The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion.
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Until 1967, the tournament was known as "South American Championship". It is the oldest continental championship in the world with its first edition held in 1916.
Argentina has won the tournament fifteen times, the joint-record holder with Uruguay. However, they do lead the all-time table, have the highest number of victories and hold various other records.
Argentina are the only team to win the title three consecutive times (1945–1947). The last time they won the tournament was in 2021. In 2015 and 2016, they proceeded to the final, only to lose to Chile in a penalty shoot-out on both occasions, even though they have never once lost to Chile over regular time in tournament history (28 matches).
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
1917 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
1919 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
1920 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
1921 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Squad |
1922 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
1923 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
1924 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
1925 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
1926 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad |
1927 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
1929 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
1935 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
1937 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
1939 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1941 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
1942 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
1945 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
1946 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Squad |
1947 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Squad |
1949 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1953 | |||||||||
1955 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
1956 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
1957 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | Squad |
1959 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Squad |
1959 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
1963 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
1967 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
1975 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | Squad |
1979 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
1983 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
1987 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
1989 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
1991 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
1993 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
1995 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
1997 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
1999 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
2001 | Withdrew | ||||||||
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad |
2019 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
2021 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 15 Titles | 43/47 | 202 | 127 | 42 | 33 | 474 | 182 | — |
In the era of the South American Championship, Round robins were more commonly played than knock-out tournaments. Listed are the decisive matches which secured Argentina the respective titles.
Argentina has only positive head-to-head-records at the Copa América. Four out of nine CONMEBOL-members have never beaten the Albiceleste in regular time in a combined 74 attempts.
Copa América matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA |
Bolivia | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 10 |
Brazil | 16 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 53 | 40 |
Chile | 21* | 8 | 0 | 29 | 61 | 15 |
Colombia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 17 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Ecuador | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 12 |
Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Paraguay | 20 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 78 | 23 |
Peru | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 19 |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Uruguay | 15 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 36 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Venezuela | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
Total | 127 | 42 | 33 | 202 | 474 | 182 |
* includes a 0–0 draw awarded to Argentina in 1942.
Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 34 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 |
2 | Javier Mascherano | 26 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2016 |
3 | Sergio Agüero | 24 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 |
4 | Ángel Di María | 23 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 |
5 | Javier Zanetti | 22 | 1995, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2011 |
Nicolás Otamendi | 22 | 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 | |
7 | José Salomón | 21 | 1941, 1942, 1945 and 1946 |
Oscar Ruggeri | 21 | 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 | |
9 | Américo Tesoriere | 20 | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925 |
10 | Diego Simeone | 19 | 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999 |
Roberto Ayala | 19 | 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2007 | |
Carlos Tevez | 19 | 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2015 |
Seven Argentinian players have won the South American Championship three times each. Manuel Seoane (1925, 1927 and 1929) also won the title as coach in 1937. The others are Vicente de la Mata (1937, 1945, 1946), José Salomón (1941, 1945, 1946), Mario Boyé, Félix Loustau, Norberto Méndez and René Pontoni (all 1945, 1946, 1947).
Rank | Player | Goals | Tournaments (goals) |
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1 | Norberto Méndez | 17 | 1945 (6), 1946 (5) and 1947 (6) |
2 | José Manuel Moreno | 13 | 1941 (3), 1942 (7) and 1947 (3) |
Gabriel Batistuta | 13 | 1991 (6), 1993 (3) and 1995 (4) | |
Lionel Messi | 13 | 2007 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (5), 2019 (1) and 2021 (4) | |
5 | Herminio Masantonio | 11 | 1935 (4) and 1942 (7) |
6 | Ángel Labruna | 10 | 1946 (5), 1955 (3) and 1956 (2) |
7 | Humberto Maschio | 9 | 1957 |
Sergio Agüero | 9 | 2011 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (1) and 2019 (2) | |
9 | Manuel Seoane | 8 | 1925 (6) and 1927 (2) |
René Pontoni | 8 | 1945 (4) and 1947 (4) | |
Rodolfo Micheli | 8 | 1955 | |
Antonio Angelillo | 8 | 1957 |
Team awards
Individual awards
In 2015, no award for Most Valuable Player was given after Lionel Messi reportedly rejected it.
Team records
Individual records
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