CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL
South American Football Confederation
AbbreviationCONMEBOL
CSF
Formation9 July 1916 (1916-07-09)
Founded atBuenos Aires, Argentina
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersLuque, Paraguay
Coordinates25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W / -25.26056; -57.51611
Region served
South America
Membership10 member associations
Official languages
Portuguese
Spanish
President
Alejandro Domínguez
Vice Presidents
Laureano González (1st)
Claudio Tapia (2nd)
Ramón Jesurún (3rd) [1]
General Secretary
José Astigarraga[2]
Treasurer
Rolando López
Parent organization
FIFA
Websitewww.conmebol.com Edit this at Wikidata

CONMEBOL (/ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ KON-mib-ol) or CSF (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol;[a] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol;[b] lit.'South American Football Confederation'), is the continental governing body of football in South America[c] and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.[3]

CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and 4 FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each.

The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world" for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate and geographic conditions, strong home stands and passionate supporters.[4][5]

Juan Ángel Napout (Paraguay) was the president of CONMEBOL until 3 December 2015 when he was arrested in a raid in Switzerland as part of the U.S. Justice Department's bribery case involving FIFA. Wilmar Valdez (Uruguay) was interim president until 26 January 2016 when Alejandro Domínguez (Paraguay) was elected president. The vice presidents are Ramón Jesurún (Colombia), Laureano González (Venezuela) and Arturo Salah (Chile).

History

In 1916, the first edition of the "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), later known as the "Copa América", was contested in Argentina to commemorate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence.[6] The four participating associations of that tournament gathered in Buenos Aires in order to officially create a governing body to facilitate the organization of the tournament. Thus, CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916 under the initiative of Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, but approved by the football associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The first Constitutional Congress on 15 December of that same year, which took place in Montevideo, ratified the decision.

Over the years, the other football associations in South America joined, with the last being Venezuela in 1952. Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana, while geographically in South America, are not part of CONMEBOL. Consisting of a former British territory, a former Dutch territory and a French territory, they are part of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), mainly due to historical, cultural, and sporting reasons as members of the "Caribbean" rimlands. With ten member nations, CONMEBOL is the smallest and the only fully continental land-based FIFA confederation (no insular countries or associates from different continents).

Leadership

Executive committee

As of 14 September 2021

Name Nationality Position[1][7][8]
Alejandro Dominguez PAR President
Laureano González VEN 1st vice-president
Claudio Tapia ARG 2nd vice-president
Ramón Jesurún COL 3rd vice-president
José Astigarraga PAR General secretary

Past presidents

Period Nationality Name
1916–1936  Uruguay Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
1936–1939  Argentina Cornelius Johnson
1939–1955  Chile Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1955–1957  Chile Carlos Dittborn
1957–1959  Brazil José Ramos de Freitas
1959–1961  Uruguay Fermín Sorhueta
1961–1966  Argentina Raúl H. Colombo
1966–1986  Peru Teófilo Salinas Fuller
1986–2013  Paraguay Nicolás Léoz
2013–2014  Uruguay Eugenio Figueredo
2014–2015  Paraguay Juan Ángel Napout
2015–2016  Uruguay Wilmar Valdez [note 1]
2016–present  Paraguay Alejandro Domínguez
Notes
  1. ^ Interim – two months.

