History of the Copa America
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The Copa America – organised by the South American Football Confederation –
is the world’s oldest international football tournament, first officially contested in 1916
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SOUTH AMERICAN SHOWPIECE
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1910: First international tournament
in South America. Copa Centenario Revolucion de Mayo hosted by Argentina
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1916: Uruguay win inaugural South American Championship after topping round-robin – first edition of current Copa
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1919: Brazil win first title
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1921: Argentina triumph over Brazil
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1967: After years of disruption and irregularity, competition has eight-year absence
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1975: Rebranded as Copa America for 30th edition – tournament is contested every four years
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1987-2001: Adopts two-year rotation 2007: Reverts to four-year cycle with exception of centennial anniversary
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2011: Uruguay win record 15th title
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2015: Chile win first title on home soil with shootout victory over Argentina
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2016: United States host centenary – first time tournament is held outside South America
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2021: Brazil host tournament – delayed by one year due to coronavirus pandemic – after both Argentina and Colombia are stripped of hosting duties
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MOST TOURNAMENTS HOSTED

Argentina Years: 1916, 21, 25, 29, 37, 46, 59, 87, 2011  9
Uruguay 1917, 23, 24, 42, 56, 67, 95   7
Chile  1920, 26, 41, 45, 55, 91, 2015  7
Brazil  1919, 22, 49, 89, 2019, 21    6
Peru 1927, 35, 39, 53, 57, 2004      6
                             
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Other: Ecuador 3, Bolivia 2, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, United States 1
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