The teams walking out of the tunnel for the 2007 semi-final against Uruguay in Maracaibo.
The squad that won Brazil's first international title: The South American Championship 1919. The final play-off against Uruguay was standing 0-0 after regular overtime and another 30 minutes of overtime were added. Star player Arthur Friedenreich (kneeling, middle), scored the decisive 1-0 goal.
Ronaldo was Player of the Tournament in 1997 and Top Scorer in 1999. He scored in the finals of both tournaments.

The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world with its first edition held in 1916.

Brazil have won the tournament nine times, which makes them the third-most successful team in tournament history behind Argentina and Uruguay (15 each).

Brazil withdrew from Copa America for almost ten years between 1926 and 1935.

They were particularly successful from 1997 to 2007, winning four out of five Copas during that time. Zizinho, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s, is both the player with the most matches (34) and the most goals (17) in tournament history, though he shares both records. After winning the 2019 Copa América, Brazil were the defending champions before losing the 2021 final to Argentina.

Pelé, the "Player of the Century", has never won the continental title and only competed in one South American Championship in 1959. However, he did present his impressive scoring abilities with eight goals in six matches, becoming that edition's top scorer and most valuable player.

Overall record

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916Third place3rd302134 Squad
Uruguay 1917Third place3rd310278 Squad
Brazil 1919Champions1st4310123 Squad
Chile 1920Third place3rd310218 Squad
Argentina 1921Runners-up2nd310243 Squad
Brazil 1922Champions1st523072 Squad
Uruguay 1923Fourth place4th300325 Squad
Uruguay 1924Withdrew
Argentina 1925Runners-up2nd4211119 Squad
Chile 1926Withdrew
Peru 1927
Argentina 1929
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937Runners-up2nd64021711 Squad
Peru 1939Withdrew
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942Third place3rd6312157 Squad
Chile 1945Runners-up2nd6501195 Squad
Argentina 1946Runners-up2nd5311137 Squad
Ecuador 1947Withdrew
Brazil 1949Champions1st8701467 Squad
Peru 1953Runners-up2nd7403179 Squad
Chile 1955Withdrew
Uruguay 1956Fourth place4th522145 Squad
Peru 1957Runners-up2nd6402239 Squad
Argentina 1959Runners-up2nd6420177 Squad
Ecuador 1959Third place3rd4202710 Squad
Bolivia 1963Fourth place4th62131213 Squad
Uruguay 1967Withdrew
1975Third place3rd6501164 Squad
1979Third place3rd6222109 Squad
1983Runners-up2nd824285 Squad
Argentina 1987Group stage5th210154 Squad
Brazil 1989Champions1st7520111 Squad
Chile 1991Runners-up2nd7 412128 Squad
Ecuador 1993Quarter-finals5th412164 Squad
Uruguay 1995Runners-up2nd6420103 Squad
Bolivia 1997Champions1st6600223 Squad
Paraguay 1999Champions1st6600172 Squad
Colombia 2001Quarter-finals6th420254 Squad
Peru 2004Champions1st6321136 Squad
Venezuela 2007Champions1st6411155 Squad
Argentina 2011Quarter-finals8th413064 Squad
Chile 2015Quarter-finals5th421154 Squad
United States 2016Group stage9th311172 Squad
Brazil 2019Champions1st6420131 Squad
Brazil 2021Runners-up2nd7511123 Squad
United States 2024Qualified
Total9 Titles37/471911083845430204—

Winning finals

In the era of the South American Championship, Round Robins were more commonly played than knock-out tournaments. Listed are the decisive matches which secured Brazil the respective titles.

Year Match type Opponent Result Manager Goalscorer(s) Final location
Brazil 1919Final (Play-off) Uruguay1–0 (a.e.t.)Brazil Haroldo DominguesA. FriedenreichRio de Janeiro
Brazil 1922Final (Play-off) Paraguay3–0Brazil LaísNeco, Formiga (2)Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 1949Final (Play-off)Paraguay Paraguay7–0Brazil Flávio CostaAdemir (3), Tesourinha (2), Jair (2)Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 1989Final Round Robin Uruguay1–0Brazil Sebastião LazaroniRomárioRio de Janeiro
Bolivia 1997Final Bolivia3–1Brazil Mário ZagalloEdmundo, Ronaldo, Zé RobertoLa Paz
Paraguay 1999Final Uruguay3–0Brazil Vanderlei LuxemburgoRivaldo (2), RonaldoAsunción
Peru 2004Final Argentina2–2 (4–2 pen.)Brazil Carlos Alberto ParreiraLuisão, Adriano (decisive penalty: Juan)Lima
Venezuela 2007Final Argentina3–0Brazil DungaJúlio Baptista, R. Ayala (o.g.), Dani AlvesMaracaibo
Brazil 2019Final Peru3–1Brazil TiteEverton, Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison (p)Rio de Janeiro