Members

Countries that are members of CONMEBOL
Code Association Founded FIFA
affiliation
CONMEBOL
affiliation
IOC member National teams
ARG  Argentina 1893 1912 1916 Yes
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    • F
    BOL  Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes
    • Men's
      • U23
      • U20
      • U17
      • U15
      • F
      • BS
    • Women's
      • W U23
      • W U20
      • W U17
      • F
      BRA  Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes
      • Men's
        • U23
        • U20
        • U17
        • U15
        • F
        • BS
      • Women's
        • W U23
        • W U20
        • W U17
        • F
        CHI  Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes
        • Men's
          • U23
          • U20
          • U17
          • U15
          • F
          • BS
        • Women's
          • W U23
          • W U20
          • W U17
          • F
          COL  Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes
          • Men's
            • U23
            • U20
            • U17
            • U15
            • F
            • BS
          • Women's
            • W U23
            • W U20
            • W U17
            • F
            ECU  Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes
            • Men's
              • U23
              • U20
              • U17
              • U15
              • F
              • BS
            • Women's
              • W U23
              • W U20
              • W U17
              • F
              PAR  Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes
              • Men's
                • U23
                • U20
                • U17
                • U15
                • F
                • BS
              • Women's
                • W U23
                • W U20
                • W U17
                • F
                PER  Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes
                • Men's
                  • U23
                  • U20
                  • U17
                  • U15
                  • F
                  • BS
                • Women's
                  • W U23
                  • W U20
                  • W U17
                  • F
                  URU  Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes
                  • Men's
                    • U23
                    • U20
                    • U17
                    • U15
                    • F
                    • BS
                  • Women's
                    • W U23
                    • W U20
                    • W U17
                    • F
                    VEN  Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes
                    • Men's
                      • U23
                      • U20
                      • U17
                      • U15
                      • F
                      • BS
                    • Women's
                      • W U23
                      • W U20
                      • W U17
                      • F

                      There are sovereign states or dependencies in South America which are not affiliated with CONMEBOL but are members of other confederations or do not have affiliation with any other confederations at all.

                      Competitions

                      CONMEBOL competitions

                      National teams
                      • Copa América
                      • CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament[9]
                      • South American Under-20 Football Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Football Championship
                      • South American Under-15 Football Championship
                      • Copa América Femenina
                      • CONMEBOL Women's Nations League
                      • South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
                      • Copa América de Futsal
                      • South American Futsal League
                      • South American Under-20 Futsal Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Futsal Championship
                      • Copa América Femenina de Futsal
                      • South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship
                      • Copa América of Beach Soccer
                      • South American Beach Soccer League
                      • South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
                      • Superclásico de las Américas
                      Clubs
                      • Copa Libertadores
                      • Copa Sudamericana
                      • Recopa Sudamericana
                      • Copa Libertadores Femenina
                      • Copa Libertadores de Futsal
                      • Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
                      • Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa
                      • U-20 Copa Libertadores
                      Defunct
                      • Supercopa Libertadores
                      • Copa CONMEBOL
                      • South American Championship of Champions
                      • Copa Ganadores de Copa
                      • Copa de Oro
                      • Copa Mercosur
                      • Copa Merconorte
                      • Copa Master de Supercopa
                      • Copa Master de CONMEBOL
                      • FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers
                      • FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers
                      Intercontinental
                      • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
                      • UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
                      • Women's Finalissima
                      • Futsal Finalissima
                      • Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
                      Defunct
                      • J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
                      • Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
                      • Copa Interamericana
                      • Copa Iberoamericana[10] (set to return in 2024)
                      • Intercontinental Cup

                      International

                      The main competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, which started in 1916. The Copa America is the only continental competition in which teams from a completely different continent and confederation can be invited to participate. CONMEBOL usually selects and invites a couple of teams from the AFC[11] or CONCACAF[12] to participate in the Copa America. Japan and Qatar were invited to participate in the 2019 edition of the Copa America.[13] CONMEBOL also runs national competitions at Under-20, Under-17 and Under-15 levels. For women's national teams, CONMEBOL operates the Copa América Femenina for senior national sides, as well as Under-20 and Under-17 championships.

                      In futsal, there is the Copa América de Futsal and Campeonato Sudamericano de Futsal Sub-20. The Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino de Futsal is the women's equivalent to the men's tournament.

                      Club

                      CONMEBOL also runs the two main club competitions in South America: the Copa Libertadores was first held in 1960 and the Copa Sudamericana was launched by CONMEBOL in 2002 as an indirect successor to the Supercopa Libertadores (begun in 1988). A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, started in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. In women's football, CONMEBOL also conducts the Copa Libertadores Femenina for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009.

