Copa América

South American association football tournament

Football tournament

CONMEBOL Copa América

Organizing body| CONMEBOL
Founded| 1916; 109 years ago (1916)
Region| South America
Number of teams| 16 (2024)
Qualifier for| Finalissima
Related competitions| Copa América Femenina
Current champion(s)|  Argentina (16th title)
Most successful team(s)|  Argentina (16 titles)
Website| copaamerica.com
Tournaments

* 1916
* 1917
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1929
* 1935
* 1937
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1949
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1959 (A)
* 1959 (E)
* 1963
* 1967
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2016
* 2019
* 2021
* 2024
* 2028

The CONMEBOL Copa América (English: Americas Cup; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship),[1] often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition.[2] The competition determines the champions of South America, minus Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana.[2][3][4] Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete.

Eight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 48 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with Ecuador and Venezuela the only teams yet to win. Argentina have the most championships in the tournament's history, with 16 cups. The country that hosted the tournament the most times (nine editions) is Argentina, including the inaugural edition in 1916. The United States is the only non-CONMEBOL country that hosted the event, having done so in both 2016 and 2024. On three occasions (in 1975, 1979, and 1983), the tournament was held in multiple South American countries.

Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams — all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. Mexico participated in every tournament between 1993 and 2016, with one additional team drawn from CONCACAF, except for 1999, when AFC team Japan filled out the 12-team roster, and 2019, which featured Japan and Qatar. The 2016 and 2024 tournaments both featured 16 teams, with six teams from CONCACAF in addition to the 10 from CONMEBOL.[5][6]

## History

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### South American Football Championship era (1916–1967)

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#### Beginnings (1916–1929)

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The first edition was held in 1916 and won by Uruguay (pictured)

The first football team in South America, Lima Cricket and Football Club, was established in Peru in 1859,[7] and the Argentine Football Association was founded in 1893. By the early 20th century, football was growing in popularity, and the first international competition held among national teams of the continent occurred in 1910[8] when Argentina organized an event to commemorate the centenary of the May Revolution. Chile and Uruguay participated, but this event is not considered official by CONMEBOL. Similarly, for the centennial celebration of its independence, Argentina held a tournament between 2 and 17 July 1916 with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil being the first participants of the tournament. This so-called Campeonato Sudamericano de Football would be the first edition of what is currently known as Copa América; Uruguay would triumph in this first edition after tying 0–0 with hosts Argentina in the deciding, last match held in Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda.

Seeing the success of the tournament, a boardmember of the Uruguayan Football Association, Héctor Rivadavia, proposed the establishment of a confederation of the associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.[9] On 9 July, independence day in Argentina, CONMEBOL was founded. The following year, the competition was played again, this time in Uruguay. Uruguay would win the title again to win their bicampeonato after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the last match of the tournament. The success of the tournament on Charrúan soil would help consolidate the tournament.

Brazil achieved its first championship in 1919

After a flu outbreak in Rio de Janeiro canceled the tournament in 1918,[10] Brazil hosted the tournament in 1919 and was crowned champion for the first time after defeating the defending champions 1–0 in a playoff match to decide the title, while the Chilean city of Viña del Mar would host the 1920 event which was won by Uruguay.

For the 1921 event, Paraguay participated for the first time after its football association affiliated to CONMEBOL earlier that same year. Argentina won the competition for the first time thanks to the goals of Julio Libonatti. In subsequent years, Uruguay would dominate the tournament, which at that time was the largest football tournament in the world. Argentina, however, would not be far behind and disputed the supremacy with the Charruas. After losing the 1928 final at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Argentina would gain revenge in the 1929 South American Championship by defeating the Uruguayans in the last, decisive match. During this period, both Bolivia and Peru debuted in the tournament in 1926 and 1927, respectively.

#### Disorganization and intermittency (1930–1967)

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After the first World Cup held in Uruguay in 1930, the enmity between the football federations of Uruguay and Argentina prevented the competition from being played for a number of years. Only in 1935 was it possible to dispute a special edition of the event to be officially reinstated in 1939. Peru became the host nation of the 1939 edition and won the competition for the first time. Ecuador made their debut at that tournament.

In 1941, Chile hosted that year's edition in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santiago for which the capacity of the newly built Estadio Nacional was expanded from 30,000 to 70,000 spectators. Despite the large investment and initial success of the team, the Chileans would be defeated in the last match by eventual champions Argentina. Uruguay hosted and won the 1942 edition. Chile would host again in 1945, and came close to playing for the title against Argentina. However, Brazil spoiled that possibility, and Argentina would win the tournament once again on Chilean soil.

The Carasucias ("dirty faces"), a name that was known for the Argentina squad that won the 1957 championship held in Peru

The event then entered a period of great disruption. The championship was not played on a regular basis and many editions would be deemed unofficial, only to be considered valid later on by CONMEBOL. For example, Argentina would be the first (and so far only) team to win three consecutive titles by winning the championships of 1945, 1946 and 1947. After those three annual tournaments, the competition returned to being held every two years, then three and later four. There were even two tournaments held in 1959, one in Argentina and a second in Ecuador. During this period, some of the national teams were indifferent to the tournament. Some did not participate every year, others sent lesser teams; in the 1959 edition held in Ecuador, Brazil entered a team from the state of Pernambuco. Bolivia won for the first time when it hosted in 1963, but was defeated in the first game of the 1967 tournament by debutant Venezuela. The founding of the Copa Libertadores in 1959 also affected the way the tournament was viewed by its participants.

### Copa América era (1975–present)

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#### Renewal, name and format change (1975–1987)

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After eight years of absence, the event resumed in 1975 and officially acquired the name Copa América. The tournament had no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. Nine teams participated in the group stages with the defending champions receiving a bye into the semifinals. The tournament was contested every four years using this system until 1987. It also no longer held the round-robin tournament format and instead incorporated a group stage, knockout round and a final.

#### Host rotation (1987–2015)

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Carlos Valderrama and Diego Maradona greeting before the Argentina v Colombia match in 1987

In 1986, CONMEBOL decided to return to having one country host the tournament and to contest it every other year. From 1987 until 2001, the event was hosted every two years in rotation by the ten members of the confederation. The format would remain constant with a first round of groups, but the final round stage ranged from being a new, final round-robin group or a single-elimination system to decide the winner. This renewal helped the tournament, which began to receive television coverage in Europe and North America. The 1987 Copa América was held in Argentina; this was the first time the nation had hosted an edition in 28 years. Despite entering as heavy favorites for being the reigning world champions (having won the 1986 FIFA World Cup), playing at home and having a team largely composed of its World Cup winners led by the legendary Diego Maradona, Argentina would finish in a disappointing fourth place after being beaten by defending champions Uruguay 0–1 in the semifinals. Uruguay would defeat a surprisingly strong Chilean squad who made it to the final, disposing of the powerful Brazil 4–0 on the group stage.

Brazil lifted its first official international title since the 1970 FIFA World Cup upon winning the 1989 Copa América held on home soil. Argentina, in turn, won the Copa América after 32 long years in 1991 in Chile, thanks to a refreshed squad led by the prolific goalscorer Gabriel Batistuta. The 1993 Copa América tournament in Ecuador would take its current form. Along with the usual ten teams, CONMEBOL invited two countries from CONCACAF to participate, Mexico and the United States.

Uruguay managed to win the competition in 1995 as host, ending a period of decline for Uruguayan football. With the implementation of rotating hosts, Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela hosted the tournament for the first time. Brazil entered a series of victories, winning four of the five continental titles between 1997 and 2007. The first, in 1997, was won after defeating host nation Bolivia 1–3 with goals from Leonardo, Denílson and Ronaldo becoming crucial in the Verde-Amarela's consecration on Bolivia's altitude. Brazil would successfully defend the title in 1999 after thumping Uruguay 3–0 in Asuncion, Paraguay. However, the 2001 Copa América saw one of the biggest surprises of the history of the sport as Honduras eliminated Brazil in the quarterfinals. Colombia, the host nation, would go on to win the competition for the first time ever.

Aftermath of a match in the 2007 Copa América, held for the first time in Venezuela.

From 2001 to 2007, the tournament was contested every three years, and from 2007 forward every four years, with the exception of the tournament's centennial in 2016.

Running from an embarrassing performance in 2001, Brazil reestablished itself in the South American pantheon after defeating Argentina, on penalties, in order to win the 2004 competition held in Peru. Three years later, the two teams met again in the final, this time in Venezuela. Once again, Brazil came out victorious after crushing Argentina 3–0.

Argentina hosted the 2011 competition and was ousted by Uruguay in the quarterfinals by penalty shootout. Uruguay would go on defeating Peru 2–0 in the semis to reach the finals and overpower Paraguay 3–0, thus winning the trophy on Argentinean soil for the third time and second in a row. This, the 43rd edition, was the first time that neither Argentina nor Brazil reached the semifinals of a tournament they both had entered.

The 2015 competition was hosted in Chile, who swapped hosting positions with Brazil in light of the latter's hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.[11] Chile went on to win the tournament, their first title, on home soil.

