Copa America Winners List: Every Winner Since 1916

This is a list of all Copa America winners from 1916 to the present.

Copa America is one of the most prestigious soccer tournaments in South America.

On this list, you’ll find:

• All the Copa America winners
• The most successful nations in Copa America
• Summary of every Copa America tournament
• And much more!

So, if you’re looking for a new and updated Copa America winners list, you’ve come to the right place.

List of Copa America Winners By Nation

Before diving into the complete list of Copa America Winners by year, let’s first take a look at the performance of all the Copa America winners.

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Team	Titles	Runners-up
Save  Argentina	15	14
Save  Uruguay	15	6
Save  Brazil	9	11
Save  Paraguay	2	6
Save  Chile	2	4
Save  Peru	2	1
Save  Bolivia	1	1
Save  Colombia	1	1

List of Copa America Winners By Year

Here’s the complete list of all the Copa America winners by year.

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
2021	Argentina	Brazil	1-0
2019	Brazil	Peru	3-1
2016	Chile	Argentina	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p)
2015	Chile	Argentina	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-1 p)
2011	Uruguay	Paraguay	3-0
2007	Brazil	Argentina	3-0
2004	Brazil	Argentina	2-2 (4-2 p)
2001	Colombia	Mexico	1-0
1999	Brazil	Uruguay	3-0
1997	Brazil	Bolivia	3-1
1995	Uruguay	Brazil	1-1 (5-3 p)
1993	Argentina	Mexico	2-1
1991	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1989	Brazil	Uruguay	Round Robin
1987	Uruguay	Chile	1-0
1983	Uruguay	Brazil	2-0 / 1-1
1979	Paraguay	Chile	3-0 / 0-1 / 0-0
1975	Peru	Colombia	0-1 / 2-0 / 1-0
1967	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1963	Bolivia	Paraguay	Round Robin
1959	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1959	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1957	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1956	Uruguay	Chile	Round Robin
1955	Argentina	Chile	Round Robin
1953	Paraguay	Brazil	3-2
1949	Brazil	Paraguay	7-0
1947	Argentina	Paraguay	Round Robin
1946	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1945	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1942	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1941	Argentina	Uruguay	Round Robin
1939	Peru	Uruguay	Round Robin
1937	Argentina	Brazil	2-0 (a.e.t)
1935	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1929	Argentina	Paraguay	Round Robin
1927	Argentina	Uruguay	Round Robin
1926	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1925	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1924	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1923	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1922	Brazil	Paraguay	3-0
1921	Argentina	Brazil	Round Robin
1920	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1919	Brazil	Uruguay	1-0 (a.e.t.)
1917	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin
1916	Uruguay	Argentina	Round Robin

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Summary of Every Copa America Tournament

1916 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
Save  Argentina	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	4
Save  Brazil	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
Save  Chile	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

The first edition of Copa America (known as South American Championship back then) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Uruguay won the tournament by securing a 0-0 draw against Argentina in the final match.

1917 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	6
Save  Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Save  Brazil	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	2
Save  Chile	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Uruguay won the second edition of Copa America as well. They finished on 6 points, 2 ahead of the runners-up Argentina.

Uruguay was also the host of the tournament.

1919 Copa America – Brazil

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Brazil	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8	5
Save  Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	5
Save  Argentina	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	2
Save  Chile	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Playoff Match

Brazil  Save	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Save  Uruguay
Friedenreich 122′

The 1919 South American Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The hosts won the tournament by beating Uruguay 1-0 in the playoff match to win their first title.

1920 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	5
Save  Argentina	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
Save  Brazil	3	1	0	2	1	8	−7	2
Save  Chile	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Chile hosted the 1920 South American Championship.

Uruguay won their 3rd championship in the first 4 tournaments.

This tournament was also famous for Brazil’s biggest loss. They lost 6-0 against Uruguay.

It was a record that wasn’t matched until the 2014 World Cup when Germany defeated Brazil 7-1.

1921 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	6
Save  Brazil	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	2
Save  Uruguay	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	2
Save  Paraguay	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	2

Argentina won their first major trophy in the 1921 South American Championship. They were also the hosts of the tournament.

Argentina dominated the tournament. They finished with a perfect record of 3 wins and 6 points.

