbicon|USA}} [[Clint Dempsey]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Ezequiel Lavezzi]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Erik Lamela]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Renato Augusto]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[José Pedro Fuenzalida]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Edson Puch]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Arturo Vidal]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[James Rodríguez]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Enner Valencia]]
*{{fbicon|PAN}} [[Blas Pérez]]
*{{fbicon|VEN}} [[Salomón Rondón]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Agüero]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Éver Banega]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Víctor Cuesta]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Ángel Di María]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Otamendi]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Juan Carlos Arce]]
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Jhasmani Campos]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Gabriel Barbosa]]
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Lima (footballer, born 1990)|Lucas Lima]]
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Charles Aránguiz]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Frank Fabra]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Marlos Moreno]]
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Cristián Zapata]]
*{{fbicon|CRC}} [[Celso Borges]]
*{{fbicon|CRC}} [[Johan Venegas]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Michael Arroyo]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Jaime Ayoví]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Miller Bolaños]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Christian Noboa]]
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Antonio Valencia]]
*{{fbicon|HAI}} [[James Marcelin]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Jesús Manuel Corona]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Javier Hernández]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Héctor Herrera]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Rafael Márquez]]
*{{fbicon|MEX}} [[Oribe Peralta]]
*{{fbicon|PAN}} [[Abdiel Arroyo]]
*{{fbicon|PAN}} [[Miguel Camargo]]
*{{fbicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Ayala]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Christian Cueva]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Edison Flores]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Paolo Guerrero]]
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Raúl Ruidíaz]]
*{{fbicon|USA}} [[Jermaine Jones]]
*{{fbicon|USA}} [[Bobby Wood]]
*{{fbicon|USA}} [[Gyasi Zardes]]
*{{fbicon|USA}} [[Graham Zusi]]
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Mathías Corujo]]
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Diego Godín]]
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Abel Hernández]]
*{{fbicon|VEN}} [[Josef Martínez]]
*{{fbicon|VEN}} [[José Manuel Velázquez]]

|1 own goal=
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Frank Fabra]] (against Costa Rica)
*{{fbicon|JAM}} [[Je-Vaughn Watson]] (against Uruguay)
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Álvaro Pereira]] (against Mexico)
}}

==Awards==

===Winners===
{{winners|fb|2016 Copa América Centenario champions|Chile|2nd}}

===Individual awards===
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.<ref name=awards>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/tsg-announces-copa-america-centenario-awards |title=TSG announces Copa America Centenario Awards |access-date=June 27, 2016 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701144252/http://www.concacaf.com/article/tsg-announces-copa-america-centenario-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Golden Ball Award''': {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Alexis Sánchez]]
* '''Golden Boot Award''': {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Eduardo Vargas]] (6 goals)
* '''Golden Glove Award''': {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Claudio Bravo]]
* '''Fair Play Award''': {{fb|ARG}}

=== Final Man of the Match Award ===
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Claudio Bravo]]

===Team of the Tournament===
The Technical Study Group announced the tournament's Best XI squad.<ref name=awards/>
{| class="wikitable" style="mArgin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Goalkeeper
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|valign=top|
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Claudio Bravo]]
|valign=top|
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Mauricio Isla]]<br />
{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Otamendi]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Gary Medel]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Jean Beausejour]]
|valign=top|
{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Javier Mascherano]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Arturo Vidal]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Charles Aránguiz]]
|valign=top|
{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Eduardo Vargas]]<br />
{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Alexis Sánchez]]
|}

==Marketing==

===Sponsorship===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
|-
!Sponsors
|-
|
|
{{col-begin|width=100%}}
*{{fb|ARG}}
*{{fb|BOL}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Anheuser-Busch InBev]] ([[Bud Light]], [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]])
*{{fb|BRA}}
* [[The Coca-Cola Company]] ([[Coca-Cola]], [[Powerade]])
*{{fb|CHL}}
* [[Delta Air Lines]] ([[Aeromexico]], [[Gol Transportes Aereos]])
*{{fb|COL}}
* [[Ford Motor Company]]
*{{fb|ECU}}
* [[Makita]]
*{{fb|PAR}}
* [[MasterCard]]
*{{fb|PER}}
* [[Nike, Inc.]]
*{{fb|URU}}
* [[Procter & Gamble]] ([[Crest (toothpaste)|Crest]], [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], [[Head & Shoulders]], [[Old Spice]], [[Oral-B]])
*{{fb|VEN}}
{{col-2}}
* [[PPG Industries]] ([[Comex Group]], [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]], Olympus, Renner)
* [[Samsung Electronics]]
* [[Scotiabank]] (Colpatria)
* [[State Farm Insurance]]
* [[Sprint Corporation]] ([[Boost Mobile]], [[Virgin Mobile USA]])
* [[TAG Heuer]]
* [[Total S.A.]]
{{col-end}}
|}

===Match ball===
The [[Nike Ordem]] Ciento was announced as the official Copa América Centenario match ball on February 21, 2016. The mainly white ball has red brush stroke decoration. It shows the official Copa América Centenario logo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nike 2016 Copa America Centenario Ball Released |url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2015/09/nike-2016-copa-america-centenario-ball.html |publisher=footyheadlines.com |access-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ordem Ciento: the official match ball of Copa América Centenario |url=https://news.nike.com/news/nike-copa-america-centenario-ball-2016 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Nike |date=February 21, 2016}}</ref>

The Nike Ordem Campeón was used for the final match, in which golden brushes replaced the red ones.<ref>{{cite news |title=Introducing the official match ball of the Copa América Centenario Final |url=https://news.nike.com/news/official-match-ball-copa-america-centenario-final |access-date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Nike |date=June 24, 2016}}</ref>

