Copa América records and statistics
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[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 | 5 times (1927–1929, 1945–1946, 1946–1947, 1957–1959 (ARG), 1991–1993) | 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 | Successor 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 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[edit]
No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 and 1983.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 15 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
2 | Uruguay | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
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 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
8 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 47 | 47 | 50 | 144 |
General statistics by tournament[edit]
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 |
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 | TBD |
Coaches with most games[edit]
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[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). | ||
2 | Juan Carlos Corazzo | 2 | 1959 and 1967. | ||
2 | Ernesto Fígoli | 2 | 1920 and 1926. |
Teams[edit]
Overall[edit]
- Most Copa América appearances: 45, Uruguay
- For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
- Most championships: 15, Argentina, Uruguay
- Most appearances in a Copa América final: 29, Argentina
- Most appearances in Copa América semi-finals: 36, Argentina
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Most consecutive championships: 3, Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
- Most consecutive final matches: 7, Argentina 1923–1937
- Most consecutive runners-up:
Individual[edit]
Goals scored[edit]
Matches played[edit]
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[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 overall assists provided: 17 – Lionel Messi (2007–2021)[10]
- Most assists provided in a single tournament: 5 – Lionel Messi (2021)[10][11]
- Fastest goal scored: after 50 seconds – Darío Franco v. Brazil (1991)[12][13]
- Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes – José Manuel Moreno (1942)
- Most overall matches played: 34 – Sergio Livingstone (1941–1949), Lionel Messi (2007–2021)[14]
List of penalty shoot-outs[edit]
- 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)
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