Copa America winners: Full list of champions for tournament history, including Argentina and Brazil

Juan Estevez

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First hosted in 1916 under the name of the South American Championship, and known since 1975 by its current name, the Copa America brings together the best football teams from that continent, with almost 50 editions now under its belt.

Throughout more than 100 years of history, the Copa America has had eight different champions, all of them coming from the CONMEBOL region.

It is worth remembering that CONCACAF teams from North and Central America have participated in various editions since 1993, and that countries from other continents have also been invited in the past, without great success in terms of results.

The 2024 edition continued that tradition, as teams from North and Central America were also involved in a tournament hosted in the USA.

Here, we review all the champions of the Copa America, since its very first edition.

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Copa America winners: Full list of champions

The Copa America was originally known as the South American Championship from 1916, before being renamed under its current title from 1975 onwards.

YearHostWinner
1916ArgentinaUruguay
1917UruguayUruguay
1919BrazilBrazil
1920ChiliUruguay
1921ArgentinaArgentina
1922BrazilBrazil
1923UruguayUruguay
1924UruguayUruguay
1925ArgentinaArgentina
1926ChiliUruguay
1927PeruArgentina
1929ArgentinaArgentina
1935PeruUruguay
1937ArgentinaArgentina
1939PeruPeru
1941ChiliArgentina
1942UruguayUruguay
1945ChiliArgentina
1946ArgentinaArgentina
1947EcuadorArgentina
1949BrazilBrazil
1953PeruParaguay
1955ChiliArgentina
1956UruguayUruguay
1957PeruArgentina
1959ArgentinaArgentina
1959EcuadorUruguay
1963BoliviaBolivia
1967UruguayUruguay
1975*Peru
1979*Paraguay
1983*Uruguay
1987ArgentinaUruguay
1989BrazilBrazil
1991ChiliArgentina
1993EcuadorArgentina
1995UruguayUruguay
1997BoliviaBrazil
1999ParaguayBrazil
2001ColombiaColombia
2004PeruBrazil
2007VenezuelaBrazil
2011ArgentinaUruguay
2015ChiliChili
2016USAChili
2019BrazilBrazil
2021BrazilArgentina
2024USAArgentina

* In 1975, 1979 and 1983 the tournament did not have a single venue. Instead, it was played in the different stadiums of the participating countries.

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Who has won the most Copa America titles?

Argentina have won the most titles throughout history with 16 trophies to their name.

Their 2024 victory put them one clear of Uruguay on 15. Brazil appears in third place, with nine title triumphs.

Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia and Bolivia have also managed to win the competition. Venezuela and Ecuador are the only CONMEBOL teams without Copa America titles, while Mexico is the only CONCACAF representative to reach a final: El Tri was runner-up in 1993 and 2001.

CountryTitles
Argentina16
Uruguay15
Brazil9
Peru2
Chile2
Paraguay2
Colombia1
Bolivia1

Juan Estevez

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Graduado de DeporTEA en 2011, Juan Estévez se sumó al equipo de NBA Global en 2019, luego de trabajar en otros sitios argentinos ligados al básquet como Pick and Roll y Básquet Plus. Desde 2022 forma parte del staff de Sporting News en español, cubriendo principalmente NBA, fútbol y NFL.