The Copa América is an international association football competition established in 1916. 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 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. YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendance 1975 El Campín Bogotá, Colombia 50,000 Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru 50,000 Estadio Olímpico Caracas, Venezuela 30,000 1979 Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 36,700 Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile 51,200 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires, Argentina 30,000 1983 Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 65,000 Fonte Nova Salvador, Brazil 95,000 1987 Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina 35,000 1993 Monumental Guayaquil, Ecuador 40,000 1995 Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 60,000 1997 Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia 46,000 1999 Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 30,000 2001 El Campín Bogotá, Colombia 47,000 2004 Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru 43,000 2007 José E. Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela 40,000 2011 Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina 57,921 2015 Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile 45,693 2016 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, United States 82,026 2019 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69,968 2021 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7,800 2024 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, United States 65,300 2028
Results by nation
TeamTitlesRunners-upTotal finals16 (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)3015 (1916, 1917*, 1920, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1935, 1942*, 1956*, 1959, 1967*, 1983, 1987, 1995*, 2011)6 (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999)219 (1919*, 1922*, 1949*, 1989*, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019*)11 (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2021*)202 (1953, 1979)6 (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963, 2011)82 (2015*, 2016)4 (1955*, 1956, 1979, 1987)62 (1939*, 1975)1 (2019)31 (2001*)2 (1975, 2024)31 (1963*)1 (1997*)2 —2 (1993, 2001)2
* Indicates host country
See also List of FIFA World Cup finals List of UEFA European Championship finals List of AFC Asian Cup finals List of Africa Cup of Nations finals List of CONCACAF Gold Cup finals List of OFC Nations Cup finals
References
External links The Copa América Archive by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF