With its inauguration in 1916, the Copa America boasts the distinction of being the world football league’s oldest continental event.
Over the course of the next 100 years, the tournament has seen numerous upgrades and modifications, including a name change from the South American Championship and significant expansions to include more teams from the CONMEBOL federation and its neighbours in CONCACAF.
The Copa America has become a big international competition that rivals the European Championships due to format changes and increased global attention.
As the search for a CONCACAF winner continues ahead of the USA event in 2024, teams from South America have won most Copa America tournaments.
Teams with the most Copa America titles
With 15 titles apiece, Argentina and Uruguay are now tied as the most successful countries in the history of the Copa America, ahead of the 2024 edition.
Argentina defeated Brazil in the 2021 final to win their first championship since 1993, while Uruguay’s most recent victory occurred in 2011.
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With nine titles altogether, Brazil is ranked third, followed by Paraguay, Chile, and Peru, each with two.
| Nation | No. of Titles | Years Won |
| Argentina | 15 | 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941,1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019 |
| Chile | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1953, 1979 |
| Peru | 2 | 1939, 1975 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1963 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2001 |