                      The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana (previously the winners of the Supercopa Libertadores) and came into being in 1989.

                      The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners.

                      Current title holders

                      Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
                      Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
                      Finalissima 2022  Argentina 2nd  Italy 2026
                      Women's Finalissima 2023  England 1st  Brazil 2027
                      Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
                      Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2025 Brazil Flamengo 2nd Spain Barcelona 2026
                      Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
                      Men's national teams
                      Copa América 2024 (final)  Argentina 16th  Colombia 2028 (final)
                      Pre-Olympic Tournament 2024 Paraguay Paraguay 2nd Argentina Argentina 2028
                      U-20 Championship 2025  Brazil 13th  Argentina 2027
                      U-17 Championship 2025  Brazil 14th  Colombia 2027
                      U-15 Championship 2025  Brazil 6th  Argentina
                      Copa América de Futsal 2026  Brazil 12th  Argentina 2028
                      U-17 Futsal Championship 2024  Argentina 2nd  Brazil
                      U-20 Futsal Championship 2024  Argentina 2nd  Colombia
                      Copa América de Beach Soccer 2025  Brazil 4th  Paraguay 2027
                      Beach Soccer League 2023  Paraguay 2nd  Brazil 2024
                      U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023  Paraguay 1st  Brazil 2025
                      Women's national teams
                      Copa América Femenina 2025 (final)  Brazil 9th  Colombia 2029 (final)
                      U-20 Women's Championship 2024 Brazil Brazil 10th Paraguay Paraguay 2026
                      U-17 Women's Championship 2024 Brazil Brazil 5th Colombia Colombia 2026
                      U-15 Girl's Evolution League 2025 Brazil Brazil 1st Argentina Argentina
                      Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2025  Brazil 8th  Argentina 2026
                      U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2024  Colombia 1st  Brazil 2026
                      Men's club teams
                      Recopa Sudamericana 2026 (FL), (SL) Argentina Lanús 1st Brazil Flamengo 2027 (FL), (SL)
                      Copa Libertadores 2025 (final) Brazil Flamengo 4th Brazil Palmeiras 2026 (final)
                      Copa Sudamericana 2025 (final) Argentina Lanús 2nd Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2026 (final)
                      U-20 Copa Libertadores 2025 (final) Brazil Flamengo 2nd Brazil Palmeiras 2026 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2025 (final) Uruguay Peñarol 1st Brazil Magnus Futsal 2026 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2024 (final) Brazil Vasco da Gama 4th Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 2025 (final)
                      Women's club teams
                      Copa Libertadores Femenina 2025 (final) Brazil Corinthians 6th Colombia Deportivo Cali 2026 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2024 (final) Brazil Stein Cascavel 2nd Argentina Racing 2025 (final)

                      FIFA World Rankings

                      Overview

                      Historical leaders

                      Men's
                      Argentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamArgentina national football teamUruguayan national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football team

                      Team of the year

                      Teams ranking in the top four –men's[14]
                      Year First Second Third Fourth
                      1993  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      1994  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
                      1995  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
                      1996  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      1997  Brazil  Colombia  Chile  Argentina
                      1998  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Paraguay
                      1999  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Chile
                      2000  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Colombia
                      2001  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
                      2002  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
                      2003  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Paraguay
                      2004  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2005  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2006  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Ecuador
                      2007  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
                      2008  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
                      2009  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Uruguay
                      2010  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Chile
                      2011  Uruguay  Brazil  Argentina  Chile
                      2012  Argentina  Colombia  Ecuador  Uruguay
                      2013  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay  Brazil
                      2014  Argentina  Colombia  Brazil  Uruguay
                      2015  Argentina  Chile  Brazil  Colombia
                      2016  Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Colombia
                      2017  Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Peru
                      2018  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina  Colombia
                      2019  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina  Colombia
                      2020  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2021  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Uruguay
                      2022  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2023  Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2024  Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay  Colombia
                      Teams ranking in the top four -women's[14]
                      Year First Second Third Fourth
                      2003  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
                      2004  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
                      2005  Brazil  Peru  Argentina  Colombia
                      2006  Brazil  Argentina  Peru  Colombia
                      2007  Brazil  Argentina  Peru  Colombia
                      2008  Brazil  Argentina  Ecuador  Paraguay
                      2009  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Peru
                      2010  Brazil  Argentina  Colombia  Chile
                      2011  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2012  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2013  Brazil  Colombia  Uruguay  
                      2014  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2015  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2016  Brazil  Colombia  Venezuela  
                      2017  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2018  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2019  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2020  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2021  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2022  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2023  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      2024  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Chile

