Copa América records and statistics

This is a list of records of the Copa América.

Medal Count

As of 2019

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Uruguay156930
2 Argentina1414533
3 Brazil911727
4 Paraguay26715
5 Chile24511
6 Peru21811
7 Colombia1146
8 Bolivia1102
9 Mexico0235
10 Honduras0011
Totals (10 nations)464649141
  • No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 or 1983.

General statistics by tournament

Year Host Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) Best player[1]
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 da Rosa Pinto (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 no fixed host  Peru Marcos Calderón Leopoldo Luque (4)
Ernesto Díaz (4)
Teófilo Cubillas
1979 no fixed host  Paraguay Ranulfo Miranda Jorge Peredo (4)
Eugenio Morel (4)
Carlos Caszely
1983 no fixed host  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

● Carlos Valderrama was the first player to officially win the MVP of the tournament ●

    Coaches with most games

    Number Name Nationality Team(s) Managed Games Tournaments Special 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.
    4 Óscar Tabárez 30 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 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.
    = Flavio Costa 19 1945, 1946, 1949 Champion in 1949.
    9 Carlos Alberto Parreira 17 1983, 1993, 2004 Champion in 2004.
    9 Alberto Suppici 16 1929, 1937, 1939, 1941 Runner-up in 1939 and 1941.
    10 Ricardo Gareca 16 2015, 2016, 2019 Runner-up in 2019.

    Teams

    Overall

    • Most Copa América appearances: 44,  Uruguay
    For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
    • Most championships: 15,  Uruguay
    • Most appearances in a Copa América final: 28,  Argentina
    • Most appearances in Copa América semi-final: 35,  Argentina,  Uruguay
    For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results

    Most championships

    # Team Championships
    1  Uruguay (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (Ecuador), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011) 15

    Most finishes in the top two

    # Team Finishes in the top two
    1  Argentina (1916*, 1917, 1920, 1921*, 1923, 1924, 1925*, 1926, 1927, 1929*, 1935, 1937*, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946*, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (Ecuador), 1959 (Argentina)*, 1967, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016) 29
    2  Uruguay (1916, 1917*, 1919, 1920, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942*, 1956*, 1959 (Ecuador), 1967*, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995*, 1999, 2011) 21
    3  Brazil (1919*, 1921, 1922*, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1949*, 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1983, 1989*, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019) 20
    4  Paraguay (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1963, 1979, 2011) 8
    5  Chile (1955*, 1956, 1979, 1987, 2015*, 2016) 6
    6  Peru (1939*, 1975, 2019) 3
    7  Bolivia (1963*, 1997*) 2
     Colombia (1975, 2001*)
     Mexico (1993, 2001)

    Most finishes in the top four

    # Team Finishes in the top four
    1  Uruguay (1916, 1917*, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923*, 1924*, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942*, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1955, 1956*, 1957, 1959, 1967*, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995*, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011) 35
     Argentina (1916*, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921*, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925*, 1926, 1927, 1929*, 1935, 1937*, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946*, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1959*, 1963, 1967, 1987*, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2019)
    3  Brazil (1916, 1917, 1919*, 1920, 1921, 1922*, 1923, 1925, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949*, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1959, 1963, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1989*, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019) 30
    4  Chile (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920*, 1924, 1926*, 1935, 1939, 1941*, 1945*, 1947, 1953, 1955*, 1956, 1967, 1979, 1987, 1991*, 1999, 2015*, 2016, 2019) 22
     Paraguay (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1979, 1983, 1989, 2011, 2015)
    6  Peru (1927*, 1929, 1935*, 1939*, 1941, 1949, 1955, 1957*, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2011, 2015, 2019) 16
    7  Colombia (1975, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2004, 2016) 8
    8  Mexico (1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007) 5
    9  Bolivia (1927, 1949, 1963*, 1997*) 4
    10  Ecuador (1959*, 1993*) 2
     United States (1995, 2016)
    12  Honduras (2001) 1
     Venezuela (2011)

    In one tournament

    • Most wins:  Brazil
    • Most goals scored: 28
    • Fewest goals conceded: 0, by Colombia
    • Most goals conceded: 34
    • Most minutes without conceding a goal: 1009

    Streaks

    Individual

    Argentine midfielder Norberto Méndez is the joint all-time top scorer in the history of Copa América with a 17-goal tally.

    Goalscoring

    Brazilian legend Zizinho is the joint all-time top scorer in Copa América history with 17 goals in total.

    Most goals scored, overall finals

    Rank Player[2][3] Country Goals
    1 Norberto Méndez  Argentina 17
    Zizinho  Brazil
    3
    Lolo Fernández  Peru 15
    Severino Varela  Uruguay
    5 Paolo Guerrero  Peru 14
    6 Ademir  Brazil 13
    Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina
    Jair  Brazil
    Jose Manuel Moreno  Argentina
    Héctor Scarone  Uruguay
    11 Roberto Porta  Uruguay 12
    Ángel Romano  Uruguay
    Eduardo Vargas  Chile
    14 Herminio Masantonio  Argentina 11
    Víctor Ugarte  Bolivia
    16 Javier Ambrois  Uruguay 10
    Héctor Castro  Uruguay
    Didi  Brazil
    Enrique Hormazábal  Chile
    Arnoldo Iguarán  Colombia
    Ángel Labruna  Argentina
    Ronaldo  Brazil
    Óscar Gómez Sánchez  Peru
    Pedro Petrone  Uruguay
    • Most goals ever scored in a single tournament: 9 – Jair da Rosa, Maschio and Ambrois
    • Most goals ever scored in a single match: 5 – Scarone, Marvezzi & Evaristo
    • Fastest goal scored in tournament's history: 68 seconds Kily González v. Uruguay (1999)
    • Fastest hat-trick completed in tournament's history: 10 minutes José Manuel Moreno (1942)
    • Fastest hat-trick completed as a substitute in tournament's history: 19 minutes Lionel Messi (2016)
    • Most matches played in tournament's history: 34 matches Sergio Livingstone (1941–1949)
    • Biggest margin of victory: 12 goals Argentina 12–0  Ecuador (1942)[2]
    • Most goals scored in a match, one team: 12 Argentina (vs. Ecuador, 1942)

    Matches played

    No. Country Name Matches Tournaments
    1Sergio Livingstone Chile341941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949 and 1953
    Zizinho Brazil341942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953 and 1957
    3Máximo Mosquera Peru281947, 1955, 1956, 1957
    4Leonel Álvarez Colombia271987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
    Carlos Valderrama Colombia271987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
    Lionel Messi Argentina272007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019
    6 Víctor Ugarte Bolivia251947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG)
    Claudio Taffarel Brazil251989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
    Álex Aguinaga Ecuador251987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004
    Javier Mascherano Argentina252004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016
    10 José Bustamante Bolivia241945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953
    Teodoro Fernández Peru241935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1947
    Cornelio Heredia Peru241947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956
    13 Alberto Achá Bolivia231945, 1946, 1947, 1949
    Carlos Fernando Borja Bolivia231979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
    15 Djalma Santos Brazil221953, 1956, 1957, 1959 (ARG)
    José Milton Melgar Bolivia221983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
    René Higuita Colombia221987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999
    Luis Capurro Ecuador221987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
    Javier Zanetti Argentina221995, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011

    Titles by Player

    Players who have most won the Copa América
    T Player Team Year(s) won Other appearances
    As player As manager
    6 Ángel Romano  Uruguay 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926[4] 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[4] 1919, 1927,[5] 1929[6]
    4 José Nasazzi  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926,[4] 1935[7] 1929[6]
    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[4] 1919, 1922, 1927[5]
    3 Andrade  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[4] 1927,[5] 1929[6]
    3 Alfredo Ghierra  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[4]
    3 Andrés Mazali  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[4] 1927,[5] 1929[6]
    3 Santos Urdinarán  Uruguay 1923, 1924, 1926[4]
    3 Manuel Seoane  Argentina 1925, 1927,[5] 1929[6] 1924, 1935[7] 1937[8]
    3 Vicente de la Mata  Argentina 1937,[8] 1945, 1946
    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

    List of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament

    • Most won: 5 Brazil (1995, 2004, 2004, 2007, 2019)
    • Most lost: 5
      •  Uruguay (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019)
      •  Argentina (1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016)
    • Most played: 9
      •  Brazil (1993, 1995, 1995, 2004, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
      •  Uruguay (1993, 1995, 1999, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019)
    TeamPlayedWinLoss% WinWin YearLoss Year
     Honduras110100%2001
     United States110100%1995
     Chile43175%2015, 2016, 20191999
     Mexico32167%1997, 19991995
     Brazil95455%1995, 2004, 2004, 2007, 20191993, 1995, 2011, 2015
     Colombia63350%1993, 1995, 20161993, 2015, 2019
     Paraguay63350%2011, 2011, 20151995, 1999, 2019
     Uruguay94544%1995, 1999, 1999, 20111993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019
     Argentina83538%1993, 1993, 20151995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016
     Peru31233%20191999, 2016
     Ecuador1010%1997
     Venezuela1010%2011

