Beginnings
The first football team in South America, Lima Cricket and Football Club, was established in Peru in 1859, and the Argentine Football … 展开

All registered national federations of CONMEBOL, of which there currently are ten, are eligible for automatic berths in the tournament. Since the competition's rebranding in 1975, there … 展开

There are currently five post-tournament awards
• the Best Player for most valuable player, first awarded in 展开

In 1984, CONMEBOL adopted the policy of rotating the right to host the Copa América amongst the ten member confederations. The first rotation was completed following the 2007 Copa América which took place in Venezuela. A second rotation … 展开

In early tournaments all teams competed in a round-robin stage, while later ones saw the teams were split into different groups followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. 展开

The Copa América trophy, which is awarded to the winners of the tournament, was donated to the Association by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Ernesto Bosch, in 1910, when Argentina organized an event to commemorate the centenary of the 展开

• Copa América Femenina
• Copa América Centenario
• Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo
• Continental football championships 展开