Copa América records and statistics

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

Performance by country
Cumulative top four results for both South American Championships and Copa América.
 *  * =hosts
 *  ^ =invitees

Consecutive championships
Teams that have won the Copa América (formerly South American Championships) consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles).
 * Italics indicate tournament hosts

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, 1979 and 1983.

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

Titles by coach

 * Dunga of 🇧🇷 brazil, Manuel Seoane of 🇦🇷 argentina, Danilo Alvim of 🇧🇷 brazil and Pedro Cea of won the Copa América as a player and also as a coach: Cea won in 1923 and 1924 as a player and in 1942 as a coach; Seoane won in 1925, 1927 and 1929 as a player and in 1937 as a coach; Alvim won in 1949 as a player and in 1963 as a coach (coaching Bolivia); Dunga won in 1989 and 1997 as a player and in 2007 as a coach.

Overall

 * Most Copa América appearances: 46,
 * For a detailed list, see Copa América participations


 * Most championships: 16, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Most appearances in Copa América final matches: 30, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Most appearances in Copa América top four: 37, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results


 * Most matches played: 212,
 * Fewest matches played: 3,, 🇶🇦 qatar
 * Most wins: 132, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Most losses: 89,
 * Most draws: 43, 🇦🇷 argentina,
 * Team with the most goals scored in a single match: 🇦🇷 argentina 12−0 🇪🇨 ecuador (1942)
 * Most goals scored: 483, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Most goals conceded: 331, 🇪🇨 ecuador
 * Fewest goals scored: 1,, 🇯🇲 jamaica
 * Fewest goals conceded: 5,, 🇶🇦 qatar
 * Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.32, 🇦🇷 argentina
 * Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83,

In one tournament

 * Most wins: 7, 🇧🇷 brazil (1949)
 * Most goals scored: 46, 🇧🇷 brazil (1949)
 * Fewest goals conceded: 0, 🇨🇴 colombia (2001)
 * Most goals conceded: 31, 🇪🇨 ecuador (1942)
 * Most minutes without conceding a goal: 540, 🇨🇴 colombia (2001)

Streaks

 * Most consecutive championships: 3, 🇦🇷 argentina 1945, 1946, 1947
 * Most consecutive final matches: 8, 🇦🇷 argentina 1923–1937
 * Most consecutive runners-up: 2
 * 🇦🇷 argentina (4 times)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (2 times)

Matches played
Data published by Copa América's official website.

Individual records

 * Most goals scored in a single tournament: 9 – 🇧🇷 Jair (1949),  🇦🇷 Humberto Maschio (1957) and  Javier Ambrois (1957)
 * Most goals scored in a single match by a player: 5 – Héctor Scarone (1926),  🇦🇷 Juan Marvezzi (1941),  🇦🇷 José Manuel Moreno (1942) and  🇧🇷 Evaristo (1957)
 * Most tournaments scored in: 6 – 🇧🇷 Zizinho (1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957) and  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
 * Most overall assists provided: 18 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
 * Most assists provided in a single tournament: 6 – 🇧🇷 Alex (2004) and  🇨🇴 James Rodríguez (2024)
 * Most tournaments assisted in: 7 –  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
 * Most matches won by a player: 24 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
 * Most overall goal contributions: 32 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (14 goals and 18 assists, 2007–2024)
 * Fastest goal scored: after 50 seconds – 🇦🇷 Darío Franco v. Brazil (1991)
 * Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes – 🇦🇷 José Manuel Moreno (1942)
 * Youngest goalscorer: 16 years, 171 days – 🇨🇴 Johnnier Montaño v. Argentina (1999)
 * Oldest goalscorer: 37 years, 171 days – Luis Suárez v. Canada (2024)
 * Most overall direct free kicks scored: 4 –  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
 * Most overall man of the match awards won: 15 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007–2024)
 * Most man of the match awards won in a single tournament: 4 –  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2015 and 2021)
 * Most finals played in: 5 –  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024)

List of penalty shoot-outs

 * Most shoot-outs won: 6
 * (1995, 1999 (2), 2011, 2024 (2))
 * Most shoot-outs lost: 6
 * (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)
 * Most shoot-outs played: 12
 * (1993, 1995, 1999 (2), 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2024 (2))

Championship year in bold