Copa América records and statistics
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This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América, including from when it was called the South American Championship (1916–1975).
Performance by country
[edit]Cumulative top four results for both South American Championships and Copa América.
- *=hosts
- ^=invitees
Consecutive championships
[edit]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).
| Team | Two championships | Three championships |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 6 times (1927–1929, 1945–1946, 1946–1947, 1957–1959 (ARG), 1991–1993, 2021–2024) | 1 time (1945–1947) |
 Uruguay | 3 times (1916–1917, 1923–1924, 1983–1987) | — |
 Brazil | 2 times (1997–1999, 2004–2007) | — |
 Chile | 1 time (2015–2016) | — |
- Italics indicate tournament hosts
Debut of national teams
[edit]| Year | Debuting teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | |
| 1916 | Argentina,  Brazil, Chile, Uruguay | 4 | 4 |
| 1917 – 1920 | None | 0 | 4 |
| 1921 |  Paraguay | 1 | 5 |
| 1922 – 1925 | None | 0 | 5 |
| 1926 |  Bolivia | 1 | 6 |
| 1927 |  Peru | 1 | 7 |
| 1929 – 1937 | None | 0 | 7 |
| 1939 |  Ecuador | 1 | 8 |
| 1939 – 1942 | None | 0 | 8 |
| 1945 |  Colombia | 1 | 9 |
| 1946 – 1963 | None | 0 | 9 |
| 1967 |  Venezuela | 1 | 10 |
| 1975 – 1991 | None | 0 | 10 |
| 1993 |  Mexico,  United States | 2 | 12 |
| 1995 | None | 0 | 12 |
| 1997 |  Costa Rica | 1 | 13 |
| 1999 |  Japan | 1 | 14 |
| 2001 |  Honduras | 1 | 15 |
| 2004 – 2011 | None | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 |  Jamaica | 1 | 16 |
| 2016 |  Haiti,  Panama | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 |  Qatar | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | None | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 |  Canada | 1 | 20 |
Overall team records
[edit]- As of 2024 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 | 44 | 208 | 132 | 43 | 33 | 483 | 183 | +300 | 439 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 46 | 212 | 115 | 40 | 57 | 421 | 226 | +195 | 385 |
| 3 | Brazil | 38 | 195 | 109 | 41 | 45 | 435 | 206 | +229 | 368 |
| 4 | Chile | 41 | 191 | 67 | 35 | 89 | 291 | 317 | −26 | 236 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 39 | 180 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 267 | 311 | −44 | 235 |
| 6 | Peru | 34 | 164 | 58 | 40 | 66 | 230 | 258 | −28 | 214 |
| 7 | Colombia | 24 | 130 | 53 | 26 | 51 | 154 | 194 | −40 | 185 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 29 | 122 | 20 | 26 | 76 | 109 | 308 | −199 | 86 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 30 | 130 | 17 | 28 | 85 | 139 | 331 | −192 | 79 |
| 10 | Mexico | 11 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 74 |
| 11 | Venezuela | 20 | 74 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 59 | 182 | −123 | 51 |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 22 |
| 13 | United States | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 20 |
| 14 |  Honduras | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 15 | Panama | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 |
| 16 | Canada | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
| 17 | Japan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| 18 | Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 19 | Haiti | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamaica | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Medal table
[edit]No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 and 1983.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 15 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Brazil | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Chile | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Peru | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 48 | 48 | 51 | 147 | |
General statistics by tournament
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Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.
