COPA America Winners 1916 - 2016

COPA America Winners 1916 - 2016 :- This South America tournament called COPA America started exactly 100 years ago in 1916. It is one if the oldest football competitions in the history of soccer. It is one of the major tournaments in football and now it is 100 years old which really makes it a prestigious competition. It use to have 12 teams from Conmebol, however, for the first time there will be 16 teams which will include 6 teams from CONCACAF.

COPA America Winners 1916-2016

Last year defending champion is Chile, who were crowned as 2015 champions and it was through penalty shoot out that made them champions in the Final against Argentina. The most successful nation in this competition is Uruguay as it has 15 titles to its credit. Argentina is a close second with 14 titles and Brazil has won the competition 8 times. When Chile won in 2015 it was the first time for them.

Copa America Winners List 1916-2016:

Team No. Of Titles
Uruguay 15
Argentina 14
Brazil 8
Paraguay 2
Peru 2
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Bolivia 1

COPA America Hosts till 2016:

Team No. Of Titles
Argentina 9
Uruguay 7
Chile 7
Peru 6
Brazil 4
Ecuador 3
Bolivia 2

No Fixed Host - 3 times (1975, 1979 & 1983)
Paraguay, Colombia & Venezuela (1999, 2001 & 2007)

COPA America - Interesting Facts

Most appearances - 40, Uruguay
Maximum finals - 26 Argentina
Maximum Semi-finals - 34 - Uruguay
Maximum matches played - 184, Uruguay
Minimum matches played - 3, Japan, Jamaica
Maximum wins - 111, Argentina
Maximum losses - 81, Chile
Maximum Draws - 31, Argentina & Peru
Maximum goals scored - 422 Argentina
Maximum goals conceded - 296, Ecuador
Minimum goals scored - 0, Jamaica
Minimum goals conceded - 3, Jamaica
Best goal average per match - 2.44, Argentina
Wort goal average per match - 0.83, Honduras