Copa América Femenina facts for kids

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CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

Organizing body	CONMEBOL
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Region	South America
Number of teams	10 (finals)
Qualifier for	Pan American Games Summer Olympic Games Women's Finalissima
Related competitions	Copa América
Current champion(s)	Brazil (9th title)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (9 titles)

The Copa América Femenina is a major football tournament for women's national teams in South America. It is often called the Sudamericano Femenino. This exciting competition is organized by CONMEBOL, the main football group for South America. It is the women's version of the famous Copa América for men.

The tournament first took place in 1991. For many years, it was the way South American teams qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. The top teams from the Copa América Femenina earned a spot to play on the world stage.

Since 2025, the tournament has been held every two years, making it even more frequent! Now, the Copa América Femenina helps teams qualify for other big events. These include the Pan American Games and the Summer Olympic Games. There is now a separate way for teams to qualify for the Women's World Cup.

There are also versions of this tournament for younger players. These include the Under-20 and Under-17 championships. This helps future football stars gain valuable experience!

Tournament Winners and History

This table shows all the past winners and how teams placed in the Copa América Femenina. It lists the year, the host country, and the top four teams.

Ed.	Year	Host	First place game			Third place game			Num. teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1991	Brazil	Brazil	–	Chile	Venezuela	–	–	3
2	1995	Brazil	Brazil	2–0	Argentina	Chile	–	Ecuador	5
3	1998	Argentina	Brazil	7–1	Argentina	Peru	3–3 (aet) (5–4 p)	Ecuador	10
4	2003	Peru Argentina Ecuador	Brazil	–	Argentina	Colombia	–	Peru	10
5	2006	Argentina	Argentina	–	Brazil	Uruguay	–	Paraguay	10
6	2010	Ecuador	Brazil	–	Colombia	Chile	–	Argentina	10
7	2014	Ecuador	Brazil	–	Colombia	Ecuador	–	Argentina	10
8	2018	Chile	Brazil	–	Chile	Argentina	–	Colombia	10
9	2022	Colombia	Brazil	1–0	Colombia	Argentina	3–1	Paraguay	10
10	2025	Ecuador	Brazil	4–4 (aet) (5–4 p)	Colombia	Argentina	2–2 (5–4 p)	Uruguay	10

Teams That Reached the Top

Only one country, Bolivia, has not yet reached a top four position in this tournament. This table shows how many times each team has finished in the top four, including their titles, runner-up spots, and third and fourth places.

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total top four
Brazil	9 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2025)	1 (2006)	–	–	9
Argentina	1 (2006)	3 (1995, 1998, 2003)	3 (2018, 2022, 2025)	2 (2010, 2014)	9
Colombia	–	4 (2010, 2014, 2022, 2025)	1 (2003)	1 (2018)	5
Chile	–	2 (1991, 2018)	2 (1995, 2010)	–	4
Ecuador	–	–	1 (2014)	2 (1995, 1998)	3
Uruguay	–	–	1 (2006)	2 (2022, 2025)	3
Peru	–	–	1 (1998)	1 (2003)	2
Venezuela	–	–	1 (1991)	–	1
Paraguay	–	–	–	2 (2006, 2022)	2

Overall Team Performance

This table gives a summary of how each team has performed over all the tournaments. It shows how many times they participated, how many matches they played, and their wins, draws, and losses. It also includes goals scored, goals against, and total points.

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Brazil	9	50	47	1	2	268	18	+250	142
2	Argentina	8	50	30	5	15	120	64	+56	95
3	Colombia	7	40	22	7	11	89	65	+24	73
4	Chile	9	39	14	7	18	69	77	−8	49
5	Paraguay	7	31	15	2	14	61	64	−3	47
6	Ecuador	8	35	12	5	18	57	87	−30	41
7	Venezuela	8	29	7	3	19	28	85	−57	24
8	Peru	7	31	6	5	20	23	78	−55	23
9	Uruguay	7	29	6	3	20	29	83	−54	21
10	Bolivia	8	30	3	2	25	27	150	−123	11

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Countries That Have Played

This table shows which countries have participated in each Copa América Femenina tournament. It also highlights the host countries and how each team finished in every edition.

Legend

• 1st – Champions (First place)
• 2nd – Runners-up (Second place)
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• 5th – Fifth place
• 6th – Sixth place
• 7th – Seventh place
• 8th – Eighth place
• 9th – Ninth place
• 10th – Tenth place
• Q – Qualified
• — Did Not Participate
•     — Hosts

Team	1991 (3)	1995 (5)	1998 (10)	2003 (10)	2006 (10)	2010 (10)	2014 (10)	2018 (10)	2022 (10)	2025 (10)	Total
Argentina	—	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	9
Bolivia	—	5th	9th	6th	10th	7th	10th	7th	9th	10th	9
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	10
Chile	2nd	3rd	7th	8th	9th	3rd	6th	2nd	5th	6th	10
Colombia	—	—	6th	3rd	7th	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	8
Ecuador	—	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	3rd	10th	7th	8th	9
Paraguay	—	—	5th	7th	4th	6th	5th	5th	4th	5th	8
Peru	—	—	3rd	4th	8th	9th	9th	9th	10th	9th	8
Uruguay	—	—	8th	9th	3rd	10th	7th	8th	8th	4th	8
Venezuela	3rd	—	10th	10th	6th	8th	8th	6th	6th	7th	9

Goal-Scoring Stars

This table lists the top goal scorers from each tournament. It shows the player's name, their team, how many goals they scored, and how many matches they played.

Year	Player	Team	Goals	Matches
1991	Adriana	Brazil	4	2
1995	Sissi	Brazil	12	4
1998	Roseli	Brazil	16	6
2003	Marisol Medina	Argentina	7	5
2006	Cristiane	Brazil	12	7
2010	Marta	Brazil	9	7
2014	Cristiane	Brazil	6	7
2018	Catalina Usme	Colombia	9	7
2022	Yamila Rodríguez	Argentina	6	6
2025	Amanda Gutierres Claudia Martínez	Brazil  Paraguay	6	6

See also

In Spanish: Copa América Femenina para niños