Record by opponent

Brazil's highest victories at continental championships were a 10–1 win against Bolivia in 1949 and a 9–0 win against Colombia in 1957 with Evaristo scoring five goals. Their highest defeat was a 0–6 loss against Uruguay in 1920.

In their first seven matches against Venezuela, Brazil always scored a different number of goals (0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Copa América matches (by team)
Opponent W D L Pld GF GA
 Argentina10815334052
 Bolivia902114213
 Chile1623216025
 Colombia71210294
 Costa Rica200291
 Ecuador1220145211
 Haiti100171
 Honduras001102
 Mexico4026116
 Paraguay12117305830
 Peru1333194214
 Uruguay989263740
 United States100110
 Venezuela6208272

Record players

With 17 goals in 33 matches, Zizinho is both Brazil's all-time record player and most successful scorer at the tournament. He won the title once, in 1949.
Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1Zizinho331942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953 and 1957
2Claudio Taffarel251989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997
3Djalma Santos221953, 1956, 1957 and 1959 (Argentina)
4Roberto Carlos211993, 1995, 1997 and 1999
5Dani Alves192007, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019
6 Jair181945, 1946, 1949 and 1953
Aldair181989, 1995 and 1997
Dunga181989, 1995 and 1997
Thiago Silva182011, 2015, 2019 and 2021
10 Tesourinha171945, 1946 and 1949
Ademir171945, 1946, 1949 and 1953
Didi171953, 1957 and 1959 (Argentina)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Tournaments (goals)
1Zizinho171942 (2), 1945 (2), 1946 (5), 1949 (5), 1953 (1) and 1957 (1)
2 Jair131945 (2), 1946 (2) and 1949 (9)
Ademir131945 (5), 1949 (7) and 1953 (1)
4Didi111957 (8) and 1959 (3)
5Ronaldo101997 (5) and 1999 (5)
6Heleno91945 (6) and 1946 (3)
7 Neco81917 (2), 1919 (4) and 1922 (2)
Tesourinha81945 (1) and 1949 (7)
Evaristo81957
Pelé81959 (Argentina)

Players with multiple titles

Former defensive midfielder Dunga is the only Brazilian who has won the Copa América three times: Twice as a player (1989 and 1997) and once as head coach (2007).

In spite of Brazil winning four Copa Américas within ten years from 1997 to 2007, no single player has been part of more than two victorious squads. Twenty-three players, however, have won two tournaments each:

Player Championships
Amílcar1919 and 1922
Agostinho Fortes
Arthur Friedenreich
Heitor
Marcos
Neco
Palamone
Aldair1989 and 1997
Dunga*
Romário
Cláudio Taffarel
Cafú1997 and 1999
Flávio Conceição
Roberto Carlos
Ronaldo
Zé Roberto
Alex1999 and 2004
Diego2004 and 2007
Juan
Júlio Baptista
Maicon
Vágner Love
Dani Alves2007 and 2019

* Additionally, Dunga won the title as head coach in 2007. Another Brazilian with two titles is Danilo Alvim, who won the South American Championship as player (1949) and as head coach of Bolivia (1963).

Awards and records

Team awards

Individual awards[1]

Team records

  • Most goals in one tournament (46, in 1949)
  • Victory with highest number of goals conceded (6–4 v Chile in 1937, tied with Chile 5–4 Peru in 1955 and Bolivia 5–4 Brazil in 1963)
  • Only team to simultaneously hold the Copa América and the FIFA World Cup title (1997-1998 and 2004–2006. During both spells they additionally won the FIFA Confederations Cup.)

Individual records

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Copa América Archive". RSSSF. July 19, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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