This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América, including everything from when it was called the South American Football Championship (1916–1975).

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Medal table

No third place match was played in

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

and

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

General statistics by tournament

Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.

Hosts

Coaches with most games

Teams

Overall

*Most Copa América appearances: 45, : ''For a detailed list, see Copa América participations'' *Most championships: 15, , *Most appearances in a Copa América final: 29, *Most appearances in Copa América semi-finals: 36, : ''For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results'' *Most matches played: 206, *Fewest matches played: 3, , , *Most wins: 124, *Most losses: 87, *Most draws: 41, *Team with the most goals scored in a single match: 12-0 *Most goals scored: 465, *Most goals conceded: 323, *Fewest goals scored: 0, *Fewest goals conceded: 5, , *Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.35, *Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83,

In one tournament

*Most wins: 7, ( 1949) *Most goals scored: 46, ( 1949) *Fewest goals conceded: 0, ( 2001) *Most goals conceded: 34 *Most minutes without conceding a goal: 1,009

Streaks

*Most consecutive championships: 3,

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, ...

, 1946, 1947 *Most consecutive final matches: 7,

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

– 1937 *Most consecutive runners-up: **2, (4 times) **2, (2 times) **2, **2,

Individual

Goals scored

Matches played

Titles by player

Individual records

*Most goals scored in a single tournament: 9 –

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( 1949),

Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 C ...

(

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) and Javier Ambrois (

) *Most goals scored in a single match by a player: 5 – Héctor Scarone (

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

Juan Marvezzi Juan Andrés Marvezzi (16 November 1915 - 4 April 1971) was an Argentine football striker, he played for Argentina was the top scorer in the Copa América 1941. He holds the record as Club Atlético Tigre's all-time top scorer, with 116 goals. Cl ...

( 1941), José Manuel Moreno (

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...

) and Evaristo (

) *Most overall assists provided: 17 –

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

(2007–2021) *Most assists provided in a single tournament: 5 –

(

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) *Fastest goal scored: after 68 seconds –

Kily González Cristian Alberto 'Kily' González Peret (born 4 August 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, and is currently a head coach. He started his career with Rosario Central whi ...

v. Uruguay (1999) *Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes – José Manuel Moreno (1942) *Most overall matches played: 34 – Sergio Livingstone (1941–1949),

(2007–2021)

List of penalty shoot-outs

*Most shoot-outs won: 5 – (1995, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019) *Most shoot-outs lost: 6 ** (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021) *Most shoot-outs played: 10 ** (1993, 1995, 1999, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021) Championship year in bold

By chronological order

References and footnotes

References

Footnotes

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