CONMEBOL or CSF () is the governing body of football in South America, and is responsible for organizing the continent's major international tournaments. It is the oldest of the six continental confederations of FIFA, and with 10 member associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations. It is the only fully continental, land-based confederation, with no island members or members from other continents. CONMEBOL's headquarters are in Luque, Paraguay.
CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three, and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each.
History In 1916, the first edition of the "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), later known as the "Copa América", was held in Argentina to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. The four participating football associations—Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay—met in Buenos Aires to create a governing body for the tournament. CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916. Its creation was ratified on 15 December of the same year, at the first Constitutional Congress in Montevideo. Over the years, six additional South American football associations joined CONMEBOL, the last of which was Venezuela in 1952.
Leadership
Executive committee Alejandro Domínguez of Paraguay has been the president of CONMEBOL since January 2016. The vice president is Francisco Egas of Ecuador, and the general secretary is José Astigarraga of Paraguay.
Past presidents
Period Nationality Name 1916–1936 Héctor Rivadavia Gómez 1936–1939 Cornelius Johnson 1939–1955 Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla 1955–1957 Carlos Dittborn 1957–1959 José Ramos de Freitas 1959–1961 Fermín Sorhueta 1961–1966 Raúl H. Colombo 1966–1986 Teófilo Salinas Fuller 1986–2013 Nicolás Léoz 2013–2014 Eugenio Figueredo 2014–2015 Juan Ángel Napout 2015–2016 Wilmar Valdez 2016–present Alejandro Domínguez Notes
Members
Association Founded FIFAaffiliation CONMEBOLaffiliationIOC member National teams ARG 1893 1912 1916 BOL 1925 1926 1926 BRA 1914 1923 1916 CHI 1895 1913 1916 COL 1924 1936 1936 ECU 1925 1926 1927 PAR 1906 1925 1921 PER 1922 1924 1925 URU 1900 1923 1916 VEN 1925 1952 1953
Regional non-members The following sovereign states and dependent territories in South America are not members of CONMEBOL. They are members of other confederations or are not affiliated with any confederation. (CONCACAF) (CONCACAF) (CONCACAF)
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List of CONMEBOL competitions The most prestigious CONMEBOL competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, which was first held in 1916. It is the only continental tournament which can include teams from other continents and confederations. CONMEBOL usually invites several teams from the AFC or CONCACAF to participate.
CONMEBOL organises the two top competitions for men's club teams in South America: the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The Copa Sudamericana was launched in 2002 as a successor to the Supercopa Libertadores. A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, was founded in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. CONMEBOL runs the Copa Libertadores Femenina for women's club teams.
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana. The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners, and was discontinued in 2004.
Competitions contested by national teams Copa América CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament South American Under-20 Football Championship South American Under-17 Football Championship South American Under-15 Football Championship Copa América Femenina CONMEBOL Women's Nations League South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship Copa América de Futsal South American Futsal League South American Under-20 Futsal Championship South American Under-17 Futsal Championship Copa América Femenina de Futsal South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship Copa América of Beach Soccer South American Beach Soccer League South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship Superclásico de las Américas
Competitions contested by clubs Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores de Futsal Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa U-20 Copa Libertadores
Intercontinental competitions CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge Women's Finalissima Futsal Finalissima Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Defunct competitions Supercopa Libertadores Copa CONMEBOL South American Championship of Champions Copa Ganadores de Copa Copa de Oro Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Copa Master de Supercopa Copa Master de CONMEBOL FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Intercontinental Cup
Current title holders
