The Copa América Centenario (Portuguese: Copa América Centenário, French: Coupe Amerique Centennaire, English: Centennial Cup America; 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 centenary of CONMEBOL and the Copa América, and was the first Copa América hosted outside South America.
The tournament was a commemorative version of Copa América (not the 45th edition). It was held as part of an agreement between CONMEBOL (the South American football confederation) and CONCACAF (the football confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean) 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 would not receive an invitation to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup due to the commemorative nature of the tournament, although eventual winners Chile had already qualified through their 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 their third consecutive final in a major tournament, following losses to Germany at the 2014 World Cup and Chile at the 2015 Copa América.
Venues[]
| Stadiums | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York City area) | 82,556 |
| Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California (Los Angeles area) | 92,542 |
| NRG Stadium | Houston, Texas | 71,000 |
| Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 69,176 |
| Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts (Boston area) | 68,756 |
| Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) | 68,500 |
| CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Washington | 67,000 |
| Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | 63,500 |
| University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) | 63,400 |
| Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | 60,219 |
Participating teams[]
| Confederation | Team |
|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | Argentina |
| Bolivia | |
| Brazil | |
| Chile (title holders) | |
| Colombia | |
| Ecuador | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | |
| Uruguay | |
| Venezuela | |
| CONCACAF | Costa Rica (2014 Copa Centroamericana winner) |
| Haiti (qualifying play-off winner) | |
| Jamaica (2014 Caribbean Cup winner) | |
| Mexico | |
| Panama (qualifying play-off winner) | |
| United States (host country) |
List of games[]
Group stage[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||||
| 3 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara | Colombia | 2–0 | United States |
| 4 June 2016 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando | Costa Rica | 0–0 (draw) |
Paraguay |
| 7 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago | United States | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
| Rose Bowl, Pasadena | Colombia | 2–1 | Paraguay | |
| 11 June 2016 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia | United States | 1–0 | Paraguay |
| NRG Stadium, Houston | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Colombia | |
| Group B | ||||
| 4 June 2016 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle | Peru | 1–0 | Haiti |
| Rose Bowl, Pasadena | Brazil | 0–0 (draw) |
Ecuador | |
| 8 June 2016 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando | Brazil | 7–1 | Haiti |
| University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale | Ecuador | 2–2 (draw) |
Peru | |
| 12 June 2016 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford | Ecuador | 4–0 | Haiti |
| Gillette Stadium, Foxborough | Peru | 1–0 | Brazil | |
| Group C | ||||
| 5 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago | Venezuela | 1–0 | Jamaica |
| University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale | Mexico | 3–1 | Uruguay | |
| 9 June 2016 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia | Venezuela | 1–0 | Uruguay |
| Rose Bowl, Pasadena | Mexico | 2–0 | Jamaica | |
| 13 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston | Mexico | 1–1 (draw) |
Venezuela |
| Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara | Uruguay | 3–0 | Jamaica | |
| Group D | ||||
| 6 June 2016 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando | Panama | 2–1 | Bolivia |
| Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara | Argentina | 2–1 | Chile | |
| 10 June 2016 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough | Chile | 2–1 | Bolivia |
| Soldier Field, Chicago | Argentina | 5–0 | Panama | |
| 14 June 2016 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia | Chile | 4–2 | Panama |
| CenturyLink Field, Seattle | Argentina | 3–0 | Bolivia | |
Knockout stage[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | ||||
| 16 June 2016 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle | United States | 2–1 | Ecuador |
| 17 June 2016 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford | Colombia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (penalties) |
Peru |
| 18 June 2016 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough | Argentina | 4–1 | Venezuela |
| Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara | Chile | 7–0 | Mexico | |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 21 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston | Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
| 22 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago | Chile | 2–0 | Colombia |
| Third place play-off | ||||
| 25 June 2016 | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale | Colombia | 1–0 | United States |
| Final | ||||
| 26 June 2016 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford | Chile | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (penalties) |
Argentina |
Broadcasters[]
CONMEBOL and CONCACAF member nations[]
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| Latin America | DirecTV Sports |
| Argentina | Televisión Pública Argentina, TyC Sports |
| Bolivia | TV Boliviana |
| Brazil | Rede Globo, SporTV |
| Canada | Univision Canada |
| Chile | Canal 13 |
| Colombia | RCN Televisión, Caracol Televisión |
| Costa Rica | Repretel, Teletica |
| Ecuador | Gama TV |
| Haiti | CONATEL, Télé Haiti |
| Jamaica | CVM TV |
| Mexico | Televisa, TV Azteca |
| Panama | Telemetro, TVMax, RPC-TV |
| Paraguay | Paraguay TV, Unicanal |
| Peru | América Televisión |
| United States | Fox, FS1, FS2, Univision, UniMás |
| Uruguay | DirecTV, Equital (Montecable, Nuevo Siglo, TCC) |
| Venezuela | Meridiano TV |
Rest of the world[]
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| Balkans | Arena Sport |
| Baltics | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Middle East and North Africa | beIN Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes, Canal+ |
| Australia | beIN Sports, SBS |
| Azerbaijan | CBC Sport |
| China | SMG, LeSports, PPTV, QQLive |
| Equatorial Guinea | RTVGE, Asonga TV, Canal+ |
| Finland | Viasat |
| France | beIN Sports |
| Germany | Sat.1, kabel eins |
| Greece | Skai TV |
| Hong Kong | Now TV, ViuTV |
| Hungary | Sport TV |
| Iceland | Stöð 2 Sport |
| India | Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD |
| Indonesia | Kompas TV |
| Iran | IRIB Varzesh |
| Ireland | Setanta Ireland |
| Israel | Sport 1 |
| Italy | Sky Italia |
| Japan | SKY PerfecTV! |
| Malaysia | Astro |
| Myanmar | Sky Net |
| Netherlands | Fox Sports, NOS |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
| Norway | Viaplay |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | TVI |
| Russia | Match TV |
| Singapore | StarHub TV, Singtel TV |
| South Africa | StarTimes |
| South Korea | KBS |
| Spain | Movistar+ |
| Sweden | Viasat Sport |
| Taiwan | CTV, TTV, CTi |
| Tajikistan | TV Varzish |
| Thailand | TrueVisions |
| Turkey | A Spor, A Haber |
| United Kingdom | Premier Sports |
| Vietnam | SCTV, VTVcab |