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This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América , including everything from when it was called the South American Football 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
15 (1921 * , 1925 * , 1927 , 1929 * , 1937 * , 1941 , 1945 , 1946 * , 1947 , 1955 , 1957 , 1959 (Argentina) * , 1991 , 1993 , 2021 )
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 * )
36
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 )
9 (1921 , 1922 , 1929 , 1937 , 1947 , 1953 , 1957 , 1975 , 2004 )
5 (1945 , 1946 , 1955 , 2001 , 2007 )
35
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 * )
1 (1975 )
5 (1987 , 1993 , 1995 , 2016 , 2021 )
2 (1991 , 2004 )
9
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
*=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).
Italics indicate tournament hosts
Debut of national teams
Overall team records
As of 2021 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
43
202
128
41
33
474
182
+292
425
2
Uruguay
45
206
114
36
56
410
222
+188
374
3
Brazil
37
191
108
38
45
430
204
+226
362
4
Paraguay
38
177
64
43
70
264
303
−39
235
5
Chile
40
188
67
33
88
291
321
−30
234
6
Peru
33
161
58
39
64
231
255
−24
213
7
Colombia
23
124
47
28
49
142
191
−49
169
8
Bolivia
28
119
20
26
73
108
298
−190
86
9
Ecuador
29
126
16
26
84
134
327
−193
74
10
Mexico
10
48
19
13
16
66
62
+4
70
11
Venezuela
19
70
8
17
45
52
180
−128
41
12
Costa Rica
5
17
5
3
9
17
31
−14
18
13
United States
4
18
5
2
11
18
29
−11
17
14
Honduras
1
6
3
1
2
7
5
+2
10
15
Panama
1
3
1
0
2
4
10
−6
3
16
Japan
2
6
0
3
3
6
15
−9
3
17
Qatar
1
3
0
1
2
2
5
−3
1
18
Jamaica
2
6
0
0
6
0
9
−9
0
19
Haiti
1
3
0
0
3
1
12
−11
0
Medal table
No third place match was played in 1975 , 1979 and 1983 .
General statistics by tournament
Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.
Hosts
Coaches with most games
Rank
Coach
Nationality
Team(s) managed
Games
Tournaments
Notes
1
Guillermo Stábile
44
1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957
Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957.
2
Luis Tirado
35
1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956
Runner-up in 1955 and 1956.
3
Manuel Fleitas Solich
33
1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953
Champion in 1953.
Óscar Tabárez
1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Champion in 2011.
5
Francisco Maturana
27
1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001
Champion in 2001.
6
Hernán Darío Gómez
26
1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019
7
Alfio Basile
19
1991, 1993, 2007
Champion in 1991 and 1993.
Flávio Costa
1945, 1946, 1949
Champion in 1949.
Ricardo Gareca
2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Runner-up in 2019.
10
Carlos Alberto Parreira
17
1983, 1993, 2004
Champion in 2004.
Titles by coach
Teams
Overall
Most Copa América appearances: 45, Uruguay
For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results
Most matches played: 206, Uruguay
Fewest matches played: 3, Haiti , Panama , Qatar
Most wins: 124, Argentina
Most losses: 87, Chile
Most draws: 41, Paraguay
Team with the most goals scored in a single match: Argentina 12-0 Ecuador
Most goals scored: 465, Argentina
Most goals conceded: 323, Ecuador
Fewest goals scored: 0, Jamaica
Fewest goals conceded: 5, Honduras , Qatar
Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.35, Argentina
Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83, Honduras
In one tournament
Most wins: 7, Brazil (1949 )
Most goals scored: 46, Brazil (1949 )
Fewest goals conceded: 0, Colombia (2001 )
Most goals conceded: 34
Most minutes without conceding a goal: 1,009
Streaks
Individual
Argentine midfielder Norberto Méndez is the joint all-time top scorer in the history of Copa América with a 17-goal tally.
Brazilian Zizinho is the joint all-time top scorer in Copa América history with 17 goals in total.
Goals scored
Matches played
Rank
Player
Country
Matches
Tournaments
1
Sergio Livingstone
Chile
34
1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953
Lionel Messi
Argentina
2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
3
Zizinho
Brazil
33
1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957
4
Víctor Ugarte
Bolivia
30
1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG)
5
Máximo Mosquera
Peru
28
1947, 1955, 1956, 1957
6
Leonel Álvarez
Colombia
27
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Carlos Valderrama
Colombia
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Gary Medel
Chile
2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
9
Javier Mascherano
Argentina
26
2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016
10
Félix Castillo
Peru
25
1947, 1949, 1955, 1956
Claudio Taffarel
Brazil
1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
Álex Aguinaga
Ecuador
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004
Claudio Bravo
Chile
2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021
Paolo Guerrero
Peru
2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019
Titles by player
Uruguayan Ángel Romano has won the tournament a record 6 times.
Individual records
List of penalty shoot-outs
Most shoot-outs won: 5 – Brazil (1995, 2001 , 2004 , 2007 , 2019 )
Most shoot-outs lost: 6
Uruguay (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)
Most shoot-outs played: 10
Uruguay (1993, 1995 , 1999, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011 , 2019, 2021)
Penalty shoot-out statistics by team
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Winning %
Years won
Years lost
Brazil
9
5
4
56%
1995, 2004 (2), 2007 , 2019
1993, 1995, 2011, 2015
Uruguay
10
4
6
40%
1995 , 1999 (2), 2011
1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021
Argentina
9
4
5
44%
1993 (2), 2015, 2021
1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016
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
Mexico
3
2
1
67%
1997, 1999
1995
Peru
4
2
2
50%
2019, 2021
1999, 2016
Honduras
1
1
0
100%
2001
–
United States
1
1
0
100%
1995
–
Ecuador
1
0
1
0%
–
1997
Venezuela
1
0
1
0%
–
2011
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
Moas
Post
Valencia
1993, Ecuador
Quarter-finals
26 June 1993
2
Argentina
1–1
Brazil
6–5
6–6
Boiadeiro
Saved
Borelli
27 June 1993
3
Argentina
0–0
Colombia
6–5
6–6
Aristizábal
Saved
Borelli
Semi-finals
1 July 1993
4
Colombia
1–1
Paraguay
5–4
5–5
Gamarra
Saved
Gamarra GK Higuita
1995, Uruguay
Quarter-finals
16 July 1995
5
United States
0–0
Mexico
4–1
4–3
Hermosillo Coyote
Saved Saved
Klopas
17 July 1995
6
Brazil
2–2
Argentina
4–2
5–4
André Cruz Simeone Fabbri
Saved Saved Saved
Edmundo
17 July 1995
7
Uruguay
1–1
Brazil
5–3
5–4
Túlio
Saved
S. Martínez
Final
23 July 1995
8
Mexico
1–1
Ecuador
4–3
6–6
Capurro De la Cruz Blanco Villa Rosero
Saved Saved Saved Wide Saved
J. Sánchez
1997, Bolivia
Quarter-finals
22 June 1997
9
Mexico
3–3
Peru
4–2
4–4
José Soto Reynoso
Over Wide
Reynoso
1999, Paraguay
Quarter-finals
10 July 1999
10
Uruguay
1–1
Paraguay
5–3
5–4
Benítez
Saved/Post
Magallanes
10 July 1999
11
Uruguay
1–1
Chile
5–3
5–4
Aros
Saved
Magallanes
Semi-finals
13 July 1999
12
Honduras
2–2
Uruguay
5–4
5–5
Gutiérrez
Saved
Izaguirre
2001, Colombia
Third-place match
28 July 2001
13
Brazil
1–1
Uruguay
5–3
5–4
V. Sánchez
Saved
Alex
2004, Peru
Semifinals
21 July 2004
14
Brazil
2–2
Argentina
4–2
4–4
D'Alessandro Heinze
Saved Over
Juan
Final
25 July 2004
15
Brazil
2–2
Uruguay
5–4
7–7
Forlán Afonso Fernando García Lugano
Saved Post Post Post Saved
Lugano GK Doni
2007, Venezuela
Semifinals
10 July 2007
16
Uruguay
1–1
Argentina
5–4
5–5
Tevez
Saved
Cáceres
2011, Argentina
Quarter-finals
16 July 2011
17
Paraguay
0–0
Brazil
2–0
3–4
Elano Barreto Thiago Silva André Santos Fred
Over Wide Saved Over Wide
Fred
17 July 2011
18
Paraguay
0–0
Venezuela
5–3
5–4
Lucena
Saved
Verón
Semi-finals
20 July 2011
19
Argentina
0–0
Colombia
5–4
7–7
Muriel Biglia Zúñiga Rojo Murillo
Over Wide Saved Bar Over
Tevez
2015, Chile
Quarter-finals
26 June 2015
20
Paraguay
1–1
Brazil
4–3
5–5
E. Ribeiro Douglas Costa Santa Cruz
Wide Over Over
González
27 June 2015
21
Chile
0–0
Argentina
4–1
4–3
Higuaín Banega
Over Saved
A. Sánchez
Final
4 July 2015
22
Colombia
0–0
Peru
4–2
4–4
Trauco Cueva
Saved Over
Cueva
2016, United States
Quarter-finals
17 June 2016
23
Chile
0–0
Argentina
4–2
5–4
Vidal Messi Biglia
Saved Over Saved
Silva
Final
26 June 2016
24
Brazil
0–0
Paraguay
4–3
5–5
Gómez Firmino González
Saved Wide Wide
Gabriel Jesus
2019, Brazil
Quarter-finals
27 June 2019
25
Chile
0–0
Colombia
5–4
5–5
Tesillo
Wide
A. Sánchez
28 June 2019
26
Peru
0–0
Uruguay
5–4
5–5
Suárez
Saved
Flores
29 June 2019
27
Peru
3–3
Paraguay
4–3
6–6
D. Martínez Ormeño Samudio Cueva Espínola
Over Saved Over Saved Saved
Trauco
2021, Brazil
Quarter-finals
2 July 2021
28
Colombia
0–0
Uruguay
4–2
4–4
Giménez Viña
Saved Saved
Viña GK Ospina
3 July 2021
29
Argentina
1–1
Colombia
3–2
4–5
D. Sánchez De Paul Mina Cardona
Saved Over Saved Saved
Cardona GK E. Martínez
Semi-finals
6 July 2021
References and footnotes
References
^ 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