Check Here Details Copa America Winners List, Runners-up, and A complete history.
Until 1975 the Copa America was known as South America Football Championship. It is the major men’s tournament held within the national teams of the CONMEBOL. This international competition is running for a very long time and is the most-watched tournament in the world.
The tournament decides the winner of South America. From the 1990s, the squad of North America and Asia was asked to take part in the competition. Since 1993, the competition, in general, promoted 12 teams – 10 teams from the CONMEBOL and two from other alliances.
The 2016 season of the Copa America had sixteen teams – six squads from CONCACAF and 10 from the CONMEBOL. Copa America was inaugurated in the year 1916. Out of 10 CONMEBOL national teams, eight have won the tournament no less than one.
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Ecuador and Venezuela teams are yet to win. Uruguay has won many titles in the history of the tournament with 15 cups, subsequently Argentina with 14 cups and the recent champion Brazil with 9 cups. Argentina hosted the tournament many times since 1916. The US is the first non-CONMEBOL team to anchor in the year 2016. The competition was held in various South American countries in all three events (in 1975, 1979, and 1983).
Copa America Winners List
The first edition of the tournament was held in the year 1916 which was introduced by Brazil and won by Uruguay. The 45 editions of the contest have secured the title by Uruguary. They are the most famous squad by nine cups. Copa America 2016 was the 100th year of Copa America. The 2019 season started on 14th June 2019 and ended on 7th July 2019. Here is the list of Copa America Champions list from 1916:
YEAR | WINNER | RUNNERS-UP | COUNTRY |
1916 | Uruguay | Argentina | Argentina |
1917 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |
1919 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil |
1920 | Uruguay | Argentina | Chile |
1921 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina |
1922 | Brazil | Paraguay | Brazil |
1923 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |
1924 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |
1925 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina |
1926 | Uruguay | Argentina | Chile |
1927 | Argentina | Uruguay | Peru |
1929 | Argentina | Paraguay | Argentina |
1935 | Uruguay | Argentina | Peru |
1937 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina |
1939 | Peru | Uruguay | Peru |
1941 | Argentina | Uruguay | Chile |
1942 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |
1945 | Argentina | Brazil | Chile |
1946 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina |
1947 | Argentina | Paraguay | Ecuador |
1949 | Brazil | Paraguay | Brazil |
1953 | Paraguay | Brazil | Peru |
1955 | Argentina | Chile | Chile |
1956 | Uruguay | Chile | Uruguay |
1957 | Argentina | Brazil | Peru |
1959 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina |
1959 | Uruguay | Argentina | Ecuador |
1963 | Bolivia | Paraguay | Bolivia |
1967 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |
1975 | Peru | Colombia | Peru |
1979 | Paraguay | Chile | Paraguay |
1983 | Uruguay | Brazil | Uruguay |
1987 | Uruguay | Chile | Argentina |
1989 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil |
1991 | Argentina | Brazil | Chile |
1993 | Argentina | Mexico | Ecuador |
1995 | Uruguay | Brazil | Uruguay |
1997 | Brazil | Bolivia | Bolivia |
1999 | Brazil | Uruguay | Paraguay |
2001 | Colombia | Mexico | Colombia |
2004 | Brazil | Argentina | Peru |
2007 | Brazil | Argentina | Venezuela |
2011 | Uruguay | Paraguay | Argentina |
2015 | Chile | Argentina | Chile |
2016 | Chile | Argentina | United States |
The Copa America 2019 title was won by Brazil. The two superior teams were Argentina and Brazil to win the Copa America 2019. Argentina was in the third position after defending Chile by 2-1. Brazil won the title of 2019 by opposing Peru 3-1 final in Brazil. In 2016, Chile won the last Copa America 2016. They have also won the 2015 season. Chile won the second trophy by beating Argentina 4-2.
Statics Of Copa America
These are the statics of the country with most titles from 1916 till 2019:
Squads | Titles | Taken Part |
Uruguay | 15 | 44 |
Argentina | 14 | 42 |
Brazil | 9 | 36 |
Peru | 2 | 32 |
Paraguay | 2 | 37 |
Chile | 2 | 39 |
Bolivia | 1 | 27 |
Colombia | 1 | 22 |