Copa América

The Copa América - to 1972 Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol - is a continental tournament for national soccer teams to determine the champion South America in football, which is organized by CONMEBOL since 1916. The competition format was changed several times. In future, the tournament is played every four years, with the ten members of the Association act in alphabetical order as tournament hosts. Participants are traditionally members of the Association, namely the countries of South America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Since 1993, football teams from North and Central America are invited. Usually this are the winner and runner-up of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the championship of North and Central American federation CONCACAF. Far more rarely, a team from Asia is invited. In 1999, this was the Japanese national soccer team.

History

The Copa America is named after the Olympic football tournament is the second oldest still taking place and after the World Cup and the European Football Championship, the third most important football tournament for national teams in the world. It has been held since 1916. However, there were already 1910 a tournament with three participants, the Campeonato Sudamericano (1910 ), which was won by Argentina and then often wrongly to the first ( unofficial ) " Copa América " enhanced. Until 1967 the tournament was called as its predecessor from 1910 Campeonato Sudamericano, since 1975 Copa América. The trophy " Copa América " has already been handed over in 1916. The winner of the Copa América is the same as the world champion, the respective hosts and the winners of the other five continental football competitions qualified for the next FIFA Confederations Cup since 1997.

There have been - in contrast, for example, the European Football Championship - with one exception (1967 ) no qualifiers Copa America. At the first tournament in 1916 was attended by four teams. For the first time in 1975 was attended by all ten current member associations of CONMEBOL. No association was present at all competitions.

The tournaments at a glance

Rankings

1925 was attended by only three teams. 1975, 1979 and 1983 was not a game scheduled for 3rd place.

Records

Participation and final placements

Explanation:

Varia

* No finals tournament in a host country Inclusive ** values ​​of the four qualifiers. Values ​​in parentheses without qualifiers

1916 South American Championship Sergio Livingstone National sports team Middle America (region) Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo 1967 South American Championship 1917 1917 South American Championship 1919 1919 South American Championship 1920 1920 South American Championship 1921 1921 South American Championship 1922 1922 South American Championship 1923 1923 South American Championship 1924 1924 South American Championship 1925 South American Championship 1926 1926 South American Championship 1927 1927 South American Championship 1929 1929 South American Championship 1935 1935 South American Championship 1937 1937 South American Championship 1939 1939 South American Championship 1941 1941 South American Championship 1942 1942 South American Championship 1945 1945 South American Championship 1946 1946 South American Championship 1947 1947 South American Championship 1949 1949 South American Championship 1953 1953 South American Championship 1955 1955 South American Championship 1956 1956 South American Championship 1957 1957 South American Championship 1959 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) 1963 1963 South American Championship 1987 1989 1991 1995 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 Honduras Costa Rica Severino Varela Ademir Marques de Menezes Jair da Rosa Pinto Didi (footballer) Herminio Masantonio Algarve-Cup Cyprus Cup UNIFFAC Cup AFC Challenge Cup Baltic Cup (football) Roca Cup Arab Nations Cup Gulf Cup of Nations CCCF Championship Copa Newton Copa Lipton Balkan-Cup UEFA Amateur Cup Artemio Franchi Trophy Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup
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