                      Other rankings

                      Clubs

                      Football Database rankings

                      Rank Club Points
                      12 Brazil Flamengo 1886
                      30 Brazil Palmeiras 1766
                      46 Brazil Fluminense 1719
                      52 Argentina Racing Club 1711
                      55 Ecuador LDU Quito 1703
                      59 Brazil Botafogo 1699
                      62 Brazil Cruzeiro 1690
                      68 Argentina Boca Juniors 1681
                      73 Brazil Mirassol 1676
                      82 Uruguay Peñarol 1649

                      Last updated: 11 January 2026[16]

                      IFFHS

                      Zonal
                      Ranking
                      IFFHS
                      Ranking
                      Club Points
                      1 8 Brazil Flamengo 400
                      2 9 Brazil Palmeiras 378
                      3 14 Brazil Fluminense 314
                      4 24 Brazil Botafogo 264
                      5 36 Argentina Racing Club 234
                      6 39 Colombia Atlético Nacional 229,5
                      7 44 Ecuador LDU Quito 216,5
                      8 45 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 216
                      9 48 Argentina River Plate 210
                      10 49 Argentina Lanús 208

                      Last updated on: 13 December 2025  – [1]

                      Beach soccer national teams

                      Men's national teams
                      BSWW Rankings
                      (out of 93 nations)
                      Rank Nation Points
                      1  Brazil 5055
                      9  Paraguay 1615
                      14  Colombia 1032
                      16  Argentina 914
                      19  Chile 806
                      26  Venezuela 554
                      32  Uruguay 476
                      40  Peru 323
                      47  Ecuador 254
                      50  Bolivia 246

                      Men's update: 1 October 2025.[17]

                      Major tournament records

                      Legend
                      •  1st  – Champion
                      •  2nd  – Runner-up
                      •  3rd  – Third place[18]
                      •  4th  – Fourth place
                      • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
                      • R3 – Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
                      • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
                      • R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
                      • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
                      •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
                      •    – Did not qualify
                      •     – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
                      •     – Hosts

                      For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

                      FIFA World Cup

                      FIFA World Cup record
                      Team 1930
                      Uruguay
                      (13)
                      1934
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1938
                      France
                      (15)
                      1950
                      Brazil
                      (13)
                      1954
                      Switzerland
                      (16)
                      1958
                      Sweden
                      (16)
                      1962
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      1966
                      England
                      (16)
                      1970
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1974
                      West Germany
                      (16)
                      1978
                      Argentina
                      (16)
                      1982
                      Spain
                      (24)
                      1986
                      Mexico
                      (24)
                      1990
                      Italy
                      (24)
                      1994
                      United States
                      (24)
                      1998
                      France
                      (32)
                      2002
                      Japan
                      South Korea
                      (32)
                      2006
                      Germany
                      (32)
                      2010
                      South Africa
                      (32)
                      2014
                      Brazil
                      (32)
                      2018
                      Russia
                      (32)
                      2022
                      Qatar
                      (32)
                      2026
                      Canada
                      Mexico
                      United States
                      (48)
                      Years
                      CONMEBOL qualifier / 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
                       Argentina 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R2 QF R1 QF QF 2nd R2 1st Q 19
                       Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
                       Brazil R1 R1 3rd 2nd QF 1st 1st R1 1st 4th 3rd R2 QF R2 1st 2nd 1st QF QF 4th QF QF Q 23
                       Chile R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 9
                       Colombia R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 Q 7
                       Ecuador R1 R2 R1 R1 Q 5
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 QF Q 9
                       Peru R1 QF R2 R1 R1 5
                       Uruguay 1st 1st 4th R1 QF 4th R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 QF R1 Q 15
                       Venezuela 0
                      Total (10 teams) 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 TBD 95

