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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

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

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  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

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
  Argentina 6 times ( 1927 1929, 1945 1946, 19461947, 1957 1959 (ARG), 19911993, 20212024) 1 time ( 19451947)
  Uruguay 3 times ( 1916 1917, 1923 1924, 19831987)
  Brazil 2 times ( 19971999, 20042007)
  Chile 1 time ( 20152016)
Italics indicate tournament hosts

Debut of national teams

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. Cum.
1916   Argentina,   Brazil,   Chile,   Uruguay 4 4
19171920 None 0 4
1921   Paraguay 1 5
19221925 None 0 5
1926   Bolivia 1 6
1927   Peru 1 7
19291937 None 0 7
1939   Ecuador 1 8
19391942 None 0 8
1945   Colombia 1 9
19461963 None 0 9
1967   Venezuela 1 10
19751991 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
20042011 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

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
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

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Argentina1614535
2  Uruguay1561031
3  Brazil912728
4  Paraguay26715
5  Chile24511
6  Peru21811
7  Colombia1258
8  Bolivia1102
9  Mexico0235
10  Honduras0011
Totals (10 entries)484851147

General statistics by tournament

Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Golden Boot (goals) Best player [2]
1916   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Alfredo Foglino Uruguay Isabelino Gradín (3) Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
1917   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Ramón Platero Uruguay Ángel Romano (4) Uruguay Héctor Scarone
1919   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Haroldo Brazil Arthur Friedenreich (4)
Brazil Neco (4)
Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
1920   Chile   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli Uruguay José Pérez (3)
Uruguay Ángel Romano (3)
Uruguay José Piendibene
1921   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Pedro Calomino Argentina Julio Libonatti (3) Argentina Américo Tesoriere
1922   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Laís Argentina Juan Francia (4) Brazil Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Leonardo De Lucca Argentina Vicente Aguirre (3)
Uruguay Pedro Petrone (3)
Uruguay José Nasazzi
1924   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Meliante Uruguay Pedro Petrone (4) Uruguay Pedro Petrone
1925   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Américo Tesoriere Argentina Manuel Seoane (6) Argentina Manuel Seoane
1926   Chile   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli Chile David Arellano (7) Uruguay José Leandro Andrade
1927   Peru   Argentina Spain José Lago Millán [ es] [3] Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry (3)
Argentina Segundo Luna (3)
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa (3)
Uruguay Pedro Petrone (3)
Uruguay Héctor Scarone (3)
Argentina Manuel Seoane
1929   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Francisco Olazar Paraguay Aurelio González (5) Argentina Manuel Ferreira
1935   Peru   Uruguay Uruguay Raúl V. Blanco Argentina Herminio Masantonio (4) Uruguay José Nasazzi
1937   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Manuel Seoane Chile Raúl Toro Julio (7) Argentina Vicente de la Mata
1939   Peru   Peru England Jack Greenwell Peru Teodoro Fernández (7) Peru Teodoro Fernández
1941   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Juan Marvezzi (5) Chile Sergio Livingstone
1942   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Cea Argentina Herminio Masantonio (7)
Argentina José Manuel Moreno (7)
Uruguay Obdulio Varela
1945   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Norberto Méndez (6)
Brazil Heleno de Freitas (6)
Brazil Domingos da Guia
1946   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Uruguay José María Medina (7) Argentina Adolfo Pedernera
1947   Ecuador   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Uruguay Nicolás Falero (8) Argentina José Manuel Moreno
1949   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Flávio Costa Brazil Jair (9) Brazil Ademir
1953   Peru   Paraguay Paraguay Manuel Fleitas Solich Chile Francisco Molina (7) Paraguay Heriberto Herrera
1955   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Rodolfo Micheli (8) Chile Enrique Hormazábal