1922 Copa America – Brazil

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Brazil	4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	5
Save  Paraguay	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Save  Uruguay	4	2	1	1	3	1	+2	5
Save  Argentina	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	4
Save  Chile	4	0	1	3	1	10	−9	1

Playoff Match

Brazil  Save	3–0	Save  Paraguay
Neco  Save  11′ Formiga  Save  48′, 89′

Three teams finished with the same points in the 1922 South American Championship.

But Uruguay withdrew from the tournament to protest the refereeing in their game against Paraguay.

Brail faced Paraguay in the final and won 3-0.

1923 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Save  Argentina	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	4
Save  Paraguay	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2
Save  Brazil	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

1924 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	5
Save  Argentina	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	4
Save  Paraguay	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Save  Chile	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

1925 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	7
Save  Brazil	4	2	1	1	11	9	+2	5
Save  Paraguay	4	0	0	4	4	13	−9	0

The 1925 Copa America saw the fewest teams take part in the tournament.

Chile and Uruguay withdrew their names before the start of the tournament.

1926 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	4	4	0	0	17	2	+15	8
Save  Argentina	4	2	1	1	14	3	+11	5
Save  Chile	4	2	1	1	14	6	+8	5
Save  Paraguay	4	1	0	3	8	20	−12	2
Save  Bolivia	4	0	0	4	2	24	−22	0

Uruguay won their sixth Copa America title in the 1926 edition. It was also the first time that Bolivia participated in the tournament.

1927 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	3	3	0	0	15	4	+11	6
Save  Uruguay	3	2	0	1	15	3	+12	4
Save  Peru	3	1	0	2	4	11	−7	2
Save  Bolivia	3	0	0	3	3	19	−16	0

Peru hosted the 1927 Copa America. It was also the first time that Peru was participating in the tournament.

The host country proved to be a huge hindrance to the Argentine and Uruguayan squads. They arrived tired at the tournament as they had to travel 8 days by ship to reach Peru.

1929 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6
Save  Paraguay	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	4
Save  Uruguay	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2
Save  Peru	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

The 1928 Copa America was postponed to 1929 due to Argentina and Uruguay’s participation in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

The wait was worth it as Uruguay won the gold medal and Argentina won the silver medal at the Olympics.

1935 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Save  Argentina	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
Save  Peru	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2
Save  Chile	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

The 1935 South American Championship was held 6 years after the previous edition.

This was due to rising tensions between Argentina and Uruguay after the 1930 World Cup final.

Argentina had broken off soccer relations with their Uruguayan counterparts after their defeat.

1937 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	5	4	0	1	12	5	+7	8
Save  Brazil	5	4	0	1	17	9	+8	8
Save  Uruguay	5	2	0	3	11	14	−3	4
Save  Paraguay	5	2	0	3	8	16	−8	4
Save  Chile	5	1	1	3	12	13	−1	3
Save  Peru	5	1	1	3	7	10	−3	3

Play-off

Argentina  Save	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Save  Brazil
De la Mata  Save  102′, 112′

1939 Copa America – Peru

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Peru	4	4	0	0	13	4	+9	8
Save  Uruguay	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	6
Save  Paraguay	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	4
Save  Chile	4	1	0	3	8	12	−4	2
Save  Ecuador	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

Peru won their first Copa America title in the 1939 edition. They were also the hosts of the tournament.

1941 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	8
Save  Uruguay	4	3	0	1	10	1	+9	6
Save  Chile	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	4
Save  Peru	4	1	0	3	5	5	0	2
Save  Ecuador	4	0	0	4	1	21	−20	0

Although Argentina won the 1941 Copa America, they weren’t awarded the trophy.

This was because the 1941 Copa America was an unofficial edition. It took place at the request of Chile to celebrate the fourth centenary of Santiago’s foundation by Pedro de Valdivia.

1942 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	6	6	0	0	21	2	+19	12
Save  Argentina	6	5	0	1	21	6	+15	10
Save  Brazil	6	3	1	2	15	7	+8	7
Save  Paraguay	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	6
Save  Peru	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	4
Save  Chile	6	1	1	4	4	15	−11	3
Save  Ecuador	6	0	0	6	4	31	−27	0

Uruguay hosted the 1942 Copa America. They won their eighth Copa America title in this edition.

Argentina also defeated Ecuador 12-0 to record the biggest win in Copa America history.

