The Copa América is an international association football competition established in 1916.[1][2] It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), the sport's continental governing body.
Early editions of the tournament, then known as the South American Football Championship, consisted of a round-robin group, where the team with the most points was declared the champion (with a play-off to break a tie if necessary). In 1975, when the tournament was rebranded to its current title, a final stage using the single-elimination format was introduced, which culminates with a final match between the last two teams remaining in contention. This type of format has been used ever since, except in 1989 and 1991, which featured a final group stage.
Argentina defeated Colombia in the final of the latest competition, held in 2024.
Finals
edit- Keys
- aet: after extra time
- p: penalty shoot-out
- Final played in two-legged format (with a playoff if necessary).
- Defined on penalties after 90 minutes.
- Defined on penalties after extra time
- Teams in italics are non-CONMEBOL members that participated as invitees.
Results by nation
editTeam | Titles | Runners-up | Total finals |
---|---|---|---|
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) | 30 |
Uruguay | 15 (1916, 1917*, 1920, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1935, 1942*, 1956*, 1959, 1967*, 1983, 1987, 1995*, 2011) | 6 (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999) | 21 |
Brazil | 9 (1919*, 1922*, 1949*, 1989*, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019*) | 11 (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021*) | 20 |
Paraguay | 2 (1953, 1979) | 6 (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963. 2011) | 8 |
Chile | 2 (2015*, 2016) | 4 (1955*, 1956, 1979, 1987) | 6 |
Peru | 2 (1939*, 1975) | 1 (2019) | 3 |
Colombia | 1 (2001*) | 2 (1975, 2024) | 3 |
Bolivia | 1 (1963*) | 1 (1997*) | 2 |
Mexico | — | 2 (1993, 2001) | 2 |
- ^ After the two legs ends 2–2 on points (with no goal difference rule), a playoff match was held; Peru won 4–2 on points.
- ^ After 120 minutes had expired in the playoff, both teams finished 3–3 on points: Paraguay were declared champions on goal difference (3–1).
- ^ Uruguay won 3–1 on points.
* Indicates host country
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "X Campeonato Sud Americano de Football". biblioteca.afa.org.ar. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "The oldest main continental tournament in the world". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
External links
edit- The Copa América Archive by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF