Copa América records and statistics
This is a list of records of the Copa América.
Medal Count
As of 2019- No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 or 1983.
General statistics by tournament
Coaches with most games
| Number | Name | Nationality | Team Managed | Games | Tournaments | Special Notes |
| 1 | Guillermo Stábile |  | | 44 | 1941, 1942,1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957 | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957. |
| 2 | Luis Tirado |  | | 35 | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 | Runner-up in 1955 and 1956. |
| 3 | Manuel Fleitas Solich |  | | 33 | 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 | Champion in 1953. |
| 4 | Óscar Tabárez |  | | 30 | 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 | Champion in 2011. |
| 5 | Francisco Maturana |  |  | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 | Champion in 2001. |
| 6 | Hernán Darío Gómez | |  | 26 | 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019 | |
| 7 | Alfio Basile | | | 19 | 1991, 1993, 2007 | Champion in 1991 and 1993. |
| = | Flavio Costa |  | | 19 | 1945, 1946, 1949 | Champion in 1949. |
| 9 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | | | 17 | 1983, 1993, 2004 | Champion in 2004. |
| 9 | Alberto Suppici | | | 16 | 1929, 1937, 1939, 1941 | Runner-up in 1939 and 1941. |
| 10 | Ricardo Gareca | |  | 16 | 2015, 2016, 2019 | Runner-up in 2019. |
Teams
Overall
- Most Copa América appearances: 44,
- Most championships: 15,
- Most appearances in a Copa América final: 28,
- Most appearances in Copa América semi-final: 35,,
- Most matches played: 200,
- Fewest matches played: 3,,
- Most wins: 120,
- Most losses: 83,
- Most draws: 39,
- Most goals scored: 455,
- Most goals conceded: 311,
- Fewest goals scored: 0,
- Fewest goals conceded: 5,
- Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.41,
- Lowest average of goals conceded per match:0.83,
Most championships
| # | Team | Championships |
| 1 | 15 |
Most finishes in the top two
| # | Team | Finishes in the top two |
| 1 | , 1959 | 28 |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 |
Most finishes in the top four
| # | Team | Finishes in the top four |
| 1 | 35 | |
| 1 | 35 | |
| 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 |
In one tournament
- Most wins:
- Most goals scored: 28
- Fewest goals conceded: 0, by Colombia
- Most goals conceded: 34
- Most minutes without conceding a goal: 1009
Streaks
- Most consecutive championships: 3, 1945, 1946, 1947
- Most consecutive final matches: 7, 1923–1937
- Most consecutive runners-up:
- *2,
- *2,
- *2,
- *2,
Individual
Goalscoring
Most goals scored, overall finals| Rank | Player | Country | Goals |
| 1 | Norberto Méndez | 17 | |
| 1 | Zizinho | 17 | |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Lolo Fernández | 15 | |
| 3 | Severino Varela | 15 | |
| 5 | Paolo Guerrero | 14 | |
| 6 | Ademir | 13 | |
| 6 | Gabriel Batistuta | 13 | |
| 6 | Jair | 13 | |
| 6 | Jose Manuel Moreno | 13 | |
| 6 | Héctor Scarone | 13 | |
| 11 | Roberto Porta | 12 | |
| 11 | Ángel Romano | 12 | |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas | 12 | |
| 14 | Herminio Masantonio | 11 | |
| 14 | Víctor Ugarte | 11 | |
| 16 | Javier Ambrois | 10 | |
| 16 | Héctor Castro | 10 | |
| 16 | Didi | 10 | |
| 16 | Enrique Hormazábal | 10 | |
| 16 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 10 | |
| 16 | Ángel Labruna | 10 | |
| 16 | Ronaldo | 10 | |
| 16 | Óscar Gómez Sánchez | 10 | |
| 16 | Pedro Petrone | 10 |
- Most goals ever scored in a single tournament: 9 – Jair da Rosa, Maschio and Ambrois
- Most goals ever scored in a single match: 5 – Scarone, Marvezzi & Evaristo
- Fastest goal scored in tournament's history: 68 seconds – Kily González v. Uruguay
- Fastest hat-trick completed in tournament's history: 10 minutes – José Manuel Moreno
- Fastest hat-trick completed as a substitute in tournament's history: 19 minutes – Lionel Messi
- Most matches played in tournament's history: 34 matches – Sergio Livingstone
- Biggest margin of victory: 12 goals – 12–0
- Most goals scored in a match, one team: 12 –
Matches played
| No. | Country | Name | Matches | Tournaments |
| 1 | Sergio Livingstone | 34 | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949 and 1953 | |
| 1 | Zizinho | 34 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953 and 1957 | |
| 3 | Máximo Mosquera | 28 | 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957 | |
| 4 | Leonel Álvarez | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 | |
| 4 | Carlos Valderrama | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 | |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | 27 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 | |
| 6 | Víctor Ugarte | 25 | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 | |
| 6 | Claudio Taffarel | 25 | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 | |
| 6 | Álex Aguinaga | 25 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004 | |
| 6 | Javier Mascherano | 25 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 | |
| 10 | José Bustamante | 24 | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 | |
| 10 | Teodoro Fernández | 24 | 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1947 | |
| 10 | Cornelio Heredia | 24 | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 | |
| 13 | Alberto Achá | 23 | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949 | |
| 13 | Carlos Fernando Borja | 23 | 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 | |
| 15 | Djalma Santos | 22 | 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959 | |
| 15 | José Milton Melgar | 22 | 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 | |
| 15 | René Higuita | 22 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999 | |
| 15 | Luis Capurro | 22 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 | |
| 15 | Javier Zanetti | 22 | 1995, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011 |
Titles by Player
List of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament
- Most won: 5 –
- Most lost: 5
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- Most played: 9
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| Team | Played | Win | Loss | % Win | Win Year | Loss Year |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2001 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1995 | — | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2015, 2016, 2019 | 1999 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1997, 1999 | 1995 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 55% | 1995, 2004, 2004, 2007, 2019 | 1993, 1995, 2011, 2015 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | 1993, 1995, 2016 | 1993, 2015, 2019 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | 2011, 2011, 2015 | 1995, 1999, 2019 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | 1995, 1999, 1999, 2011 | 1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | 1993, 1993, 2015 | 1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 2019 | 1999, 2016 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | — | 1997 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | — | 2011 |
Championship year in Bold