The 48th edition of the Copa America, the South American continental football showpiece ended with Lionel Messi’s Argentina beating Colombia in the final to become the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 16 trophies.
The competiton has been running since 1916 but was rebranded into its current form in 1975.
Over the more-than-century long history of the tournament, before the tournament began, Argentina and Uruguay were the two most successful teams, winning the crown 15 times each. Brazil is next in the order with nine titles.
Most successful teams in Copa America:
Argentina – 16
Uruguay – 15
Brazil – 9
Chile – 2
Paraguay – 2
Peru 2
Bolivia – 1
Colombia – 1
Sportstar brings you the edition-wise list of champions in Copa America.
Year Winner Runner-up 1916 Uruguay Argentina 1917 Uruguay Argentina 1919 Brazil Uruguay 1920 Uruguay Argentina 1921 Argentina Brazil 1922 Brazil Paraguay 1923 Uruguay Argentina 1924 Uruguay Argentina 1925 Argentina Brazil 1926 Uruguay Argentina 1927 Argentina Uruguay 1929 Argentina Paraguay 1935 Uruguay Argentina 1937 Argentina Brazil 1939 Peru Uruguay 1941 Argentina Uruguay 1942 Uruguay Argentina 1945 Argentina Brazil 1946 Argentina Brazil 1947 Argentina Paraguay 1949 Brazil Paraguay 1953 Paraguay Brazil 1955 Argentina Chile 1956 Uruguay Chile 1957 Argentina Brazil 1959 Argentina Brazil 1959 Uruguay Argentina 1963 Brazil Paraguay 1967 Uruguay Argentina 1975 Peru Colombia 1979 Paraguay Chile 1983 Uruguay Brazil 1987 Uruguay Chile 1989 Brazil Uruguay 1991 Argentina Brazil 1993 Argentina Mexico 1995 Uruguay Brazil 1997 Brazil Bolivia 1999 Brazil Uruguay 2001 Colombia Mexico 2004 Brazil Argentina 2007 Brazil Argentina 2011 Uruguay Paraguay 2015 Chile Argentina 2016 Chile Argentina 2019 Brazil Peru 2021 Argentina Brazil 2024 Argentina Colombia
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