The Copa América is the main national The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...football competition of the CONMEBOL (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL - South American Football Confederation) was founded July 9, 1916, thanks to Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who materialized his project of uniting football around the continent. ...CONMEBOL nations. It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change.

The participating nations are The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ...Brazil, Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ...Argentina, The Republic Eastern of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a Spanish speaking country located in southern South America. ...Uruguay, The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked republic in South America. ...Paraguay, The Republic of Chile is a country located on the southwestern coast of South America. ...Chile, The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...Peru, The Republic of Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. ...Ecuador, The Republic of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. ...Bolivia, The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ...Colombia and The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...Venezuela.

History Overview

The Copa América is the oldest surviving national The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...football competition in the world, as it was held for the first time between July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ...July 2 and July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...July 17, 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January_February January 1 _The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...1916 as part of the commemorations of Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ...Argentina's independence centenary. The CONMEBOL (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL - South American Football Confederation) was founded July 9, 1916, thanks to Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who materialized his project of uniting football around the continent. ...CONMEBOL was then founded during this event, on July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...July 9 ( Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ...Argentina's independence day). It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change.

The tournament was previously known as Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones (South American Championship) and received the name used nowadays on 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...1975. Between 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...1975 and 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1983 it had no host, and was held in a home-away fashion.

Since 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...1993, two teams from other Federations are also invited. So far, the invited teams have been First International Costa Rica 7 - 0 El Salvador (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921) Largest win Costa Rica 12 - 0 Puerto Rico (Barranquilla, Colombia; December 10, 1946) Worst defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; August 17, 1975) Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; October 23...Costa Rica ( Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. ...1997, The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. ...2001, The Copa América 2004 was a held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004. ...2004), First International Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921) Largest win Honduras 13 - 0 Nicaragua (San Jose, Costa Rica; March 13, 1946) Worst defeat Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1982) Best result Round 1, 1982 CONCACAF...Honduras ( The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. ...2001), First International Japan 0 - 5 China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917) Largest win Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) Worst defeat Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002 AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5...Japan ( The Copa América 1999 was held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. ...1999), First International Guatemala 2 - 3 Mexico (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923) Largest win Mexico 13 - 0 Bahamas (Toluca, Mexico; April 28, 1987) Worst defeat England 8 - 0 Mexico (London, England; May 10, 1961) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1970 and 1986 CONCACAF Gold Cup...Mexico ( The 1993 Copa América football (soccer) tournament concluded with four teams in an all against all tournament. ...1993, The 1995 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was staged in Uruguay. ...1995, Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. ...1997, The Copa América 1999 was held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. ...1999, The Copa América 2004 was a held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004. ...2004), and the First International Unofficial: USA 0 _ 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 _ 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 _ 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 _ 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, USA; December 5, 1993...United States ( The 1993 Copa América football (soccer) tournament concluded with four teams in an all against all tournament. ...1993, The 1995 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was staged in Uruguay. ...1995). For the The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. ...Copa América 2001, First International USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Largest win USA 0 - 7 Canada (St. ...Canada was an invitee, but on July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...July 6, 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2001 withdrew because of security concerns.

Most wins

1. Orginally from the CIA World Factbook. ... First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5...Argentina and File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Uruguay 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) Worst defeat Uruguay 0 - 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) World Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1930 and 1950 Copa América Appearances...Uruguay: 14 times
2. General info: Large flag of Brazil Dimensions: 431x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... First International Argentina 3 _ 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 9 _ 0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 23 March 1957) Worst defeat Argentina 6 _ 1 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 March 1940) World Cup Appearances 17 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962...Brazil: 7 times
3. Large flag of Paraguay Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... First International Paraguay 1 - 5 Argentina (Asunción, Paraguay; 11 March 1919) Largest win Paraguay 7 - 0 Bolivia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949) Worst defeat Argentina 8 - 0 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 20 October 1926) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1930) Best result Round 2, 1986, 1998, 2002...Paraguay and Large flag of Peru File links The following pages link to this file: Football World Cup Latin America Organization of American States Politics of Peru Aston Villa F.C. Freedom House Football World Cup 1930 PSV Eindhoven User:AntonioMartin List of Peruvians Football World Cup 1970 Football World Cup 1978... First International Peru 0 - 4 Uruguay (Lima, Peru; November 1, 1927) Largest win Peru 9 - 1 Ecuador (Bogota, Colombia; August 11, 1938) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Peru (Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Bolivia; 26 June 1997) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1970 Copa América Appearances 27...Perú: 2 times
4. Fixed outer edges, arms, hues based on World Flag Database. ... First International Chile 7 - 1 Bolivia (Santiago, Chile; 12 October 1926) Largest win Bolivia 7 - 0 Venezuela (La Paz, Bolivia; 22 August 1993) Bolivia 9 - 2 Haiti (La Paz, Bolivia; 5 March 2000) Worst defeat Peru 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) Brazil 10 - 1 Bolivia (Sao Paulo...Bolivia and General info: Large flag of Colombia Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... First International Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938) Largest win Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) Worst defeat Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February 1945) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1962) Best result Round 2, 1990 Copa América...Colombia: 1 time

Copa América Tournaments

¹ There was no trophy being disputed on the 1916 tournament. It was disputed for the first time on the 1917 tournament.
^* Although the throphy wasn't disputed nor handed to the winners, these competitions were organized -and considered official- by the CONMEBOL (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL - South American Football Confederation) was founded July 9, 1916, thanks to Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who materialized his project of uniting football around the continent. ...CONMEBOL.

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