Chile at the Copa América

The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world.

Chilean players with president Michelle Bachelet after the opening match of their home tournament in 2015, a 2–0 win against Ecuador.
Claudio Bravo was Chile's captain in 2015 and 2016, winning two Copa titles. In addition, he was honoured as the tournament's best goalkeeper both times.

Chile are one of the four national teams that participated in the inaugural South American Championship in 1916. During their first six participations, they always ranked last, until they recorded their first match wins in 1926.

It took 99 years for them to win their first continental title, which they defended at the Copa América Centenario in 2016.

Chile won both the 2015 and 2016 final against Argentina on penalties, even though they have never defeated the Albiceleste over regular time in tournament history (30 attempts).

Overall record

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South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1916 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 2 11 Squad
  1917 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 10 Squad
  1919 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12 Squad
  1920 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad
  1921 Withdrew
  1922 Fifth place 5th 4 0 1 3 1 10 Squad
  1923 Withdrew
  1924 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 10 Squad
  1925 Withdrew
  1926 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 14 6 Squad
  1927 Withdrew
  1929 Did not participate
  1935 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad
  1937 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 12 13 Squad
  1939 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 8 12 Squad
  1941 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 6 3 Squad
  1942 Sixth place 6th 6 1 1 4 4 15 Squad
  1945 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 15 5 Squad
  1946 Fifth place 5th 5 2 0 3 8 11 Squad
  1947 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1 2 14 13 Squad
  1949 Fifth place 5th 7 2 1 4 10 14 Squad
  1953 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 10 10 Squad
  1955 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 19 8 Squad
  1956 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 11 8 Squad
  1957 Sixth place 6th 6 1 1 4 9 17 Squad
  1959 Fifth place 5th 6 2 1 3 9 14 Squad
  1959 Did not participate
  1963
  1967 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 8 6 Squad
1975 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 7 6 Squad
1979 Runners-up 2nd 9 4 3 2 13 6 Squad
1983 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 8 2 Squad
  1987 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 3 Squad
  1989 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 7 5 Squad
  1991 Third place 3rd 7 3 2 2 11 6 Squad
  1993 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad
  1995 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
  1997 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad
  1999 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 8 7 Squad
  2001 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad
  2004 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad
  2007 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 11 Squad
  2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad
  2015 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 13 4 Squad
  2016 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 16 5 Squad
  2019 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 7 7 Squad
  2021 Quarter-finals 7th 5 1 2 2 3 5 Squad
  2024 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 0 1 Squad
Total 2 Titles 41/48 191 67 35 89 291 317

Winning tournaments

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2015 Copa América

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Matches

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Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Venue
Group stage   Ecuador 2–0 W A. Vidal, E. Vargas Santiago
  Mexico 3–3 D A. Vidal (2), E. Vargas
  Bolivia 5–0 W C. Aránguiz (2), A. Sánchez, G. Medel, R. Raldes (o.g.)
Quarter-finals   Uruguay 1–0 W M. Isla
Semi-finals   Peru 2–1 W E. Vargas (2)
Final   Argentina 0–0
(a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
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Final

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Chile  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
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Penalties
Fernández  
Vidal  
Aránguiz  
Sánchez  
4–1   Messi
  Higuaín
  Banega
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB 5 Francisco Silva   24'
CB 21 Marcelo Díaz   34'
CB 17 Gary Medel   44'
RM 4 Mauricio Isla
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz   87'
CM 8 Arturo Vidal
LM 15 Jean Beausejour
AM 10 Jorge Valdivia   75'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas   95'
CF 7 Alexis Sánchez
Substitutes:
MF 14 Matías Fernández   75'
FW 22 Ángelo Henríquez   95'
Manager:
  Jorge Sampaoli
 
GK 1 Sergio Romero
RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta
CB 15 Martín Demichelis
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 16 Marcos Rojo   55'
RM 6 Lucas Biglia
CM 14 Javier Mascherano    56'
LM 21 Javier Pastore   81'
RW 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 11 Sergio Agüero   74'
LW 7 Ángel Di María   29'
Substitutes:
FW 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi   29'
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín   74'
MF 19 Éver Banega   91'    81'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[2]

2016 Copa América Centenario

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Matches

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Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Venue
Group stage   Argentina 1–2 L J. Fuenzalida Santa Clara
  Bolivia 2–1 W A. Vidal (2) Foxboro
  Panama 4–2 W E. Vargas (2), A. Sánchez (2) Philadelphia
Quarter-finals   Mexico 7–0 W E. Vargas (4), E. Puch (2), A. Sánchez Santa Clara
Semi-finals   Colombia 2–0 W C. Aránguiz, J. Fuenzalida Chicago
Final   Argentina 0–0
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
W East Rutherford

Final

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Since the implementation of the new FIFA ruling that a fourth substitute would be allowed in overtime,[3] the Copa América Centenario final was the first match this rule applied to. However, neither team used a fourth substitute.

Argentina  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
2–4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
GK 1 Sergio Romero
RB 4 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
CB 13 Ramiro Funes Mori
LB 16 Marcos Rojo   43'
CM 6 Lucas Biglia
CM 14 Javier Mascherano   37'
CM 19 Éver Banega   111'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)   40'
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín   70'
LF 7 Ángel Di María   57'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Matías Kranevitter   94'   57'
FW 11 Sergio Agüero   70'
MF 18 Erik Lamela   111'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
 
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 17 Gary Medel
CB 18 Gonzalo Jara
LB 15 Jean Beausejour   52'
CM 8 Arturo Vidal   37'
CM 21 Marcelo Díaz   16'   28'
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz   69'
RW 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida   80'
LW 7 Alexis Sánchez   104'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas   109'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Edson Puch   80'
MF 5 Francisco Silva   104'
FW 16 Nicolás Castillo   109'
Manager:
  Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:
Claudio Bravo (Chile)[5]

Record by opponent

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Chile's biggest victories at Copa América tournaments were a 7–0 win against Venezuela in 1979, and a 7–0 win against Mexico in 2016.

Their biggest defeats were 0–6 losses, one against Brazil in 1919 and one against Uruguay in 1947.

Copa América matches (by team)
Opponent W D L Pld GF GA
  Argentina 0 8 22 30 15 62
  Bolivia 11 2 2 15 49 17
  Brazil 3 2 17 22 25 61
  Canada 0 1 0 1 0 0
  Colombia 7 3 2 12 20 11
  Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 1 2
  Ecuador 13 1 1 15 47 15
  Japan 1 0 0 1 4 0
  Mexico 2 2 3 7 13 9
  Panama 1 0 0 1 4 2
  Paraguay 7 2 13 22 31 38
  Peru 8 7 7 22 27 31
  United States 0 0 1 1 1 2
  Uruguay 7 5 19 31 29 63
  Venezuela 7 2 1 10 25 4
Total 67 35 89 191 291 317

Record players

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With 34 matches, Sergio Livingstone is the tournament's joint-record appearance maker. He won the award for best player in 1941, when Chile finished third.
Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Sergio Livingstone 34 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949 and 1953
2 Claudio Bravo 27 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2024
Mauricio Isla 27 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024
Gary Medel 27 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
5 Alexis Sánchez 26 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024
Eduardo Vargas 26 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024
7 Arturo Vidal 24 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
8 Charles Aránguiz 23 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
9 Manuel Álvarez 20 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955 and 1956
10 Gonzalo Jara 19 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019

Top goalscorers

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Eduardo Vargas was the tournament's top scorer in both 2015 and 2016.
Rank Player Goals Tournaments (goals)
1 Eduardo Vargas 14 2015 (4), 2016 (6), 2019 (2) and 2021 (2)
2 Enrique Hormazábal 10 1955 (6) and 1956 (4)
3 Raúl Toro 9 1937 (7), 1939 (1) and 1941 (1)
4 David Arellano 8 1924 (1) and 1926 (7)
Iván Zamorano 8 1991 (5) and 1999 (3)
6 Francisco Molina 7 1953
Alexis Sánchez 7 2011 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (3) and 2019 (2)
Arturo Vidal 7 2011 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (2) and 2019 (1)
9 Juan Alcántara 6 1945 (5) and 1946 (1)
Jaime Ramírez 6 1955 (1), 1956 (2) and 1957 (3)

Players with multiple titles

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Fifteen players were part of both the 2015 and 2016 Copa América squads, winning consecutive titles. Johnny Herrera as reserve goalkeeper was a non-playing squad member in both tournaments.

Player Championships Player Championships
Charles Aránguiz 2 Gary Medel 2
Jean Beausejour Eugenio Mena
Claudio Bravo Mauricio Pinilla
Marcelo Díaz Alexis Sánchez
José Pedro Fuenzalida Francisco Silva
Johnny Herrera Eduardo Vargas
Mauricio Isla Arturo Vidal
Gonzalo Jara

Awards and records

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Team Awards

  • Champions: 2 (2015 and 2016)
  • Runners-up: 4 (1955, 1956, 1979 and 1987)
  • Third place: 5 (1926, 1941, 1945, 1967 and 1991)

Individual Awards[6]

Team records

  • Victory with highest number of goals conceded (5–4 v Peru in 1955; tied with Brazil 6–4 Chile in 1937 and Bolivia 5–4 Brazil in 1963)

Individual Records

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chile's long wait for Copa América glory over as Argentina pay the penalty". Copa America Chile 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Vidal named MasterCard Man of the Match in Copa América final win". Copa América Chile 2015. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Copa America Centenario To Be First Around The World To Implement New Regulations Based On 2016/2017 Laws Of The Game". Copa América Centenario. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Chile, campeón de la Copa América Centenario" [Chile, champion of the Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Match 32 : Argentina vs Chile". Copa América Centenario. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "The Copa América Archive". July 19, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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