List of Copa América penalty shoot-outs

This is a list of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the Copa América.

Complete list

 * Key
 * ✅ = scored penalty
 * gold background = scored penalty which ended the shoot-out
 * ❌ = missed penalty
 * pink background = missed penalty which ended the shoot-out
 * silver background = first penalty in the shoot-out
 * horizontal line within a list of takers = beginning of the sudden death stage

Statistics

 * Key
 * † = shoot-out in the final
 * Bold = winners that year

Shoot-out records

 * Fewest shoot-outs in a tournament (since 1993)
 * 1 – 1997, 2001, 2007


 * Most shoot-outs in a tournament
 * 4 – 1995, 2024


 * Most played shoot-outs
 * 4 – 🇧🇷 brazil vs (1995†, 2004, 2007, 2024)


 * Fewest penalties in a shoot-out
 * 7 – vs 🇦🇷 argentina (2015†),  vs 🇧🇷 brazil (2011), 🇺🇸 united states vs 🇲🇽 mexico (1995)


 * Most penalties in a shoot-out
 * 14 – 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇨🇴 colombia (2015), 🇧🇷 brazil vs (2007)


 * Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 2 – vs 🇧🇷 brazil (2011)


 * Most penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 11 – 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇧🇷 brazil (1993), 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇨🇴 colombia (1993)


 * Most consecutive penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 11 – 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇧🇷 brazil (1993), 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇨🇴 colombia (1993)


 * Most penalties missed in a shoot-out
 * 5 – 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇨🇴 colombia (2015), 🇧🇷 brazil vs (2007), 🇨🇦 canada vs 🇻🇪 venezuela (2024), 🇲🇽 mexico vs 🇪🇨 ecuador (1997),  vs 🇧🇷 brazil (2011), 🇵🇪 peru vs  (2021)


 * Most consecutive penalties missed in a shoot-out
 * 4 – 🇦🇷 argentina vs 🇨🇴 colombia (2015)

Team records

 * Most shoot-outs played
 * 12 – (1993, 1995†, 1999×2, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2024×2)


 * Most shoot-outs played in a tournament
 * 2 – 🇦🇷 argentina (1993, 2015†), 🇧🇷 brazil (1995, 2004†), 🇨🇦 canada (2024), 🇨🇴 colombia (1993, 2021), (2011),  (1999, 2024)


 * Most shoot-out wins
 * 6 – (1995†, 1999×2, 2011, 2024×2)


 * Most shoot-out wins in a tournament
 * 2 – 🇦🇷 argentina (1993), 🇧🇷 brazil (2004†), (2011),  (1999, 2024)


 * Most shoot-out losses
 * 6 – (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)


 * Most consecutive shoot-out wins
 * 3 – 🇧🇷 brazil (2004†×2, 2007), (2015†, 2016†, 2019),  (2011×2, 2015),  (1995†, 1999×2)


 * Most consecutive shoot-out losses
 * 3 – (2001, 2004, 2007)


 * Most shoot-out wins without losses
 * 1 – (2001), 🇺🇸 united states (1995)


 * Most shoot-out losses without wins
 * 2 – 🇪🇨 ecuador (1997, 2024), 🇻🇪 venezuela (2011, 2024)


 * Most knockout matches played without shoot-outs (since 1993)
 * 5 – 🇧🇴 bolivia (1995, 1997×3, 2015)


 * Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 0 – 🇧🇷 brazil (2011)


 * Most penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 6 – 🇦🇷 argentina (1993×2)


 * Most consecutive penalties scored in a shoot-out
 * 6 – 🇦🇷 argentina (1993×2)


 * Most penalties missed in a shoot-out
 * 4 – 🇧🇷 brazil (2011)


 * Most consecutive penalties missed in a shoot-out
 * 4 – 🇧🇷 brazil (2011)

Taker records

 * Most shoot-outs played
 * 6 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2011, 2015†×2, 2016†, 2021, 2024)


 * Most penalties scored in shoot-outs
 * 4 – 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2011, 2015†×2, 2021),  🇨🇴 Juan Cuadrado (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)


 * Most penalties missed in shoot-outs
 * 2 – 🇦🇷 Lucas Biglia (2015, 2016†),  🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (2016†, 2024),  🇵🇪 Christian Cueva (2016, 2021)


 * Most final penalties scored in shoot-outs
 * 2 – 🇦🇷 Jorge Borelli (1993×2),  Alexis Sánchez (2015†, 2019),  Federico Magallanes (1999×2)

Goalkeeper records

 * Most shoot-outs played
 * 5 – 🇨🇴 David Ospina (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021×2)


 * Fewest penalties faced in shoot-outs
 * 3 – 🇺🇸 Brad Friedel (1995)


 * Most penalties faced in shoot-outs
 * 24 – 🇨🇴 David Ospina


 * Fewest penalties conceded in shoot-outs
 * 1 – 🇺🇸 Brad Friedel


 * Most penalties conceded in shoot-outs
 * 17 – 🇦🇷 Sergio Romero (2011, 2015†×2, 2016†),  🇨🇴 David Ospina


 * Most penalties missed against (saves and off-target shots) in shoot-outs
 * 7 – 🇨🇴 David Ospina,  Justo Villar (2011×2, 2015)


 * Fewest penalties conceded in a shoot-out
 * 0 – Justo Villar (2011)


 * Most penalties conceded in a shoot-out
 * 6 – 🇧🇷 Zetti (1993),  🇨🇴 Óscar Córdoba (1993)


 * Most penalties missed against (saves and off-target shots) in a shoot-out
 * 4 – Justo Villar (2011)

By tournament
From 1993 to 2007, if the score was level after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out followed immediately. In 2011, any knockout match (in 2015, 2016 and since 2021, only the final) might go into extra time. In 2019, immediate shoot-outs could be used in the quarter-finals only.