===Theme songs===
*"Superstar" by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] featuring [[Becky G]] is the official song of the tournament and both artists performed the song during the Final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy-Winning Artist Pitbull Teams Up with Becky G for 2016 Copa America Centenario Official Song |url=http://www.ca2016.com/article/grammy-winning-artist-pitbull-teams-up-with-becky-g-for-2016-copa-america-centenario-official-song#sf27049995 |work=Copa América Centenario |location=Chicago |date=May 26, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601173041/http://www.ca2016.com/article/grammy-winning-artist-pitbull-teams-up-with-becky-g-for-2016-copa-america-centenario-official-song#sf27049995 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*"Breaking All the Rules" by English rock musician [[Peter Frampton]], who performed the song during the Final.
*"In My City" by Indian Singer [[Priyanka Chopra]], who also performed the song during the Final.

==Broadcasting rights==

===CONMEBOL and CONCACAF===
{| class="wikitable"
! Country
! Broadcaster
! Ref.
|-
| [[File:Latin America (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] [[Latin America]]
| [[DirecTV|DirecTV Sports]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|Argentina}}
| [[Televisión Pública Argentina]] (Argentina matches only), [[TyC Sports]] (all matches)
|
|-
|-
| {{flagu|Bolivia|civil}}
| [[TV Boliviana]] (all matches)
|
|-
| {{flagu|Brazil}}
| [[Rede Globo]] (Brazil matches only), [[SporTV]] (all matches)
| <ref name="traffic-document"/>
|-
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Univision Canada]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/acquisition/univision-canada-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo/1004122477/ |title=Univision Canada Unveils Coverage of Copa America Centenario |work=Broadcaster Magazine |url-status=dead |access-date=May 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507121805/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/acquisition/univision-canada-celebrates-cinco-de-mayo/1004122477/ |archive-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Chile}}
| [[Canal 13 (Chile)|Canal 13]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|Colombia}}
| [[RCN TV]], [[Caracol TV]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|Costa Rica}}
| [[Repretel]], [[Teletica]]
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Manuel |title=Repretel y Teletica listos para poner a rodar el balón |url=http://www.nacion.com/ocio/tv-radio/Repretel-Teletica-listospara-rodar-balon_0_1564643559.html|access-date=June 6, 2016 |work=[[La Nación (San José)|La Nación]] |date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Cuba}}
| [[Cubavision International]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|Ecuador}}
| [[Gama TV]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|Haiti}}
| [[National Council of Telecommunications|CONATEL]], [[Tele Haiti]]
| <ref name="Líbero">{{cite web |url=http://www.libero.pe/copa-del-siglo/2016-06-04-peru-vs-haiti-ver-en-vivo-tv-online-canales-y-horarios-copa-america-centenario-latinoamerica-y-mundo |title=Perú vs. Haití ver EN VIVO TV ONLINE: canales y horarios Copa América Centenario – Latinoamérica y mundo |editor=Press |date=June 4, 2016 |publisher=Líbero |access-date=June 5, 2016}} {{in lang|es}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Jamaica}}
| CVM TV
|
|-
| {{flagu|Mexico}}
| [[Televisa]], [[TV Azteca]]
| <ref name="traffic-document"/>
|-
| {{flagu|Panama}}
| [[Telemetro]], [[TVMax]], [[RPC-TV]]
| <ref name="Líbero"/>
|-
| {{flagu|Paraguay}}
| [[Paraguay TV]], [[Unicanal]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/copa-america-por-paraguay-tv-1482956.html |title=Copa América, por Paraguay TV y Unicanal |publisher=www.abc.com.py |access-date=May 24, 2016 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Peru}}
| [[América Televisión]]
|
|-
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] (English); [[Univision]] (Spanish)
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerex.com/industry-news/univision-spends-us60m-on-2016-copa/ |title=Univision spends $60m usd on 2016 Copa America Centenario |publisher=www.soccerex.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172053/http://www.soccerex.com/industry-news/univision-spends-us60m-on-2016-copa/|archive-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/fox-sports-to-air-copa-america-centenario-012716 |title=FOX Sports to air Copa America Centenario |author=FOX Soccer |work=FOX Sports}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Uruguay}}
| [[DirecTV]], Equital (Monte Cable, Nuevo Siglo, TCC)
| <ref>[http://www.tvshow.com.uy/quienes-relataran-partidos-copa-america.html ¿Quiénes relatarán los partidos de la Copa América?] – El País, June 2, 2016</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Venezuela}}
| [[Meridiano TV]]
|
|
*{{fb|USA}} (hosts, automatic qualifier)
*{{fb|MEX}} (automatic qualifier)
*TBD (Winner of [[2014 Copa Centroamericana]])
*TBD (Winner of [[2014 Caribbean Cup]])
*TBD (Play-off winner amongst top 4 [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] finishers not automatically qualified)
*TBD (Play-off winner amongst top 4 [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] finishers not automatically qualified)
|}
|}


