This is a list of awards presented to players and teams that have distringuished themselves at the end of each Copa América final tournament.
Awards
editThere are currently five post-tournament awards:
- the Golden Ball for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;[1][2]
- the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;[3][2]
- the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;[2]
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament, first awarded in 2004;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.
In addition, the Best Young Player award has been given out intermittently.[2]
Golden Ball
editThe current Golden Ball award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.[1][2] The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation provides a list of the best players from the first edition in 1916, who are listed below as unofficial recipients.[4]
Unofficial
editThis is an unofficial list of the recipients of the best player award provided by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.[4]
Official
edit
Golden Boot
editThe Golden Boot is assigned to the top scorer of each edition.[3]
Golden Glove
edit| Year | Hosts | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Argentina
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 Justo Villar
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| 2015 |  Chile
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Claudio Bravo
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| 2016 |  United States
|
Claudio Bravo
|
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| 2019 |  Brazil
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Alisson
|
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| 2021 | Brazil
|
Emiliano Martínez
|
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| 2024 | United States
|
Emiliano Martínez
|
Team of the Tournament
edit| Year | Hosts | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Peru
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| 2007 |  Venezuela
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| 2011 | Argentina
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| 2015 | Chile
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| 2016 | United States
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| 2019 | Brazil
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| 2021 | Brazil
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| 2024 | United States
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Fair Play Award
edit| Year | Hosts | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Argentina
|
 Uruguay
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| 2015 | Chile
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Peru
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| 2016 | United States
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Argentina
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| 2019 | Brazil
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Brazil
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| 2021 | Brazil
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Brazil
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| 2024 | United States
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 Colombia
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Best Young Player
editThis award has been given out only in the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions.[2]
| Year | Hosts | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Venezuela
|
Lionel Messi
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| 2011 | Argentina
|
Sebastián Coates
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| 2015 | Chile
|
Jeison Murillo
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See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Lionel Messi rejected the award.[10]
References
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- ^ a b "The Copa América 2024 top scorers and assists leaders". Copa América. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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- ^ a b Bull, Jj (6 July 2015). "Lionel Messi allegedly refuses best player award at Copa America as trophy removed from ceremony". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Karen, Mattias (27 June 2016). "Sanchez named Copa America's top player". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Olmedo, Álvaro (7 July 2019). "Dani Alves is named the best player of the 2019 Copa America". Marca. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "CONMEBOL announce Messi and Neymar as Copa America's best players". Marca. 11 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Muralidharan, Ashwin (11 July 2021). "'Lionel Messi and Neymar best players' - All awards at the 2021 Copa America". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dominski, Michael (15 July 2024). "How Argentina, Lionel Messi lifted a third-straight title with Copa America victory against Colombia". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Bhat, Sachin (13 September 2021). "5 most unexpected Golden Boot winners at Copa America". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Victor Hugo Aristizábal: top scorer and idol of Colombia national team". Copa América. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Adriano: champion and top scorer of the CONMEBOL Copa América". Copa América. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Lionel Messi wins 2021 Copa America Golden Boot". Goal.com. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "The best of 2011 CONMEBOL Copa America". Copa América. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Gangoso, Eduard (27 June 2016). "Claudio Bravo wins Copa America Golden Glove". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Alisson Becker's becomes first goalkeeper to win three Golden Gloves in a season as Brazil down Peru in Copa America final". Fox Sports. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 27 July 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "El Once Ideal de la Copa América" [The Ideal Eleven of the Copa América]. La República (in Spanish). 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Así fue el equipo ideal de la Copa América 2011: ¿cuál será el del 2015?". 2015 Copa América (in Spanish). 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "The best of 2015 CONMEBOL Copa America". Copa América. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "TSG announces Copa America Centenario Awards". CONCACAF. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "El equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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