The CONMEBOL Copa América (literally America Cup), known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol in Spanish and Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol in Portuguese), is the top men's football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition, as well as the third most watched in the world. The competition determines the champions of South America. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete.
Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams—all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. Mexico participated in every tournament between 1993 and 2016, with one additional team drawn from CONCACAF, except for 1999, when AFC team Japan filled out the 12-team roster, and 2019, which featured Japan and Qatar. The 2016 version of the event, Copa América Centenario, featured 16 teams, with six teams from CONCACAF in addition to the 10 from CONMEBOL. Mexico's two runner-up finishes are the highest for a non-CONMEBOL side.
Eight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 47 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with only Ecuador and Venezuela yet to win. Argentina and Uruguay have the most championships in the tournament's history, with 15 cups each. Argentina, which hosted the inaugural edition in 1916, has hosted the tournament the most times (nine). The United States is the only non-CONMEBOL country to host the event, having done so in 2016, and will do so again in 2024. On three occasions (in 1975, 1979, and 1983), the tournament was held in multiple South American countries.
Results[]
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score & Venue | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Argentina | The tournament winner was decided in a single group stage. |
| 1917 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1919 | Brazil | Brazil | 1–0 Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro |
Uruguay | Finals match was won by Brazil during extra time. |
| 1920 | Chile | Uruguay | No playoffs | Argentina | The tournament winner was decided in a single group stage. |
| 1921 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| 1922 | Brazil | Brazil | 3–0 Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro |
Paraguay | |
| 1923 | Uruguay | Uruguay | No playoffs | Argentina | The tournament winner was decided in a single group stage. |
| 1924 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1925 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| 1926 | Chile | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1927 | Peru | Argentina | Uruguay | ||
| 1929 | Argentina | Argentina | Paraguay | ||
| 1935 | Peru | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1937 | Argentina | Argentina | 2–0 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires |
Brazil | Finals match was won by Argentina during extra time. |
| 1939 | Peru | Peru | No playoffs | Uruguay | The tournament winner was decided in a single group stage. |
| 1941 | Chile | Argentina | Uruguay | ||
| 1942 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1945 | Chile | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| 1946 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| 1947 | Ecuador | Argentina | Paraguay | ||
| 1949 | Brazil | Brazil | 2–1 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro |
Paraguay | |
| 1953 | Peru | Paraguay | 3–2 Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Brazil | |
| 1955 | Chile | Argentina | No playoffs | Chile | The tournament winner was decided in a single group stage. |
| 1956 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Chile | ||
| 1957 | Peru | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| 1959 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | ||
| Ecuador | Uruguay | Argentina | |||
| 1963 | Bolivia | Bolivia | Paraguay | ||
| 1967 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | ||
| 1975 | South America | Colombia | 1–0 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia |
Peru | First leg of finals match |
| Peru | 2–0 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |
Colombia | Second leg of finals match | ||
| Peru | 1–0 Estadio Olimpico, Caracas, Venezuela |
Colombia | Play-off leg of finals match | ||
| 1979 | South America | Paraguay | 3–0 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |
Chile | First leg of finals match |
| Chile | 1–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |
Paraguay | Second leg of finals match | ||
| Paraguay | 0–0 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Chile | Play-off leg of finals match. Match score was 0–0 after extra time. Paraguay won 3–1 on aggregate. | ||
| 1983 | South America | Uruguay | 2–0 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Brazil | First leg of finals match |
| Brazil | 1–1 Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil |
Uruguay | Second leg of finals match. Uruguay won 3–1 on points. | ||
| 1987 | Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Chile | |
| 1989 | Brazil | Brazil | No playoffs | Uruguay | The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). |
| 1991 | Chile | Argentina | Brazil | The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia). | |
| 1993 | Ecuador | Argentina | 2–1 Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil |
Mexico | |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–1 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Brazil | Finals match score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out 5–3. |
| 1997 | Bolivia | Brazil | 3–1 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz |
Bolivia | |
| 1999 | Paraguay | Brazil | 3–0 Estadio Defensores de Chaco, Asunción |
Uruguay | |
| 2001 | Colombia | Colombia | 2–0 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá |
Mexico | |
| 2004 | Peru | Brazil | 2–2 Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Argentina | Finals match score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and extra time. Brazil won the penalty shoot-out 4–2. |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Brazil | 3–0 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo |
Argentina | |
| 2011 | Argentina | Uruguay | 3–0 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Paraguay | |
| 2015 | Chile | Chile | 0–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
Argentina | Finals match score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Chile won the penalty shoot-out 4–1. |
| 2016 | United States | Chile | 0–0 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Argentina | Finals match score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Chile won the penalty shoot-out 4–2. |
| 2019 | Brazil | Brazil | 3–1 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Peru | |
| 2021 | Brazil | Argentina | 1–0 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil | |
| 2024 | United States | Argentina | 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
Colombia | Finals match score was 1–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. |
| 2028 | TBA | TBD | TBD TBA |
TBD |
Broadcasters[]
as of 2024
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| South America | |
| Argentina | Telefe, TyC Sports, DSports, Televisión Pública |
| Bolivia | Unitel Bolivia |
| Brazil | Grupo Globo |
| Canada | CTV, TSN, RDS |
| Chile | Chilevisión, Canal 13 |
| Colombia | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DSports |
| Costa Rica | Teletica |
| Jamaica | CVM |
| Mexico | TelevisaUnivision, TV Azteca |
| Panama | RPC Televisión, TVMax |
| Paraguay | Unicanal, Telefuturo, SNT |
| Peru | América Televisión, DSports |
| United States | Fox Sports, TUDN |
| Uurguay | TV Ciudad, AUF TV, DSports |
| Venezuela | Televen |
| Rest of the world | |
| Balkan countries | Arena Sport |
| Caribbean | C Sport |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes Sports, Canal+ |
| Afghanistan | SOLH TV |
| Albania | MCN TV |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| Austria Germany Switzerland |
Sportdigital |
| Bangladesh | T Sports, Toffee |
| Bulgaria | Max Sport |
| China | CCTV, Tencent QQ |
| Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden |
Viaplay |
| El Salvador | TCS |
| Fiji | FBC |
| France | L'Équipe |
| Georgia | Setanta Sports |
| Greece | ANT1 |
| Guatemala | TV Azteca, Claro TV |
| Honduras | Canal 11 |
| Hong Kong | i-Cable HOY |
| Hungary | Arena4 |
| Indonesia | Emtek |
| Iran | IRIB TV3, IRIB Varzesh |
| Italy | Sportitalia, Mola |
| Japan | Amazon Prime Video |
| Kazakhstan | QAZTRK |
| Malaysia Brunei |
Astro |
| Nicaragua | Viva Nicaragua |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports |
| Portugal | Sport TV |
| Romania | Digi Sport |
| Russia | Okko Sport |
| Slovakia | RTVS, STVR |
| South Korea | TVING |
| Spain | Movistar Plus+, CCMA |
| Tajikistan | TV Varzish, TV Football |
| Turkey | TV8.5, Exxen |
| United Kingdom Ireland |
Premier Sports |
| Vietnam | SKTV, Next Media, K+, VTC |