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next editionIntercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA) Finalissima 2022 2nd 2026Women's Finalissima20231st2027 Club Challenge 2023 Sevilla 1st Independiente del Valle 2024 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2025 Flamengo 2nd Barcelona 2026 Futsal Finalissima 2022 1st 2026Men's national teams Copa América 2024 (final) 16th 2028 (final) Pre-Olympic Tournament 2024 Paraguay 2nd Argentina 2028 U-20 Championship 2025 13th 2027 U-17 Championship 2026 2nd 2027 U-15 Championship 2026 7th Copa América de Futsal 2026 12th 2028 U-17 Futsal Championship 2024 2nd U-20 Futsal Championship 2024 2nd Copa América de Beach Soccer 2025 4th 2027 Beach Soccer League 2023 2nd 2024 U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023 1st 2026Women's national teams Copa América Femenina 2025 (final) 9th 2029 (final) CONMEBOL Women's Nations League 2025-26 1st U-20 Women's Championship 2026 Brazil 11th Ecuador U-17 Women's Championship 2026 Brazil 6th Argentina 2027 U-15 Girl's Evolution League 2026 Venezuela 1st Paraguay Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2025 8th 2026 U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2024 1st 2026Men's club teams Recopa Sudamericana Lanús 1st Flamengo Copa Libertadores 2025 (final) Flamengo 4th Palmeiras 2026 (final) Copa Sudamericana 2025 (final) Lanús 2nd Atlético Mineiro 2026 (final) U-20 Copa Libertadores 2026 (final) Santiago Wanderers 1st Flamengo 2027 (final) Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2025 (final) Peñarol 1st Magnus Futsal 2026 (final) Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2024 (final) Vasco da Gama 4th Sportivo Luqueño 2025 (final)Women's club teams Copa Libertadores Femenina 2025 (final) Corinthians 6th Deportivo Cali 2026 (final) Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2024 (final) Stein Cascavel 2nd Racing 2025 (final)
FIFA World Rankings
Overview
Team of the year + Men's teams ranking in the top fourYear First Second Third Fourth 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
+ Women's teams ranking in the top fourYear First Second Third Fourth 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Other rankings Clubs Football Database rankings RankClubPoints 12 Flamengo 1886 30 Palmeiras 1766 46 Fluminense 1719 52 Racing Club 1711 55 LDU Quito 1703 59 Botafogo 1699 62 Cruzeiro 1690 68 Boca Juniors 1681 73 Mirassol 1676 82 Peñarol 1649 Last updated: 11 January 2026
IFFHS Zonal RankingIFFHS RankingClubPoints 1 8 Flamengo 400 2 9 Palmeiras 378 3 14 Fluminense 314 4 24 Botafogo 264 5 36 Racing Club 234 6 39 Atlético Nacional 229,5 7 44 LDU Quito 216,5 8 45 Atlético Mineiro 216 9 48 River Plate 210 10 49 Lanús 208 Last updated on: 13 December 2025 –
Beach soccer national teams Men's national teamsBSWW Rankings(out of 93 nations) Rank Nation Points 1 4697.25 10 1327.5 14 958.75 17 798.5 18 786 23 644.75 32 422 42 262.75 47 217.75 49 214.25 Men's update: 19 January 2026.Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
Major tournament records Legend – Champion – Runner-up – Third placeThere was no Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8) R3 – Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16) R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32) R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage) Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament – Qualified but withdrew – Did not qualify – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned – Hosts
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Team1930(13)1934(16)1938(15)1950(13)1954(16)1958(16)1962(16)1966(16)1970(16)1974(16)1978(16)1982(24)1986(24)1990(24)1994(24)1998(32)2002(32)2006(32)2010(32)2014(32)2018(32)2022(32)2026(48)YearsCONMEBOL qualifier / 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF • R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R2 QF R1 QF QF 2nd R2 1st 2nd 19 R1 R1 • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • 3 R1 R1 3rd 2nd QF 1st 1st R1 1st 4th 3rd R2 QF R2 1st 2nd 1st QF QF 4th QF QF R3 23 R1 R1 • • 3rd R1 • R1 • R1 • • R2 • • R2 R2 • • • 9 • R1 • • • • • • R2 R1 R1 • • • QF R2 • R3 7 • • • • • • • • • • R1 R2 • R1 • R1 R2 5 R1 R1 • R1 • • • • • • R2 • • R2 R2 R1 QF • • • R3 9 R1 • • • QF • R2 R1 • • • • • • • • R1 • • 5 1st 1st 4th • R1 QF 4th R1 • • R2 R2 • • R1 • 4th R2 QF R1 R1 15 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 Total (10 teams) 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 6 95
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Team 1991(12) 1995(12) 1999(16) 2003(16) 2007(16) 2011(16) 2015 (24) 2019(24) 2023(32) 2027(32) Years • • R1 R1 • • R1 R1 Q 5 • • • • • • • • • 0 R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 Q 10 • • • • • • • R1 • • 1 • • • R1 R2 • QF Q 4 • • • • • R1 • • 1 • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • 0 Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3–5
Olympic Games Men's tournament
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record Team 1900(3) 1904(3) 1908(6) 1912(11) 1920(14) 1924(22) 1928(17) 1936(16) 1948(18) 1952(25) 1956(11) 1960(16) 1964(14) 1968(16) 1972(16) 1976(13) 1980(16) 1984(16) 1988(16) 1992(16) 1996(16) 2000(16) 2004(16) 2008(16) 2012(16) 2016(16) 2020(16) 2024(16) Years – – – – – – 2 – – – – 7 10 – – – – – 8 – 2 – 1 1 – 11 10 7 10 – – – – – – – – – 5 – 6 9 13 13 4 – 2 2 – 3 7 – 3 2 1 1 – 14 – – – – – – 17 – – 17 – – – – – – – 7 – – – 3 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 11 – 11 – – 14 – – – – – 6 – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – 2 – – – – 6 3 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Total (8 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Women's tournament
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record Team 1996(8) 2000(8) 2004(10) 2008(12) 2012(12) 2016(12) 2020(12) 2024(12) 2028(16) Years – – – =11 – – – – – 1 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 Q 9 – – – – – – 11 – – 1 – – – – 11 11 – 8 Q 4 Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Copa América