                      FIFA Women's World Cup

                      FIFA Women's World Cup record
                      Team 1991
                      China
                      (12)
                      1995
                      Sweden
                      (12)
                      1999
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2003
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2007
                      China
                      (16)
                      2011
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      2015
                      Canada
                      (24)
                      2019
                      France
                      (24)
                      2023
                      Australia
                      New Zealand
                      (32)
                      2027
                      Brazil
                      (32)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 R1 R1 R1 4
                       Bolivia 0
                       Brazil R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 Q 10
                       Chile R1 1
                       Colombia R1 R2 QF 3
                       Ecuador R1 1
                       Paraguay 0
                       Peru 0
                       Uruguay 0
                       Venezuela 0
                      Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3–5

                      Olympic Games

                      Men's tournament

                      Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
                      Team 1900
                      France
                      (3)
                      1904
                      United States
                      (3)
                      1908
                      United Kingdom
                      (6)
                      1912
                      Sweden
                      (11)
                      1920
                      Belgium
                      (14)
                      1924
                      France
                      (22)
                      1928
                      Netherlands
                      (17)
                      1936
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      1948
                      United Kingdom
                      (18)
                      1952
                      Finland
                      (25)
                      1956
                      Australia
                      (11)
                      1960
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1964
                      Japan
                      (14)
                      1968
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1972
                      West Germany
                      (16)
                      1976
                      Canada
                      (13)
                      1980
                      Soviet Union
                      (16)
                      1984
                      United States
                      (16)
                      1988
                      South Korea
                      (16)
                      1992
                      Spain
                      (16)
                      1996
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2000
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      2004
                      Greece
                      (16)
                      2008
                      China
                      (16)
                      2012
                      United Kingdom
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Brazil
                      (16)
                      2020
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      2024
                      France
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina 2 7 10 8 2 1 1 11 10 7 10
                       Brazil 5 6 9 13 13 4 2 2 3 7 3 2 1 1 14
                       Chile 17 17 7 3 4
                       Colombia 10 11 11 14 6 5
                       Paraguay 7 2 6 3
                       Peru 5 11 2
                       Uruguay 1 1 9 3
                       Venezuela 12 1
                      Total (8 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

                      Women's tournament

                      Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
                      Team 1996
                      United States
                      (8)
                      2000
                      Australia
                      (8)
                      2004
                      Greece
                      (10)
                      2008
                      China
                      (12)
                      2012
                      United Kingdom
                      (12)
                      2016
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2020
                      Japan
                      (12)
                      2024
                      France
                      (12)
                      2028
                      United States
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina =11 1
                       Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 Q 9
                       Chile 11 1
                       Colombia 11 11 8 Q 4
                      Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

