Copa América records and statistics

This is a list of records of the Copa América.

Overall team records

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 432021284133474182+292425
2  Uruguay 452061143656410222+188374
3  Brazil 371911083845430204+226362
4  Paraguay 38177644370264303−39235
5  Chile 40188673388291321−30234
6  Peru 33161583964231255−24213
7  Colombia 23124472849142191−49169
8  Bolivia 28119202673108298−19086
9  Ecuador 29126162684134327−19374
10  Mexico 10481913166662+470
11  Venezuela 19708174552180−12841
12  Costa Rica 5175391731−1418
13  United States 41852111829−1117
14  Honduras 1631275+210
15  Panama 13102410−63
16  Japan 26033615−93
17  Qatar 1301225−31
18  Jamaica 2600609−90
19  Haiti 13003112−110

Medal table

No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 and 1983.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina1514534
2 Uruguay156930
3 Brazil912728
4 Paraguay26715
5 Chile24511
6 Peru21811
7 Colombia1157
8 Bolivia1102
9 Mexico0235
10 Honduras0011
Totals (10 nations)474750144

General statistics by tournament

Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Golden Boot (goals) Best player[2]
1916  Argentina  Uruguay Alfredo Foglino Isabelino Gradín (3) Isabelino Gradín
1917  Uruguay  Uruguay Ramón Platero Ángel Romano (4) Héctor Scarone
1919  Brazil  Brazil Haroldo Domingues Arthur Friedenreich (4)
Neco (4)
Arthur Friedenreich
1920  Chile  Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli José Pérez (3)
Ángel Romano (3)
José Piendibene
1921  Argentina  Argentina Pedro Calomino Julio Libonatti (3) Américo Tesoriere
1922  Brazil  Brazil Laís Julio Francia (4) Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923  Uruguay  Uruguay Leonardo De Lucca Vicente Aguirre (3)
Pedro Petrone (3)
José Nasazzi
1924  Uruguay  Uruguay Ernesto Meliante Pedro Petrone (4) Pedro Petrone
1925  Argentina  Argentina Américo Tesoriere Manuel Seoane (6) Manuel Seoane
1926  Chile  Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli David Arellano (7) José Leandro Andrade
1927  Peru  Argentina José Lago Millón Alfredo Carricaberry (3)
Segundo Luna (3)
Roberto Figueroa (3)
Pedro Petrone (3)
Héctor Scarone (3)
Manuel Seoane
1929  Argentina  Argentina Fransisco Olazar Aurelio González (5) Manuel Ferreira
1935  Peru  Uruguay Raúl V. Blanco Herminio Masantonio (4) José Nasazzi
1937  Argentina  Argentina Manuel Seoane Raúl Toro Julio (7) Vicente de la Mata
1939  Peru  Peru Jack Greenwell Teodoro Fernández (7) Teodoro Fernández
1941  Chile  Argentina Guillermo Stábile Juan Marvezzi (5) Sergio Livingstone
1942  Uruguay  Uruguay Pedro Cea Herminio Masantonio (7)
José Manuel Moreno (7)
Obdulio Varela
1945  Chile  Argentina Guillermo Stábile Norberto Méndez (6)
Heleno de Freitas (6)
Domingos da Guia
1946  Argentina  Argentina Guillermo Stábile José María Medina (7) Adolfo Pedernera
1947  Ecuador  Argentina Guillermo Stábile Nicolás Falero (8) José Manuel Moreno
1949  Brazil  Brazil Flávio Costa Jair (9) Ademir
1953  Peru  Paraguay Manuel Fleitas Solich Francisco Molina (7) Heriberto Herrera
1955  Chile  Argentina Guillermo Stábile Rodolfo Micheli (8) Enrique Hormazábal
1956  Uruguay  Uruguay Hugo Bagnulo Enrique Hormazábal (4) Óscar Míguez
1957  Peru  Argentina Guillermo Stábile Humberto Maschio (9)
Javier Ambrois (9)
Omar Sívori
1959  Argentina  Argentina Victorio Spinetto Pelé (8) Pelé
1959  Ecuador  Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo José Sanfilippo (6) Alcides Silveira
1963  Bolivia  Bolivia Danilo Alvim Carlos Alberto Raffo (6) Ramiro Blacut
1967  Uruguay  Uruguay Juan Carlos Corazzo Luis Artime (5) Pedro Rocha
1975 Various  Peru Marcos Calderón Leopoldo Luque (4)
Ernesto Díaz (4)
Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various  Paraguay Ranulfo Miranda Jorge Peredo (4)
Eugenio Morel (4)
Carlos Caszely
1983 Various  Uruguay Omar Borrás Jorge Burruchaga (3)
Roberto Dinamite (3)
Carlos Aguilera (3)
Enzo Francescoli
1987  Argentina  Uruguay Roberto Fleitas Arnoldo Iguarán (4) Carlos Valderrama
1989  Brazil  Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni Bebeto (6) Rubén Sosa
1991  Chile  Argentina Alfio Basile Gabriel Batistuta (6) Leonardo Rodríguez
1993  Ecuador  Argentina Alfio Basile José Luis Dolgetta (4) Sergio Goycochea
1995  Uruguay  Uruguay Héctor Núñez Gabriel Batistuta (4)
Luis García (4)
Enzo Francescoli
1997  Bolivia  Brazil Mário Zagallo Luis Hernández (6) Ronaldo
1999  Paraguay  Brazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo Rivaldo (5)
Ronaldo (5)
Rivaldo
2001  Colombia  Colombia Francisco Maturana Víctor Aristizábal (6) Amado Guevara
2004  Peru  Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Adriano (7) Adriano
2007  Venezuela  Brazil Dunga Robinho (6) Robinho
2011  Argentina  Uruguay Óscar Tabárez Paolo Guerrero (5) Luis Suárez
2015  Chile  Chile Jorge Sampaoli Eduardo Vargas (4)
Paolo Guerrero (4)
Lionel Messi
2016  United States  Chile Juan Antonio Pizzi Eduardo Vargas (6) Alexis Sánchez
2019  Brazil  Brazil Tite Everton (3)
Paolo Guerrero (3)
Dani Alves
2021  Brazil  Argentina Lionel Scaloni Lionel Messi (4)
Luis Díaz (4)
Lionel Messi

Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.

    Coaches with most games

    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.

    Teams

    Overall

    • Most Copa América appearances: 45,  Uruguay
    For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
    For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results

    In one tournament

    • 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

    Individual

    Argentine midfielder Norberto Méndez is the joint all-time top scorer in the history of Copa América with a 17-goal tally.
    Brazilian legend Zizinho is the joint all-time top scorer in Copa América history with 17 goals in total.
    Lionel Messi is the Copa America's all-time top assists provider (17), the all-time top appearances maker (34) and the all-time record winner for man of the match awards (14). He is also only one of four players to have won the best player award 2 times in Copa America history.

    Most goals scored, overall finals

    Rank Player[3][4] Country Goals
    1 Norberto Méndez  Argentina 17
    Zizinho  Brazil
    3 Lolo Fernández  Peru 15
    Severino Varela  Uruguay
    5 Paolo Guerrero  Peru 14
    Eduardo Vargas  Chile
    7 Ademir  Brazil 13
    Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina
    Jair  Brazil
    Lionel Messi  Argentina
    José Manuel Moreno  Argentina
    Héctor Scarone  Uruguay
    13 Roberto Porta  Uruguay 12
    Ángel Romano  Uruguay
    15 Herminio Masantonio  Argentina 11
    Didi  Brazil
    17 Javier Ambrois  Uruguay 10
    Héctor Castro  Uruguay
    Enrique Hormazábal  Chile
    Arnoldo Iguarán  Colombia
    Ángel Labruna  Argentina
    Ronaldo  Brazil
    Óscar Gómez Sánchez  Peru
    Pedro Petrone  Uruguay