#### Centenary and beyond (2016–present)

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In 2016, the centenary of the tournament was celebrated with the Copa América Centenario tournament hosted in the United States; the tournament was the first to be hosted outside of South America and had an expanded field of 16 teams from CONMEBOL and CONCACAF. During the tournament, media outlets reported that CONMEBOL and CONCACAF were negotiating a merger of the Copa América with the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the latter's continental tournament held every two years, with the United States hosting regular tournaments; United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati called the report inaccurate, saying that no such discussion had taken place and that a new tournament would have to be established.[12] For the second time, Chile won the trophy in a penalty shoot-out.[13] The 2016 edition broke tournament records for attendance, with 1.5 million total spectators and an average of 46,000 per match through the semi-finals.[14]

Brazil hosted the 2019 edition, which was played in the normal four-year cycle, and won their ninth title by defeating Peru in the final at the renovated Maracanã Stadium.[15] CONMEBOL approved a permanent switch from odd to even years beginning with the 2020 Copa América to move in line with the UEFA European Championship, which would be jointly hosted by Argentina and Colombia and split into two groups.[16] The tournament was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lost two invited teams from Asia—Australia and Qatar—due to fixture congestion.[17] Colombia requested that the tournament be moved to November 2021 due to widespread protests and increased COVID-19 cases, but withdrew after CONMEBOL rejected a second postponement.[18] 13 days prior to the opening match, the entire tournament was moved to Brazil due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in Argentina.[19] The 2021 Copa América was played by 10 teams with no spectators at most matches due to the pandemic; the final at the Maracanã was limited to 10 percent of capacity. Argentina won their first title in 28 years by defeating Brazil in the final.[20]

CONMEBOL and CONCACAF signed a collaborative partnership agreement in January 2023 that included the United States being selected as host for the 2024 Copa América, which would feature six CONCACAF teams. The tournament would share some venues with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is planned to be co-hosted by the United States.[21][22]

## Hosts

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Map of CONMEBOL members, by their times hosted as of 2024

In 1984, CONMEBOL adopted the policy of rotating the right to host the Copa América amongst the ten member confederations. The first rotation was completed following the 2007 Copa América which took place in Venezuela. A second rotation commenced in 2011, with host countries rotating in alphabetical order, starting with Argentina.[23] Chile, Mexico and the United States expressed interest in hosting the next tournament, but the CONMEBOL Executive Committee decided to continue the execution of the rotation, giving priority of the organization to each of its member associations; each association confirms whether they will host an edition or not, having no obligation to do so. Argentina confirmed on 24 November 2008, via representatives of the Argentine Football Association, that it would host the 2011 Copa América.

The 2015 Copa América was due to be held in Brazil following the order of rotation. However, as Brazil was hosting both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the decision was reconsidered. Although CONMEBOL President Nicolas Leoz proposed hosting the continental tournament in Mexico (a member of the CONCACAF federation) and board members Brazil and Chile discussed the possibility of exchanging the 2015 and 2019 tournaments, it was decided and confirmed by the CBF in February 2011 that the 2015 Copa América would remain in Brazil. However, in March 2012, CBF president Ricardo Teixeira resigned from his position and the CBF agreed to swap the tournament's hosting with Chile. The swap was made official in May 2012. The centennial edition of the tournament, Copa América Centenario, took place in June 2016, and was held in the United States.[24] The Copa América Centenario marked the first time the tournament was hosted by a non-CONMEBOL nation.

Each Copa América since 2005 has had its own mascot. Gardelito, the mascot for the 1987 competition, was the first Copa América mascot.

Hosts  | Editions hosted

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Argentina | 9 (1916, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1937, 1946, 1959, 1987, 2011)
Uruguay | 7 (1917, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1956, 1967, 1995)
Chile | 7 (1920, 1926, 1941, 1945, 1955, 1991, 2015)
Brazil | 6 (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 2019, 2021)
Peru | 6 (1927, 1935, 1939, 1953, 1957, 2004)
Ecuador | 3 (1947, 1959, 1993)
Bolivia | 2 (1963, 1997)
United StatesC | 2 (2016, 2024)
Paraguay | 1 (1999)
Colombia | 1 (2001)
Venezuela | 1 (2007)
home-and-away basis  | 3 (1975, 1979, 1983)

C = non-CONMEBOL host.

## Format and rules

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In early tournaments all teams competed in a round-robin stage, while later ones saw the teams were split into different groups followed by a single-elimination knockout stage.

