Copa América records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América, including from when it was called the South American Championship (1916–1975).

## Performance by country

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Cumulative top four results for both South American Championships and Copa América.

Team  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Fourth place  | Total

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Argentina | 16 (1921*, 1925*, 1927, 1929*, 1937*, 1941, 1945, 1946*, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (Argentina)*, 1991, 1993, 2021, 2024)  | 14 (1916*, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016)  | 5 (1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019)  | 2 (1922, 1987*)  | 37
Uruguay | 15 (1916, 1917*, 1920, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1935, 1942*, 1956*, 1959 (Ecuador), 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)  | 36
Brazil | 9 (1919*, 1922*, 1949*, 1989*, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019*)  | 12 (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021*)  | 7 (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1975, 1979)  | 3 (1923, 1956, 1963)  | 31
Paraguay | 2 (1953, 1979)  | 6 (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963, 2011)  | 7 (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1959 (Argentina), 1983)  | 7 (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942, 1967, 1989, 2015)  | 22
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)  | 22
Peru | 2 (1939*, 1975)  | 1 (2019)  | 8 (1927*, 1935*, 1949, 1955, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2015)  | 6 (1929, 1941, 1957*, 1959 (Argentina), 1997, 2021)  | 17
Colombia | 1 (2001*)  | 2 (1975, 2024)  | 5 (1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, 2021)  | 2 (1991, 2004)  | 10
Bolivia | 1 (1963*)  | 1 (1997*)  | —  | 2 (1927, 1949)  | 4
Mexico^  | —  | 2 (1993, 2001)  | 3 (1997, 1999, 2007)  | —  | 5
Honduras^  | —  | —  | 1 (2001)  | —  | 1
Ecuador | —  | —  | —  | 2 (1959 (Ecuador)*, 1993*)  | 2
United States^  | —  | —  | —  | 2 (1995, 2016*)  | 2
Venezuela | —  | —  | —  | 1 (2011)  | 1
Canada^  | —  | —  | —  | 1 (2024)  | 1

*=hosts

^=invitees

### Consecutive championships

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Teams that have won the Copa América (formerly South American Championships) consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles).

Team  | Two championships  | Three championships

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Argentina | 6 times (1927–1929, 1945–1946, 1946–1947, 1957–1959 (ARG), 1991–1993, 2021–2024)  | 1 time (1945–1947)
Uruguay | 3 times (1916–1917, 1923–1924, 1983–1987)  | —
Brazil | 2 times (1997–1999, 2004–2007)  | —
Chile | 1 time (2015–2016)  | —

Italics indicate tournament hosts

## Debut of national teams

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Year  | Debuting teams

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Teams  | No. | Cum.
1916 |  Argentina,  Brazil,  Chile,  Uruguay | 4  | 4
1917 – 1920 | None | 0  | 4
1921 |  Paraguay | 1  | 5
1922 – 1925 | None | 0  | 5
1926 |  Bolivia | 1  | 6
1927 |  Peru | 1  | 7
1929 – 1937 | None | 0  | 7
1939 |  Ecuador | 1  | 8
1939 – 1942 | None | 0  | 8
1945 |  Colombia | 1  | 9
1946 – 1963 | None | 0  | 9
1967 |  Venezuela | 1  | 10
1975 – 1991 | None | 0  | 10
1993 |  Mexico,  United States | 2  | 12
1995 | None | 0  | 12
1997 |  Costa Rica | 1  | 13
1999 |  Japan | 1  | 14
2001 |  Honduras | 1  | 15
2004 – 2011 | None | 0  | 15
2015 |  Jamaica | 1  | 16
2016 |  Haiti,  Panama | 2  | 18
2019 |  Qatar | 1  | 19
2021 | None | 0  | 19
2024 |  Canada | 1  | 20

## Overall team records

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As of 2024 Copa América

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]