1945 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	6	5	1	0	22	5	+17	11
Save  Brazil	6	5	0	1	19	5	+14	10
Save  Chile	6	4	1	1	15	5	+10	9
Save  Uruguay	6	3	0	3	14	6	+8	6
Save  Colombia	6	1	1	4	7	25	−18	3
Save  Bolivia	6	0	2	4	3	16	−13	2
Save  Ecuador	6	0	1	5	9	27	−18	1

1946 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	5	5	0	0	17	3	+14	10
Save  Brazil	5	3	1	1	13	7	+6	7
Save  Paraguay	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	5
Save  Uruguay	5	2	0	3	11	9	+2	4
Save  Chile	5	2	0	3	8	11	−3	4
Save  Bolivia	5	0	0	5	4	23	−19	0

The 1946 Copa America was also an extra edition of the tournament. Hence, the winners didn’t get the trophy.

But, it is officially recognized by the South American soccer federation CONMEBOL.

1947 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	7	6	1	0	28	4	+24	13
Save  Paraguay	7	5	1	1	16	11	+5	11
Save  Uruguay	7	5	0	2	21	8	+13	10
Save  Chile	7	4	1	2	14	13	+1	9
Save  Peru	7	2	2	3	12	9	+3	6
Save  Ecuador	7	0	3	4	3	17	−14	3
Save  Bolivia	7	0	2	5	6	21	−15	2
Save  Colombia	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	2

1949 Copa America – Brazil

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Brazil	7	6	0	1	39	7	+32	12
Save  Paraguay	7	6	0	1	21	6	+15	12
Save  Peru	7	5	0	2	20	13	+7	10
Save  Bolivia	7	4	0	3	13	24	−11	8
Save  Chile	7	2	1	4	10	14	−4	5
Save  Uruguay	7	2	1	4	14	20	−6	5
Save  Ecuador	7	1	0	6	7	21	−14	2
Save  Colombia	7	0	2	5	4	23	−19	2

Play-off

Brazil  Save	7–0	Save  Paraguay
Ademir  Save  17′, 27′, 48′ Tesourinha  Save  43′, 70′ Jair  Save  72′, 89′

1953 Copa America – Paraguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Brazil	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	8
Save  Paraguay	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Save  Uruguay	6	3	1	2	15	6	+9	7
Save  Chile	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	7
Save  Peru	6	3	1	2	4	6	−2	7
Save  Bolivia	6	1	1	4	6	15	−9	3
Save  Ecuador	6	0	2	4	1	13	−12	2

Play-off

Paraguay  Save	3–2	Save  Brazil
Atilio López  Save  14′ Gavilán  Save  17′ Fernández  Save  41′		Baltazar  Save  56′, 65′

Paraguay won their first Copa America title in the 1953 edition. They also took revenge for the final loss against Brazil in the 1949 edition of Copa America.

1955 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	5	4	1	0	18	6	+12	9
Save  Chile	5	3	1	1	19	8	+11	7
Save  Peru	5	2	2	1	13	11	+2	6
Save  Uruguay	5	2	1	2	12	12	0	5
Save  Paraguay	5	1	1	3	7	14	−7	3
Save  Ecuador	5	0	0	5	4	22	−18	0

1956 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	5	4	1	0	9	3	+6	9
Save  Chile	5	3	0	2	11	8	+3	6
Save  Argentina	5	3	0	2	5	3	+2	6
Save  Brazil	5	2	2	1	4	5	−1	6
Save  Paraguay	5	0	2	3	3	8	−5	2
Save  Peru	5	0	1	4	6	11	−5	1

1957 Copa America – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	6	5	0	1	25	6	+19	10
Save  Brazil	6	4	0	2	23	9	+14	8
Save  Uruguay	6	4	0	2	15	12	+3	8
Save  Peru	6	4	0	2	12	9	+3	8
Save  Colombia	6	2	0	4	10	25	−15	4
Save  Chile	6	1	1	4	9	17	−8	3
Save  Ecuador	6	0	1	5	7	23	−16	1

The 1957 Argentina squad is considered to be one of the greatest squads assembled in the country’s history.

Guillermo Stábile was the team’s coach.

Plus, they had a fierce attacking lineup that included the likes of

• Omar Corbatta,
• Humberto Maschio,
• Antonio Angelillo,
• Enrique Sívori, and
• Osvaldo Cruz.

They were also solid at the back with the likes of Pedro Dellacha and Néstor Rossi protecting the goal.