Year  | Teams  | Matches  | Format

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Min. | Act.
1916 | 4  | 6  | round-robin group of 4
1917 | 4  | 6
1919 | 4  | 6  | 7
1920 | 4  | 6
1921 | 4  | 6
1922 | 5  | 10  | 11  | round-robin group of 5
1923 | 4  | 6  | round-robin group of 4
1924 | 4  | 6
1925 | 3  | 6  | double round-robin group of 3
1926 | 5  | 10  | round-robin group of 5
1927 | 4  | 6  | round-robin group of 4
1929 | 4  | 6
1935 | 4  | 6
1937 | 6  | 15  | 16  | round-robin group of 6
1939 | 5  | 10  | round-robin group of 5
1941 | 5  | 10
1942 | 7  | 21  | round-robin group of 7
1945 | 7  | 21
1946 | 6  | 15  | round-robin group of 6
1947 | 8  | 28  | round-robin group of 8
1949 | 8  | 28  | 29
1953 | 7  | 21  | 22  | round-robin group of 7
1955 | 6  | 15  | round-robin group of 6
1956 | 6  | 15
1957 | 7  | 21  | round-robin group of 7
1959 (A) | 7  | 21
1959 (E) | 5  | 10  | round-robin group of 5
1963 | 7  | 21  | round-robin group of 7
1967 | 6  | 15  | round-robin group of 6
1975 | 10  | 24  | 25  | 3 groups of 3, semi-finals,[a] final
(two-legged matches throughout the tournament)
1979 | 10  | 24  | 25
1983 | 10  | 24
1987 | 10  | 13  | 3 groups of 3, semi-finals,[a] 3rd-place match, final
1989 | 10  | 26  | 2 groups of 5, final round-robin group of 4
1991 | 10  | 26
1993 | 12  | 26  | 3 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final
1995 | 12  | 26
1997 | 12  | 26
1999 | 12  | 26
2001 | 12  | 26
2004 | 12  | 26
2007 | 12  | 26
2011 | 12  | 26
2015 | 12  | 26
2016 | 16  | 32  | 4 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final
2019 | 12  | 26  | 3 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final
2021 | 10  | 28  | 2 groups of 5, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final
2024 | 16  | 32  | 4 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final

Notes

1. ^ a b Title holders joined from the semi-finals.

The tournament was previously known as Campeonato Sudamericano de Futbol (South American Championship of Football). South American Championship of Nations was the official English language name. The current name has been used since 1975. Up to 1967 if there was a tie of points at the top of the standings, a playoff match (or matches) would be held to determine the champion. Between 1975 and 1983 it had no fixed host nation, and was held in a home and away fashion. The current final tournament features 12 national teams competing over a month in the host nation. There are two phases: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. In the group stage, teams compete within three groups of four teams each. Three teams are seeded, including the hosts, with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the FIFA World Rankings. The other teams are assigned to different "pots", usually based also on the FIFA Rankings, and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the three groups.

Each group plays a round-robin tournament, in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. In earlier tournaments, the last round of matches of each group were not scheduled at the same time unlike many tournaments around the world for unknown reasons, although more recent tournaments have adopted this rule. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Beginning in 1995, three points have been awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points).

The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows:

a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organizing Committee (i.e. at random).

The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with penalty shootouts used to decide the winner if a match is still tied after 90 minutes in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and after extra time in the final. It begins with the quarter-finals, then semi-finals, the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.

## Participating teams

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All registered national federations of CONMEBOL, of which there currently are ten, are eligible for automatic berths in the tournament. Since the competition's rebranding in 1975, there has been only one occasion when one of those teams missed out on a tournament: Argentina withdrew from the 2001 edition due to scheduling and security disagreements.

Owing to this somewhat limited number of available participants, countries from other continents have usually been invited to make up the 12 teams necessary for the current tournament format since 1993. Most often those have been from CONCACAF, whose members are geographically and culturally close. For the centennial edition in 2016 and for the one in 2024, reflecting the number of teams being increased to 16, qualification stages were held for the CONCACAF teams.

In all, ten non-South American nations have participated in Copa América at least once: CONCACAF members Canada, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and the United States, as well as AFC members Japan and Qatar. Two other teams, China and Australia, had accepted invitations respectively for 2015 and 2021, but both did not end up appearing because of clashes with other commitments.[25][26][27] Moreover, Spain was invited to the 2011 edition but declined to participate.[28]

### Team records

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Regular participants
| Team  | Appearances
as of 2024  | First

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Argentina | 44  | 1916
Bolivia | 29  | 1926
Brazil | 38  | 1916
Chile | 41  | 1916
Colombia | 24  | 1945
Ecuador | 30  | 1939
Paraguay | 39  | 1921
Peru | 34  | 1927
Uruguay | 46  | 1916
Venezuela | 20  | 1967

