The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, /ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/, or CSF; Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol;[a] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol[b]) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, near Asunción. 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.

CONMEBOL
AbbreviationCONMEBOL
CSF
Formation9 July 1916; 107 years ago (1916-07-09)
Founded atBuenos Aires, Argentina
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersLuque (Gran Asunción), Paraguay
Coordinates25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W / -25.26056; -57.51611
Region served
South America
Membership
10 member associations
Official languages
Portuguese
Spanish
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
Websiteconmebol.com

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 four 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.[3][4]

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 Jesurum (Colombia), Laureano González (Venezuela) and Arturo Salah (Chile).

History edit

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. The four participating associations of that tournament gathered together 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. 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 edit

Executive committee edit

As of 14 September 2021

Name Nationality Position
Alejandro Dominguez   PAR President [1][5][6]
Laureano González   VEN 1st. Vice President [1]
Claudio Tapia   ARG 2nd. Vice President [1]
Ramón Jesurún   COL 3rd Vice President [1]
José Astigarraga   PAR General Secretary [5]

Past presidents edit

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 – 2 months.

Members edit

 
Countries that are members of CONMEBOL
Code Association Founded FIFA
affiliation
CONMEBOL
affiliation
IOC member National teams Top division
ARG   Argentina 1893 1912 1916 Yes Primera División
BOL   Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes División de Fútbol Profesional
BRA   Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
CHI   Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes Primera División
COL   Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes Primera A
ECU   Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes Serie A
PAR   Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes División Profesional
PER   Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes Liga 1
URU   Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes Primera División
VEN   Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes Primera División

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 edit

CONMEBOL competitions edit

(Note: Copa Interamericana will Return in 2024 in a "Final Four" Format.)

International edit

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 totally different continent and confederation can be invited to participate. CONMEBOL usually selects and invites a couple of teams from the AFC[9] or CONCACAF[10] to participate in the Copa America. Japan and Qatar were invited to participate in the 2019 edition of the Copa America.[11] 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 edit

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 edit

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge 2023   Sevilla 1st   Independiente del Valle 2024
Cup of Champions 2022   Argentina 2nd   Italy 2025
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2023   Boca Juniors 1st   AZ TBD
Futsal Finalissima 2022   Portugal 1st   Spain 2026
National teams
Copa América 2021 (final)   Argentina 15th   Brazil 2024 (final) 20 June – 12 July 2024
Pre-Olympic Tournament 2020   Argentina 5th   Brazil 2024
U-20 Championship 2023   Brazil 12th   Uruguay 2025
U-17 Championship 2023   Brazil 13th   Ecuador 2025
U-15 Championship 2019   Brazil 5th   Argentina 2023
Copa América de Futsal 2024   Brazil 11th   Argentina 2028
U-20 Futsal Championship 2022   Brazil 8th   Argentina 2024
U-17 Futsal Championship 2022   Argentina 1st   Brazil 2024
Copa América de Beach Soccer 2023   Brazil 3rd   Argentina 2025
Beach Soccer League 2022   Brazil
  Paraguay
4th
1st
Title shared; no runners-up. 2023
U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023   Paraguay 1st   Brazil 2025
National teams (women)
Copa América Femenina 2022 (final)   Brazil 8th   Colombia 2025 (final) TBD
U-20 Women's Championship 2022   Brazil 9th   Colombia 2024
U-17 Women's Championship 2022   Brazil 4th   Colombia 2024
Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2023   Brazil 7th   Argentina 2025
U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2022   Brazil 3rd   Colombia 2024
Club teams
Recopa Sudamericana 2023 (FL), (SL)   Independiente del Valle 1st   Flamengo 2024 (FL), (SL)
Copa Libertadores 2023 (final)   Fluminense 1st   Boca Juniors 2024 (final) TBD
Copa Sudamericana 2023 (final)   LDU Quito 2nd   Fortaleza 2024 (final) TBD
U-20 Copa Libertadores 2023 (final)   Boca Juniors 1st   Independiente del Valle 2024 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2023 (final)   Cascavel Futsal 2nd   Joinville Futsal 2022 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer 2022 (final)   Presidente Hayes 1st   Sampaio Corrêa 2023 (final)
Club teams (women)
Copa Libertadores Femenina 2023 (final)   Corinthians 4th   Palmeiras 2024 (final) TBD
Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2023 (final)   Stein Cascavel 1st   Always Ready 2024 (final)