Hosts
[edit]| Year | Hosting team | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1917 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1919 | Brazil | Champions |
| 1920 | Chile | Fourth place |
| 1921 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1922 | Brazil | Champions |
| 1923 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1924 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1925 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1926 | Chile | Third place |
| 1927 | Peru | Third place |
| 1929 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1935 | Peru | Third place |
| 1937 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1939 | Peru | Champions |
| 1941 | Chile | Third place |
| 1942 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1945 | Chile | Third place |
| 1946 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1947 | Ecuador | Sixth place |
| 1949 | Brazil | Champions |
| 1953 | Peru | Fifth place |
| 1955 | Chile | Runners-up |
| 1956 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1957 | Peru | Fourth place |
| 1959 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1959 | Ecuador | Fourth place |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Champions |
| 1967 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1975 | No host | |
| 1979 | No host | |
| 1983 | No host | |
| 1987 | Argentina | Fourth place |
| 1989 | Brazil | Champions |
| 1991 | Chile | Third place |
| 1993 | Ecuador | Fourth place |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1997 | Bolivia | Runners-up |
| 1999 | Paraguay | Quarter-finals |
| 2001 | Colombia | Champions |
| 2004 | Peru | Quarter-finals |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Quarter-finals |
| 2011 | Argentina | Quarter-finals |
| 2015 | Chile | Champions |
| 2016 | United States | Fourth place |
| 2019 | Brazil | Champions |
| 2021 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 2024 | United States | Group stage |
Defending champions
[edit]| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1919 | Uruguay | Runners-up |
| 1920 | Brazil | Third place |
| 1921 | Uruguay | Third place |
| 1922 | Argentina | Fourth place |
| 1923 | Brazil | Fourth place |
| 1924 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1925 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
| 1926 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1927 | Uruguay | Runners-up |
| 1929 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1935 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1937 | Uruguay | Third place |
| 1939 | Uruguay | Runners-up |
| 1941 | Peru | Fourth place |
| 1942 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1945 | Uruguay | Fourth place |
| 1946 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1947 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1949 | Argentina | Did not enter |
| 1953 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 1955 | Peru | Third place |
| 1956 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1957 | Uruguay | Third place |
| 1959 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1959 | Argentina | Runners-up |
| 1963 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
| 1967 | Bolivia | Sixth place |
| 1975 | Uruguay | Semi-finals |
| 1979 | Peru | Semi-finals |
| 1983 | Paraguay | Semi-finals |
| 1987 | Uruguay | Champions |
| 1989 | Uruguay | Runners-up |
| 1991 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 1993 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1995 | Argentina | Quarter-finals |
| 1997 | Uruguay | Group stage |
| 1999 | Brazil | Champions |
| 2001 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
| 2004 | Colombia | Fourth place |
| 2007 | Brazil | Champions |
| 2011 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
| 2015 | Uruguay | Quarter-finals |
| 2016 | Chile | Champions |
| 2019 | Chile | Fourth place |
| 2021 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 2024 | Argentina | Champions |
| 2028 | Argentina | TBD |
Coaches with most matches
[edit]| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) managed | Matches | 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 | Ricardo Gareca | | | 22 | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | Runner-up in 2019 |
| 8 | Alfio Basile | | | 19 | 1991, 1993, 2007 | Champion in 1991 and 1993 |
| Flávio Costa | | | 1945, 1946, 1949 | Champion in 1949 | ||
| Lionel Scaloni | | | 2019, 2021, 2024 | Champion in 2021 and 2024 |
Titles by coach
[edit]| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) managed | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Stábile | | | 6 | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957 (runner-up in 1942) |
| 2 | Alfio Basile | | | 2 | 1991 and 1993 (runner-up in 2007) |
| Juan Carlos Corazzo | | | 2 | 1959 and 1967 | |
| Ernesto Fígoli | | | 2 | 1920 and 1926 | |
| Lionel Scaloni | | | 2 | 2021 and 2024 |
- Dunga of
Brazil, Manuel Seoane of 
Argentina, Danilo Alvim of Brazil and Pedro Cea of 
Uruguay won the Copa América as a player and also as a coach: Cea won in 1923 and 1924 as a player and in 1942 as a coach; Seoane won in 1925, 1927 and 1929 as a player and in 1937 as a coach; Alvim won in 1949 as a player and in 1963 as a coach (coaching Bolivia); Dunga won in 1989 and 1997 as a player and in 2007 as a coach.