Rank  | Team  | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Argentina | 44 | 208 | 132 | 43 | 33 | 483 | 183 | +300 | 439
2  |  Uruguay | 46 | 212 | 115 | 40 | 57 | 421 | 226 | +195 | 385
3  |  Brazil | 38 | 195 | 109 | 41 | 45 | 435 | 206 | +229 | 368
4  |  Chile | 41 | 191 | 67 | 35 | 89 | 291 | 317 | −26 | 236
5  |  Paraguay | 39 | 180 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 267 | 311 | −44 | 235
6  |  Peru | 34 | 164 | 58 | 40 | 66 | 230 | 258 | −28 | 214
7  |  Colombia | 24 | 130 | 53 | 26 | 51 | 154 | 194 | −40 | 185
8  |  Bolivia | 29 | 122 | 20 | 26 | 76 | 109 | 308 | −199 | 86
9  |  Ecuador | 30 | 130 | 17 | 28 | 85 | 139 | 331 | −192 | 79
10  |  Mexico | 11 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 74
11  |  Venezuela | 20 | 74 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 59 | 182 | −123 | 51
12  |  Costa Rica | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 22
13  |  United States | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 20
14  |  Honduras | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10
15  |  Panama | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9
16  |  Canada | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6
17  |  Japan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3
18  |  Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1
19  |  Haiti | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0
20  |  Jamaica | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0

## Medal table

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No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 and 1983.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Argentina| 16| 14| 5| 35
2|  Uruguay| 15| 6| 10| 31
3|  Brazil| 9| 12| 7| 28
4|  Paraguay| 2| 6| 7| 15
5|  Chile| 2| 4| 5| 11
6|  Peru| 2| 1| 8| 11
7|  Colombia| 1| 2| 5| 8
8|  Bolivia| 1| 1| 0| 2
9|  Mexico| 0| 2| 3| 5
10|  Honduras| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 48| 48| 51| 147

## General statistics by tournament

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Year  | Hosts  | Champions  | Winning coach  | Golden Boot (goals)  | Best player[2]