Invitees
| Team  | Appearances  | First  | Latest

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CONCACAF
Canada | 1  | 2024
Costa Rica | 6  | 1997 | 2024
Haiti | 1  | 2016
Honduras | 1  | 2001
Jamaica | 3  | 2015 | 2024
Mexico | 11  | 1993 | 2024
Panama | 2  | 2016 | 2024
United States | 5  | 1993 | 2024
AFC
Japan | 2  | 1999 | 2019
Qatar | 1  | 2019

## Trophies

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Main article: Copa América trophy

Current Copa América trophy (left) at the Conmebol Museum and the special edition awarded exclusively for Copa América Centenario in 2016

The Copa América trophy, which is awarded to the winners of the tournament, was donated to the Association by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Ernesto Bosch, in 1910, when Argentina organized an event to commemorate the centenary of the May Revolution. That competition (also attended by Uruguay and Chile) was named "Copa del Centenario" (Centennial Cup).[29]

The current Copa América trophy was purchased in 1916 from "Casa Escasany", a jewelry shop in Buenos Aires, at the cost of 3,000 Swiss francs.[30]

The Copa América trophy is a 9 kg (20 lb) weight and 77 cm (30 in) tall silver ornament, with a 3-level wooden base which contains several plaques. The plaques are engraved with every winner of the competition, as well as the edition won.[31] The trophy previously had a one- and two-level base [citation needed], and prior to 1979 there was no base at all,[32] like the one used in 1975.

In April 2016, a commemorative trophy – specifically designed for the Copa América Centenario – was introduced at the Colombian Football Federation headquarters of Bogotá to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the competition.[33] The trophy was based on the original Copa América trophy's shape, added with the 2016 edition logo. The trophy was not to have a base. The CAC was 61 cm (24 in) tall with a weight of 7.1 kg (16 lb), covered by 24-carat gold. The emblems of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF were also engraved on its body.[34]

The commemorative Copa América Centenario trophy was designed by Epico Studios in the United States and manufactured by London Workshops of Thomas Lyte in England.[35][36] The winning team will keep the trophy in perpetuity.

Apart from the main trophy, the "Copa Bolivia" (a small trophy made in silver) has been awarded to the runner-up of the competition since the 1997 edition.[37] The trophy is named after the country that hosted the 1997 Copa América, with a small Bolivian flag attached on one of its sides.[38]

## Results

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See also: List of Copa América finals

Tournament name

* 1916–1967: "South American Championship"
* 1975–present: "Copa América"

Key

* aet: after extra time
* p: penalty shoot-out
*   Final played in two-legged format (with a playoff if necessary).

* v
* t
* e

Ed. | Year  | Host  | First place game  | Third place game  | Teams

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Champion  | Score  |  Runner-up  |  Third  | Score  |  Fourth
1  | 1916 |  Argentina |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Brazil | round-robin |
Chile | 4
2  | 1917 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Brazil | round-robin |
Chile | 4
3  | 1919 |  Brazil |
Brazil | round-robin
Play-off: 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Uruguay |
Argentina | round-robin |
Chile | 4
4  | 1920 |  Chile |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Brazil | round-robin |
Chile | 4
5  | 1921 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Paraguay | 4
6  | 1922 |  Brazil |
Brazil | round-robin
Play-off: 3–0 |
Paraguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina | 5
7  | 1923 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Paraguay | round-robin |
Brazil | 4
8  | 1924 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Paraguay | round-robin |
Chile | 4
9  | 1925 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Paraguay | round-robin | —  | 3
10  | 1926 |  Chile |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Chile | round-robin |
Paraguay | 5
11  | 1927 |  Peru |
Argentina | round-robin |
Uruguay |
Peru | round-robin |
Bolivia | 4
12  | 1929 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin |
Paraguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Peru | 4
13  | 1935 |  Peru |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Peru | round-robin |
Chile | 4
14  | 1937 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin
Play-off: 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Brazil |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Paraguay | 6
15  | 1939 |  Peru |
Peru | round-robin |
Uruguay |
Paraguay | round-robin |
Chile | 5
16  | 1941 |  Chile |
Argentina | round-robin |
Uruguay |
Chile | round-robin |
Peru | 5
17  | 1942 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Brazil | round-robin |
Paraguay | 7
18  | 1945 |  Chile |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Chile | round-robin |
Uruguay | 7
19  | 1946 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Paraguay | round-robin |
Uruguay | 6
20  | 1947 |  Ecuador |
Argentina | round-robin |
Paraguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Chile | 8
21  | 1949 |  Brazil |
Brazil | round-robin
Play-off: 7–0 |
Paraguay |
Peru | round-robin |
Bolivia | 8
22  | 1953 |  Peru |
Paraguay | round-robin
Play-off: 3–2 |
Brazil |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Chile | 7
23  | 1955 |  Chile |
Argentina | round-robin |
Chile |
Peru | round-robin |
Uruguay | 6
24  | 1956 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Chile |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil | 6
25  | 1957 |  Peru |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Peru | 7
26  | 1959 |  Argentina |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Paraguay | round-robin |
Peru | 7
27  | 1959 |  Ecuador |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Brazil | round-robin |
Ecuador | 5
28  | 1963 |  Bolivia |
Bolivia | round-robin |
Paraguay |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil | 7
29  | 1967 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | round-robin |
Argentina |
Chile | round-robin |
Paraguay | 6
30  | 1975 | Home-and-away basis |
Peru | 0–1 / 2–0
Play-off: 1–0 |
Colombia |
Brazil |