1956   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Hugo Bagnulo Chile Enrique Hormazábal (4) Uruguay Óscar Míguez
1957   Peru   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Humberto Maschio (9)
Uruguay Javier Ambrois (9)
Argentina Omar Sívori
1959   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Victorio Spinetto Brazil Pelé (8) Brazil Pelé
1959   Ecuador   Uruguay Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo Argentina José Sanfilippo (6) Uruguay Alcides Silveira
1963   Bolivia   Bolivia Brazil Danilo Alvim Ecuador Carlos Alberto Raffo (6) Bolivia Ramiro Blacut
1967   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo Argentina Luis Artime (5) Uruguay Pedro Rocha
1975 Various   Peru Peru Marcos Calderón Argentina Leopoldo Luque (4)
Colombia Ernesto Díaz (4)
Peru Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various   Paraguay Paraguay Ranulfo Miranda Chile Jorge Peredo (4)
Paraguay Eugenio Morel (4)
Chile Carlos Caszely
1983 Various   Uruguay Uruguay Omar Borrás Argentina Jorge Burruchaga (3)
Brazil Roberto Dinamite (3)
Uruguay Carlos Aguilera (3)
Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1987   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Roberto Fleitas Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán (4) Colombia Carlos Valderrama
1989   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni Brazil Bebeto (6) Uruguay Rubén Sosa
1991   Chile   Argentina Argentina Alfio Basile Argentina Gabriel Batistuta (6) Argentina Leonardo Rodríguez
1993   Ecuador   Argentina Argentina Alfio Basile Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta (4) Argentina Sergio Goycochea
1995   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Héctor Núñez Argentina Gabriel Batistuta (4)
Mexico Luis García (4)
Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1997   Bolivia   Brazil Brazil Mário Zagallo Mexico Luis Hernández (6) Brazil Ronaldo
1999   Paraguay   Brazil Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo Brazil Rivaldo (5)
Brazil Ronaldo (5)
Brazil Rivaldo
2001   Colombia   Colombia Colombia Francisco Maturana Colombia Víctor Aristizábal (6) Honduras Amado Guevara
2004   Peru   Brazil Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Brazil Adriano (7) Brazil Adriano
2007   Venezuela   Brazil Brazil Dunga Brazil Robinho (6) Brazil Robinho
2011   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Óscar Tabárez Peru Paolo Guerrero (5) Uruguay Luis Suárez
2015   Chile   Chile Argentina Jorge Sampaoli Chile Eduardo Vargas (4)
Peru Paolo Guerrero (4)
Argentina Lionel Messi
2016   United States   Chile Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi Chile Eduardo Vargas (6) Chile Alexis Sánchez
2019   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Tite Brazil Everton (3)
Peru Paolo Guerrero (3)
Brazil Dani Alves
2021   Brazil   Argentina Argentina Lionel Scaloni Argentina Lionel Messi (4)
Colombia Luis Díaz (4)
Argentina Lionel Messi
2024   United States   Argentina Argentina Lionel Scaloni Argentina Lautaro Martínez (5) Colombia James Rodríguez

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

Hosts

Results of host nations
Year Hosting team Finish
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

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish
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

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) managed Matches Tournaments Notes
1 Guillermo Stábile Argentina Argentina 44 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957 Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957
2 Luis Tirado Chile Chile 35 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 Runner-up in 1955 and 1956
3 Manuel Fleitas Solich Paraguay Paraguay 33 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 Champion in 1953
Óscar Tabárez Uruguay Uruguay 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 Champion in 2011
5 Francisco Maturana Colombia Colombia Ecuador 27 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 Champion in 2001
6 Hernán Darío Gómez Colombia Colombia Ecuador Panama 26 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019
7 Ricardo Gareca Argentina Peru Chile 22 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 Runner-up in 2019
8 Alfio Basile Argentina Argentina 19 1991, 1993, 2007 Champion in 1991 and 1993
Flávio Costa Brazil Brazil 1945, 1946, 1949 Champion in 1949
Lionel Scaloni Argentina Argentina 2019, 2021, 2024 Champion in 2021 and 2024