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1916 |  Argentina |  Uruguay |  Alfredo Foglino |  Isabelino Gradín (3)  |  Isabelino Gradín
1917 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Ramón Platero |  Ángel Romano (4)  |  Héctor Scarone
1919 |  Brazil |  Brazil |  Haroldo |  Arthur Friedenreich (4)
Neco (4)  |  Arthur Friedenreich
1920 |  Chile |  Uruguay |  Ernesto Fígoli |  José Pérez (3)
Ángel Romano (3)  |  José Piendibene
1921 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Pedro Calomino |  Julio Libonatti (3)  |  Américo Tesoriere
1922 |  Brazil |  Brazil |  Laís |  Juan Francia (4)  |  Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Leonardo De Lucca |  Vicente Aguirre (3)
Pedro Petrone (3)  |  José Nasazzi
1924 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Ernesto Meliante |  Pedro Petrone (4)  |  Pedro Petrone
1925 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Américo Tesoriere |  Manuel Seoane (6)  |  Manuel Seoane
1926 |  Chile |  Uruguay |  Ernesto Fígoli |  David Arellano (7)  |  José Leandro Andrade
1927 |  Peru |  Argentina |  José Lago Millán [es][3] |  Alfredo Carricaberry (3)
Segundo Luna (3)
Roberto Figueroa (3)
Pedro Petrone (3)
Héctor Scarone (3)  |  Manuel Seoane
1929 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Francisco Olazar |  Aurelio González (5)  |  Manuel Ferreira
1935 |  Peru |  Uruguay |  Raúl V. Blanco |  Herminio Masantonio (4)  |  José Nasazzi
1937 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Manuel Seoane |  Raúl Toro Julio (7)  |  Vicente de la Mata
1939 |  Peru |  Peru |  Jack Greenwell |  Teodoro Fernández (7)  |  Teodoro Fernández
1941 |  Chile |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  Juan Marvezzi (5)  |  Sergio Livingstone
1942 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Pedro Cea |  Herminio Masantonio (7)
José Manuel Moreno (7)  |  Obdulio Varela
1945 |  Chile |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  Norberto Méndez (6)
Heleno de Freitas (6)  |  Domingos da Guia
1946 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  José María Medina (7)  |  Adolfo Pedernera
1947 |  Ecuador |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  Nicolás Falero (8)  |  José Manuel Moreno
1949 |  Brazil |  Brazil |  Flávio Costa |  Jair (9)  |  Ademir
1953 |  Peru |  Paraguay |  Manuel Fleitas Solich |  Francisco Molina (7)  |  Heriberto Herrera
1955 |  Chile |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  Rodolfo Micheli (8)  |  Enrique Hormazábal
1956 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Hugo Bagnulo |  Enrique Hormazábal (4)  |  Óscar Míguez
1957 |  Peru |  Argentina |  Guillermo Stábile |  Humberto Maschio (9)
Javier Ambrois (9)  |  Omar Sívori
1959 |  Argentina |  Argentina |  Victorio Spinetto |  Pelé (8)  |  Pelé
1959 |  Ecuador |  Uruguay |  Juan Carlos Corazzo |  José Sanfilippo (6)  |  Alcides Silveira
1963 |  Bolivia |  Bolivia |  Danilo Alvim |  Carlos Alberto Raffo (6)  |  Ramiro Blacut
1967 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Juan Carlos Corazzo |  Luis Artime (5)  |  Pedro Rocha
1975 | Various  |  Peru |  Marcos Calderón |  Leopoldo Luque (4)
Ernesto Díaz (4)  |  Teófilo Cubillas
1979 | Various  |  Paraguay |  Ranulfo Miranda |  Jorge Peredo (4)
Eugenio Morel (4)  |  Carlos Caszely
1983 | Various  |  Uruguay |  Omar Borrás |  Jorge Burruchaga (3)
Roberto Dinamite (3)
Carlos Aguilera (3)  |  Enzo Francescoli
1987 |  Argentina |  Uruguay |  Roberto Fleitas |  Arnoldo Iguarán (4)  |  Carlos Valderrama
1989 |  Brazil |  Brazil |  Sebastião Lazaroni |  Bebeto (6)  |  Rubén Sosa
1991 |  Chile |  Argentina |  Alfio Basile |  Gabriel Batistuta (6)  |  Leonardo Rodríguez
1993 |  Ecuador |  Argentina |  Alfio Basile |  José Luis Dolgetta (4)  |  Sergio Goycochea
1995 |  Uruguay |  Uruguay |  Héctor Núñez |  Gabriel Batistuta (4)
Luis García (4)  |  Enzo Francescoli
1997 |  Bolivia |  Brazil |  Mário Zagallo |  Luis Hernández (6)  |  Ronaldo
1999 |  Paraguay |  Brazil |  Vanderlei Luxemburgo |  Rivaldo (5)
Ronaldo (5)  |  Rivaldo
2001 |  Colombia |  Colombia |  Francisco Maturana |  Víctor Aristizábal (6)  |  Amado Guevara
2004 |  Peru |  Brazil |  Carlos Alberto Parreira |  Adriano (7)  |  Adriano
2007 |  Venezuela |  Brazil |  Dunga |  Robinho (6)  |  Robinho
2011 |  Argentina |  Uruguay |  Óscar Tabárez |  Paolo Guerrero (5)  |  Luis Suárez
2015 |  Chile |  Chile |  Jorge Sampaoli |  Eduardo Vargas (4)
Paolo Guerrero (4)  |  Lionel Messi
2016 |  United States |  Chile |  Juan Antonio Pizzi |  Eduardo Vargas (6)  |  Alexis Sánchez
2019 |  Brazil |  Brazil |  Tite |  Everton (3)
Paolo Guerrero (3)  |  Dani Alves
2021 |  Brazil |  Argentina |  Lionel Scaloni |  Lionel Messi (4)
Luis Díaz (4)  |  Lionel Messi
2024 |  United States |  Argentina |  Lionel Scaloni |  Lautaro Martínez (5)  |  James Rodríguez

Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.

## Hosts

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Results of host nations  Year  | Hosting team  | Finish

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1916 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1917 |  Uruguay | Champions
1919 |  Brazil | Champions
1920 |  Chile | Fourth place
1921 |  Argentina | Champions
1922 |  Brazil | Champions
1923 |  Uruguay | Champions
1924 |  Uruguay | Champions
1925 |  Argentina | Champions
1926 |  Chile | Third place
1927 |  Peru | Third place
1929 |  Argentina | Champions
1935 |  Peru | Third place
1937 |  Argentina | Champions
1939 |  Peru | Champions
1941 |  Chile | Third place
1942 |  Uruguay | Champions
1945 |  Chile | Third place
1946 |  Argentina | Champions
1947 |  Ecuador | Sixth place
1949 |  Brazil | Champions
1953 |  Peru | Fifth place
1955 |  Chile | Runners-up
1956 |  Uruguay | Champions
1957 |  Peru | Fourth place
1959 |  Argentina | Champions
1959 |  Ecuador | Fourth place
1963 |  Bolivia | Champions
1967 |  Uruguay | Champions
1975 | No host
1979 | No host
1983 | No host
1987 |  Argentina | Fourth place
1989 |  Brazil | Champions
1991 |  Chile | Third place
1993 |  Ecuador | Fourth place
1995 |  Uruguay | Champions
1997 |  Bolivia | Runners-up
1999 |  Paraguay | Quarter-finals
2001 |  Colombia | Champions
2004 |  Peru | Quarter-finals
2007 |  Venezuela | Quarter-finals
2011 |  Argentina | Quarter-finals
2015 |  Chile | Champions
2016 |  United States | Fourth place
2019 |  Brazil | Champions
2021 |  Brazil | Runners-up
2024 |  United States | Group stage

## Defending champions

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Results of defending champions  Year  | Defending champions  | Finish

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1917 |  Uruguay | Champions
1919 |  Uruguay | Runners-up
1920 |  Brazil | Third place
1921 |  Uruguay | Third place
1922 |  Argentina | Fourth place
1923 |  Brazil | Fourth place
1924 |  Uruguay | Champions
1925 |  Uruguay | Did not enter
1926 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1927 |  Uruguay | Runners-up
1929 |  Argentina | Champions
1935 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1937 |  Uruguay | Third place
1939 |  Uruguay | Runners-up
1941 |  Peru | Fourth place
1942 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1945 |  Uruguay | Fourth place
1946 |  Argentina | Champions
1947 |  Argentina | Champions
1949 |  Argentina | Did not enter
1953 |  Brazil | Runners-up
1955 |  Peru | Third place
1956 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1957 |  Uruguay | Third place
1959 |  Argentina | Champions
1959 |  Argentina | Runners-up
1963 |  Uruguay | Did not enter
1967 |  Bolivia | Sixth place
1975 |  Uruguay | Semi-finals
1979 |  Peru | Semi-finals
1983 |  Paraguay | Semi-finals
1987 |  Uruguay | Champions
1989 |  Uruguay | Runners-up
1991 |  Brazil | Runners-up
1993 |  Argentina | Champions
1995 |  Argentina | Quarter-finals
1997 |  Uruguay | Group stage
1999 |  Brazil | Champions
2001 |  Brazil | Quarter-finals
2004 |  Colombia | Fourth place
2007 |  Brazil | Champions
2011 |  Brazil | Quarter-finals
2015 |  Uruguay | Quarter-finals
2016 |  Chile | Champions
2019 |  Chile | Fourth place
2021 |  Brazil | Runners-up
2024 |  Argentina | Champions
2028 |  Argentina | TBD

## Coaches with most matches

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Rank  | Coach  | Nationality  | Team(s) managed  | Matches  | Tournaments  | Notes

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1  | Guillermo Stábile |  |  | 44  | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957  | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957
2  | Luis Tirado |  |  | 35  | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956  | Runner-up in 1955 and 1956
3  | Manuel Fleitas Solich |  |  | 33  | 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953  | Champion in 1953
Óscar Tabárez |  |  | 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021  | Champion in 2011
5  | Francisco Maturana |  |  | 27  | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001  | Champion in 2001
6  | Hernán Darío Gómez |  |  | 26  | 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019  |
7  | Ricardo Gareca |  |  | 22  | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024  | Runner-up in 2019
8  | Alfio Basile |  |  | 19  | 1991, 1993, 2007  | Champion in 1991 and 1993
Flávio Costa |  |  | 1945, 1946, 1949  | Champion in 1949
Lionel Scaloni |  |  | 2019, 2021, 2024  | Champion in 2021 and 2024

## Titles by coach

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Rank  | Coach  | Nationality  | Team(s) managed  | Titles  | Notes