No surprises. Argentina won the 1957 South American championship in Lima.

1959 Copa America (Argentina) – Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	6	5	1	0	19	5	+14	11
Save  Brazil	6	4	2	0	17	7	+10	10
Save  Paraguay	6	3	0	3	12	12	0	6
Save  Peru	6	1	3	2	10	11	−1	5
Save  Chile	6	2	1	3	9	14	−5	5
Save  Uruguay	6	2	0	4	15	14	+1	4
Save  Bolivia	6	0	1	5	4	23	−19	1

1959 Copa America (Ecuador) – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	4	3	1	0	13	1	+12	7
Save  Argentina	4	2	1	1	9	9	0	5
Save  Brazil	4	2	0	2	7	10	−3	4
Save  Ecuador	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	3
Save  Paraguay	4	0	1	3	6	11	−5	1

The 1959 Copa America held in Ecuador was an extra Copa America tournament competed by 5 teams.

Uruguay won the tournament with 7 points from a possible 8.

1963 Copa America – Bolivia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Bolivia	6	5	1	0	19	13	+6	11
Save  Paraguay	6	4	1	1	13	7	+6	9
Save  Argentina	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	7
Save  Brazil	6	2	1	3	12	13	−1	5
Save  Peru	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	5
Save  Ecuador	6	1	2	3	14	18	−4	4
Save  Colombia	6	0	1	5	10	19	−9	1

The 1963 Copa America was the first and only Copa America tournament won by Bolivia. They were also the hosts of the tournament.

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1967 Copa America – Uruguay

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Uruguay	5	4	1	0	13	2	+11	9
Save  Argentina	5	4	0	1	12	3	+9	8
Save  Chile	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	6
Save  Paraguay	5	2	0	3	9	13	−4	4
Save  Venezuela	5	1	0	4	7	16	−9	2
Save  Bolivia	5	0	1	4	0	9	−9	1

1975 Copa America – Peru

Finals

Colombia  Save	1–0	Save  Peru
Castro  Save  38′

Peru  Save	2–0	Save  Colombia
Oblitas  Save  18′ Ramírez  Save  44′

2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Peru  Save	1–0	Save  Colombia
Sotil  Save  25′

For the first time in Copa America’s history, there was no host country.

It was also renamed from South American Championship to Copa America in the 1975 edition.

Plus, a group stage and knockouts replaced the round-robin format of the tournament.

Finals

Paraguay  Save	3–0	Save  Chile
Romero  Save  12′, 85′ M. Morel  Save  36′

Chile  Save	1–0	Save  Paraguay
Rivas  Save  10′

As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner.

Paraguay  Save	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Save  Chile

The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired. Paraguay won the trophy 3-1 on aggregate.

1983 Copa America – Uruguay

Uruguay  Save	2–0	Save  Brazil
Francescoli  Save  41′ Diogo  Save  80′

Brazil  Save	1–1	Save  Uruguay
Jorginho  Save  23′		Aguilera  Save  77′

Uruguay won 3–1 on points.

1987 Copa America – Uruguay

Uruguay  Save	1–0	Save  Chile
Bengoechea  Save  56′

1989 Copa America – Brazil

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Paraguay	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Save  Brazil	4	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6
Save  Colombia	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	4
Save  Peru	4	0	3	1	4	7	−3	3
Save  Venezuela	4	0	1	3	4	11	−7	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	4	2	2	0	2	0	+2	6
Save  Uruguay	4	2	0	2	6	2	+4	4
Save  Chile	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
Save  Ecuador	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	4
Save  Bolivia	4	0	2	2	0	8	−8	2

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Brazil	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	6
Save  Uruguay	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	4
Save  Argentina	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
Save  Paraguay	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

The 1989 Copa America had a format change. 10 teams were divided into 2 groups, and each group had 2 winners who would advance to the Final Group round.

Paraguay and Brazil advanced from Group A, while Argentina and Uruguay advanced from Group B.

Brazil won all their matches in the final round to lift the Copa America. The win ended their 19-year wait for a major trophy.