===Rest of the world===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country
|+Possible CONCACAF entrants
! Broadcaster
! Ref.
|-
|-
|[[Arab World]]
!width=25%|[[North American Football Union|North America]]<br>(May qualify through [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]])
*{{flag|Algeria}}
!width=25%|[[Central American Football Union|Central America]]<br>(May qualify through [[2014 Copa Centroamericana]] and [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]])
*{{flag|Bahrain}}
!width=50% colspan=2|[[Caribbean Football Union|Caribbean]]<br>(May qualify through [[2014 Caribbean Cup]] and [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]])
*{{flag|Comoros}}
|-valign="top"
*{{flag|Djibouti}}
*{{Flag|Egypt}}
*{{flag|Iraq}}
*{{flag|Jordan}}
*{{flag|Kuwait}}
*{{flag|Lebanon}}
*{{flag|Libya}}
*{{flag|Mauritania}}
*{{flag|Morocco}}
*{{flag|Oman}}
*{{flag|Palestine}}
*{{flag|Qatar}}
*{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
*{{flag|Somalia}}
*{{flag|Sudan}}
*{{flag|Syria}}
*{{flag|Tunisia}}
*{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
*{{flag|Yemen}}
|[[beIN Sports (MENA)|beIN Sports]]
|
|
|-
*{{fb|CAN}}
| {{flag|Australia}}
| [[BeIN Sports (Australia)|beIN Sports]], [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=SBS secure exclusive free-to-air rights for the Copa America Centenario |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/04/11/sbs-secure-exclusive-free-air-rights-copa-america-centenario |website=SBS |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609051632/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/04/11/sbs-secure-exclusive-free-air-rights-copa-america-centenario|archive-date=June 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| CBC Sport
|
|
|-
*{{fb|BLZ}}
|[[Western Balkans]]
*{{fb|CRC}}
*{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
*{{fb|SLV}}
*{{fb|GUA}}
*{{flag|Croatia}}
*{{fb|HON}}
*{{flag|Macedonia}}
*{{fb|NCA}}
*{{flag|Montenegro}}
*{{fb|PAN}}
*{{flag|Serbia}}
| [[Arena Sport]]
|
|
|-
*{{fb|AIA}}
|[[Baltics]]
*{{fb|ATG}}
*{{fb|BRB}}
*{{flag|Estonia}}
*{{fb|BOE}}<sup>1</sup>
*{{flag|Latvia}}
*{{fb|CUB}}
*{{flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Viasat Sport Baltic]]
*{{fb|CUW}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.lv/BNS/2016/06/03/viasat-sport-baltic-piedava-copa-america-futbola-turniru |title=Viasat Sport Baltic offers the Copa America soccer tournament |date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.postimees.ee/3710549/copa-america-ulekanded-jouavad-eesti-televaatajateni |title=Copa America ülekanded jõuavad Eesti televaatajateni |date=May 27, 2016 |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delfi.lt/sportas/futbolas/copa-america-futbolo-cempionatas-per-viasat-sport-baltic.d?id=71457442 |title="Copa America" futbolo čempionatas – per "Viasat Sport Baltic" |language=lt}}</ref>
*{{fb|DMA}}
|-
*{{fb|DOM}}
| {{flag|China}}
*{{fb|GYF|local}}<sup>1</sup>
| [[Shanghai Media Group|SMG]], [[LeSports]], [[PPTV]], [[QQLive]]
*{{fb|GRN}}
*{{fb|GPE|local}}<sup>1</sup>
|
|
|-
*{{fb|GUY}}
| {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
*{{fb|HAI}}
| RTVGE, Asonga TV, [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
*{{fb|JAM}}
| <ref name="auto1">{{cite news |title=Canal Plus Africa to show all Copa America, Euro 2016 games |url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/canal-plus-africa-to-show-all-copa-america-euro-2016-games--1146297|access-date=June 1, 2016 |publisher=telecompaper |date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>
*{{fb|MTQ|local}}<sup>1</sup>
|-
*{{fb|PUR}}
*{{fb|SKN}}
| {{flag|Finland}}
| [[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]]
*{{fb|LCA}}
|
*{{fb|VIN}}
|-
*{{fb|SUR}}
*{{fb|TRI}}
| {{flag|France|1974}}
| [[beIN Sports (France)|beIN Sports]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article71477/ |title=Euro 2016-Copa America : Canal+ revient avec des offres alléchantes}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}
| [[Sat.1]], [[Kabel eins]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/05/09/sat-1-and-kabel-eins-to-show-copa-america-2016/ |title=Sat.1 and kabel eins to show Copa América 2016 |author=Jörn Krieger |work=Broadbandtvnews.com |date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| [[Skai TV]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=30031&subid=2&pubid=130371759 |title=Κύπελλο απόντων και αποδείξεων |publisher=imerisia.gr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603164951/http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=30031&subid=2&pubid=130371759|archive-date=June 3, 2016 |language=el}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| [[Now TV (China)|now TV]], [[ViuTV]]
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=K. |title=Uefa European Championship to be broadcast by NOW TV – at a price |url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1939062/uefa-european-championship-be-broadcast-now-tv-price |publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=June 4, 2016 |date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| [[Sport1 (Eastern Europe)|Sport TV]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| [[Stöð 2 Sport]]
|
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Sony ESPN]], Sony ESPN HD
|
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Kompas TV]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juara.net/read/sepak-bola/dunia/143169-kompas.tv.akan.tayangkan.copa.america.2016 |title=Kompas TV Akan Tayangkan Copa America 2016 |first=Weshley |last=Hutagalung |date=April 12, 2016 |work=Juara.net}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}
| [[IRIB Varzesh]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Setanta Ireland]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://edit.setanta.com/ie/articles/2015/05/18/big-summer-of-sport-on-setanta/gnid-171025/ |title=Big Summer of Sports on Setanta|access-date=June 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701112736/http://edit.setanta.com/ie/articles/2015/05/18/big-summer-of-sport-on-setanta/gnid-171025/|archive-date=July 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flag|Israel}}
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<small>1:Non-FIFA member, eligibility TBD</small><br>


