Copa America is CONMEBOL's international men's football championship for national teams, the oldest continental football competition still contested. It began in 1916 in Argentina as the South American Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Football), a four-team round-robin won by Uruguay, and was renamed Copa America in 1975 as the format shifted from round-robin to group stage and knockout rounds. Long an irregular, South-America-only event, the tournament has more recently settled into roughly a four-year cycle and repeatedly invited guest nations from outside CONMEBOL's ten members, including CONCACAF sides, widening it well beyond its original regional scope. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Founding Year Founding Date FrequencyHistorically irregular; recent editions have settled toward roughly a four-year cycle 1 Host HistoryOrganized by CONMEBOL since the 1916 founding in Argentina; renamed from South American Championship to Copa America in 1975; recent editions have expanded the field to 12-16 teams with guest nations invited from outside South America, including CONCACAF sides. 1 Frequency
Frequency (category) FAQs
Which four countries played in the first Copa America tournament?
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil were the first participants, in a tournament Argentina hosted from 2 to 17 July 1916.
The Copa America was established in 1916, making it the oldest continental football competition still contested. The first tournament was held in Argentina between 2 and 17 July 1916, and its first participants were Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
Connections
Administered By
Source Wikipedia, Copa America
Competitors Include
Source Claudio Pizarro (Wikipedia)
Source Gabriel Batistuta (Wikipedia)
Source Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) (Wikipedia)
Source Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Source Renato (footballer, born 1979) (Wikipedia)
Features
Source Wikipedia, Copa America
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Copa America
WikipediaIntroduction
Held every four years, it is the oldest extant continental football competition.
'History' section
Argentina held a tournament between 2 and 17 July 1916 with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil being the first participants
- Features: Association Football
- Administered By: CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation)
- In Category: Competitions
View the Source Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions [competed-in 3]Quote, Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions [competed-in 3]
He also represented the nation at the 2015 Copa América
Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer), Lead, international tournamentsQuote, Competitors Include: Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer), Lead, international tournaments
five editions of the Copa América
Gabriel Batistuta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gabriel Batistuta, Lead paragraph 3 [competed-in]Quote, Competitors Include: Gabriel Batistuta, Lead paragraph 3 [competed-in]
he won two consecutive Copa América titles (1991 and 1993)
Claudio Pizarro (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Claudio Pizarro, Lead paragraph 3Quote, Competitors Include: Claudio Pizarro, Lead paragraph 3
He captained Peru to third place at the 2015 Copa América
Renato (footballer, born 1979) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Renato (footballer, born 1979), Lead, international recordQuote, Competitors Include: Renato (footballer, born 1979), Lead, international record
Renato was part of the squads that won one Copa América and one Confederations Cup.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.