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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.[1]
Argentina has won the tournament fifteen times, the joint-record holder with Uruguay. However, they do lead the all-time table, have the highest number of victories and hold various other records.
Argentina are the only team to win the title three consecutive times (1945–1947). The last time they won the tournament was in 2021. In 2015 and 2016, they proceeded to the final, only to lose to Chile in a penalty shoot-out on both occasions, even though they have never once lost to Chile over regular time in tournament history (28 matches).
Overall record
| South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1916 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
 1917 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
 1919 |
Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
 1920 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
| 1921 |
Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Squad |
| 1922 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
| 1923 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
| 1924 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
| 1925 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
| 1926 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad |
 1927 |
Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 1929 |
Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
| 1935 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
| 1937 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 1939 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1941 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
| 1942 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
| 1945 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
| 1946 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Squad |
 1947 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Squad |
| 1949 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
 1953
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| 1955 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
| 1956 |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
| 1957 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | Squad |
| 1959 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Squad |
| 1959 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
 1963 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| 1967 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
| 1975 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | Squad |
| 1979 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
| 1983 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
| 1987 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
 1989 |
Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
| 1991 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
| 1993 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
| 1995 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
| 1997 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
 1999 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
 2001 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2004 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
 2007 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
| 2011 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| 2015 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad |
 2016 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad |
 2019 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
| 2021 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 15 Titles | 43/47 | 202 | 127 | 42 | 33 | 474 | 182 | — |
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 Argentina the respective titles.