==References==
==Controversies==
===National anthems, country names, and flags===
On June 5, during the [[Pre-game ceremony|pre-match ceremony]] between Mexico and Uruguay, the [[national anthem of Chile]] was played for Uruguay. Many Uruguayan players seemed confused. The [[National Anthem of Uruguay|correct anthem]] was never played. Copa América organizers released the following statement via [[Twitter]]:<blockquote>This evening during the pre-match ceremony, due to human error, we inadvertently played the incorrect National Anthem [sic]. We sincerely apologize to the Uruguayan Federation, the Uruguay National Team, the people of Uruguay and to the fans for this mistake. We will work with all parties involved to ensure such an error this does not occur again.</blockquote>


Uruguayan midfielder [[Diego Fagúndez]] said the incident showed "much disrespect".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/06/05/copa-america-uruguay-mexico-wrong-national-anthem-video |title=Copa America plays wrong anthem for Uruguay |first=SI |last=Wire|date=June 5, 2016 }}</ref>
{{reflist}}

On June 6, Colombian nationals heavily criticized Adidas for misspelling the country name in an advertisement, substituting "Columbia" for "Colombia". The company said in a statement: "We value our partnership with the Colombian Football Federation and apologize for our mistake. We removed the graphics and are quickly installing new versions."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/adidas-apologizes-for-columbia-spelling-error-in-copa-america-ad-campaign-2016-6 |title=Adidas apologizes for 'Columbia' spelling error in Copa America ad campaign |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>

Also on June 6, before the game between Panama and Bolivia, the video screens of the Citrus Bowl in Orlando displayed the flags of both countries, but Bolivia's was inverted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.univision.com/deportes/copa-america-centenario-2016/organizacion-de-copa-america-comete-otro-error-ahora-con-la-bandera-de-bolivia |title=Organización de Copa América comete otro error, ahora con la bandera de Bolivia|trans-title=Copa América organization commits another error, this time with the flag of Bolivia |language=es}}</ref>

===Match officiating===

On June 4, during the game between Ecuador and Brazil, the assistant referee called the ball out prior to a cross that led to the ball going into the net for Ecuador. Brazilian goalkeeper [[Alisson Becker|Alisson]] dropped the ball, and it went over the line into his own goal. The replays seemed to show the ball was not completely out of bounds before being crossed, but the goal did not stand. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/brazil-vs-ecuador-copa-america-score-results-highlights-2016-who-won-match/ |title=Who Won the Brazil vs. Ecuador Match in Copa America? |first=Jonathan |last=Adams |date=June 5, 2016}}</ref>

On June 10, during the game between Chile and Bolivia, a penalty kick was awarded to Chile after [[Luis Alberto Gutiérrez]] was whistled for a handball. The assistant referee made the call, but it appeared that Gutiérrez had tucked his arm behind his back, and the ball hit off his shoulder. [[Arturo Vidal]] converted the ensuing penalty at the 90'+10' mark (eight minutes of stoppage time were added to the second half due to an injury to [[Ronald Eguino]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/ronald-eguino-knocked-out-by-kick-to-the-head-returns-1781795767 |title=Ronald Eguino Knocked Out By Kick To The Head, Returns Moments Later |first=Timothy |last=Burke|date=June 11, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=444712 |title=Chile vs. Bolivia - Football Match Report - June 10, 2016 - ESPN |website=ESPNFC.com|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> to secure the three points for Chile.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/06/10/chile-bolivia-copa-america-live-score-gamecast |title=Chile beats Bolivia on controversial penalty kick |first=SI |last=Staff|date=June 10, 2016 }}</ref>

On June 12, during the game between Peru and Brazil, [[Raúl Ruidíaz]] scored by guiding the ball into the net with his arm. After a lengthy discussion between the referee and his assistant, the goal was allowed to stand, and Brazil went on to lose 1–0, resulting in their elimination from the tournament. However, [[Raúl Ruidíaz]] claimed the ball hit his thigh rather than his hand and said the goal was 'thanks to God' rather than another [[Hand of God goal|hand of God]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiener |first1=David |title=Brazil v Peru: Raul Ruidiaz scores controversial goal that eliminates Dunga's side from Copa America |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/brazil-v-peru-raul-ruidiaz-scores-controversial-goal-that-eliminates-dungas-side-from-copa-america/news-story/3a16ed9716f8bb9af08f20b20351d397 |website=Fox Sports Australia |date=June 13, 2016 |publisher=News Corporation|access-date=June 13, 2016}}</ref>

===Ticket pricing===

The tournament's organizers have been criticized for setting high ticket prices that have resulted in under-capacity crowds in [[Seattle]] and [[Chicago]] for [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] matches.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dart |first=Tom |date=June 20, 2016 |title=Pricey tickets and low TV ratings: has Copa América missed a trick in the US? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/20/copa-america-expensive-tickets-television-ratings |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> The average price for a sold ticket during the group stage was $144; some matches saw average prices as high as $236 and as low as $37.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 15, 2016 |title=As Copa America Centenario Takes the US by Storm, Ticket Prices Vary Greatly Depending on Team and Stadium |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/oregonsportsnews/2016/06/15/as-copa-america-centenario-takes-the-us-by-storm-ticket-prices-vary-greatly-depending-on-team-and-stadium/ |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Soccer in the United States]]
* [[Football at the Pan American Games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.concacaf.com CONCACAF - Official website]
*[http://www.conmebol.com CONMEBOL - Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161128065528/http://www.ca2016.com/ Official website] (archived, November 28, 2016)
* [http://www.conmebol.com/es/copa-america-centenario Copa América Centenario] at [[CONMEBOL]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161107040627/https://www.concacaf.com/category/copa-america-centenario Copa América Centenario] at [[CONCACAF]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160814233409/http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team/tournaments/2016-copa-america-centenario Copa América Centenario] at [[United States Soccer Federation]]