FIFA World Rankings edit

Overview edit

Historical leaders edit

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Team of the year edit

Teams ranking in the top four –men's[12]
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
Teams ranking in the top four -women’s[12]
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

Other rankings edit

Clubs edit

Football Database rankings edit

Rank Club Points
19   Atlético Mineiro 1806
25   Flamengo 1768
28   River Plate 1758
34   Palmeiras 1744
49   Defensa y Justicia 1701
65   Boca Juniors 1668
78   Fluminense 1643
80   Red Bull Bragantino 1636
87   Corinthians 1630
91   São Paulo 1625

Last updated: 9 January 2022[14]

IFFHS edit

Zonal
Ranking
IFFHS
Ranking
Club Points
1 6   Palmeiras 264
2 7   Junior 262
3 8   River Plate 261
4 10   Santa Fe 237
5 11   Grêmio 234
6 13   Atlético Nacional 229
7 22   Boca Juniors 200
8 23   Cruzeiro 197
9 36   Nacional 184
10 41   Athletico Paranaense 178

Last updated on: 12 March 2019 – [1]

Beach soccer national teams edit

Men's national teams
BSWW Rankings
(out of 101 nations)
Rank Nation Points
3   Brazil 2523
9   Uruguay 1380
10   Paraguay 1322
22   Argentina 503
25   Colombia 482
33   Venezuela 307
34   Peru 295
35   Chile 273
40   Ecuador 227
51   Bolivia 166

Men's update: 31 January 2022.[15]

Major tournament records edit

Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place[16]
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
  • 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
  •    – 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 edit

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
 
(13)
1934
 
(16)
1938
 
(15)
1950
 
(13)
1954
 
(16)
1958
 
(16)
1962
 
(16)
1966
 
(16)
1970
 
(16)
1974
 
(16)
1978
 
(16)
1982
 
(24)
1986
 
(24)
1990
 
(24)
1994
 
(24)
1998
 
(32)
2002
 
 
(32)
2006
 
(32)
2010
 
(32)
2014
 
(32)
2018
 
(32)
2022
 
(32)
2026
 
 
 
(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 18
  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 22
  Chile R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 9
  Colombia R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 6
  Ecuador R1 R2 R1 R1 4
  Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 QF 8
  Peru R1 QF R2 R1 R1 5
  Uruguay 1st 1st 4th R1 QF 4th R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 QF R1 14
  Venezuela 0
Total (9 teams) 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 TBD 89

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991
 
(12)
1995
 
(12)
1999
 
(16)
2003
 
(16)
2007
 
(16)
2011
 
(16)
2015
 
(24)
2019
 
(24)
2023
 
 
(32)
Years
  Argentina R1 R1 R1 R1 4
  Bolivia 0
  Brazil R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 9
  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

Olympic Games For Men edit

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900
 
(3)
1904
 
(3)
1908
 
(6)
1912
 
(11)
1920
 
(14)
1924
 
(22)
1928
 
(17)
1936
 
(16)
1948
 
(18)
1952
 
(25)
1956
 
(11)
1960
 
(16)
1964
 
(14)
1968
 
(16)
1972
 
(16)
1976
 
(13)
1980
 
(16)
1984
 
(16)
1988
 
(16)
1992
 
(16)
1996
 
(16)
2000
 
(16)
2004
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2012
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2020
 
(16)
2024
 
(16)
Years
  Argentina 2 7 10 8 2 1 1 11 10 Q 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 Q 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

