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The Copa América is an international association football competition established in 1916. [1] [2] It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), the sport's continental governing body.
The CONMEBOL Copa América (English: Americas Cup; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship [1]), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition. [2]
As of 2024 Copa América. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
For the purposes of this article, "intercontinental competitions" are competitions organized between two or more confederations or by FIFA.Competitions organized between two or more national federations on different continents such as the Copa Iberoamericana are not included, nor are competitions that are only available to teams from part of each continent such as the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The Copa Libertadores is open to the league champions of CONMEBOL member associations; clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the stronger leagues of the region, such as the Brazilian league, are also included. Originally, only the champions of their respective national league could participate in the competition.
The Copa América trophy is the trophy awarded to the winning national team of Copa América, the top men's quadrennial football tournament contested among national teams from South America. The Copa América trophy is one of the oldest sports awards in the world in force.
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". Until 1967, the tournament was known as "South American Championship".
The 2024 Copa América was the 48th edition of the Copa América, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship organized by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. [1] The tournament was held in the United States from June 20 to July 14, 2024, and was co-organized by CONCACAF .