Copa America Winners List | Most Copa America Titles
The Copa America is the premier men’s football tournament featuring national teams from the CONMEBOL or the South American Football Confederation.
Argentina are the current Copa America champions, after beating Colombia 1-0 in extra time.
Established in 1916, it was known as the South American Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol) until 1975.
It is the oldest continental football competition and the second oldest international football competition, after the Olympic Football Tournament.
Teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to participate since the 1990s.
The tournament has generally featured 12 teams since 1993 – all ten CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations.
Eight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 46 stagings since the event’s inauguration in 1916, with only Ecuador and Venezuela yet to win.
Argentina have the most championships in the tournament’s history with 16 titles. Uruguay are close behind with 15, while Brazil have nine.
Copa America Winners List
| Event | Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 2024 | Argentina | Colombia |
| 47 | 2021 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 46 | 2019 | Brazil | Peru |
| 45 | 2016 | Chile | Argentina |
| 44 | 2015 | Chile | Argentina |
| 43 | 2011 | Uruguay | Paraguay |
| 42 | 2007 | Brazil | Argentina |
| 41 | 2004 | Brazil | Argentina |
| 40 | 2001 | Colombia | Mexico |
| 39 | 1999 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 38 | 1997 | Brazil | Bolivia |
| 37 | 1995 | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 36 | 1993 | Argentina | Mexico |
| 35 | 1991 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 34 | 1989 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 33 | 1987 | Uruguay | Chile |
| 32 | 1983 | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 31 | 1979 | Paraguay | Chile |
| 30 | 1975 | Peru | Colombia |
| 29 | 1967 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 28 | 1963 | Bolivia | Paraguay |
| 27 | 1959 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 26 | 1959 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 25 | 1957 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 24 | 1956 | Uruguay | Chile |
| 23 | 1955 | Argentina | Chile |
| 22 | 1953 | Paraguay | Brazil |
| 21 | 1949 | Brazil | Paraguay |
| 20 | 1947 | Argentina | Paraguay |
| 19 | 1946 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 18 | 1945 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 17 | 1942 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 16 | 1941 | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 15 | 1939 | Peru | Uruguay |
| 14 | 1937 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 13 | 1935 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 12 | 1929 | Argentina | Paraguay |
| 11 | 1927 | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 10 | 1926 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 9 | 1925 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 8 | 1924 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 7 | 1923 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 6 | 1922 | Brazil | Paraguay |
| 5 | 1921 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 4 | 1920 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 3 | 1919 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 2 | 1917 | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 1 | 1916 | Uruguay | Argentina |
Copa America History – 1916 – 1939
Argentina hosted the first official Copa America tournament in 1916. Uruguay, Chile and Brazil also participated, with the former emerging victorious in the final.
Uruguay were undoubtedly the dominant force in the competition during its early years, winning six of the first ten editions that were staged.
After the first World Cup was staged in Uruguay in 1930, disagreements between some of the South American football federations led to Copa America being shelved.
Special events were staged in 1935 and 1937 before the tournament was officially reinstated in 1939. Hosts Peru lifted the trophy for the first time.
Copa America History – 1941 – 1987
Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil continued to dominate the tournament from 1941 onwards before Paraguay bucked the trend by winning in 1953.
Normal service was largely resumed over the next few editions of the tournament, with Bolivia (1963), Peru (1975) and Paraguay (1979) the only surprise winners during that period.
The founding of the Copa Libertadores in 1959 negatively impacted the way the tournament was viewed by its participants, but things started to change in the late 1980s.
Brazil and Argentina started to take Copa America more seriously, sparking a massive surge of interest worldwide in the tournament.
Copa America History – 1989 – 2020
Brazil’s victory in 1989 and Argentina’s success two years later helped to re-establish Copa America as a bona fide top-level international competition.
The 1993 Copa America in Ecuador was the first to feature two invited countries from other federations to participate – Mexico and the United States.
Brazil were the most successful team during this period winning four of the five continental titles between 1997 and 2007.
However, they were defeated in the delayed 2020 final, with superstar Lionel Messi inspiring Argentina to their first title in 28 years.
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