Copa América
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The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change.
The participating nations are Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Two invited teams from other confederations complete the 12-team field.
History overview
The Copa América is the oldest surviving international football competition in the world, as it was held for the first time between July 2 and July 17, 1916 as part of the commemorations of Argentina's independence centenary. The CONMEBOL was then founded during this event, on July 9 (Argentina's independence day). It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change.The tournament was previously known as Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones (South American Championship of National Teams) being South American Championship of Nations its official English language name. The competition received the name used nowadays on 1975. Between 1975 and 1983 it had no host nation, and was held in a home-away fashion. In 1984, the CONMEBOL adopted the policy of rotating the right to host the Copa América amongst the ten member confederations. The first rotation will be completed in 2007, when the competiton will take place in Venezuela.
Since 1993, two teams from other Federations are also invited. So far, the invited teams have been Costa Rica (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007), Honduras (2001), Japan (1999), Mexico (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007), and the United States (1993, 1995). The USA has also been invited every year since 1997, but turned down the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with the USA's top professional league, the MLS. For the Copa América 2001, Canada was an invitee, but on July 6, 2001 withdrew because of security concerns.
Copa América tournaments
1 There was no trophy being disputed on the 1916 tournament. It was disputed for the first time on the 1917 tournament.
* Although the trophy wasn't disputed nor handed to the winners, these competitions were organized -and considered official- by the CONMEBOL.
Overall Statistics
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 353 | 169 | 107 | 32 | 30 | 415 | 162
| 69.6% | |
Uruguay | 334 | 180 | 102 | 28 | 50 | 378 | 203
| 61.9% | |
Brazil | 302 | 161 | 91 | 29 | 41 | 372 | 186
| 62.5% | |
Paraguay | 208 | 149 | 59 | 31 | 59 | 234 | 262 | ||
| 46.5% | |||||||||
Chile | 183 | 159 | 52 | 27 | 80 | 244 | 286 | ||
| 38.4% | |||||||||
Perú | 163 | 128 | 44 | 31 | 53 | 188 | 212 | ||
| 42.4% | |||||||||
Colombia | 125 | 96 | 35 | 20 | 41 | 118 | 165 | ||
| 43.4% | |||||||||
Bolivia | 80 | 99 | 19 | 23 | 57 | 93 | 252 | ||
| 26.9% | |||||||||
Ecuador | 61 | 105 | 14 | 19 | 72 | 110 | 291 | ||
| 19.4% | |||||||||
 Mexico
| 48 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 39
| 50.0% | |
Costa Rica | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 33.3% | |||||||||
Honduras | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5
| 55.6% | |
United States | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5
| 55.6% | |
Venezuela | 10 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 149 | ||
| 7.4% | |||||||||
Japan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11.1% |
Most Copa América Champions
| Champions | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 times |
Argentina | 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993 |
| 14 times |
Uruguay | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995 |
| 7 times |
Brazil | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 |
| 2 times |
Paraguay | 1953, 1979 |
| 2 times |
Peru | 1939, 1975 |
| 1 time |
Bolivia | 1963 |
| 1 time |
Colombia | 2001 |
Most Copa América Hosts
| Hosts | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 times |
Argentina | 1916, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1937, 1946, 1959, 1987 |
| 7 times |
Uruguay | 1917, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1956, 1967, 1995 |
| 6 times |
Chile | 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945, 1955, 1991 |
| 6 times |
Peru | 1927, 1935, 1939, 1953, 1957, 2004 |
| 4 times |
Brazil | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989 |
| 3 times |
Ecuador | 1947, 1959, 1993 |
| 2 times |
Bolivia | 1963, 1997 |
| 1 time |
Colombia | 2001 |
| 1 time |
Paraguay | 1999 |
| 1 time |
Venezuela | 2007 |
| 1 time |
Mexico | 2009 |
| 3 times | No Host | 1975, 1979, 1983 |
See also
South American Youth ChampionshipExternal links
- [RSSF archive] - includes extensive match reports.
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|- style="text-align:center;" | Argentina 1916 | Uruguay 1917 | Brazil 1919 | Chile 1920 | Argentina 1921 | Brazil 1922 | Uruguay 1923 | Uruguay 1924 | Argentina 1925 | Chile 1926 | Peru 1927 | Argentina 1929 | Peru 1935 | Argentina 1937 | Peru 1939 | Chile 1941 | Uruguay 1942 | Chile 1945 | Argentina 1946 | Ecuador 1947 | Brazil 1949 | Peru 1953 | Chile 1955 | Uruguay 1956 | Peru 1957 | 1959 (Argentina) | 1959 (Ecuador) | Bolivia 1963 | Uruguay 1967 | 1975 (No fixed venue) | 1979 (No fixed venue) | 1983 (No fixed venue) | Argentina 1987 | Brazil 1989 | Chile 1991 | Ecuador 1993 | Uruguay 1995 | Bolivia 1997 | Paraguay 1999 | Colombia 2001 | Peru 2004 | Venezuela 2007 Mexico 2009
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|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" | FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" |
- Asia: AFC – Asian Cup
- Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations
- North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup
- South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América
- Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup
- Europe: UEFA – European Championship
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