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Latest revision as of 04:35, 11 December 2024

Copa América Centenario
Centennial Cup America (English)[1]

Copa América Centenário (Portuguese)

Coupe Amérique Centennaire (French)
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJune 3 – 26
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)
Attendance1,483,855 (46,370 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Eduardo Vargas (6 goals)
Best player(s)Chile Alexis Sánchez
Best goalkeeperChile Claudio Bravo
Fair play award Argentina
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2019 →

The Copa América Centenario (Portuguese: Copa América Centenário, French: Coupe Amérique Centennaire, English: Centennial Cup America;[2][3] literally Centennial America Cup) was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centennial of CONMEBOL and the Copa América, and was the first Copa América hosted outside South America.[4]

The tournament was a commemorative version of Copa América (not the 45th edition). It was held as part of an agreement between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF as a special edition between the usual four-year cycle, and featured an expanded field of sixteen teams (an increase from the usual twelve), with all ten teams from CONMEBOL and six teams from CONCACAF. Despite the tournament being an official iteration of the Copa América, the winner did not receive an invitation to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup due to the commemorative nature of the tournament, although eventual winner Chile had already qualified through its 2015 victory.

Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive titles in CONMEBOL tournaments, after Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Argentina, meanwhile, lost its third consecutive final in a major tournament, following losses to Germany at the 2014 World Cup and Chile at the 2015 Copa América.

Planning

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In February 2012, Alfredo Hawit, then Acting President of CONCACAF, announced that the competition was expected to take place in 2016, as a celebration of CONMEBOL's centennial.[5] CONMEBOL President Nicolás Leoz said, "Hopefully we can organize a big event, because we're 100 years old and we want to celebrate big."[6]

The tournament was announced by CONMEBOL on October 24, 2012[7] and confirmed by CONCACAF on May 1, 2014.[1]

On September 26, 2014, FIFA announced that the tournament had been added to the FIFA International Match Calendar, meaning that clubs had to release players called up to the competition.[8]

The tournament occurred in June 2016, along with UEFA Euro 2016.

Sports executive corruption

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Further information: 2015 FIFA corruption case

The tournament was placed in doubt after several high-profile sports executive arrests were made, including people involved with media rights holder Datisa (using the trading name of "Wematch"), a partnership between three media rights companies—Full Play, Torneos, and Traffic Sports Marketing. In December 2014, Brazilian José Hawilla, the owner and founder of Traffic Sports, pleaded guilty to "corruption charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering". In an indictment, the FBI stated that officials were to receive bribes totaling US$20million for the 2016 event.[9][10] Datisa held agreements for the commercial rights with CONMEBOL and CONCACAF and had its bank account frozen, placing the tournament in jeopardy.[11] On October 21, 2015, CONCACAF announced it had terminated its agreement with Datisa.[12]

On October 23, 2015, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the hosting association U.S. Soccer Federation all confirmed that the tournament was going ahead as originally intended.[13][14][15]

Trophy

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The trophy was designed exclusively for this edition

A new trophy was supposed to be created for the tournament and was to be unveiled on July 4, 2015, at the 2015 Copa América final.[16] No trophy was unveiled amidst the FIFA corruption scandal.[citation needed] However, CONMEBOL announced that, on April 28, 2016, a presentation for the trophy would take place in Bogotá, Colombia.[17]

On April 28, 2016, it was explained on the Copa América website that the "new" trophy was in fact commemorative, and would only be given to the winning country to keep, while the original silver trophy would continue to be awarded to each winner of the tournament (including the 2016 winner). The Centenario trophy retains the silhouette of the original trophy's Grecian urn, but is plated in matte gold. The front of the trophy is adorned with a raised (and in the case of some parts of the logo, engraved) image of the Copa América Centenario wordmark and logo. On each side are raised and polished images of a connected North and South America, commemorating the first Copa América held outside South America. Instead of the traditional wooden base holding the names of all past winners, the base of the Centenario commemorative trophy includes 16 zones, in which the names of all 16 nations are engraved. Other details include: The logos of both CONMEBOL and CONCACAF (the two confederations with representatives in the tournament), the years "1916–2016" (commemorating the 100 years of CONMEBOL and Copa América), and the phrases "La Copa del Siglo" ("The Cup of the Century") and "Uniting the Americas".[18]

Host selection

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Luis Chiriboga, the President of the Ecuadorian Football Federation, stated the United States and Mexico were potential hosts of at least one stage of the competition.[19] Hawit preferred the competition to be hosted in the United States for financial reasons, stating that "the market is in the United States, the stadiums are in the United States, the people are in the United States. The study that we have made [shows] that everything’s in the United States."[20] In July 2012, CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb stated there was much organizing to be done.[21]

On May 1, 2014, it was announced that the tournament would be held in the United States from June 3–26, 2016.[1][22][23]

The decision to select the U.S. as a host was the object of criticism by Uruguay Football Association president Wilmar Valdez on June 7, 2016, who complained that the U.S. is "a country where they don't feel football", which "brings about problems." The complaint was voiced after Uruguay's defeat against Mexico, in favor of whom, he said, the event was biased.[24] Just prior to the game itself, the Chilean anthem was mistakenly played instead of the Uruguayan anthem.[25]

Venues

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On January 8, 2015, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL announced the 24 U.S. metropolitan areas which had indicated interest in hosting matches.[26][27]

The stadiums were chosen following a bidding process, with the minimum capacity to be 50,000. The final list of venues, anticipated to number between 8 and 13, was to be announced in May 2015. However, the list was not released and speculation regarding whether the tournament would be able to move forward arose because Interpol red notices were issued for the former presidents of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confederations in relation to the 2015 FIFA corruption case, including allegations that they accepted significant bribes in relation to the $112.5 million broadcasting deal for the event.[28] However, officials from CONMEBOL expressed a desire to move forward with the event despite the scandal.[29]