Teams
[edit]Overall
[edit]- Most Copa América appearances: 46, Uruguay
- For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
- Most championships: 16, Argentina
- Most appearances in Copa América final matches: 30, Argentina
- Most appearances in Copa América top four: 37, Argentina
- For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results
- Most matches played: 212, Uruguay
- Fewest matches played: 3,
Haiti, 
Qatar - Most wins: 132, Argentina
- Most losses: 89,
Chile - Most draws: 43, Argentina,
Paraguay - Team with the most goals scored in a single match: Argentina 12−0
Ecuador (1942) - Most goals scored: 483, Argentina
- Most goals conceded: 331,
Ecuador - Fewest goals scored: 1, Haiti,
Jamaica - Fewest goals conceded: 5,
Honduras, Qatar - Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.32, Argentina
- Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83, Honduras
In one tournament
[edit]- Most wins: 7,
Brazil (1949) - Most goals scored: 46, Brazil (1949)
- Fewest goals conceded: 0,
Colombia (2001) - Most goals conceded: 31, Ecuador (1942)
- Most minutes without conceding a goal: 540, Colombia (2001)
Streaks
[edit]- Most consecutive championships: 3, Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
- Most consecutive final matches: 8, Argentina 1923–1937
- Most consecutive runners-up: 2
Individual
[edit]
Goals scored
[edit]Matches played
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| Rank | Player | Country | Matches | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 39 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| 2 | Sergio Livingstone | Chile | 34 | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953 |
| 3 | Zizinho | Brazil | 33 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957 |
| 4 | Víctor Ugarte | Bolivia | 30 | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG) |
| 5 | Ángel Di María | Argentina | 28 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Paolo Guerrero | Peru | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2024 | ||
| 7 | Leonel Álvarez | Colombia | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| Claudio Bravo | Chile | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024 | ||
| Mauricio Isla | Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||
| Gary Medel | Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | Argentina | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||
| Carlos Valderrama | Colombia | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 | ||
| Yoshimar Yotún | Peru | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||
| 14 | Pedro Gallese | Peru | 26 | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Javier Mascherano | Argentina | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 | ||
| Alexis Sánchez | Chile | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||
| Eduardo Vargas | Chile | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||
| 18 | Álex Aguinaga | Ecuador | 25 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004 |
| Christian Cueva | Peru | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||
| Cornelio Heredia | Peru | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 | ||
| Cláudio Taffarel | Brazil | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
Data published by Copa América's official website.[6]
Titles by player
[edit]
Individual records
[edit]- Most goals scored in a single tournament: 9 – Jair (1949), Humberto Maschio (1957) and Javier Ambrois (1957)
- Most goals scored in a single match by a player: 5 – Héctor Scarone (1926), Juan Marvezzi (1941), José Manuel Moreno (1942) and Evaristo (1957)
- Most tournaments scored in: 6 – Zizinho (1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957) and Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)[12]
- Most opponents scored against: 10 – Lionel Messi (2007–2024)[13]
- Most overall assists provided: 18 – Lionel Messi (2007–2024)[14]
- Most assists provided in a single tournament: 6 – Alex (2004)[15] and James Rodríguez (2024)[16]
- Most tournaments assisted in: 7 – Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
- Most overall goal contributions: 32 – Lionel Messi (14 goals and 18 assists, 2007–2024)
- Most matches won by a player: 25 – Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)[17]
- Fastest goal scored: after 50 seconds – Darío Franco v. Brazil (1991)[18][19]
- Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes – José Manuel Moreno (1942)
- Youngest goalscorer: 16 years, 171 days – Johnnier Montaño v. Argentina (1999)
- Oldest goalscorer: 37 years, 171 days – Luis Suárez v. Canada (2024)
- Most overall direct free kicks scored: 4 – Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
- Most overall man of the match awards won: 15 – Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
- Most man of the match awards won in a single tournament: 4 – Lionel Messi (2015 and 2021)
- Most finals played in: 5 – Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024)[20]
List of penalty shoot-outs
[edit]- Most shoot-outs won: 6
- Uruguay (1995, 1999 (2), 2011, 2024 (2))
- Most shoot-outs lost: 6
- Uruguay (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)
- Most shoot-outs played: 12
- Uruguay (1993, 1995, 1999 (2), 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2024 (2))
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Winning % | Years won | Years lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | 1995, 1999 (2), 2011, 2024 (2) | 1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021 |
| Argentina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1993 (2), 2015, 2021, 2024 | 1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
| Brazil | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1995, 2004 (2), 2007, 2019 | 1993, 1995, 2011, 2015, 2024 |
| 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 |
| Peru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2019, 2021 | 1999, 2016 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1997, 1999 | 1995 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | – | 1997, 2024 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | – | 2011, 2024 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2001 | – |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1995 | – |
Championship year in bold
By chronological order
[edit]| 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 |