# 1999 Copa América Group C

The Group C of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Group play began on July 1 and ended on July 7.
Colombia won the group and faced Chile, the best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Argentina finished second and faced Brazil, the winners of Group B, in the quarterfinals. Uruguay finished third and faced Paraguay, the winner of Group A, in the quarterfinals. Ecuador finished fourth in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
* Group winners
* Group runners-up
* Best two third-placed teams among all groups

## Matches
### Uruguay v Colombia

| Uruguay | Colombia |
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| DF | 4 | Leonel Pilipauskas |
| DF | 2 | Diego López | 68' |
| DF | 14 | Alejandro Lembo |
| DF | 22 | Federico Bergara | | 58' |
| MF | 8 | Líber Vespa | | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Andrés Fleurquin | 23' | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Fabián Coelho |
| FW | 10 | Federico Magallanes | 9' 90+2' |
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Álvez |
| FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Gianni Guigou | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Christian Callejas | | 58' |
| MF | 3 | Fernando Picun | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Púa ||
| GK | 1 | Miguel Calero |
| DF | 4 | Alexander Viveros |
| DF | 5 | Jorge Bermúdez | 34' |
| DF | 2 | Iván Córdoba |
| MF | 18 | Rubiel Quintana |
| MF | 13 | Jorge Bolaño | 40' |
| MF | 8 | Harold Lozano |
| MF | 20 | Freddy Grisales | | 80' |
| MF | 14 | Arley Betancourth | 56' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Bonilla | | 66' |
| FW | 19 | Hámilton Ricard | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Johnnier Montaño | | 59' |
| FW | 11 | Henry Zambrano | | 66' |
| MF | 6 | Juan Carlos Ramírez | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Álvarez Arteaga [es] ||

### Argentina v Ecuador

| Argentina | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Germán Burgos |
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ibarra |
| DF | 2 | Roberto Ayala |
| DF | 6 | Walter Samuel | 89' |
| DF | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| MF | 5 | Diego Simeone |
| MF | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín |
| MF | 22 | Juan Román Riquelme | | 90' |
| MF | 11 | Gustavo López | | 67' |
| MF | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Palermo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | Andrés Guglielminpietro | | 67' |
| MF | 21 | Kily González | | 75' |
| MF | 18 | Diego Cagna | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 5 | Alberto Montaño |
| DF | 21 | Hólger Quiñónez | 64' |
| DF | 6 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| MF | 17 | Fricson George |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Blandón |
| MF | 16 | Héctor Carabalí | | 59' |
| MF | 7 | Luis Moreira | | 59' |
| FW | 13 | Agustín Delgado | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Ariel Graziani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Iván Kaviedes | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | | 59' |
| MF | 19 | Jairon Zamora | | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Sevilla ||

### Uruguay v Ecuador

| Uruguay | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| DF | 4 | Leonel Pilipauskas |
| DF | 3 | Fernando Picun |
| DF | 14 | Alejandro Lembo |
| DF | 22 | Federico Bergara | | 66' |
| MF | 7 | Fabián Coelho | | 78' |
| MF | 5 | Andrés Fleurquin |
| MF | 18 | Pablo García | 62' |
| FW | 21 | Antonio Pacheco | | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Álvez |
| FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Christian Callejas | | 65' |
| MF | 6 | Gianni Guigou | | 66' |
| MF | 8 | Líber Vespa | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Púa ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 5 | Alberto Montaño |
| DF | 21 | Hólger Quiñónez | 85' |
| DF | 6 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| MF | 17 | Fricson George | | 66' |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Blandón |
| MF | 16 | Héctor Carabalí | 21' | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga |
| FW | 22 | Iván Kaviedes |
| FW | 9 | Ariel Graziani | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Luis Moreira | | 66' |
| FW | 13 | Agustín Delgado | | 65' |
| MF | 19 | Jairon Zamora | 70' | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Sevilla ||

### Argentina v Colombia

In this match Martín Palermo missed 3 penalties, one was saved by Miguel Calero. Colombia were also awarded two penalties, they scored one and missed one. So from a total of 5 penalties in this game, 4 were missed.
| Argentina | Colombia |
| GK | 1 | Germán Burgos |
| DF | 13 | Nelson Vivas | 39' | 61' |
| DF | 2 | Roberto Ayala |
| DF | 6 | Walter Samuel |
| DF | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Javier Zanetti | 69' |
| MF | 5 | Diego Simeone |
| MF | 22 | Juan Román Riquelme |
| MF | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Palermo |
| FW | 21 | Kily González |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Diego Cagna | | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ibarra | | 61' |
| DF | 16 | Andrés Guglielminpietro | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Miguel Calero | 84' |
| DF | 4 | Alexander Viveros |
| DF | 5 | Jorge Bermúdez |
| DF | 2 | Iván Córdoba |
| MF | 18 | Rubiel Quintana | 74' |
| MF | 13 | Jorge Bolaño |
| MF | 20 | Freddy Grisales |
| MF | 8 | Harold Lozano |
| MF | 14 | Arley Betancourth | | 55' |
| FW | 19 | Hámilton Ricard | 38' | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Bonilla | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Johnnier Montaño | | 55' |
| FW | 11 | Henry Zambrano | | 66' |
| FW | 7 | Edwin Congo | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Álvarez Arteaga [es] ||

### Colombia v Ecuador

| Colombia | Ecuador |
| GK | 12 | René Higuita |
| DF | 16 | Jersson González |
| DF | 15 | Pedro Portocarrero |
| DF | 3 | Roberto Carlos Cortés |
| DF | 21 | Mario Yepes |
| MF | 6 | Juan Carlos Ramírez |
| MF | 4 | Alexander Viveros |
| MF | 20 | Freddy Grisales |
| MF | 10 | Neider Morantes | 68' |
| FW | 11 | Henry Zambrano | 60' |
| FW | 19 | Hámilton Ricard | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Johnnier Montaño | 60' |
| FW | 7 | Edwin Congo | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Bonilla | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Álvarez Arteaga [es] ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| DF | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| DF | 4 | Franklin Anangonó | 54' |
| DF | 5 | Alberto Montaño |
| DF | 6 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| DF | 2 | Dannes Coronel |
| MF | 16 | Héctor Carabalí | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | | 70' |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Blandón |
| FW | 9 | Ariel Graziani |
| FW | 22 | Iván Kaviedes | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Marlon Ayoví | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Wellington Sánchez | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Nicolás Asencio | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Sevilla ||

### Argentina v Uruguay

| Argentina | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Germán Burgos |
| DF | 13 | Nelson Vivas | 73' |
| DF | 2 | Roberto Ayala |
| DF | 6 | Walter Samuel |
| DF | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín | 36' |
| MF | 5 | Diego Simeone |
| MF | 18 | Diego Cagna | | 85' |
| MF | 22 | Juan Román Riquelme |
| MF | 21 | Kily González |
| MF | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | | 76' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Palermo | 35' | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Mauricio Pochettino | | 76' |
| MF | 11 | Gustavo López | | 78' |
| MF | 17 | Claudio Husaín | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| DF | 17 | Martín del Campo |
| DF | 14 | Alejandro Lembo |
| DF | 3 | Fernando Picun |
| DF | 22 | Federico Bergara | | 58' |
| MF | 8 | Líber Vespa |
| MF | 5 | Andrés Fleurquin | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Fabián Coelho | 37' |
| FW | 10 | Federico Magallanes |
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Álvez | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Gianni Guigou | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Antonio Pacheco | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Marcelo Romero | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Púa ||