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1  | Guillermo Stábile |  |  | 6  | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957 (runner-up in 1942)
2  | Alfio Basile |  |  | 2  | 1991 and 1993 (runner-up in 2007)
Juan Carlos Corazzo |  |  | 2  | 1959 and 1967
Ernesto Fígoli |  |  | 2  | 1920 and 1926
Lionel Scaloni |  |  | 2  | 2021 and 2024

* Dunga of  Brazil, Manuel Seoane of  Argentina, Danilo Alvim of  Brazil and Pedro Cea of  Uruguay won the Copa América as a player and also as a coach: Cea won in 1923 and 1924 as a player and in 1942 as a coach; Seoane won in 1925, 1927 and 1929 as a player and in 1937 as a coach; Alvim won in 1949 as a player and in 1963 as a coach (coaching Bolivia); Dunga won in 1989 and 1997 as a player and in 2007 as a coach.

## Teams

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### Overall

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* Most Copa América appearances: 46,  Uruguay

For a detailed list, see Copa América participations

* Most championships: 16,  Argentina
* Most appearances in Copa América final matches: 30,  Argentina
* Most appearances in Copa América top four: 37,  Argentina

For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results

* Most matches played: 212,  Uruguay
* Fewest matches played: 3,  Haiti,  Qatar
* Most wins: 132,  Argentina
* Most losses: 89,  Chile
* Most draws: 43,  Argentina,  Paraguay
* Team with the most goals scored in a single match:  Argentina 12−0  Ecuador (1942)
* Most goals scored: 483,  Argentina
* Most goals conceded: 331,  Ecuador
* Fewest goals scored: 1,  Haiti,  Jamaica
* Fewest goals conceded: 5,  Honduras,  Qatar
* Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.32,  Argentina
* Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83,  Honduras

### In one tournament

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* Most wins: 7,  Brazil (1949)
* Most goals scored: 46,  Brazil (1949)
* Fewest goals conceded: 0,  Colombia (2001)
* Most goals conceded: 31,  Ecuador (1942)
* Most minutes without conceding a goal: 540,  Colombia (2001)

### Streaks

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* Most consecutive championships: 3,  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
* Most consecutive final matches: 8,  Argentina 1923–1937
* Most consecutive runners-up: 2
* Argentina (4 times)
* Brazil (2 times)
* Uruguay
* Chile

## Individual

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See also: List of Copa América hat-tricks

Argentine midfielder Norberto Méndez is the joint all-time top scorer in Copa América history, with a 17-goal tally. Brazilian Zizinho scored a joint-record 17 goals in Copa América history.

### Goals scored

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Rank  | Player[4][5] | Country  | Goals

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1  | Norberto Méndez |  Argentina | 17
Zizinho |  Brazil
3  | Teodoro Fernández |  Peru | 15
Severino Varela |  Uruguay
5  | Paolo Guerrero |  Peru | 14
Lionel Messi |  Argentina
Eduardo Vargas |  Chile
8  | Ademir |  Brazil | 13
Gabriel Batistuta |  Argentina
Jair |  Brazil
José Manuel Moreno |  Argentina
Héctor Scarone |  Uruguay
13  | Roberto Porta |  Uruguay | 12
Ángel Romano |  Uruguay
15  | Didi |  Brazil | 11
Herminio Masantonio |  Argentina
17  | Javier Ambrois |  Uruguay | 10
Héctor Castro |  Uruguay
Enrique Hormazábal |  Chile
Arnoldo Iguarán |  Colombia
Ángel Labruna |  Argentina
Lautaro Martínez |  Argentina
Pedro Petrone |  Uruguay
Ronaldo |  Brazil
Óscar Gómez Sánchez |  Peru

### Matches played

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Argentine Lionel Messi has the record for most matches played (39) and for most assists made (18) in Copa América history. Rank  | Player  | Country  | Matches  | Tournaments

