Copa America is an international football tournament which was previously known as “South American Football Championship”. CONMEBOL men’s national football teams participate in the competition. The first edition of championship was played in 1916 which was hosted by Argentina and won by Uruguay. Since then 45 editions of Copa America have been concluded and Uruguay is the most successful team which has won 15 titles.
Photo: Copa America Trophy
8 National Football teams have become champions of Copa America at least once. Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay and Colombia have won Copa America trophy over the years.
The recent Copa America championship took place in 2021 when Brazil host the tournament. Argentina become champions after 28 years by defeating Brazil in the final by 1-0.
Photo: Argentina won Copa America 2021
Let’s have a look at the complete list of winners and runners up in Copa America till now.
Copa America Champions
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Result | Host |
| 1916 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1917 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1919 | Brazil | Uruguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Brazil |
| 1920 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Chile |
| 1921 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1922 | Brazil | Paraguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Brazil |
| 1923 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1924 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1925 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1926 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Chile |
| 1927 | Argentina | Uruguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Peru |
| 1929 | Argentina | Paraguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1935 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Peru |
| 1937 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1939 | Peru | Uruguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Peru |
| 1941 | Argentina | Uruguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Chile |
| 1942 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1945 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Chile |
| 1946 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1947 | Argentina | Paraguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Ecuador |
| 1949 | Brazil | Paraguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Brazil |
| 1953 | Paraguay | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Peru |
| 1955 | Argentina | Chile | Winner was decided via group stage only | Chile |
| 1956 | Uruguay | Chile | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1957 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Peru |
| 1959 | Argentina | Brazil | Winner was decided via group stage only | Argentina |
| 1959 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Ecuador |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Paraguay | Winner was decided via group stage only | Bolivia |
| 1967 | Uruguay | Argentina | Winner was decided via group stage only | Uruguay |
| 1975 | Peru | Colombia | 1-0 (Final Playoff) | Peru |
| 1979 | Paraguay | Chile | 3-1 (Won on aggregate goals) | Paraguay |
| 1983 | Uruguay | Brazil | 3-1 (Won on aggregate goals) | Uruguay |
| 1987 | Uruguay | Chile | 1-0 | Argentina |
| 1989 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil won in round-robin contest | Brazil |
| 1991 | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina won in round-robin contest | Chile |
| 1993 | Argentina | Mexico | 2-1 | Ecuador |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Brazil | 5-3 in penalties | Uruguay |
| 1997 | Brazil | Bolivia | 3-1 | Bolivia |
| 1999 | Brazil | Uruguay | 3-0 | Paraguay |
| 2001 | Colombia | Mexico | 1-0 | Colombia |
| 2004 | Brazil | Argentina | 4-2 in penalties | Peru |
| 2007 | Brazil | Argentina | 3-0 | Venezuela |
| 2011 | Uruguay | Paraguay | 3-0 | Argentina |
| 2015 | Chile | Argentina | 4-1 in penalties | Chile |
| 2016 | Chile | Argentina | 4-2 in penalties | United States |
| 2019 | Brazil | Peru | 3-1 | Brazil |
| 2021 | Argentina | Brazil | 1-0 | Brazil |
Countries with Number of Titles and Years
| Country | Number of Titles | Year |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1953, 1979 |
| Peru | 2 | 1939, 1975 |
| Chile | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2001 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1963 |
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