    Matches played

    Rank Player Country Matches Tournaments
    1Sergio Livingstone Chile341941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953
    Lionel Messi Argentina2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
    3Zizinho Brazil331942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957
    4Víctor Ugarte Bolivia301947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG)
    5Máximo Mosquera Peru281947, 1955, 1956, 1957
    6Leonel Álvarez Colombia271987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
    Carlos Valderrama Colombia1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
    Gary Medel Chile2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
    9Javier Mascherano Argentina262004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016
    10 Félix Castillo Peru251947, 1949, 1955, 1956
    Claudio Taffarel Brazil1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
    Álex Aguinaga Ecuador1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004
    Claudio Bravo Chile2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021
    Paolo Guerrero Peru2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019

    Titles by player

    Players with the most Copa América titles
    Titles Player Country Years won Other appearances
    As player As manager
    6 Ángel Romano  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926[5] 1919, 1921, 1922
    4 Pascual Somma  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923 1919, 1921, 1922
    4 Alfredo Zibechi  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920, 1924 1919, 1921, 1922
    4 Hector Scarone  Uruguay 1917, 1923, 1924, 1926[5] 1919, 1927,[6] 1929[7]
    4 José Nasazzi  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926,[5] 1935[8] 1929[7]
    3 Alfredo Foglino  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920 1919, 1921
    3 José Pérez  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920 1919
    3 José Piendibene  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920 1921
    3 Antonio Urdinarán  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920 1922
    3 José Vanzzino  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1926[5] 1919, 1922, 1927[6]
    3 Andrade  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[5] 1927,[6] 1929[7]
    3 Alfredo Ghierra  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[5]
    3 Andrés Mazali  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[5] 1927,[6] 1929[7]
    3 Santos Urdinarán  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[5]
    3 Manuel Seoane  Argentina 1925, 1927,[6] 1929[7] 1924, 1935[8] 1937[9]
    3 Vicente de la Mata  Argentina 1937,[9] 1945, 1946
    3 José Salomón  Argentina 1941, 1945, 1946 1942
    3 Mario Boyé  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
    3 Félix Loustau  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
    3 Norberto Méndez  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
    3 Natalio Pescia  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
    3 René Pontoni  Argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
    3 Enzo Francéscoli  Uruguay 1983, 1987, 1995 1989, 1993

    Individual Records

    List of penalty shoot-outs

    • 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)
    Penalty shoot-out statistics by team
    TeamPlayedWonLostWinning %Years wonYears lost
     Brazil95456%1995, 2004 (2), 2007, 20191993, 1995, 2011, 2015
     Uruguay104640%1995, 1999 (2), 20111993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021
     Argentina94544%1993 (2), 2015, 20211995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016
     Colombia84450%1993, 1995, 2016, 20211993, 2015, 2019, 2021
     Paraguay73443%2011 (2), 20151995, 1999, 2019, 2021
     Chile43175%2015, 2016, 20191999
     Mexico32167%1997, 19991995
     Peru42250%2019, 20211999, 2016
     Honduras110100%2001
     United States110100%1995
     Ecuador1010%1997
     Venezuela1010%2011