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1 | Lionel Messi |  Argentina | 39 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
2 | Sergio Livingstone |  Chile | 34 | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953
3 | Zizinho |  Brazil | 33 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957
4 | Víctor Ugarte |  Bolivia | 30 | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG)
5 | Ángel Di María |  Argentina | 28 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Paolo Guerrero |  Peru | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2024
7 | Leonel Álvarez |  Colombia | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Claudio Bravo |  Chile | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
Mauricio Isla |  Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Gary Medel |  Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Nicolás Otamendi |  Argentina | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Carlos Valderrama |  Colombia | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Yoshimar Yotún |  Peru | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
14  | Pedro Gallese |  Peru | 26 | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Javier Mascherano |  Argentina | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016
Alexis Sánchez |  Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Eduardo Vargas |  Chile | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
18  | Álex Aguinaga |  Ecuador | 25 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004
Christian Cueva |  Peru | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
Cornelio Heredia |  Peru | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956
Cláudio Taffarel |  Brazil | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997

Data published by Copa América's official website.[6]

### Titles by player

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Uruguayan Ángel Romano won the tournament a record six times. Players with the most Copa América titles  Titles | Player  | Country  | Years won  | Other appearances

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As player  | As manager
6  | Ángel Romano |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926[7] | 1919, 1921, 1922 |
4  | Pascual Somma |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923 | 1919, 1921, 1922 |
4  | Alfredo Zibechi |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1924 | 1919, 1921, 1922 |
4  | Héctor Scarone |  Uruguay | 1917, 1923, 1924, 1926[7] | 1919, 1927,[8] 1929[9] |
4  | José Nasazzi |  Uruguay | 1923, 1924, 1926,[7] 1935[10] | 1929[9] |
3  | Alfredo Foglino |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920 | 1919, 1921 |
3  | José Pérez |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920 | 1919 |
3  | José Piendibene |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920 | 1921 |
3  | Antonio Urdinarán |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920 | 1922 |
3  | José Vanzzino |  Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1926[7] | 1919, 1922, 1927[8] |
3  | Andrade |  Uruguay | 1923, 1924, 1926[7] | 1927,[8] 1929[9] |
3  | Alfredo Ghierra |  Uruguay | 1923, 1924, 1926[7] |  |
3  | Andrés Mazali |  Uruguay | 1923, 1924, 1926[7] | 1927,[8] 1929[9] |
3  | Santos Urdinarán |  Uruguay | 1923, 1924, 1926[7] |  |
3  | Manuel Seoane |  Argentina | 1925, 1927,[8] 1929[9] | 1924, 1935[10] | 1937[11]
3  | Vicente de la Mata |  Argentina | 1937,[11] 1945, 1946 |  |
3  | José Salomón |  Argentina | 1941, 1945, 1946 | 1942 |
3  | Mario Boyé |  Argentina | 1945, 1946, 1947 |  |
3  | Félix Loustau |  Argentina | 1945, 1946, 1947 |  |
3  | Norberto Méndez |  Argentina | 1945, 1946, 1947 |  |
3  | Natalio Pescia |  Argentina | 1945, 1946, 1947 |  |
3  | René Pontoni |  Argentina | 1945, 1946, 1947 |  |
3  | Enzo Francescoli |  Uruguay | 1983, 1987, 1995 | 1989, 1993 |

### Individual records

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* Most goals scored in a single tournament: 9 –  Jair (1949),  Humberto Maschio (1957) and  Javier Ambrois (1957)
* Most goals scored in a single match by a player: 5 –  Héctor Scarone (1926),  Juan Marvezzi (1941),  José Manuel Moreno (1942) and  Evaristo (1957)
* Most tournaments scored in: 6 –  Zizinho (1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957) and  Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)[12]
* Most opponents scored against: 10 – Lionel Messi (2007–2024)[13]
* Most overall assists provided: 18 –  Lionel Messi (2007–2024)[14]
* Most assists provided in a single tournament: 6 –  Alex (2004)[15] and  James Rodríguez (2024)[16]
* Most tournaments assisted in: 7 –  Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
* Most overall goal contributions: 32 –  Lionel Messi (14 goals and 18 assists, 2007–2024)
* Most matches won by a player: 25 –  Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)[17]
* Fastest goal scored: after 50 seconds –  Darío Franco v. Brazil (1991)[18][19]
* Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes –  José Manuel Moreno (1942)
* Youngest goalscorer: 16 years, 171 days –  Johnnier Montaño v. Argentina (1999)
* Oldest goalscorer: 37 years, 171 days –  Luis Suárez v. Canada (2024)
* Most overall direct free kicks scored: 4 –  Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
* Most overall man of the match awards won: 15 –  Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
* Most man of the match awards won in a single tournament: 4 –  Lionel Messi (2015 and 2021)
* Most finals played in: 5 –  Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024)[20]

## List of penalty shoot-outs

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Main article: List of Copa América penalty shoot-outs

* Most shoot-outs won: 6
* Uruguay (1995, 1999 (2), 2011, 2024 (2))
* Most shoot-outs lost: 6
* Uruguay (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)
* Most shoot-outs played: 12
* Uruguay (1993, 1995, 1999 (2), 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2024 (2))

Penalty shoot-out statistics by team  Team | Played | Won | Lost | Winning % | Years won | Years lost

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Uruguay | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | 1995, 1999 (2), 2011, 2024 (2) | 1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021
Argentina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1993 (2), 2015, 2021, 2024 | 1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016
Brazil | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1995, 2004 (2), 2007, 2019 | 1993, 1995, 2011, 2015, 2024
Colombia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 1993, 1995, 2016, 2021 | 1993, 2015, 2019, 2021
Paraguay | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | 2011 (2), 2015 | 1995, 1999, 2019, 2021
Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2015, 2016, 2019 | 1999
Peru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2019, 2021 | 1999, 2016
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1997, 1999 | 1995
Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 2024 | 2024
Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | – | 1997, 2024
Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | – | 2011, 2024
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2001 | –
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1995 | –

Championship year in bold

### By chronological order

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No.
| Winners
| Final
score
| Runners-up
| Pen.
Score
| Pen.
Taken
| Missed penalties  | Type of miss  | Final penalty[a] | Edition  | Round  | Date