Titles by coach

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) managed Titles Notes
1 Guillermo Stábile Argentina Argentina 6 Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957 (runner-up in 1942)
2 Alfio Basile Argentina Argentina 2 1991 and 1993 (runner-up in 2007)
Juan Carlos Corazzo Uruguay Uruguay 2 1959 and 1967
Ernesto Fígoli Uruguay Uruguay 2 1920 and 1926
Lionel Scaloni Argentina Argentina 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

Overall

  • 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

In one tournament

Streaks

Individual

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

Goals scored

Rank Player [4] [5] Country Goals
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

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
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

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

List of 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
  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

No.
Winners
Final
score
Runners-up
Pen.
Score
Pen.
Taken
Missed penalties Type of miss Final penalty [a] Edition Round Date
1   Colombia 1–1   Uruguay 5–3 5–4 Uruguay Moas Post soccer ball with check mark Valencia 1993, Ecuador Quarter-finals 26 June 1993
2   Argentina 1–1   Brazil 6–5 6–6 Brazil Boiadeiro Saved soccer ball with check mark Borelli 27 June 1993
3   Argentina 0–0   Colombia 6–5 6–6 Colombia Aristizábal Saved soccer ball with check mark Borelli Semi-finals 1 July 1993
4   Colombia 1–1   Paraguay 5–4 5–5 Paraguay Gamarra Saved soccer ball with red X Gamarra
GK Higuita
1995, Uruguay Quarter-finals 16 July 1995
5   United States 0–0   Mexico 4–1 4–3 Mexico Hermosillo
Mexico Coyote
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Klopas 17 July 1995
6   Brazil 2–2   Argentina 4–2 5–4 Brazil André Cruz
Argentina Simeone
Argentina Fabbri
Saved
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soccer ball with check mark Edmundo 17 July 1995
7   Uruguay 1–1   Brazil 5–3 5–4 Brazil Túlio Saved soccer ball with check mark S. Martínez Final 23 July 1995
8   Mexico 1–1   Ecuador 4–3 6–6 Ecuador Capurro
Ecuador De la Cruz
Mexico Blanco
Mexico Villa
Ecuador Rosero
Saved
Saved
Saved
Wide
Saved
soccer ball with check mark J. Sánchez 1997, Bolivia Quarter-finals 22 June 1997
9   Mexico 3–3   Peru 4–2 4–4 Peru José Soto
Peru Reynoso
Over
Wide
soccer ball with red X Reynoso 1999, Paraguay Quarter-finals 10 July 1999
10   Uruguay 1–1   Paraguay 5–3 5–4 Paraguay Benítez Saved/Post soccer ball with check mark Magallanes 10 July 1999
11   Uruguay 1–1   Chile 5–3 5–4 Chile Aros Saved soccer ball with check mark Magallanes Semi-finals 13 July 1999
12   Honduras 2–2   Uruguay 5–4 5–5 Uruguay Gutiérrez Saved soccer ball with check mark Izaguirre 2001, Colombia Third place play-off 28 July 2001
13   Brazil 1–1   Uruguay 5–3 5–4 Uruguay V. Sánchez Saved soccer ball with check mark Alex 2004, Peru Semi-finals 21 July 2004
14   Brazil 2–2   Argentina 4–2 4–4 Argentina D'Alessandro
Argentina Heinze
Saved
Over
soccer ball with check mark Juan Final 25 July 2004
15   Brazil 2–2   Uruguay 5–4 7–7 Uruguay Forlán
Brazil Afonso
Brazil Fernando
Uruguay García
Uruguay Lugano
Saved
Post
Post
Post
Saved
soccer ball with red X Lugano
GK Doni
2007, Venezuela Semi-finals 10 July 2007
16   Uruguay 1–1   Argentina 5–4 5–5 Argentina Tevez Saved soccer ball with check mark Cáceres 2011, Argentina Quarter-finals 16 July 2011
17   Paraguay 0–0   Brazil 2–0 3–4 Brazil Elano
Paraguay Barreto
Brazil Thiago Silva
Brazil André Santos
Brazil Fred
Over
Wide
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soccer ball with red X Fred 17 July 2011