                      Copa América

                      Copa América Femenina

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

                      FIFA U-20 World Cup

                      FIFA U-20 World Cup record
                      Team 1977
                      Tunisia
                      (16)
                      1979
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      1981
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      1983
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1985
                      Soviet Union
                      (16)
                      1987
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      1989
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (16)
                      1991
                      Portugal
                      (16)
                      1993
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      1995
                      Qatar
                      (16)
                      1997
                      Malaysia
                      (24)
                      1999
                      Nigeria
                      (24)
                      2001
                      Argentina
                      (24)
                      2003
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (24)
                      2005
                      Netherlands
                      (24)
                      2007
                      Canada
                      (24)
                      2009
                      Egypt
                      (24)
                      2011
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2013
                      Turkey
                      (24)
                      2015
                      New Zealand
                      (24)
                      2017
                      South Korea
                      (24)
                      2019
                      Poland
                      (24)
                      2023
                      Argentina
                      (24)
                      2025
                      Chile
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina 1st R1 2nd QF R1 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st QF R1 R1 R2 QF 2nd 18
                       Brazil 3rd QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st 2nd QF R1 20
                       Chile 4th R1 R1 R2 3rd QF R2 7
                       Colombia QF R1 QF R1 3rd R2 QF R2 R2 QF QF 3rd 12
                       Ecuador R2 R2 R1 3rd R2 5
                       Paraguay R1 QF R1 R1 R2 4th R2 R2 R2 R2 10
                       Uruguay 4th 3rd QF QF R1 QF 2nd 4th R2 R2 R1 2nd R2 4th R2 1st 16
                       Venezuela R2 2nd 2
                      Total (8 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

                      FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

                      FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
                      Team 2002
                      Canada
                      (12)
                      2004
                      Thailand
                      (12)
                      2006
                      Russia
                      (16)
                      2008
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      2010
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      2012
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      2014
                      Canada
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Papua New Guinea
                      (16)
                      2018
                      France
                      (16)
                      2022
                      Costa Rica
                      (16)
                      2024
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2026
                      Poland
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 R1 R1 R2 4
                       Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF R1 R1 R1 QF R1 3rd QF 11
                       Chile R1 1
                       Colombia 4th QF QF 3
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 3
                       Venezuela R1 R1 2
                      Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 28

                      FIFA U-17 World Cup

                      FIFA U-17 World Cup record
                      Team 1985
                      China
                      (16)
                      1987
                      Canada
                      (16)
                      1989
                      Scotland
                      (16)
                      1991
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1993
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      1995
                      Ecuador
                      (16)
                      1997
                      Egypt
                      (16)
                      1999
                      New Zealand
                      (16)
                      2001
                      Trinidad and Tobago
                      (16)
                      2003
                      Finland
                      (16)
                      2005
                      Peru
                      (16)
                      2007
                      South Korea
                      (24)
                      2009
                      Nigeria
                      (24)
                      2011
                      Mexico
                      (24)
                      2013
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (24)
                      2015
                      Chile
                      (24)
                      2017
                      India
                      (24)
                      2019
                      Brazil
                      (24)[d]
                      2023
                      Indonesia
                      (24)
                      2025
                      Qatar
                      (48)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th R2 16
                       Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
                       Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 4th 19
                       Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 6
                       Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 R2 7
                       Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 6
                       Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF R2 6
                       Peru R1 QF 2
                       Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF 6
                       Venezuela R1 R2 R2 3
                      Total (10 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 7

                      FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

                      FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
                      Team 2008
                      New Zealand
                      (16)
                      2010
                      Trinidad and Tobago
                      (16)
                      2012
                      Azerbaijan
                      (16)
                      2014
                      Costa Rica
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Jordan
                      (16)
                      2018
                      Uruguay
                      (16)
                      2022
                      India
                      (16)
                      2024
                      Dominican Republic
                      (16)
                      2025
                      Morocco
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Brazil R1 QF QF R1 R1 QF R1 4th 8
                       Chile R1 R1 2
                       Colombia R1 R1 R1 R1 2nd R1 R2 7
                       Ecuador QF R1 2
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 4
                       Uruguay R1 R1 2
                       Venezuela R1 4th 4th 3
                      Total (7 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 28