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Uruguay | 10
31  | 1979 | Home-and-away basis |
Paraguay | 3–0 / 0–1
Play-off: 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Chile |
Brazil |

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Peru | 10
32  | 1983 | Home-and-away basis |
Uruguay | 2–0 / 1–1 |
Brazil |
Paraguay |

– [n 1]

Peru | 10
33  | 1987 |  Argentina |
Uruguay | 1–0 |
Chile |
Colombia | 2–1 |
Argentina | 10
34  | 1989 |  Brazil |
Brazil | round-robin |
Uruguay |
Argentina | round-robin |
Paraguay | 10
35  | 1991 |  Chile |
Argentina | round-robin |
Brazil |
Chile | round-robin |
Colombia | 10
36  | 1993 |  Ecuador |
Argentina | 2–1 |
Mexico |
Colombia | 1–0 |
Ecuador | 12
37  | 1995 |  Uruguay |
Uruguay | 1–1
(5–3 p) |
Brazil |
Colombia | 4–1 |
United States | 12
38  | 1997 |  Bolivia |
Brazil | 3–1 |
Bolivia |
Mexico | 1–0 |
Peru | 12
39  | 1999 |  Paraguay |
Brazil | 3–0 |
Uruguay |
Mexico | 2–1 |
Chile | 12
40  | 2001 |  Colombia |
Colombia | 1–0 |
Mexico |
Honduras | 2–2
(5–4 p) |
Uruguay | 12
41  | 2004 |  Peru |
Brazil | 2–2
(4–2 p) |
Argentina |
Uruguay | 2–1 |
Colombia | 12
42  | 2007 |  Venezuela |
Brazil | 3–0 |
Argentina |
Mexico | 3–1 |
Uruguay | 12
43  | 2011 |  Argentina |
Uruguay | 3–0 |
Paraguay |
Peru | 4–1 |
Venezuela | 12
44  | 2015 |  Chile |
Chile | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p) |
Argentina |
Peru | 2–0 |
Paraguay | 12
45  | 2016 |  United States |
Chile | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) |
Argentina |
Colombia | 1–0 |
United States | 16
46  | 2019 |  Brazil |
Brazil | 3–1 |
Peru |
Argentina | 2–1 |
Chile | 12
47  | 2021 |  Brazil |
Argentina | 1–0 |
Brazil |
Colombia | 3–2 |
Peru | 10
48  | 2024 |  United States |
Argentina | 1–0 (a.e.t.)  |
Colombia |
Uruguay | 2–2
(4–3 p) |
Canada | 16
49  | 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Notes

1. ^ a b c No third place match was played; teams are listed in alphabetical order.

## Teams reaching the top four

[edit]

Team  | Title(s)  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Fourth place

|
|
|
|

Argentina | 16 (1921*, 1925*, 1927, 1929*, 1937*, 1941, 1945, 1946*, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959*, 1991, 1993, 2021, 2024)  | 14 (1916*, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016)  | 5 (1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019)  | 2 (1922, 1987*)
Uruguay | 15 (1916, 1917*, 1920, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1935, 1942*, 1956*, 1959, 1967*, 1983, 1987, 1995*, 2011)  | 6 (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999)  | 10 (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957, 1975, 2004, 2024)  | 5 (1945, 1946, 1955, 2001, 2007)
Brazil | 9 (1919*, 1922*, 1949*, 1989*, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019*)  | 12 (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021*)  | 7 (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959, 1975, 1979)  | 3 (1923, 1956, 1963)
Paraguay | 2 (1953, 1979)  | 6 (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963, 2011)  | 7 (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1959, 1983)  | 7 (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942, 1967, 1989, 2015)
Chile | 2 (2015*, 2016)  | 4 (1955*, 1956, 1979, 1987)  | 5 (1926*, 1941*, 1945*, 1967*, 1991*)  | 11 (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1953, 1999, 2019)
Peru | 2 (1939*, 1975)  | 1 (2019)  | 8 (1927*, 1935*, 1949, 1955, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2015)  | 6 (1929, 1941, 1957*, 1959, 1997, 2021)
Colombia | 1 (2001*)  | 2 (1975, 2024)  | 5 (1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, 2021)  | 2 (1991, 2004)
Bolivia | 1 (1963*)  | 1 (1997*)  | 0  | 2 (1927, 1949)
Mexico | 0  | 2 (1993, 2001)  | 3 (1997, 1999, 2007)  | 0
Honduras | 0  | 0  | 1 (2001)  | 0
Ecuador | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 (1959*, 1993)
United States | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 (1995, 2016*)
Venezuela | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 (2011)
Canada | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 (2024)