    Championship year in bold

    By chronological order

    No.
    Winners
    Final
    score
    Runners up
    Pen.
    Score
    Pen.
    Taken
    Missed penalties Type of miss Final penalty[15] Edition Round Date
    1 Colombia1–1 Uruguay5–35–4 MoasPost Valencia1993, EcuadorQuarter-finals26 June 1993
    2 Argentina1–1 Brazil6–56–6 BoiadeiroSaved Borelli27 June 1993
    3 Argentina0–0 Colombia6–56–6 AristizábalSaved BorelliSemi-finals1 July 1993
    4 Colombia1–1 Paraguay5–45–5 GamarraSaved Gamarra
    GK Higuita
    1995, UruguayQuarter-finals16 July 1995
    5 United States0–0 Mexico4–14–3 Hermosillo
    Coyote
    Saved
    Saved
    Klopas17 July 1995
    6 Brazil2–2 Argentina4–25–4 André Cruz
    Simeone
    Fabbri
    Saved
    Saved
    Saved
    Edmundo17 July 1995
    7 Uruguay1–1 Brazil5–35–4 TúlioSaved S. MartínezFinal23 July 1995
    8 Mexico1–1 Ecuador4–36–6 Capurro
    De la Cruz
    Blanco
    Villa
    Rosero
    Saved
    Saved
    Saved
    Wide
    Saved
    J. Sánchez1997, BoliviaQuarter-finals22 June 1997
    9 Mexico3–3 Peru4–24–4 José Soto
    Reynoso
    Over
    Wide
    Reynoso1999, ParaguayQuarter-finals10 July 1999
    10 Uruguay1–1 Paraguay5–35–4 BenítezSaved/Post Magallanes10 July 1999
    11 Uruguay1–1 Chile5–35–4 ArosSaved MagallanesSemi-finals13 July 1999
    12 Honduras2–2 Uruguay5–45–5 GutiérrezSaved Izaguirre2001, ColombiaThird-place match28 July 2001
    13 Brazil1–1 Uruguay5–35–4 V. SánchezSaved Alex2004, PeruSemifinals21 July 2004
    14 Brazil2–2 Argentina4–24–4 D'Alessandro
    Heinze
    Saved
    Over
    JuanFinal25 July 2004
    15 Brazil2–2 Uruguay5–47–7 Forlán
    Afonso
    Fernando
    García
    Lugano
    Saved
    Post
    Post
    Post
    Saved
    Lugano
    GK Doni
    2007, VenezuelaSemifinals10 July 2007
    16 Uruguay1–1 Argentina5–45–5 TevezSaved Cáceres2011, ArgentinaQuarter-finals16 July 2011
    17 Paraguay0–0 Brazil2–03–4 Elano
    Barreto
    Thiago Silva
    André Santos
    Fred
    Over
    Wide
    Saved
    Over
    Wide
    Fred17 July 2011
    18 Paraguay0–0 Venezuela5–35–4 LucenaSaved VerónSemi-finals20 July 2011
    19 Argentina0–0 Colombia5–47–7 Muriel
    Biglia
    Zúñiga
    Rojo
    Murillo
    Over
    Wide
    Saved
    Bar
    Over
    Tevez2015, ChileQuarter-finals26 June 2015
    20 Paraguay1–1 Brazil4–35–5 E. Ribeiro
    Douglas Costa
    Santa Cruz
    Wide
    Over
    Over
    González27 June 2015
    21 Chile0–0 Argentina4–14–3 Higuaín
    Banega
    Over
    Saved
    A. SánchezFinal4 July 2015
    22 Colombia0–0 Peru4–24–4 Trauco
    Cueva
    Saved
    Over
    Cueva2016, United StatesQuarter-finals17 June 2016
    23 Chile0–0 Argentina4–25–4 Vidal
    Messi
    Biglia
    Saved
    Over
    Saved
    SilvaFinal26 June 2016
    24 Brazil0–0 Paraguay4–35–5 Gómez
    Firmino
    González
    Saved
    Wide
    Wide
    Gabriel Jesus2019, BrazilQuarter-finals27 June 2019
    25 Chile0–0 Colombia5–45–5 TesilloWide A. Sánchez28 June 2019
    26 Peru0–0 Uruguay5–45–5 SuárezSaved Flores29 June 2019
    27 Peru3–3 Paraguay4–36–6 D. Martínez
    Ormeño
    Samudio
    Cueva
    Espínola
    Over
    Saved
    Over
    Saved
    Saved
    Trauco2021, BrazilQuarter-finals2 July 2021
    28 Colombia0–0 Uruguay4–24–4 Giménez
    Viña
    Saved
    Saved
    Viña
    GK Ospina
    3 July 2021
    29 Argentina1–1 Colombia3–24–5 D. Sánchez
    De Paul
    Mina
    Cardona
    Saved
    Over
    Saved
    Saved
    Cardona
    GK E. Martínez
    Semi-finals6 July 2021

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    6. "Southamerican Championship 1927".
    7. "Southamerican Championship 1929".
    8. "Southamerican Championship 1935".
    9. "Southamerican Championship 1937".
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    15. The outcome of the penalty after which the shoot-out ended. This column lists either the winning goalscorer, the player who missed the last penalty (if this was off target), or the player who took the last penalty and the goalkeeper who saved it
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