Soccer for National Teams: American Cup, Summary and Data
Information about the American Cup with the last 10 winners of the competition, the national teams with the most trophies won in the history of the tournment and an index to every final played.
The Copa América is the main national soccer competition of the CONMEBOL nations. It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change. The participating nations are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Two invited teams from other confederations complete the 12-team field.
The Copa América is the oldest surviving international soccer competition in the world, as it was held for the first time between July 2 and July 17, 1916 as part of the commemorations of Argentina's independence centenary. The CONMEBOL was then founded during this event, on July 9 (Argentina's independence day). It is normally held every two years, but the intervals may change.
The tournament was previously known as Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones (South American Championship of National Teams) being South American Championship of Nations its official English language name. The competition received the name used nowadays on 1975. Between 1975 and 1983 it had no host nation, and was held in a home-away fashion. In 1984, the CONMEBOL adopted the policy of rotating the right to host the Copa América amongst the ten member confederations. The first rotation was completed in 2007, when the competiton took place in Venezuela.
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