18   Paraguay 0–0   Venezuela 5–3 5–4 Venezuela Lucena Saved soccer ball with check mark Verón Semi-finals 20 July 2011
19   Argentina 0–0   Colombia 5–4 7–7 Colombia Muriel
Argentina Biglia
Colombia Zúñiga
Argentina Rojo
Colombia Murillo
Over
Wide
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Bar
Over
soccer ball with check mark Tevez 2015, Chile Quarter-finals 26 June 2015
20   Paraguay 1–1   Brazil 4–3 5–5 Brazil E. Ribeiro
Brazil Douglas Costa
Paraguay Santa Cruz
Wide
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soccer ball with check mark González 27 June 2015
21   Chile 0–0   Argentina 4–1 4–3 Argentina Higuaín
Argentina Banega
Over
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soccer ball with check mark A. Sánchez Final 4 July 2015
22   Colombia 0–0   Peru 4–2 4–4 Peru Trauco
Peru Cueva
Saved
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soccer ball with red X Cueva 2016, United States Quarter-finals 17 June 2016
23   Chile 0–0   Argentina 4–2 5–4 Chile Vidal
Argentina Messi
Argentina Biglia
Saved
Over
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soccer ball with check mark Silva Final 26 June 2016
24   Brazil 0–0   Paraguay 4–3 5–5 Paraguay Gómez
Brazil Firmino
Paraguay González
Saved
Wide
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soccer ball with check mark Gabriel Jesus 2019, Brazil Quarter-finals 27 June 2019
25   Chile 0–0   Colombia 5–4 5–5 Colombia Tesillo Wide soccer ball with check mark A. Sánchez 28 June 2019
26   Peru 0–0   Uruguay 5–4 5–5 Uruguay Suárez Saved soccer ball with check mark Flores 29 June 2019
27   Peru 3–3   Paraguay 4–3 6–6 Paraguay D. Martínez
Peru Ormeño
Paraguay Samudio
Peru Cueva
Paraguay Espínola
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soccer ball with check mark Trauco 2021, Brazil Quarter-finals 2 July 2021
28   Colombia 0–0   Uruguay 4–2 4–4 Uruguay Giménez
Uruguay Viña
Saved
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soccer ball with red X Viña
GK Ospina
3 July 2021
29   Argentina 1–1   Colombia 3–2 4–5 Colombia D. Sánchez
Argentina De Paul
Colombia Mina
Colombia Cardona
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GK E. Martínez
Semi-finals 6 July 2021
30   Argentina 1–1   Ecuador 4–2 5–4 Argentina Messi
Ecuador Mena
Ecuador Minda
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soccer ball with check mark Otamendi 2024, United States Quarter-finals 1 July 2024
31   Canada 1–1   Venezuela 4–3 6–6 Venezuela Herrera
Canada Millar
Venezuela Savarino
Canada Eustáquio
Venezuela Ángel
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soccer ball with check mark Koné 5 July 2024
32   Uruguay 0–0   Brazil 4–2 5–4 Brazil Militão
Brazil Douglas Luiz
Uruguay Giménez
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33   Uruguay 2–2   Canada 4–3 4–5 Canada Koné
Canada Davies
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References and footnotes

References

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  11. ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1937".
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Footnotes

  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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  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

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
  Argentina 6 times ( 1927 1929, 1945 1946, 19461947, 1957 1959 (ARG), 19911993, 20212024) 1 time ( 19451947)
  Uruguay 3 times ( 1916 1917, 1923 1924, 19831987)
  Brazil 2 times ( 19971999, 20042007)
  Chile 1 time ( 20152016)
Italics indicate tournament hosts

Debut of national teams

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. Cum.
1916   Argentina,   Brazil,   Chile,   Uruguay 4 4
19171920 None 0 4
1921   Paraguay 1 5
19221925 None 0 5
1926   Bolivia 1 6
1927   Peru 1 7
19291937 None 0 7
1939   Ecuador 1 8
19391942 None 0 8
1945   Colombia 1 9
19461963 None 0 9
1967   Venezuela 1 10
19751991 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
20042011 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

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
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

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Argentina1614535
2  Uruguay1561031
3  Brazil912728
4  Paraguay26715
5  Chile24511
6  Peru21811
7  Colombia1258
8  Bolivia1102
9  Mexico0235
10  Honduras0011
Totals (10 entries)484851147

General statistics by tournament

Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Golden Boot (goals) Best player [2]
1916   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Alfredo Foglino Uruguay Isabelino Gradín (3) Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
1917   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Ramón Platero Uruguay Ángel Romano (4) Uruguay Héctor Scarone
1919   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Haroldo Brazil Arthur Friedenreich (4)
Brazil Neco (4)
Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
1920   Chile   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli Uruguay José Pérez (3)
Uruguay Ángel Romano (3)
Uruguay José Piendibene
1921   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Pedro Calomino Argentina Julio Libonatti (3) Argentina Américo Tesoriere
1922   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Laís Argentina Juan Francia (4) Brazil Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Leonardo De Lucca Argentina Vicente Aguirre (3)
Uruguay Pedro Petrone (3)
Uruguay José Nasazzi
1924   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Meliante Uruguay Pedro Petrone (4) Uruguay Pedro Petrone
1925   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Américo Tesoriere Argentina Manuel Seoane (6) Argentina Manuel Seoane
1926   Chile   Uruguay Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli Chile David Arellano (7) Uruguay José Leandro Andrade
1927   Peru   Argentina Spain José Lago Millán [ es] [3] Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry (3)
Argentina Segundo Luna (3)
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa (3)
Uruguay Pedro Petrone (3)
Uruguay Héctor Scarone (3)
Argentina Manuel Seoane
1929   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Francisco Olazar Paraguay Aurelio González (5) Argentina Manuel Ferreira
1935   Peru   Uruguay Uruguay Raúl V. Blanco Argentina Herminio Masantonio (4) Uruguay José Nasazzi
1937   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Manuel Seoane Chile Raúl Toro Julio (7) Argentina Vicente de la Mata
1939   Peru   Peru England Jack Greenwell Peru Teodoro Fernández (7) Peru Teodoro Fernández
1941   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Juan Marvezzi (5) Chile Sergio Livingstone
1942   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Cea Argentina Herminio Masantonio (7)
Argentina José Manuel Moreno (7)
Uruguay Obdulio Varela
1945   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Norberto Méndez (6)
Brazil Heleno de Freitas (6)
Brazil Domingos da Guia
1946   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Uruguay José María Medina (7) Argentina Adolfo Pedernera
1947   Ecuador   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Uruguay Nicolás Falero (8) Argentina José Manuel Moreno
1949   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Flávio Costa Brazil Jair (9) Brazil Ademir
1953   Peru   Paraguay Paraguay Manuel Fleitas Solich Chile Francisco Molina (7) Paraguay Heriberto Herrera
1955   Chile   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Rodolfo Micheli (8) Chile Enrique Hormazábal
1956   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Hugo Bagnulo Chile Enrique Hormazábal (4) Uruguay Óscar Míguez
1957   Peru   Argentina Argentina Guillermo Stábile Argentina Humberto Maschio (9)
Uruguay Javier Ambrois (9)
Argentina Omar Sívori
1959   Argentina   Argentina Argentina Victorio Spinetto Brazil Pelé (8) Brazil Pelé
1959   Ecuador   Uruguay Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo Argentina José Sanfilippo (6) Uruguay Alcides Silveira
1963   Bolivia   Bolivia Brazil Danilo Alvim Ecuador Carlos Alberto Raffo (6) Bolivia Ramiro Blacut
1967   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo Argentina Luis Artime (5) Uruguay Pedro Rocha
1975 Various   Peru Peru Marcos Calderón Argentina Leopoldo Luque (4)
Colombia Ernesto Díaz (4)
Peru Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various   Paraguay Paraguay Ranulfo Miranda Chile Jorge Peredo (4)
Paraguay Eugenio Morel (4)
Chile Carlos Caszely
1983 Various   Uruguay Uruguay Omar Borrás Argentina Jorge Burruchaga (3)
Brazil Roberto Dinamite (3)
Uruguay Carlos Aguilera (3)
Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1987   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Roberto Fleitas Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán (4) Colombia Carlos Valderrama
1989   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni Brazil Bebeto (6) Uruguay Rubén Sosa
1991   Chile   Argentina Argentina Alfio Basile Argentina Gabriel Batistuta (6) Argentina Leonardo Rodríguez
1993   Ecuador   Argentina Argentina Alfio Basile Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta (4) Argentina Sergio Goycochea
1995   Uruguay   Uruguay Uruguay Héctor Núñez Argentina Gabriel Batistuta (4)
Mexico Luis García (4)
Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1997   Bolivia   Brazil Brazil Mário Zagallo Mexico Luis Hernández (6) Brazil Ronaldo
1999   Paraguay   Brazil Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo Brazil Rivaldo (5)
Brazil Ronaldo (5)
Brazil Rivaldo
2001   Colombia   Colombia Colombia Francisco Maturana Colombia Víctor Aristizábal (6) Honduras Amado Guevara
2004   Peru   Brazil Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Brazil Adriano (7) Brazil Adriano
2007   Venezuela   Brazil Brazil Dunga Brazil Robinho (6) Brazil Robinho
2011   Argentina   Uruguay Uruguay Óscar Tabárez Peru Paolo Guerrero (5) Uruguay Luis Suárez
2015   Chile   Chile Argentina Jorge Sampaoli Chile Eduardo Vargas (4)
Peru Paolo Guerrero (4)
Argentina Lionel Messi
2016   United States   Chile Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi Chile Eduardo Vargas (6) Chile Alexis Sánchez
2019   Brazil   Brazil Brazil Tite Brazil Everton (3)
Peru Paolo Guerrero (3)
Brazil Dani Alves
2021   Brazil   Argentina Argentina Lionel Scaloni Argentina Lionel Messi (4)
Colombia Luis Díaz (4)
Argentina Lionel Messi
2024   United States   Argentina Argentina Lionel Scaloni Argentina Lautaro Martínez (5) Colombia James Rodríguez

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

Hosts

Results of host nations
Year Hosting team Finish
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

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish
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

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) managed Matches Tournaments Notes
1 Guillermo Stábile Argentina Argentina 44 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957 Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957
2 Luis Tirado Chile Chile 35 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 Runner-up in 1955 and 1956
3 Manuel Fleitas Solich Paraguay Paraguay 33 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 Champion in 1953
Óscar Tabárez Uruguay Uruguay 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 Champion in 2011
5 Francisco Maturana Colombia Colombia Ecuador 27 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 Champion in 2001
6 Hernán Darío Gómez Colombia Colombia Ecuador Panama 26 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019
7 Ricardo Gareca Argentina Peru Chile 22 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 Runner-up in 2019
8 Alfio Basile Argentina Argentina 19 1991, 1993, 2007 Champion in 1991 and 1993
Flávio Costa Brazil Brazil 1945, 1946, 1949 Champion in 1949
Lionel Scaloni Argentina Argentina 2019, 2021, 2024 Champion in 2021 and 2024

Titles by coach

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) managed Titles Notes
1 Guillermo Stábile Argentina Argentina 6 Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957 (runner-up in 1942)
2 Alfio Basile Argentina Argentina 2 1991 and 1993 (runner-up in 2007)
Juan Carlos Corazzo Uruguay Uruguay 2 1959 and 1967
Ernesto Fígoli Uruguay Uruguay 2 1920 and 1926
Lionel Scaloni Argentina Argentina 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

Overall

  • 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

In one tournament

Streaks

Individual

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

Goals scored

Rank Player [4] [5] Country Goals
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

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
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

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

List of 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
  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

