1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament began on 18 February 1996 and was the 10th CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[1] This was the second tournament open to players under the age of 23 without any other restriction. There was no qualification stage and all 10 members of CONMEBOL automatically qualified. The winner and the runner-up qualified for 1996 Summer Olympics. Players born on or after 1 January 1973 were eligible to play in this competition.

1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	18 February - 6 March
Teams	10
Venue(s)	(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	102 (3.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marcelo Delgado (8 goals)
← 1992 2000 →

Venues

Tandil	Mar del Plata
Estadio Gral San Martin	Estadio José María Minella
37.332937°S 59.144055°W / -37.332937; -59.144055 (Estadio Gral San Martin)	38.017944°S 57.582333°W / -38.017944; -57.582333 (Estadio José María Minella)
Estadio Municipal General San Martín Estadio José María Minella Buenos Aires Province (Argentina)

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (A)	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Final Round
2	Uruguay (A)	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10
3	Bolivia	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3	3
4	Paraguay	4	1	0	3	8	12	−4	3
5	Peru	4	1	0	3	7	13	−6	3

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(A) Advance to a further round

18 February 1996 (1996-02-18)

Brazil	4–1	Peru

Tandil

19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)

Bolivia	0–2	Uruguay

Tandil

21 February 1996 (1996-02-21)

Brazil	3–1	Paraguay

Tandil

21 February 1996 (1996-02-21)

Peru	2–4	Uruguay

Tandil

23 February 1996 (1996-02-23)

19:00 (UTC-3)

Bolivia	1–4	Brazil

Tandil

23 February 1996 (1996-02-23)

22:10 (UTC-3)

Paraguay	4–2	Peru

Tandil

25 February 1996 (1996-02-25)

Peru	2–1	Bolivia

Tandil

25 February 1996 (1996-02-25)

Uruguay	3–2	Paraguay

Tandil

27 February 1996 (1996-02-27)

Paraguay	1–4	Bolivia

Tandil

27 February 1996 (1996-02-27)

Uruguay	0–0	Brazil

Tandil

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (A)	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	12	Final Round
2	Venezuela (A)	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
3	Chile	4	1	2	1	8	5	+3	5
4	Colombia	4	0	2	2	6	11	−5	2
5	Ecuador	4	0	1	3	5	18	−13	1

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(A) Advance to a further round

18 February 1996 (1996-02-18)

Argentina	6–0	Ecuador

Mar del Plata

18 February 1996 (1996-02-18)

Venezuela	1–0	Colombia

Mar del Plata

20 February 1996 (1996-02-20)

Argentina	2–1	Chile

Mar del Plata

20 February 1996 (1996-02-20)

Ecuador	3–3	Colombia

Mar del Plata

22 February 1996 (1996-02-22)

Chile	4–0	Ecuador

Mar del Plata

22 February 1996 (1996-02-22)

Venezuela	0–3	Argentina

Mar del Plata

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24)

Colombia	3–3	Chile

Mar del Plata

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24)

Ecuador	2–5	Venezuela

Mar del Plata

26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)

Chile	0–0	Venezuela

Mar del Plata

26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)

Colombia	0–4	Argentina

Mar del Plata

Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (Q)	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7	1996 Summer Olympics
2	Argentina (Q)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

1 March 1996 (1996-03-01)

Brazil	5–0	Venezuela

Tandil

1 March 1996 (1996-03-01)

Argentina	2–0	Uruguay

Mar del Plata

3 March 1996 (1996-03-03)

Brazil	3–1	Uruguay

Mar del Plata

3 March 1996 (1996-03-03)

Argentina	2–0	Venezuela

Mar del Plata

6 March 1996 (1996-03-06)

19:00

Uruguay	3–1	Venezuela

Mar del Plata

6 March 1996 (1996-03-06)

21:30

Brazil	2–2	Argentina

Mar del Plata

Broadcasting rights

• Ecuador: Canal UNO
• Brazil: Rede Globo, TV Bandeirantes