    Championship year in Bold

    By chronological order

    #
    Winner
    Final
    score
    Loser
    Pen.
    Score
    Pen.
    Taken
    Missed penalties Ways of Miss Final penalty[9] Tournament
    Round
    Date
    1 Colombia1–1 Uruguay5–35–4 MoasPost Valencia1993, EcuadorQuarter-finals26 June 1993
    2 Argentina1–1 Brazil6–56–6 BoiadeiroSaved Borelli1993, EcuadorQuarter-finals27 June 1993
    3 Argentina0–0 Colombia6–56–6 AristizábalSaved Borelli1993, EcuadorSemi-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
    Klopas1995, UruguayQuarter-finals17 July 1995
    6 Brazil2–2 Argentina4–25–4 André Cruz
    Simeone
    Fabbri
    Saved
    Saved
    Saved
    Edmundo1995, UruguayQuarter-finals17 July 1995
    7 Uruguay1–1 Brazil5–35–4 TúlioSaved Martínez1995, UruguayFinal23 July 1995
    8 Mexico1–1 Ecuador4–36–6 Capurro
    De la Cruz
    Blanco
    Villa
    Rosero
    Saved
    Saved
    Saved
    Wide
    Saved
    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 Magallanes1999, ParaguayQuarter-finals10 July 1999
    11 Uruguay1–1 Chile5–35–4 ArosSaved Magallanes1999, ParaguaySemi-finals13 July 1999
    12 Honduras2–2 Uruguay5–45–5 GutiérrezSaved Izaguirre2001, ColombiaThird-place match28 July 2001
    13 Brazil1–1 Uruguay5–35–4 SánchezSaved Alex2004, PeruSemifinals21 July 2004
    14 Brazil2–2 Argentina4–24–4 D'Alessandro
    Heinze
    Saved
    Over
    Juan2004, PeruFinal25 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
    Fred2011, ArgentinaQuarter-finals17 July 2011
    18 Paraguay0–0 Venezuela5–35–4 LucenaSaved Verón2011, ArgentinaSemi-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
    González2015, ChileQuarter-finals27 June 2015
    21 Chile0–0 Argentina4–14–3 Higuaín
    Banega
    Over
    Saved
    Sánchez2015, ChileFinal4 July 2015
    22 Colombia0–0 Peru4–24–4 Trauco
    Cueva
    Saved
    Over
    Cueva2016, USAQuarter-finals17 June 2016
    23 Chile0–0 Argentina4–25–4 Vidal
    Messi
    Biglia
    Saved
    Over
    Saved
    Silva2016, USAFinal26 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 Sánchez2019, BrazilQuarter-finals28 June 2019
    26 Peru0–0 Uruguay5–45–5 SuárezSaved Flores2019, BrazilQuarter-finals29 June 2019

    All-time table

    From 1916 until 2019 inclusive.

    Team Winners Part. Pts GP W D L GF GA Dif Pts/GP
    1  Uruguay15443662011103655406220+1861.82
    2  Argentina14424061951224033462179+2832.08
    3  Brazil9363461841033744418201+2171.88
    4  Chile239229183663186288311−231.25
    5  Paraguay237228172624268256297−411.33
    6  Peru232205154563761220241−211.33
    7  Colombia122163117472248135184−491.39
    8  Bolivia12786115202669106288−1820.75
    9  Ecuador02871121162382129318−1890.59
    10  Mexico01070481913166662+41.46
    11  Venezuela01839668154350174−1240.59
    12  Costa Rica0518175391731−141.06
    13  United States04171852111829−110.94
    14  Honduras0110631275+21.67
    15  Panama0133102410−61.00
    16  Japan0236033615−90.50
    17  Qatar011301225−30.33
    18  Jamaica020600609−90.00
    19  Haiti0103003112−110.00

    References and footnotes

    1. Copa América Best Players, rsssf.com
    2. "Almanaque Copa MessiAmérica". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
    3. "Paolo Guerrero ya es uno de los cinco grandes goleadores del torneo". copaamerica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 7, 2019.
    4. 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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