No.
Winners
Final
score
Runners-up
Pen.
Score
Pen.
Taken
Missed penalties Type of miss Final penalty [a] Edition Round Date
1   Colombia 1–1   Uruguay 5–3 5–4 Uruguay Moas Post soccer ball with check mark Valencia 1993, Ecuador Quarter-finals 26 June 1993
2   Argentina 1–1   Brazil 6–5 6–6 Brazil Boiadeiro Saved soccer ball with check mark Borelli 27 June 1993
3   Argentina 0–0   Colombia 6–5 6–6 Colombia Aristizábal Saved soccer ball with check mark Borelli Semi-finals 1 July 1993
4   Colombia 1–1   Paraguay 5–4 5–5 Paraguay Gamarra Saved soccer ball with red X Gamarra
GK Higuita
1995, Uruguay Quarter-finals 16 July 1995
5   United States 0–0   Mexico 4–1 4–3 Mexico Hermosillo
Mexico Coyote
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Klopas 17 July 1995
6   Brazil 2–2   Argentina 4–2 5–4 Brazil André Cruz
Argentina Simeone
Argentina Fabbri
Saved
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Edmundo 17 July 1995
7   Uruguay 1–1   Brazil 5–3 5–4 Brazil Túlio Saved soccer ball with check mark S. Martínez Final 23 July 1995
8   Mexico 1–1   Ecuador 4–3 6–6 Ecuador Capurro
Ecuador De la Cruz
Mexico Blanco
Mexico Villa
Ecuador Rosero
Saved
Saved
Saved
Wide
Saved
soccer ball with check mark J. Sánchez 1997, Bolivia Quarter-finals 22 June 1997
9   Mexico 3–3   Peru 4–2 4–4 Peru José Soto
Peru Reynoso
Over
Wide
soccer ball with red X Reynoso 1999, Paraguay Quarter-finals 10 July 1999
10   Uruguay 1–1   Paraguay 5–3 5–4 Paraguay Benítez Saved/Post soccer ball with check mark Magallanes 10 July 1999
11   Uruguay 1–1   Chile 5–3 5–4 Chile Aros Saved soccer ball with check mark Magallanes Semi-finals 13 July 1999
12   Honduras 2–2   Uruguay 5–4 5–5 Uruguay Gutiérrez Saved soccer ball with check mark Izaguirre 2001, Colombia Third place play-off 28 July 2001
13   Brazil 1–1   Uruguay 5–3 5–4 Uruguay V. Sánchez Saved soccer ball with check mark Alex 2004, Peru Semi-finals 21 July 2004
14   Brazil 2–2   Argentina 4–2 4–4 Argentina D'Alessandro
Argentina Heinze
Saved
Over
soccer ball with check mark Juan Final 25 July 2004
15   Brazil 2–2   Uruguay 5–4 7–7 Uruguay Forlán
Brazil Afonso
Brazil Fernando
Uruguay García
Uruguay Lugano
Saved
Post
Post
Post
Saved
soccer ball with red X Lugano
GK Doni
2007, Venezuela Semi-finals 10 July 2007
16   Uruguay 1–1   Argentina 5–4 5–5 Argentina Tevez Saved soccer ball with check mark Cáceres 2011, Argentina Quarter-finals 16 July 2011
17   Paraguay 0–0   Brazil 2–0 3–4 Brazil Elano
Paraguay Barreto
Brazil Thiago Silva
Brazil André Santos
Brazil Fred
Over
Wide
Saved
Over
Wide
soccer ball with red X Fred 17 July 2011
18   Paraguay 0–0   Venezuela 5–3 5–4 Venezuela Lucena Saved soccer ball with check mark Verón Semi-finals 20 July 2011
19   Argentina 0–0   Colombia 5–4 7–7 Colombia Muriel
Argentina Biglia
Colombia Zúñiga
Argentina Rojo
Colombia Murillo
Over
Wide
Saved
Bar
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soccer ball with check mark Tevez 2015, Chile Quarter-finals 26 June 2015
20   Paraguay 1–1   Brazil 4–3 5–5 Brazil E. Ribeiro
Brazil Douglas Costa
Paraguay Santa Cruz
Wide
Over
Over