* Host nation

## Records and statistics

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Main article: Copa América records and statistics

### Copa América champions' results in the Confederations Cup

[edit]

Further information: FIFA Confederations Cup

Qualified via  | Team  | Edition  | Result

|
|
|

1991 Copa América |  Argentina | 1992 | Champions
1993 Copa América |  Argentina | 1995 | Runners up
1995 Copa América |  Uruguay | 1997 | (4th)
1997 Copa América |  Brazil | 1999 | Runners up
1999 Copa América |  Brazil | 2001 | (4th)
2001 Copa América |  Colombia | 2003 | (4th)
2004 Copa América |  Brazil | 2005 | Champions
2007 Copa América |  Brazil  | 2009 | Champions
2011 Copa América |  Uruguay | 2013 | (4th)
2015 Copa América |  Chile | 2017 | Runners up

### Copa América champions' results in the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions

[edit]

Further information: CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions

Qualified via  | Team  | Edition  | Result

|
|
|

1983 Copa América |  Uruguay | 1985 | Runners up
1993 Copa América |  Argentina | 1993 | Champions
2021 Copa América |  Argentina | 2022 | Champions
2024 Copa América |  Argentina | 2026 | Qualified

## Awards

[edit]

Main article: Copa América awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards

* the Best Player for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;
* the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
* the Best Goalkeeper  for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
* the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
* the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.

## See also

[edit]

* Copa América Femenina
* Copa América Centenario
* Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo
* Continental football championships
* Panamerican Championship

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## External links

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* RSSSF archive – includes extensive match reports.

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South American Championship and Copa América winners

* 1916:  Uruguay
* 1917:  Uruguay
* 1919:  Brazil
* 1920:  Uruguay
* 1921:  Argentina
* 1922:  Brazil
* 1923:  Uruguay
* 1924:  Uruguay
* 1925:  Argentina
* 1926:  Uruguay
* 1927:  Argentina
* 1929:  Argentina
* 1935:  Uruguay
* 1937:  Argentina
* 1939:  Peru
* 1941:  Argentina
* 1942:  Uruguay
* 1945:  Argentina
* 1946:  Argentina
* 1947:  Argentina
* 1949:  Brazil
* 1953:  Paraguay
* 1955:  Argentina
* 1956:  Uruguay
* 1957:  Argentina
* 1959:  Argentina
* 1959:  Uruguay
* 1963:  Bolivia
* 1967:  Uruguay
* 1975:  Peru
* 1979:  Paraguay
* 1983:  Uruguay
* 1987:  Uruguay
* 1989:  Brazil
* 1991:  Argentina
* 1993:  Argentina
* 1995:  Uruguay
* 1997:  Brazil
* 1999:  Brazil
* 2001:  Colombia
* 2004:  Brazil
* 2007:  Brazil
* 2011:  Uruguay
* 2015:  Chile
* 2016:  Chile
* 2019:  Brazil
* 2021:  Argentina
* 2024:  Argentina

* v
* t
* e

South American Championship and Copa América Player of the Tournament

Unofficial award|

* 1916: Gradín
* 1917: Scarone
* 1919: Friedenreich
* 1920: Piendibene
* 1921: Tesoriere
* 1922: Fortes
* 1923: Nasazzi
* 1924: Petrone
* 1925: Seoane
* 1926: Andrade
* 1927: Seoane
* 1929: Ferreira
* 1935: Nasazzi
* 1937: Mata
* 1939: Fernández
* 1941: Livingstone
* 1942: Varela
* 1945: Da Guia
* 1946: Pedernera
* 1947: Moreno
* 1949: Ademir
* 1953: Herrera
* 1955: Hormazábal
* 1956: Míguez
* 1957: Sívori
* 1959 (Argentina): Pelé
* 1959 (Ecuador):  Silveira
* 1963: Blacut
* 1967: Rocha
* 1975: Cubillas
* 1979: Caszely
* 1983: Francescoli

