Copa America winners list

2021 Argentina

2019 Brazil

2016 Chile

2015 Chile

2011 Uruguay

2007 Brazil

2004 Brazil

2001 Colombia

1999 Brazil

1997 Brazil

1995 Uruguay

1993 Argentina

1991 Argentina

1989 Brazil

1987 Uruguay

1983 Uruguay

1979 Paraguay

1975 Peru

1967 Uruguay

1963 Bolivia

1959 Uruguay

1959 Argentina

1957 Argentina

1956 Uruguay

1955 Argentina

1953 Paraguay

1949 Brazil

1947 Argentina

1946 Argentina

1945 Argentina

1942 Uruguay

1941 Argentina

1939 Peru

1937 Argentina

1935 Uruguay

1929 Argentina

1927 Argentina

1926 Uruguay

1925 Argentina

1924 Uruguay

1923 Uruguay

1922 Brazil

1921 Argentina

1920 Uruguay

1919 Brazil

1917 Uruguay

1916 Uruguay

Most successful teams in the Copa America

Uruguay

Uruguay tops the list of most Championships won in its history with over 15 titles.

Uruguay almost made it four straight titles but was pegged back by a more dominant Brazil in the third edition after a goal which came after extra time gifted the Brazilians the first win.

Modern football era

Since the start of the modern era of football, Uruguay has only managed in 2011. Uruguay singlehandedly won over ten titles in the first twenty editions of the South American Premier football tournament.

Although the competition from other teams was fierce, the Uruguayans could still scale through despite having the great teams having some of the best players on the planet then.

Argentina

Argentina is the second most successful team in the history of Copa America, with over 14 titles behind a more dominant Uruguay at the time.

Argentina’s record was not like the record set by Uruguay. However, the country still had five titles in the first Fifteen editions.

Filled with some of the best players in the 21st century, including Lionel Messi, Sergio Kun Aguero, etc., it has been a challenging outing for the Argentine senior national football team at the continental showpiece.

Brazil

Brazil is the third most successful team in the Copa America winners list with nine titles. Brazil won its first title in 1919 and waited for another three years in 1922 to add a second.

The Brazilian national team could only manage two titles in the first twenty years of Copa America.

In the modern era of football, Brazil has won the highest number of titles starting from 2004 to 2019, which was the last time the country won it. The Selecao have also ended up as runners up on Eleven occasions.

Paraguay

Paraguaya has also won the Copa America titles twice in the country’s history.

Chile

Chile has also won two Copa America titles at the expense of Argentina, who inspired its golden generation players who could not win the two finals.

Chile defeated Argentina on two occasions between 2015 and 2016 to deny Argentina a possible 16th trophy which could have surpassed Uruguay’s 15th title record.

Peru

Peru is another team on the Copa America winners list with up to two titles. The Peruvians emerged Champions in 1939, and the last title came in 1975.

Colombia

Colombia is another side with a bit of history in terms of titles in Copa America.

The Colombians only managed to lift the trophy once in 2001.

Bolivia

Bolivia is another national team in South America that has also tasted the Copa America trophy, writing its name on the list of Champions in history.

The Copa America is an annual football tournament organised by the South American CONMEBOL association as the Premier football Competition for the senior national team. It is the oldest football tournament in the South American continent and was established in 1916.