soccer ball with check mark González 27 June 2015
21   Chile 0–0   Argentina 4–1 4–3 Argentina Higuaín
Argentina Banega
Over
Saved
soccer ball with check mark A. Sánchez Final 4 July 2015
22   Colombia 0–0   Peru 4–2 4–4 Peru Trauco
Peru Cueva
Saved
Over
soccer ball with red X Cueva 2016, United States Quarter-finals 17 June 2016
23   Chile 0–0   Argentina 4–2 5–4 Chile Vidal
Argentina Messi
Argentina Biglia
Saved
Over
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Silva Final 26 June 2016
24   Brazil 0–0   Paraguay 4–3 5–5 Paraguay Gómez
Brazil Firmino
Paraguay González
Saved
Wide
Wide
soccer ball with check mark Gabriel Jesus 2019, Brazil Quarter-finals 27 June 2019
25   Chile 0–0   Colombia 5–4 5–5 Colombia Tesillo Wide soccer ball with check mark A. Sánchez 28 June 2019
26   Peru 0–0   Uruguay 5–4 5–5 Uruguay Suárez Saved soccer ball with check mark Flores 29 June 2019
27   Peru 3–3   Paraguay 4–3 6–6 Paraguay D. Martínez
Peru Ormeño
Paraguay Samudio
Peru Cueva
Paraguay Espínola
Over
Saved
Over
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Trauco 2021, Brazil Quarter-finals 2 July 2021
28   Colombia 0–0   Uruguay 4–2 4–4 Uruguay Giménez
Uruguay Viña
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with red X Viña
GK Ospina
3 July 2021
29   Argentina 1–1   Colombia 3–2 4–5 Colombia D. Sánchez
Argentina De Paul
Colombia Mina
Colombia Cardona
Saved
Over
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with red X Cardona
GK E. Martínez
Semi-finals 6 July 2021
30   Argentina 1–1   Ecuador 4–2 5–4 Argentina Messi
Ecuador Mena
Ecuador Minda
Bar
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Otamendi 2024, United States Quarter-finals 1 July 2024
31   Canada 1–1   Venezuela 4–3 6–6 Venezuela Herrera
Canada Millar
Venezuela Savarino
Canada Eustáquio
Venezuela Ángel
Post
Over
Saved
Saved
Saved
soccer ball with check mark Koné 5 July 2024
32   Uruguay 0–0   Brazil 4–2 5–4 Brazil Militão
Brazil Douglas Luiz
Uruguay Giménez
Saved
Post
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soccer ball with check mark Ugarte 6 July 2024
33   Uruguay 2–2   Canada 4–3 4–5 Canada Koné
Canada Davies
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soccer ball with red X Davies Third place play-off 13 July 2024

References and footnotes

References

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  2. ^ Copa América Best Players, RSSSF.com
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  4. ^ "Almanaque Copa MessiAmérica". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Paolo Guerrero ya es uno de los cinco grandes goleadores del torneo". copaamerica.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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  8. ^ a b c d e "Southamerican Championship 1927".
  9. ^ a b c d e "Southamerican Championship 1929".
  10. ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1935".
  11. ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1937".
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Footnotes

  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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