                      FIFA Futsal World Cup

                      FIFA Futsal World Cup record
                      Team 1989
                      Netherlands
                      (16)
                      1992
                      Hong Kong
                      (16)
                      1996
                      Spain
                      (16)
                      2000
                      Guatemala
                      (16)
                      2004
                      Taiwan
                      (16)
                      2008
                      Brazil
                      (20)
                      2012
                      Thailand
                      (24)
                      2016
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2021
                      Lithuania
                      (24)
                      2024
                      Uzbekistan
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 2nd 10
                       Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 1st 10
                       Colombia 4th R2 2
                       Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 QF 8
                       Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
                       Venezuela R2 QF 2
                      Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

                      FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

                      FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
                      Team 1995
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1996
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1997
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1998
                      Brazil
                      (10)
                      1999
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2000
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2001
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2002
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2003
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2004
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2005
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2006
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2007
                      Brazil
                      (16)
                      2008
                      France
                      (16)
                      2009
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (16)
                      2011
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      2013
                      French Polynesia
                      (16)
                      2015
                      Portugal
                      (16)
                      2017
                      The Bahamas
                      (16)
                      2019
                      Paraguay
                      (16)
                      2021
                      Russia
                      (16)
                      2024
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (16)
                      2025
                      Seychelles
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1
                      7th
                      R1
                      8th
                      4th R1
                      8th
                      R1
                      10th
                      3rd R1
                      8th
                      QF
                      7th
                      QF
                      8th
                      QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      8th
                      R1
                      12th
                      R1
                      11th
                      17/23
                       Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd QF
                      5th
                      1st QF
                      5th
                      QF
                      5th
                      1st 1st 23/23
                       Chile R1
                      9th
                      R1 1/23
                       Colombia × × × × × × × × × × R1
                      15th
                      1/23
                       Ecuador R1
                      16th
                      1/23
                       Paraguay R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      7th
                      R1
                      10th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1 6/23
                       Peru 4th 4th 2nd QF
                      7th
                      R1
                      9th
                      5/23
                       Uruguay R1
                      6th
                      2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      3rd R1
                      5th
                      QF
                      6th
                      QF
                      5th
                      2nd 3rd QF
                      7th
                      4th QF
                      7th
                      QF
                      8th
                      17/23
                       Venezuela QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      16th
                      3/23
                      Total (9 teams) 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                      Former tournaments

                      FIFA Confederations Cup

                      FIFA Confederations Cup record
                      Team 1992
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (4)
                      1995
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (6)
                      1997
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (8)
                      1999
                      Mexico
                      (8)
                      2001
                      South Korea
                      Japan
                      (8)
                      2003
                      France
                      (8)
                      2005
                      Germany
                      (8)
                      2009
                      South Africa
                      (8)
                      2013
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2017
                      Russia
                      (8)
                      Years
                       Argentina 1st 2nd × 2nd 3
                       Bolivia GS 1
                       Brazil × 1st 2nd 4th GS 1st 1st 1st 7
                       Chile 2nd 1
                       Colombia 4th 1
                       Uruguay 4th 4th 2
                      Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

                      Corruption

                      On 27 May 2015, several CONMEBOL leaders were arrested in Zürich, Switzerland by Swiss police and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of corruption, money laundering, and racketeering.[20] Those swept up in the operation include former CONMEBOL presidents Eugenio Figueredo and Nicolás Léoz and several football federations presidents such as Carlos Chávez and Sergio Jadue. On 3 December 2015, the CONMEBOL President Juan Ángel Napout was also arrested.[21]

                      See also

                      Notes

                      1. ^ Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol].
                      2. ^ Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw].
                      3. ^ Except French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname, all of whom are members of CONCACAF
                      4. ^ Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[19]

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                      2. ^ CONMEBOL nombra a José Manuel Astigarraga como nuevo Secretario General, 1 November 2016
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                      4. ^ "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo". ESPN Desportes (in Spanish). 11 October 2011.
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                      11. ^ "The AFC". the-AFC.
                      12. ^ "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
                      13. ^ "Copa América Brasil 2019 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com.
                      14. ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
                      15. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
                      16. ^ "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". FootballDatabase.
                      17. ^ Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
                      18. ^ There was no Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
                      19. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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                      21. ^ "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.