Copa América

Copa América

Eight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 48 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with Ecuador and Venezuela the only teams yet to win. Argentina have the most championships in the tournament's history, with 16 cups. The country that hosted the tournament the most times (nine editions) is Argentina, including the inaugural edition in 1916. The United States is the only non-CONMEBOL country that hosted the event, having done so in both (/wiki/CopaAméricaCentenario) and (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica). On three occasions (in (/wiki/1975CopaAmérica), (/wiki/1979CopaAmérica), and (/wiki/1983CopaAmérica)), the tournament was held in multiple South American countries.

Copa América

Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams — all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. Mexico participated in every tournament between 1993 and 2016, with one additional team drawn from CONCACAF, except for (/wiki/1999CopaAmérica), when AFC team Japan filled out the 12-team roster, and (/wiki/2019CopaAmérica), which featured Japan and Qatar. The (/wiki/CopaAméricaCentenario) and (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica) tournaments both featured 16 teams, with six teams from CONCACAF in addition to the 10 from CONMEBOL.

Beginnings (1916–1929)

!The first edition was held in 1916 and won by Uruguay (pictured)

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