Who Has Won Copa America? Full Winners & Runners-Up Tally
South America American Football Championship which is now known as Copa America is one of the well known international football tournament. CONMEBOL Men’s national football team are participate in this tournament. First Edition of the Tournament was played in 1916 which was host by the Argentina and that tournament winners is Uruguay. Since then Inaugural Edition so far total 44 Edition of Copa America competition will be concluded. If we look at the results of them then Uruguay is the most successful nation as they won 15 trophy of Copa America.
So far in the Copa America Edition total 8 National football team are winners Copa America Title which are Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay and Colombia.
Check out below the List of Year by Year Copa america host country, Title Winners, Runners up Team as well as Final Match results with score.
Copa America Champions
| Year | Host Country | Winner | Runner-Up | Final Score / Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Argentina | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1917 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1919 | Brazil | Brazil | Uruguay | 1–0 (AET) |
| 1920 | Chile | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1921 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1922 | Brazil | Brazil | Paraguay | Replay (3–0) |
| 1923 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1924 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1925 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1926 | Chile | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1927 | Peru | Argentina | Uruguay | Round-robin |
| 1929 | Argentina | Argentina | Paraguay | Round-robin |
| 1935 | Peru | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1937 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | 2–0 (Playoff) |
| 1939 | Peru | Peru | Uruguay | Round-robin |
| 1941 | Chile | Argentina | Uruguay | Round-robin |
| 1942 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1945 | Chile | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1946 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1947 | Ecuador | Argentina | Paraguay | Round-robin |
| 1949 | Brazil | Brazil | Paraguay | 7–0 |
| 1953 | Peru | Paraguay | Brazil | 3–2 |
| 1955 | Chile | Argentina | Chile | Round-robin |
| 1956 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Chile | Round-robin |
| 1957 | Peru | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1959 | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | Round-robin |
| 1959 | Ecuador (2nd) | Uruguay | Argentina | Round-robin |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Bolivia | Paraguay | Round-robin |
| 1967 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Final group stage |
| 1975 | Various | Peru | Colombia | 1–0 (Playoff) |
| 1979 | Various | Paraguay | Chile | 3–1 (aggregate) |
| 1983 | Various | Uruguay | Brazil | 3–1 (aggregate) |
| 1987 | Argentina | Uruguay | Chile | 1–0 |
| 1989 | Brazil | Brazil | Uruguay | Final group stage |
| 1991 | Chile | Argentina | Brazil | Final group stage |
| 1993 | Ecuador | Argentina | Mexico | 2–1 |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Brazil | 1–1 (5–3 pens) |
| 1997 | Bolivia | Brazil | Bolivia | 3–1 |
| 1999 | Paraguay | Brazil | Uruguay | 3–0 |
| 2001 | Colombia | Colombia | Mexico | 1–0 |
| 2004 | Peru | Brazil | Argentina | 2–2 (4–2 pens) |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Brazil | Argentina | 3–0 |
| 2011 | Argentina | Uruguay | Paraguay | 3–0 |
| 2015 | Chile | Chile | Argentina | 0–0 (4–1 pens) |
| 2016 | USA 🇺🇸 (Centenario) | Chile | Argentina | 0–0 (4–2 pens) |
| 2019 | Brazil | Brazil | Peru | 3–1 |
| 2021 | Brazil | Argentina | Brazil | 1–0 |
| 2024 | USA 🇺🇸 | TBD | TBD | Final on July 14, 2024 |
Copa America Titles Winners by Each Country
| Rank | Country | 🏆 Titles | 🥈 Runners-up | Total Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 1 | Uruguay | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Brazil | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Chile | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Peru | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico 🇲🇽* | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Honduras 🇭🇳* | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| — | Others (Guest Teams) | 0 | 0 | — |
⚽ Top 10 Greatest Copa América Matches (All-Time)
| Year | Match | Score | Why It Was Great |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 🇦🇷 Argentina vs Chile 🇨🇱 (Final) | 0–0 (2–4 pens) | Messi missed in the shootout, Chile defended their 2015 title; emotional drama. |
| 2015 | 🇨🇱 Chile vs Argentina 🇦🇷 (Final) | 0–0 (4–1 pens) | Chile won their first-ever title, at home, in front of passionate fans. |
| 2004 | 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Argentina 🇦🇷 (Final) | 2–2 (4–2 pens) | Late goal by Brazil in 90+3’, epic shootout. |
| 1997 | 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Bolivia 🇧🇴 (Final) | 3–1 | Historic win for Brazil in high-altitude La Paz. |
| 1995 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay vs Brazil 🇧🇷 (Final) | 1–1 (5–3 pens) | Intense rivalry settled in front of home crowd; Uruguay clinched 14th title. |
| 1983 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay vs Brazil 🇧🇷 (Final) | 3–1 agg. | Back-and-forth two-legged thriller; Uruguay’s resilience shone. |
| 1975 | 🇵🇪 Peru vs Colombia 🇨🇴 (Final, playoff) | 1–0 | Decided in a rare 3rd match playoff; underdog story. |
| 1999 | 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Argentina 🇦🇷 (Quarterfinal) | 2–1 | Rivalry clash; spectacular Ronaldo-Rivaldo show. |
| 2021 | 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Argentina 🇦🇷 (Final) | 0–1 | Messi’s long-awaited international trophy; at Maracanã! |
| 1989 | 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Uruguay 🇺🇾 (Final Group) | 1–0 | Brazil wins in Maracanã to lift trophy after 40 years. |