Official award|

* 1987: Valderrama
* 1989: Sosa
* 1991: L. Rodríguez
* 1993: Goycochea
* 1995: Francescoli
* 1997: Ronaldo
* 1999: Rivaldo
* 2001: Guevara
* 2004: Adriano
* 2007: Robinho
* 2011: Suárez
* 2015: Messi1
* 2016: Sánchez
* 2019: Alves
* 2021: Messi
* 2024: J. Rodríguez

1 Messi was given the 2015 award, but rejected it. Argentina's staff was to receive the award.

* v
* t
* e

Copa América

Editions|

| South American
Championship|

* Argentina 1916
* Uruguay 1917
* Brazil 1919
* Chile 1920
* Argentina 1921
* Brazil 1922
* Uruguay 1923
* Uruguay 1924
* Argentina 1925
* Chile 1926
* Peru 1927
* Argentina 1929
* Peru 1935
* Argentina 1937
* Peru 1939
* Chile 1941
* Uruguay 1942
* Chile 1945
* Argentina 1946
* Ecuador 1947
* Brazil 1949
* Peru 1953
* Chile 1955
* Uruguay 1956
* Peru 1957
* Argentina 1959
* Ecuador 1959
* Bolivia 1963
* Uruguay 1967

|

Copa América|

* 1975 (no fixed host)
* 1979 (no fixed host)
* 1983 (no fixed host)
* Argentina 1987
* Brazil 1989
* Chile 1991
* Ecuador 1993
* Uruguay 1995
* Bolivia 1997
* Paraguay 1999
* Colombia 2001
* Peru 2004
* Venezuela 2007
* Argentina 2011
* Chile 2015
* United States 2016 (Centenario)
* Brazil 2019
* Brazil 2021
* United States 2024
* 2028

Finals|

* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2016
* 2019
* 2021
* 2024

Squads|

* 1916
* 1917
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1929
* 1935
* 1937
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1949
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1959 (Argentina)
* 1959 (Ecuador)
* 1963
* 1967
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2016
* 2019
* 2021
* 2024

Qualification|

* 1967
* 2016
* 2024

Related topics|

* Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo
* Squads
* Awards
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* Mascots
* Music
* Penalty shoot-outs
* Records and statistics
* Trophy
* U.S. television

* Category
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Copa América symbols

Songs|

* 2004:
* 2007:
* 2011:
* 2015:
* 2016: "Superstar"
* 2019:
* 2021:

Mascots|

* 1987:
* 1989:
* 1991:
* 1993:
* 1995:
* 1997:
* 1999:
* 2001:
* 2004:
* 2007:
* 2011:
* 2015:
* 2016: None
* 2019:
* 2021:

Balls|

* 2004: Total 90 Aerow CSW
* 2007: Mercurial Veloci
* 2011: Total 90 Tracer Doma
* 2015: Cachaña
* 2016: Ordem Ciento
* 2019: Rabisco
* 2021: Flight

* v
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CONMEBOL members|

* Argentina
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* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Invitees nations|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Mexico
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* Qatar
* United States

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| Men|

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* Under-17 Football Championship
* Under-15 Football Championship
* Pan American Games
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* Under-17 Futsal Championship
* Copa América de Beach Soccer
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* South American Beach Games
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|

Women|

* Copa América Femenina
* Women's Finalissima
* Under-20 Women's Football Championship
* Under-17 Women's Football Championship
* Pan American Games
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* Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship

Defunct|

* Panamerican Championship

Club competitions|

| Men|

* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana
* UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
* Copa Libertadores de Futsal
* U-20 Copa Libertadores
* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
* Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

|

Women|

* Copa Libertadores Femenina
* Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct|

* Intercontinental Cup
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* Copa CONMEBOL
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* Copa Iberoamericana
* Copa Mercosur
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* Copa Master de Supercopa
* Copa de Oro
* Copa Master de CONMEBOL
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Other|

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Geography
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Women's football

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* snipe
* Swimming
* Table Tennis
* championship
* cup
* youth

Non-Olympic sports|

| Team sports|

* Beach soccer
* men
* U-20 men
* Cricket
* Futsal
* men
* women
* U-20 men
* U-17 men
* U-20 women
* Rugby

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Individual sports|

* Athletics
* cross country
* half-marathon
* mountain running
* road mile
* Chess
* Motorsports
* formula 3
* GT
* rally
* touring car
* Shooting
* handgun
* Wrestling
* lucha libre

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