1989 Copa América
The Copa America 1989 was the 34th playout of the South American continental championship in football and was held from July 1 to July 16 for the fourth time held in Brazil.
Once again there was a change in the discharge mode. We returned to the host of earlier decades in league system ( FFA ), which this time was divided into preliminary round and final round. The preliminary round was played in two groups of five teams. The best two teams of each group reached the final round in turn Everyone played in a group in a simple round -robin. The group winner was the tournament winner. In case of equal goal difference decided. Title defenders Uruguay had already compete in the preliminary round as all other participants. First in the history of the competition, all games were played first on one day in the same stadium as part of double events. In the last game of the finals between Brazil and Uruguay still valid to this day record at the Copa América was set up with 170,000 viewers.
Hosts Brazil took again his home advantage and won for the fourth time and first time since 1949, the Copa América. So Brazil could win up to that point only to host the title. Only eight years later, Brazil succeeded in Bolivia for the first time away to win the Copa.
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Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Except for two, all games at the Estádio Fonte Nova in Salvador da Bahia.
Table
Group B
All games at the Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia.
Table
Final round
All games in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.