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1 |  Colombia | 1–1 |  Uruguay | 5–3 | 5–4 |  Moas | Post |  Valencia | 1993, Ecuador | Quarter-finals | 26 June 1993
2 |  Argentina | 1–1 |  Brazil | 6–5 | 6–6 |  Boiadeiro | Saved |  Borelli | 27 June 1993
3 |  Argentina | 0–0 |  Colombia | 6–5 | 6–6 |  Aristizábal | Saved |  Borelli | Semi-finals | 1 July 1993
4 |  Colombia | 1–1 |  Paraguay | 5–4 | 5–5 |  Gamarra | Saved |  Gamarra
GK Higuita | 1995, Uruguay | Quarter-finals | 16 July 1995
5 |  United States | 0–0 |  Mexico | 4–1 | 4–3 |  Hermosillo
Coyote | Saved
Saved |  Klopas | 17 July 1995
6 |  Brazil | 2–2 |  Argentina | 4–2 | 5–4 |  André Cruz
Simeone
Fabbri | Saved
Saved
Saved |  Edmundo | 17 July 1995
7 |  Uruguay | 1–1 |  Brazil | 5–3 | 5–4 |  Túlio | Saved |  S. Martínez | Final | 23 July 1995
8 |  Mexico | 1–1 |  Ecuador | 4–3 | 6–6 |  Capurro
De la Cruz
Blanco
Villa
Rosero | Saved
Saved
Saved
Wide
Saved |  J. Sánchez | 1997, Bolivia | Quarter-finals | 22 June 1997
9 |  Mexico | 3–3 |  Peru | 4–2 | 4–4 |  José Soto
Reynoso | Over
Wide |  Reynoso | 1999, Paraguay | Quarter-finals | 10 July 1999
10 |  Uruguay | 1–1 |  Paraguay | 5–3 | 5–4 |  Benítez | Saved/Post |  Magallanes | 10 July 1999
11 |  Uruguay | 1–1 |  Chile | 5–3 | 5–4 |  Aros | Saved |  Magallanes | Semi-finals | 13 July 1999
12 |  Honduras | 2–2 |  Uruguay | 5–4 | 5–5 |  Gutiérrez | Saved |  Izaguirre | 2001, Colombia | Third place play-off | 28 July 2001
13 |  Brazil | 1–1 |  Uruguay | 5–3 | 5–4 |  V. Sánchez | Saved |  Alex | 2004, Peru | Semi-finals | 21 July 2004
14 |  Brazil | 2–2 |  Argentina | 4–2 | 4–4 |  D'Alessandro
Heinze | Saved
Over |  Juan | Final | 25 July 2004
15 |  Brazil | 2–2 |  Uruguay | 5–4 | 7–7 |  Forlán
Afonso
Fernando
García
Lugano | Saved
Post
Post
Post
Saved |  Lugano
GK Doni | 2007, Venezuela | Semi-finals | 10 July 2007
16 |  Uruguay | 1–1 |  Argentina | 5–4 | 5–5 |  Tevez | Saved |  Cáceres | 2011, Argentina | Quarter-finals | 16 July 2011
17 |  Paraguay | 0–0 |  Brazil | 2–0 | 3–4 |  Elano
Barreto
Thiago Silva
André Santos
Fred | Over
Wide
Saved
Over
Wide |  Fred | 17 July 2011
18 |  Paraguay | 0–0 |  Venezuela | 5–3 | 5–4 |  Lucena | Saved |  Verón | Semi-finals | 20 July 2011
19 |  Argentina | 0–0 |  Colombia | 5–4 | 7–7 |  Muriel
Biglia
Zúñiga
Rojo
Murillo | Over
Wide
Saved
Bar
Over |  Tevez | 2015, Chile | Quarter-finals | 26 June 2015
20 |  Paraguay | 1–1 |  Brazil | 4–3 | 5–5 |  E. Ribeiro
Douglas Costa
Santa Cruz | Wide
Over
Over |  González | 27 June 2015
21 |  Chile | 0–0 |  Argentina | 4–1 | 4–3 |  Higuaín
Banega | Over
Saved |  A. Sánchez | Final | 4 July 2015
22 |  Colombia | 0–0 |  Peru | 4–2 | 4–4 |  Trauco
Cueva | Saved
Over |  Cueva | 2016, United States | Quarter-finals | 17 June 2016
23 |  Chile | 0–0 |  Argentina | 4–2 | 5–4 |  Vidal
Messi
Biglia | Saved
Over
Saved |  Silva | Final | 26 June 2016
24 |  Brazil | 0–0 |  Paraguay | 4–3 | 5–5 |  Gómez
Firmino
González | Saved
Wide
Wide |  Gabriel Jesus | 2019, Brazil | Quarter-finals | 27 June 2019
25 |  Chile | 0–0 |  Colombia | 5–4 | 5–5 |  Tesillo | Wide |  A. Sánchez | 28 June 2019
26 |  Peru | 0–0 |  Uruguay | 5–4 | 5–5 |  Suárez | Saved |  Flores | 29 June 2019
27 |  Peru | 3–3 |  Paraguay | 4–3 | 6–6 |  D. Martínez
Ormeño
Samudio
Cueva
Espínola | Over
Saved
Over
Saved
Saved |  Trauco | 2021, Brazil | Quarter-finals | 2 July 2021
28 |  Colombia | 0–0 |  Uruguay | 4–2 | 4–4 |  Giménez
Viña | Saved
Saved |  Viña
GK Ospina | 3 July 2021
29 |  Argentina | 1–1 |  Colombia | 3–2 | 4–5 |  D. Sánchez
De Paul
Mina
Cardona | Saved
Over
Saved
Saved |  Cardona
GK E. Martínez | Semi-finals | 6 July 2021
30 |  Argentina | 1–1 |  Ecuador | 4–2 | 5–4 |  Messi
Mena
Minda | Bar
Saved
Saved |  Otamendi | 2024, United States | Quarter-finals | 1 July 2024
31 |  Canada | 1–1 |  Venezuela | 4–3 | 6–6 |  Herrera
Millar
Savarino
Eustáquio
Ángel | Post
Over
Saved
Saved
Saved |  Koné | 5 July 2024
32 |  Uruguay | 0–0 |  Brazil | 4–2 | 5–4 |  Militão
Douglas Luiz
Giménez | Saved
Post
Saved |  Ugarte | 6 July 2024
33 |  Uruguay | 2–2 |  Canada | 4–3 | 4–5 |  Koné
Davies | Saved
Bar |  Davies | Third place play-off | 13 July 2024

## References and footnotes

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### References

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### Footnotes

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1. ^ The outcome of the penalty after which the shoot-out ended. This column lists either the winning goalscorer, the player who missed the last penalty (if this was off target), or the player who took the last penalty and the goalkeeper who saved it

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