On November 19, 2015, the ten venues selected for the tournament were announced by CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the U.S. Soccer Federation.[30][31][32]

Pasadena, California
(Los Angeles Area) 		East Rutherford, New Jersey
(New York City Area) 		Houston, Texas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium NRG Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 92,542 Capacity: 82,566 Capacity: 71,000 Capacity: 69,176
Foxborough, Massachusetts
(Boston Area)
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Location of the host cities of the Copa América Centenario.
 Santa Clara, California
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Gillette Stadium Levi's Stadium
Capacity: 68,756 Capacity: 68,500
Seattle, Washington Chicago, Illinois Glendale, Arizona
(Phoenix Area) 		Orlando, Florida
CenturyLink Field Soldier Field University of Phoenix Stadium Camping World Stadium
Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 63,500 Capacity: 63,400 Capacity: 60,219

Participating teams

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At the official announcement of the tournament, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confirmed that all ten CONMEBOL members would be joined by six CONCACAF teams in the tournament. Among CONCACAF teams, the United States and Mexico automatically qualified.[33][34] The other four spots were given to Costa Rica, the champion of the Central American Football Union by winning the 2014 Copa Centroamericana; Jamaica, the champion of the Caribbean Football Union by winning the 2014 Caribbean Cup; and Haiti and Panama, the two playoff winners among the four highest finishers in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup not already qualified.[35]

CONMEBOL (10 teams) CONCACAF (6 teams)
 Argentina
 Bolivia
 Brazil
 Chile (title holders)
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Uruguay
 Venezuela 		 United States (hosts)
 Mexico (automatic qualifier)
 Costa Rica (winners of 2014 Copa Centroamericana)
 Jamaica (winners of 2014 Caribbean Cup)
 Haiti (qualified via playoffs)
 Panama (qualified via playoffs)

Draw

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Map of the participant countries.

The group seeds and schedule were announced on December 17, 2015.[36] The United States (Group A) was seeded as host, while Argentina (Group D) was seeded as the highest FIFA-ranked team in the CONMEBOL region during December 2015. According to Soccer United Marketing, Brazil (Group B) and Mexico (Group C) were seeded as they were "the most decorated nations in the last 100 years in international competitions from their respective confederations".[37] However, there was criticism for not including Uruguay, which won two World Cups and was the Copa América all-time leader with 15 championships, or Chile, which was the defending Copa América champion going into the tournament.[38][39]

The draw took place on February 21, 2016, at 7:30 pm EST, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Teams were seeded using the FIFA Ranking from December 2015.[40]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Argentina (1)
 Brazil (6)
 Mexico (22)
 United States (32) (hosts) 		 Chile (3)
 Colombia (8)
 Uruguay (11)
 Ecuador (13) 		 Costa Rica (37)
 Jamaica (54)
 Panama (64)
 Haiti (77) 		 Paraguay (46)
 Peru (47)
 Bolivia (68)
 Venezuela (83)

The four group pots contained four positions each,[41] one from each group, as follows:

Pot 1 A1 B1 C1 D1
Pot 2 A2 B2 C2 D2
Pot 3 A3 B3 C3 D3
Pot 4 A4 B4 C4 D4

Squads

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Further information: Copa América Centenario 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 May 20, 2016.[42]

Match officials

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Héber Lopes was chosen as the referee for the final.
Country Referee Assistant referees Matches officiated
 Argentina Patricio Loustau Ezequiel Brailovsky
Ariel Mariano Scime 		Costa Rica–Paraguay (Group A)
Uruguay–Venezuela (Group C)
Peru–Colombia (Quarterfinals)
 Bolivia Gery Vargas Javier Bustillos
Juan Pablo Montaño 		Ecuador–Haiti (Group B)
 Brazil Héber Lopes Kléber Gil
Bruno Boschilia 		Colombia–Paraguay (Group A)
Mexico–Chile (Quarterfinals)
Argentina–Chile (Final)
Wilton Sampaio Argentina Gustavo Rossi
Colombia Alexander Léon 		Mexico–Jamaica (Group C)
 Chile Julio Bascuñán Carlos Astroza
Christian Schiemann 		Brazil–Ecuador (Group B)
United States–Paraguay (Group A)
 Colombia Wilmar Roldán Alexander Guzmán
Wilmar Navarro 		Ecuador–Peru (Group B)
United States–Ecuador (Quarterfinals)
Wilson Lamouroux Alexander Guzmán
United States Corey Parker 		Uruguay–Jamaica (Group C)
 Costa Rica Ricardo Montero Octavio Jara
Juan Mora 		Panama–Bolivia (Group D)
 Cuba Yadel Martínez Canada Joe Fletcher
Paraguay Darío Gaona 		Mexico–Venezuela (Group C)
 Ecuador Roddy Zambrano Luis Vera
Byron Romero 		United States–Costa Rica (Group A)
Chile–Panama (Group D)
 El Salvador Joel Aguilar Juan Zumba
William Torres 		Argentina–Panama (Group D)
Colombia–Chile (Semifinals)
 Mexico Roberto García José Luis Camargo
Alberto Morín 		United States–Colombia (Group A)
Argentina–Venezuela (Quarterfinals)
 Panama John Pitti Gabriel Victoria
Honduras Cristian Ramírez 		Haiti–Peru (Group B)
 Paraguay Enrique Cáceres Eduardo Cardozo
Milciades Saldívar 		Mexico–Uruguay (Group C)
United States–Argentina (Semifinals)
 Peru Víctor Carrillo Jorge Luis Yupanqui Namuche
Coty Carrera 		Jamaica–Venezuela (Group C)
Argentina–Bolivia (Group D)
 United States Mark Geiger Charles Morgante
Canada Joe Fletcher 		Brazil–Haiti (Group B)
Jair Marrufo Peter Manikowski
Corey Rockwell 		Chile–Bolivia (Group D)
 Uruguay Daniel Fedorczuk Nicolás Taran
Richard Trinidad 		Argentina–Chile (Group D)
United States–Colombia (Third place playoff)
Andrés Cunha Nicolás Taran
Richard Trinidad 		Brazil–Peru (Group B)
 Venezuela José Argote Luis Murillo
Luis Alfonso Sánchez Pérez 		Colombia–Costa Rica (Group A)

Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony of Copa América Centenario took place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara 9:00 pm EDT (UTC−4) on June 3, 2016, ahead of the opening match and featured musical performances by Colombian singer J Balvin, American singer Jason Derulo, and the Canadian band Magic![43]

Group stage

[edit]
  Group stage
  Quarterfinals
  Fourth place
  Third place
  Runner-up
  Champion

All times are EDT (UTC−4). The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.

Tiebreakers

[edit]

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:[42]

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would further be determined as follows:
    1. Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
    2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
    3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
    4. Drawing of lots

Group A

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
United States 0–2 Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 67,439[44]
Costa Rica 0–0 Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 14,334[45]
United States 4–0 Costa Rica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 39,642[46]
Colombia 2–1 Paraguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 42,766[47]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
United States 1–0 Paraguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 51,041[48]
Colombia 2–3 Costa Rica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 45,808[49]


Group B

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Peru 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Brazil 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Haiti 0–1 Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 20,190[50]
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Brazil 0–0 Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 53,158[51]
Brazil 7–1 Haiti
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 28,241[52]
Ecuador 2–2 Peru
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 11,937[53]
Ecuador 4–0 Haiti
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 50,976[54]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Brazil 0–1 Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 36,187[55]


Group C

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Jamaica 0–1 Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 25,560[56]
Mexico 3–1 Uruguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 60,025[57]
Uruguay 0–1 Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 23,002[58]
Mexico 2–0 Jamaica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 83,263[59]
Mexico 1–1 Venezuela
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 67,319[60]
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Uruguay 3–0 Jamaica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 40,166[61]
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)


Group D

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Panama 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Bolivia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Panama 2–1 Bolivia
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 13,466[62]
Argentina 2–1 Chile
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 69,451[63]
Chile 2–1 Bolivia
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 19,392[64]
Argentina 5–0 Panama
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 53,885[65]
Chile 4–2 Panama
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 27,260[66]
Argentina 3–0 Bolivia
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 45,753[67]


Knockout stage

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario knockout stage
All times are EDT (UTC−4).

In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and third place match of the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if tied after 90 minutes. In the final, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary.[42] Should the final enter extra time, a fourth substitute would be allowed as part of FIFA's approval of rule changes based on IFAB's new regulations, but neither team in the final ended up taking advantage of this rule.[68]

Bracket

[edit]
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 16 – Seattle, WA
 
 
 United States2
 
June 21 – Houston, TX
 
 Ecuador1
 
 United States0
 
June 18 – Foxborough, MA
 
 Argentina4
 
 Argentina4
 
June 26 – East Rutherford, NJ
 
 Venezuela1
 
 Argentina0 (2)
 
June 17 – East Rutherford, NJ
 
 Chile (p)0 (4)
 
 Peru0 (2)
 
June 22 – Chicago, IL
 
 Colombia (p)0 (4)
 
 Colombia0
 
June 18 – Santa Clara, CA
 
 Chile2 Third place play-off
 
 Mexico0
 
June 25 – Glendale, AZ
 
 Chile7
 
 United States0
 
 
 Colombia1
 

Quarter-finals

[edit]
United States 2–1 Ecuador
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 47,322[69]
Peru 0–0 Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 79,194[70]
Argentina 4–1 Venezuela
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 59,183[71]
Mexico 0–7 Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 70,547[72]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)


Semi-finals

[edit]
United States 0–4 Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 70,858[73]
Colombia 0–2 Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 55,423[74]


Third place play-off

[edit]
United States 0–1 Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 29,041[75]


Final

[edit]
Main article: Copa América Centenario final
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 82,026[76]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Statistics

[edit]
Further information: Copa América Centenario statistics

Goalscorers

[edit]
Eduardo Vargas, top scorer

Chile's Eduardo Vargas received the Golden Boot award for scoring six goals. There were 91 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.84 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

[edit]

Winners

[edit]
 2016 Copa América Centenario champions 

Chile
2nd title

Individual awards

[edit]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[77]

Final Man of the Match Award

[edit]

Team of the Tournament

[edit]

The Technical Study Group announced the tournament's Best XI squad.[77]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Chile Claudio Bravo

Chile Mauricio Isla
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi
Chile Gary Medel
Chile Jean Beausejour

Argentina Javier Mascherano
Chile Arturo Vidal
Chile Charles Aránguiz

Argentina Lionel Messi
Chile Eduardo Vargas
Chile Alexis Sánchez

Marketing

[edit]

Sponsorship

[edit]
Sponsors

Match ball

[edit]

The Nike Ordem Ciento was announced as the official Copa América Centenario match ball on February 21, 2016. The mainly white ball has red brush stroke decoration. It shows the official Copa América Centenario logo.[78][79]

The Nike Ordem Campeón was used for the final match, in which golden brushes replaced the red ones.[80]

Theme songs

[edit]
  • "Superstar" by American rapper Pitbull featuring Becky G is the official song of the tournament and both artists performed the song during the Final.[81]
  • "Breaking All the Rules" by English rock musician Peter Frampton, who performed the song during the Final.
  • "In My City" by Indian Singer Priyanka Chopra, who also performed the song during the Final.

