The CONMEBOL Copa América (English: Americas Cup; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship ), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial football tournament … See more

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. See more

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

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

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 … See more

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, … See more

• Copa América Femenina
• Copa América Centenario
• Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo
• Continental football championships See more