![]() ![]() After losing the 1928 final at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Argentina would gain revenge in the 1929 South American Championship by defeating the Uruguayans in the last, decisive match. Argentina, however, would not be far behind and disputed the supremacy with the Charruas. In subsequent years, Uruguay would dominate the tournament, which at that time was the largest football tournament in the world. Argentina won the competition for the first time thanks to the goals of Julio Libonatti. The success of the tournament on Charrúan soil would help consolidate the tournament.īrazil achieved its first championship in 1919Īfter a flu outbreak in Rio de Janeiro canceled the tournament in 1918, Brazil hosted the tournament in 1919 and was crowned champion for the first time after defeating the defending champions 1–0 in a playoff match to decide the title, while the Chilean city of Viña del Mar would host the 1920 event which was won by Uruguay.įor the 1921 event, Paraguay participated for the first time after its football association affiliated to CONMEBOL earlier that same year. Uruguay would win the title again to win their bicampeonato after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the last match of the tournament. The following year, the competition was played again, this time in Uruguay. Seeing the success of the tournament, a boardmember of the Uruguayan Football Association, Héctor Rivadavia, proposed the establishment of a confederation of the associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and on 9 July, independence day in Argentina, CONMEBOL was founded. This so-called Campeonato Sudamericano de Football would be the first edition of what is currently known as Copa América Uruguay would triumph in this first edition after tying 0–0 with hosts Argentina in the deciding, last match held in Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda. Similarly, for the centennial celebration of its independence, Argentina held a tournament between 2 and 17 July 1916 with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil being the first participants of the tournament. ![]() Chile and Uruguay participated, but this event is not considered official by CONMEBOL. By the early 20th century, football was growing in popularity, and the first international competition held among national teams of the continent occurred in 1910 when Argentina organized an event to commemorate the centenary of the May Revolution. The first football team in South America, Lima Cricket and Football Club, was established in Peru in 1859, and the Argentine Football Association was founded in 1893. The first edition was held in 1916 and won by Uruguay (pictured) On three occasions (in 1975, 1979, and 1983), the tournament was held in multiple South American countries. The United States is the only non-CONMEBOL country to host the event, having done so in 2016. Argentina, which hosted the inaugural edition in 1916, has hosted the tournament the most times (nine). Argentina and Uruguay have the most championships in the tournament's history, with 15 cups each. Mexico's two runner-up finishes are the highest for a non-CONMEBOL side.Įight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 47 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with only Ecuador and Venezuela yet to win. The 2016 version of the event, Copa América Centenario, featured 16 teams, with six teams from CONCACAF in addition to the 10 from CONMEBOL. ![]() Mexico participated in every tournament between 19, with one additional team drawn from CONCACAF, except for 1999, when AFC team Japan filled out the 12-team roster, and 2019, which featured Japan and Qatar. Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams-all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition, as well as the third most watched in the world. The CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship ( Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol in Spanish and Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol in Portuguese), is the top men's football tournament contested among national teams from South America. ![]()
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