Copa América
History, Winners, & Facts
Copa América, (Spanish: America Cup) formerly (until 1975) South American Championship of Nations, quadrennial South American football (soccer) tournament that is the continent’s premier competition in that sport. The Copa América is the world’s oldest international football tournament.
The event was first held in 1916 in honour of the 100th anniversary of Argentina’s independence—with Uruguay winning the inaugural title. It took place every one to four years before it adopted its current quadrennial format in 2007. The Copa América is governed by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (commonly known as CONMEBOL), and the tournament’s field consists of the 10 national teams that are members of CONMEBOL—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela—plus two additional national teams that are invited to participate in the event.
The table provides a list of Copa América results.
year
winner*
runner-up*
*Scores provided for years in which a final match—as opposed to round-robin play or a final championship series—determined the champion.
**Won in penalty shoot-out.
1916
Uruguay
Argentina
1917
Uruguay
Argentina
1919
Brazil
Uruguay
1920
Uruguay
Argentina
1921
Argentina
Brazil
1922
Brazil
Paraguay
1923
Uruguay
Argentina
1924
Uruguay
Argentina
1925
Argentina
Brazil
1926
Uruguay
Argentina
1927
Argentina
Uruguay
1929
Argentina
Paraguay
1935
Uruguay
Argentina
1937
Argentina
Brazil
1939
Peru
Uruguay
1941
Argentina
Uruguay
1942
Uruguay
Argentina
1945
Argentina
Brazil
1946
Argentina
Brazil
1947
Argentina
Paraguay
1949
Brazil
Paraguay
1953
Paraguay
Brazil
1955
Argentina
Chile
1956
Uruguay
Chile
1957
Argentina
Brazil
1959
Argentina
Brazil
1963
Bolivia
Paraguay
1967
Uruguay
Argentina
1975
Peru
Colombia
1979
Paraguay
Chile
1983
Uruguay
Brazil
1987
Uruguay
1
Chile
1989
Brazil
Uruguay
1991
Argentina
Brazil
1993
Argentina
2
Mexico
1
1995
Uruguay**
1
Brazil
1
1997
Brazil
3
Bolivia
1
1999
Brazil
3
Uruguay
2001
Colombia
1
Mexico
2004
Brazil**
2
Argentina
2
2007
Brazil
3
Argentina
2011
Uruguay
3
Paraguay
2015
Chile**
Argentina
2016
Chile**
Argentina
2019
Brazil
3
Peru
1
2021
Argentina
1
Brazil
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