1991 Copa America – Argentina

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	4	4	0	0	11	3	+8	8
Save  Chile	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7	6
Save  Paraguay	4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	4
Save  Peru	4	1	0	3	9	9	0	2
Save  Venezuela	4	0	0	4	1	15	−14	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Colombia	4	2	1	1	3	1	+2	5
Save  Brazil	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	5
Save  Uruguay	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	5
Save  Ecuador	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	3
Save  Bolivia	4	0	2	2	2	7	−5	2

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Save  Argentina	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	5
Save  Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
Save  Chile	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
Save  Colombia	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

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1993 Copa America – Argentina

The 1993 Copa America was the first edition of the tournament to feature teams from outside South America. Mexico and the United States accepted the invitation to take part in the Cup.

The format was again changed back to group stages and knockouts.

Final

Argentina  Save	2–1	Save  Mexico
Batistuta  Save  63′, 74′		Galindo  Save  67′ (pen.)

1995 Copa America – Uruguay

Uruguay  Save	1–1	Save  Brazil
Bengoechea  Save  51′		Túlio  Save  30′
Penalties
Francescoli  Save Bengoechea  Save Herrera  Save Gutiérrez  Save Martínez  Save	5–3	Save  Roberto Carlos Save  Zinho Save  Túlio Save  Dunga

The United States came out as the surprise team of the 1995 Copa America tournament. They beat the Copa America holders Argentina 3-0 in the group stage, finishing at the top of the group.

They also beat Mexico in the knockout stages, only to be defeated by Brazil in the semi-finals.

Final

1997 Copa America – Brazil

Brazil  Save	3–1	Save  Bolivia
Denilson  Save  40′ Ronaldo  Save  79′ Zé Roberto  Save  90′		E. Sánchez  Save  45′

1999 Copa America – Brazil

Final

Uruguay  Save	0–3	Save  Brazil
		Rivaldo  Save  20′, 26′ Ronaldo  Save  48

Japan became the first non-American country to compete in the Copa America in 1999. Mexico was the other team outside of South America to be invited.

2001 Copa America – Colombia

Mexico  Save	0–1	Save  Colombia
		I. Córdoba  Save  65′

The hosts Colombia won their first Copa America in 2001. They did it without conceding a single goal in the whole competition.

The hosts Colombia won their first Copa America in 2001. They did it without conceding a single goal in the whole competition.

There were security risks leading up to the tournament in Colombia. This led to certain teams like Argentina withdrawing from the cup.

Yet, the Copa America went ahead without any security issues during the tournament.

2004 Copa America – Brazil

Argentina  Save	2–2	Save  Brazil
K. González  Save  20′ (pen.) Delgado  Save  87′		Luisão  Save  45′ Adriano  Save  90+3′
Penalties
D’Alessandro  Save Heinze  Save K. González  Save Sorín  Save	2–4	Save  Adriano Save  Edu Save  Diego Save  Juan

2007 Copa America – Brazil

Brazil  Save	3–0	Save  Argentina
Baptista  Save  4′ Ayala  Save  40′ (o.g.) Dani Alves  Save  69′

2011 Copa America – Uruguay

Uruguay  Save	3–0	Save  Paraguay
Suárez  Save  11′ Forlán  Save  41′, 89′

Uruguay won a record 15 Copa America title in 2011, their first since 1995.

2015 Copa America – Chile

Chile  Save	0-0	Save  Argentina
Penalties
Fernández  Save Vidal  Save Aránguiz  Save Sánchez  Save	4-1	Save  Messi Save  Higuaín Save  Banega

2016 Copa America – Chile

Argentina  Save	0–0	Save  Chile
Penalties
Messi  Save Mascherano  Save Agüero  Save Biglia  Save	2–4	Save  Vidal Save  Castillo Save  Aránguiz Save  Beausejour Save  Silva

The 2016 Copa America Centenario celebrated the centenary of the tournament. It was the first Copa America tournament held outside South America.

The United States hosted the tournament.

Chile won the tournament by defeating Argentina in the final on penalties.

It was also the third straight loss for Argentina in the final of a tournament. After their 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa America losses.

2019 Copa America – Brazil

Brazil  Save	3–1	Save  Peru
Everton  Save  15′ Gabriel Jesus  Save  45+3′ Richarlison  Save  90′ (pen.)		Guerrero  Save  44′ (pen.)

2021 Copa America – Argentina

Argentina  Save	1–0	Save  Brazil
Di María  Save  22′

Argentina finally won the Copa America in 2021.

The tournament was originally supposed to take place in 2020. But it was delayed for a year due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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