2016 Copa América
| Centennial Cup America | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 3–26 June 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Chile (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,483,855 (46,370 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Eduardo Vargas (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Alexis Sánchez
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| Best goalkeeper |
Claudio Bravo
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| Fair play award |
Argentina
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The Copa América Centenario (English: Centennial Cup America) was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted in 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 of South America.
The tournament was the 45th edition of Copa América since its inception in 1916. 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 16 teams (an increase from the usual 12), with all ten teams from CONMEBOL and six teams from CONCACAF. Despite the tournament being an official iteration of the Copa América, the winner of this tournament would not have received an invitation to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, as winners Chile had already qualified by winning the regular edition in 2015.
Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive Copa América titles, 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.
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. CONMEBOL President Nicolás Leoz said "Hopefully we can organize a big event, because we're 100 years old and we want to celebrate big."
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