Broadcasting rights

[edit]

CONMEBOL and CONCACAF

[edit]
Country Broadcaster Ref.
Latin America DirecTV Sports
 Argentina Televisión Pública Argentina (Argentina matches only), TyC Sports (all matches)
 Bolivia TV Boliviana (all matches)
 Brazil Rede Globo (Brazil matches only), SporTV (all matches) [16]
 Canada Univision Canada (Spanish) [82]
 Chile Canal 13
 Colombia RCN TV, Caracol TV
 Costa Rica Repretel, Teletica [83]
 Cuba Cubavision International
 Ecuador Gama TV
 Haiti CONATEL, Tele Haiti [84]
 Jamaica CVM TV
 Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca [16]
 Panama Telemetro, TVMax, RPC-TV [84]
 Paraguay Paraguay TV, Unicanal [85]
 Peru América Televisión
 United States Fox Sports (English); Univision (Spanish) [86][87]
 Uruguay DirecTV, Equital (Monte Cable, Nuevo Siglo, TCC) [88]
 Venezuela Meridiano TV

Rest of the world

[edit]
Country Broadcaster Ref.
Arab World beIN Sports
 Australia beIN Sports, SBS [89]
 Azerbaijan CBC Sport
Western Balkans Arena Sport
Baltics Viasat Sport Baltic [90][91][92]
 China SMG, LeSports, PPTV, QQLive
 Equatorial Guinea RTVGE, Asonga TV, Canal+ [93]
 Finland Viasat
 France beIN Sports [94]
 Germany Sat.1, Kabel eins [95]
 Greece Skai TV [96]
 Hong Kong now TV, ViuTV [97]
 Hungary Sport TV
 Iceland Stöð 2 Sport
 India Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD
 Indonesia Kompas TV [98]
 Iran IRIB Varzesh
 Ireland Setanta Ireland [99]
 Israel Sport 1
 Italy Sky Italia [100]
 Japan SKY PerfecTV! [101]
 Kenya Startimes, Canal+ [93]
 Malaysia Astro
 Myanmar Sky Net
 Netherlands Fox Sports Netherlands, NOS [102]
 New Zealand Sky Sport [103]
 Nigeria Startimes, Canal+ [93]
 Norway Viaplay [104]
 Poland TVP [105]
 Portugal TVI [106]
 Russia Match TV
 Singapore StarHub TV, Singtel TV [107]
 South Africa Startimes
 South Korea KBS [108]
 Spain Movistar+ [109]
Sub-Saharan Africa Startimes, Canal+ [93]
 Sweden Viasat Sport [110]
 Taiwan CTV, TTV, CTi TV
 Tajikistan TV Varzish
 Thailand True Visions
 Turkey A Spor, A Haber
 United Kingdom Premier Sports [111]
 Vietnam SCTV, VTVCab [112]

Controversies

[edit]

National anthems, country names, and flags

[edit]

On June 5, during the pre-match ceremony between Mexico and Uruguay, the national anthem of Chile was played for Uruguay. Many Uruguayan players seemed confused. The correct anthem was never played. Copa América organizers released the following statement via Twitter:

This evening during the pre-match ceremony, due to human error, we inadvertently played the incorrect National Anthem [sic]. We sincerely apologize to the Uruguayan Federation, the Uruguay National Team, the people of Uruguay and to the fans for this mistake. We will work with all parties involved to ensure such an error this does not occur again.

Uruguayan midfielder Diego Fagúndez said the incident showed "much disrespect".[113]

On June 6, Colombian nationals heavily criticized Adidas for misspelling the country name in an advertisement, substituting "Columbia" for "Colombia". The company said in a statement: "We value our partnership with the Colombian Football Federation and apologize for our mistake. We removed the graphics and are quickly installing new versions."[114]

Also on June 6, before the game between Panama and Bolivia, the video screens of the Citrus Bowl in Orlando displayed the flags of both countries, but Bolivia's was inverted.[115]

Match officiating

[edit]

On June 4, during the game between Ecuador and Brazil, the assistant referee called the ball out prior to a cross that led to the ball going into the net for Ecuador. Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson dropped the ball, and it went over the line into his own goal. The replays seemed to show the ball was not completely out of bounds before being crossed, but the goal did not stand. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[116]

On June 10, during the game between Chile and Bolivia, a penalty kick was awarded to Chile after Luis Alberto Gutiérrez was whistled for a handball. The assistant referee made the call, but it appeared that Gutiérrez had tucked his arm behind his back, and the ball hit off his shoulder. Arturo Vidal converted the ensuing penalty at the 90'+10' mark (eight minutes of stoppage time were added to the second half due to an injury to Ronald Eguino)[117][118] to secure the three points for Chile.[119]

On June 12, during the game between Peru and Brazil, Raúl Ruidíaz scored by guiding the ball into the net with his arm. After a lengthy discussion between the referee and his assistant, the goal was allowed to stand, and Brazil went on to lose 1–0, resulting in their elimination from the tournament. However, Raúl Ruidíaz claimed the ball hit his thigh rather than his hand and said the goal was 'thanks to God' rather than another hand of God.[120]

Ticket pricing

[edit]

The tournament's organizers have been criticized for setting high ticket prices that have resulted in under-capacity crowds in Seattle and Chicago for United States matches.[121] The average price for a sold ticket during the group stage was $144; some matches saw average prices as high as $236 and as low as $37.[122]

See also

[edit]

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