Copa América: Difference between revisions

| qualifier for = [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]<br>[[Panamerican Championship]] (1952–1960)<br>[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] (1992–2017)

The '''CONCACAFCONMEBOL''' '''Copa América''' ({{lang-en|America'sAmericas Cup}}; known until 1975 as the '''NorthSouth American Football Championship'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biblioteca.afa.org.ar/libros/libro_84/ |title=X Campeonato Sud Americano de Football |publisher= Biblioteca de Fútbol Argentino | website= biblioteca.afa.org.ar | language= es| access-date=27 February 2015 |archive-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327063631/http://biblioteca.afa.org.ar/libros/libro_84/ |url-status=live}}</ref>), often simply called the '''Copa America''', is the top men's quadrennial [[association football|football]] tournament contested among [[list of men's national association football teams|national teams]] from [[South America]]. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition,.<ref name="CopaAmericaOldestContTournament">{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/oldest-continental-tournament-world |title=The oldest main continental tournament in the world |publisher= | website= CONMEBOL.com| access-date=3 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221011523/http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/oldest-continental-tournament-world|archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> as well as the third most watched in the world.{{cn|date=July 2024}} The competition determines the [[Continental football championships|champions]] of South America.<ref name="CopaAmericaOldestContTournament" /><ref name= "CopaAmericaToTheUS">{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-conmebol-announce-agreement-to-bring-copa-america-2016-to-the-united-states |title=CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Announce Agreement to Bring Copa America 2016 to the United States |publisher= | website= CONCACAF.com |date=1 May 2014|access-date=29 June 2014|archive-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628021211/https://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-and-conmebol-announce-agreement-to-bring-copa-america-2016-to-the-united-states|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/en/copa-america-2015-en/history |title=Copa América: History |date=27 January 2015 |publisher= | website= CONMEBOL.com |access-date=27 February 2015|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185844/http://www.conmebol.com/en/copa-america-2015-en/history|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the 1990s, teams from [[North America]] and [[Asia]] have also been invited to compete.

Eight of the ten [[CONMEBOL]] national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 4748 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] the only teams yet to win. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] have the most championships in the tournament's history, with 16 cups. The country that hosted the tournament the most times (nine editions) is Argentina, including the inaugural edition in 1916. The [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] is the only non-CONMEBOL country that hosted the event, having done so in both [[2016 Copa América Centenario|2016]] and [[2024 Copa América|2024]]. On three occasions (in [[1975 Copa América|1975]], [[1979 Copa América|1979]], and [[1983 Copa América|1983]]), the tournament was held in multiple South American countries.

Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams — all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. [[Mexican national football team|Mexico]] participated in every tournament between 1993 and 2016, with one additional team drawn from [[CONCACAF]], except for [[1999 Copa América|1999]], when [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] team [[Japanese national football team|Japan]] filled out the 12-team roster, and [[2019 Copa América|2019]], which featured Japan and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]]. The [[2016 Copa América Centenario|2016]] and [[2024 Copa América|2024]] tournaments both featured 16 teams, with six teams from CONCACAF in addition to the 10 from CONMEBOL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ca2016.com/teams |title=Teams &#124; COPA America Centenario &#124; USA 2016 | website= ca2016.com | publisher= |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522133418/http://www.ca2016.com/teams |archive-date=22 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/conmebol-and-concacaf-sign-strategic-collaboration-agreement/ | title=CONMEBOL and Concacaf sign strategic collaboration agreement | date=27 January 2023 |publisher=CONCACAF}}</ref>

The first football team in South America, [[Lima Cricket and Football Club]], was established in [[Peru]] in 1859,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket Peru |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/associate/peru |website=ICC |publisher=ICC Cricket |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> and the [[Argentine Football Association]] was founded in 1893. By the early 20th century, football was growing in popularity, and the first international competition held among national teams of the continent occurred in [[1910 Copa América (unofficial)|1910]]<ref>{{cite news |title=A brief history of … the Copa América, the tournament with a special kind of beauty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/17/copa-america-brief-history-conmebol |work=The Guardian |date=17 June 2015 |access-date=18 June 2024 |last1=Murray |first1=Scott }}</ref> when [[Argentina]] organized an event to commemorate the centenary of the [[May Revolution]]. [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] participated, but this event is not considered official by [[CONMEBOL]]. Similarly, for the centennial celebration of its independence, Argentina held [[1916 South American Championship|a tournament]] between 2 and 17 July 1916 with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] being the first participants of the tournament. This so-called ''Campeonato Sudamericano de Football'' would be the first edition of what is currently known as Copa América; Uruguay would triumph in this first edition after tying 0–0 with hosts Argentina in the deciding, last match held in [[Estadio Alsina y Colón|Estadio Racing Club]] in [[Avellaneda]].

Seeing the success of the tournament, a boardmember of the [[Uruguayan Football Association]], [[Héctor Rivadavia Gómez|Héctor Rivadavia]], proposed the establishment of a confederation of the associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web |title=Se cumplen 100 años de la visionaria idea de Héctor Rivadavia Gómez |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/se-cumplen-100-anos-de-la-visionaria-idea-de-hector-rivadavia-gomez/ |website=CONMEBOL |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> On 9 July, [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|independence day]] in Argentina, CONMEBOL was founded. [[1917 South American Championship|The following year]], the competition was played again, this time in Uruguay. Uruguay would win the title again to win their ''bicampeonato'' after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the last match of the tournament. The success of the tournament on ''Charrúan'' soil would help consolidate the tournament.

Uruguay managed to win the competition in [[1995 Copa América|1995]] as host, ending a period of decline for Uruguayan football. With the implementation of rotating hosts, [[Colombia]], Paraguay and [[Venezuela]] hosted the tournament for the first time. Brazil entered a series of victories, winning four of the five continental titles between 1997 and 2007. The first, in [[1997 Copa América|1997]], was won after defeating host nation Bolivia 1–3 with goals from [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]], [[Denílson de Oliveira Araújo|Denílson]] and [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] becoming crucial in the ''Verde-Amarela'''s consagrationconsecration on [[Bolivia]]'s altitude. Brazil would successfully defend the title in [[Copa América 1999|1999]] after thumping Uruguay 3–0 in [[Asuncion]], Paraguay. However, the [[2001 Copa América]] saw one of the biggest surprises of the history of the sport as [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] eliminated Brazil in the quarterfinals. Colombia, the host nation, would go on to win the competition for the first time ever.

|bgcolor=#cc9966|'''910''' ([[1921 South American Championship|1921]], [[1922 South American Championship|1922]], [[1929 South American Championship|1929]], [[1937 South American Championship|1937]], [[1947 South American Championship|1947]], [[1953 South American Championship|1953]], [[1957 South American Championship|1957]], [[1975 Copa América|1975]], [[2004 Copa América|2004]], [[2024 Copa América|2024]])

|'''11''' ([[1916 South American Championship|1916]], [[1917 South American Championship|1917]], [[1919 South American Championship|1919]], [[1920 South American Championship|1920]], [[1924 South American Championship|1924]], [[1935 South American Championship|1935]], [[1939 South American Championship|1939]], [[1947 South American Championship|1947]], [[1953 South American Championship|1953]], [[1999 Copa América|1999]], [[2019 Copa América|2019]])

=== Copa América champions' results in the Confederations Cup ===

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=== Copa América champions' results in the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions ===

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