Colombia at the Copa América

Country in the Copa America

Colombia playing Peru in the quarter-finals of the Copa América Centenario at MetLife Stadium in 2016.

The Copa América is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONMEBOL. Held since 1916, it is the oldest international continental football competition. It was originally called the South American Championship, changing to the current name in 1975.

Colombia have played in three Copa América finals. They lost the 1975 final play-off against Peru, but won the title at their first home tournament in 2001 after defeating Mexico. They then lost to Argentina in the 2024 final.

## Overall record

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South American Championship / Copa América record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1916 | Not a CONMEBOL member
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1929
1935
1937 | Withdrew
1939
1941
1942
1945 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25  | Squad
1946 | Withdrew
1947 | Eighth place | 8th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19  | Squad
1949 | 8th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 23  | Squad
1953 | Withdrew
1955
1956
1957 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25  | Squad
1959 | Withdrew
1959
1963 | Seventh place | 7th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19  | Squad
1967 | Did not qualify
1975 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | Squad
1979 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2  | Squad
1983 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5  | Squad
1987 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3  | Squad
1989 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4  | Squad
1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6  | Squad
1993 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4  | Squad
1995 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8  | Squad
1997 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7  | Squad
1999 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4  | Squad
2001 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Squad
2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7  | Squad
2007 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9  | Squad
2011 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2  | Squad
2015 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1  | Squad
2016 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6  | Squad
2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0  | Squad
2021 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7  | Squad
2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad
Total | 1 Title | 24/48 | 130 | 53 | 26 | 51 | 154 | 194 | —

## 2001 Copa América

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Colombia squad – 2001 Copa América winners (1st title)

* 1 Ó. Córdoba
* 2 I. Córdoba (c)
* 3 Yepes
* 4 Cortés
* 5 Orozco
* 6 Vargas
* 7 Becerra
* 8 Ferreira
* 10 Aristizábal
* 11 Arriaga
* 12 Calero
* 13 Restrepo
* 14 López
* 15 Murillo
* 16 González
* 17 Ramírez
* 18 Castillo
* 19 Grisales
* 20 Bedoya
* 21 Díaz
* 23 Molina
* 24 Hernández
* Coach: Maturana

Iván Córdoba scored the decisive 1-0 in the 2001 Copa América final against Mexico. It was the defender's last goal of his international career, although he kept playing for Colombia for 10 more years.[1]

Colombia won all six tournament matches in regular time and without conceding. This achievement is a rarity in Copa América history. The same feat was achieved by Uruguay in 1917 and 1987, and by Argentina in 1921. However, those teams only played two or three matches at those tournaments. Víctor Aristizábal, who played for Cali in the Colombian division at the time, scored in all matches except the final at least once and became the tournament's top scorer.

Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Colombia scorers  | Venue

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Group stage |  Venezuela | 2–0 | W | F. Grisales, V. Aristizábal (p) | Barranquilla
Ecuador | 1–0 | W | V. Aristizábal
Chile | 2–0 | W | V. Aristizábal (p), E. Arriaga
Quarter-finals |  Peru | 3–0 | W | V. Aristizábal (2), G. Hernández | Armenia
Semi-finals |  Honduras | 2–0 | W | G. Bedoya, V. Aristizábal | Manizales
Final |  Mexico | 1–0 | W | I. Córdoba | Bogotá

## Record by opponent

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Colombia's highest victory in tournament history is a 5–0 win against Panama in 2024. Their biggest defeat was a 0–9 loss against Brazil in 1957.

South American Championship/Copa América matches (by team)

Opponent  | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA
Argentina | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 40
Bolivia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 14
Brazil | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 32
Chile | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 20
Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4
Ecuador | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 12
Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
Mexico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0
Paraguay | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17
Peru | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 30
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1
Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 18
Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3
Total | 51 | 29 | 50 | 130 | 154 | 194

## Record players

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Carlos Valderrama is Colombia's player with the joint-most Copa América matches. He was honoured as best player at the 1987 tournament. Rank  | Player  | Matches  | Tournaments

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1 | Leonel Álvarez | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995
Carlos Valderrama | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995
3 | René Higuita | 22 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999
4 | Juan Cuadrado | 21 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
5 | Víctor Aristizábal | 20 | 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2001
James Rodríguez | 20 | 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2024
7 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 19 | 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991
Luis Carlos Perea | 19 | 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993
9 | Freddy Rincón | 18 | 1991, 1993 and 1995
David Ospina | 18 | 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021

## Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Tournaments (goals)

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1 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 10 | 1979 (1), 1987 (4), 1989 (3) and 1991 (2)
2 | Víctor Aristizábal | 8 | 1993 (1), 1997 (1) and 2001 (6)
3 | Luis Díaz | 6 | 2021 (4) and 2024 (2)
4 | Delio Gamboa | 5 | 1957 (3) and 1963 (2)
Ernesto Díaz | 5 | 1975 (4) and 1979 (1)
6 | Carlos Arango | 4 | 1947 (1) and 1957 (3)
Antony de Ávila | 4 | 1989 (1) and 1991 (3)
Freddy Rincón | 4 | 1993 (1) and 1995 (3)
9  | Fulgencio Berdugo | 3 | 1945 (2) and 1949 (1)
Neider Morantes | 3 | 1997 (2) and 1999 (1)
James Rodríguez | 3 | 2016 (2) and 2024 (1)

## Awards and records

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Team awards

* Champions (1): 2001
* Runners-up (2): 1975, 2024
* Third place (5): 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, 2021
* Fair Play Award: 2024

Individual awards[2]

* MVP 1987: Carlos Valderrama
* MVP 2024: James Rodríguez
* Top scorer 1975: Ernesto Díaz (4 goals) (shared)
* Top scorer 1987: Arnoldo Iguarán (4 goals)
* Top scorer 2001: Víctor Aristizábal (6 goals)
* Top scorer 2021: Luis Díaz (4 goals) (shared)
* Best young player 2015: Jeison Murillo

## See also

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* Colombia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
* Colombia at the FIFA World Cup

## References

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1. ^ Roberto Mamrud (February 20, 2014). "Iván Ramiro Córdoba - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
2. ^ "The Copa América Archive". July 19, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

## External links

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* RSSSF archives and results
* Soccerway database

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