Olympic Games For Women edit

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team 1996
 
(8)
2000
 
(8)
2004
 
(10)
2008
 
(12)
2012
 
(12)
2016
 
(12)
2020
 
(12)
2024
 
(12)
Years
  Argentina =11 1
  Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 Q 8
  Chile 11 1
  Colombia 11 11 Q 3
Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

Copa América edit

Copa América Femenina edit

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977
 
(16)
1979
 
(16)
1981
 
(16)
1983
 
(16)
1985
 
(16)
1987
 
(16)
1989
 
(16)
1991
 
(16)
1993
 
(16)
1995
 
(16)
1997
 
(24)
1999
 
(24)
2001
 
(24)
2003
 
(24)
2005
 
(24)
2007
 
(24)
2009
 
(24)
2011
 
(24)
2013
 
(24)
2015
 
(24)
2017
 
(24)
2019
 
(24)
2023
 
(24)
Years
  Argentina 1st R1 2nd QF R1 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st QF R1 R1 R2 QF 17
  Brazil 3rd QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st 2nd QF 19
  Chile 4th R1 R1 R2 3rd QF 6
  Colombia QF R1 QF R1 3rd R2 QF R2 R2 QF QF 11
  Ecuador R2 R2 R1 3rd R2 5
  Paraguay R1 QF R1 R1 R2 4th R2 R2 R2 9
  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

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup edit

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team 2002
 
(12)
2004
 
(12)
2006
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2010
 
(16)
2012
 
(16)
2014
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2018
 
(16)
2022
 
(16)
2024
 
(24)
Years
  Argentina GS GS GS 3
  Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF GS GS GS QF GS 3rd 10
  Chile GS 1
  Colombia 4th QF Q 3
  Paraguay GS GS 2
  Venezuela GS 1
Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 24

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985
 
(16)
1987
 
(16)
1989
 
(16)
1991
 
(16)
1993
 
(16)
1995
 
(16)
1997
 
(16)
1999
 
(16)
2001
 
(16)
2003
 
(16)
2005
 
(16)
2007
 
(24)
2009
 
(24)
2011
 
(24)
2013
 
(24)
2015
 
(24)
2017
 
(24)
2019
 
(24)
2023
 
(24)
Years
  Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th 15
  Bolivia R1 R1 2
  Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 18
  Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 5
  Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 6
  Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 6
  Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF 5
  Peru R1 QF 2
  Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF 6
  Venezuela R1 R2 2
Total (10 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4
    • Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[17]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team 2008
 
(16)
2010
 
(16)
2012
 
(16)
2014
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2018
 
(16)
2022
 
(16)
Years
  Brazil R1 QF QF GS GS QF 6
  Chile R1 GS 2
  Colombia R1 R1 GS GS 2nd 5
  Paraguay R1 GS GS 3
  Uruguay R1 GS 2
  Venezuela R1 4th 4th 3
Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989
 
(16)
1992
 
(16)
1996
 
(16)
2000
 
(16)
2004
 
(16)
2008
 
(20)
2012
 
(24)
2016
 
(24)
2021
 
(24)
Years
  Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 9
  Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 9
  Colombia 4th R2 2
  Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 7
  Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
  Venezuela R2 1
Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup edit

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team 1995
 
(8)
1996
 
(8)
1997
 
(8)
1998
 
(10)
1999
 
(12)
2000
 
(12)
2001
 
(12)
2002
 
(8)
2003
 
(8)
2004
 
(12)
2005
 
(12)
2006
 
(12)
2007
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2009
 
(16)
2011
 
(16)
2013
 
(16)
2015
 
(16)
2017
 
(16)
2019
 
(16)
2021
 
(16)
2024
 
(16)
2025
 
(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 22/23
  Chile R1
9th
1/23
  Colombia × × × × × × × × × × R1
15th
1/23
  Ecuador R1
16th
1/23
  Paraguay R1
9th
R1
11th
QF
7th
R1
10th
R1
9th
5/23
  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 edit

FIFA Confederations Cup edit

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992
 
(4)
1995
 
(6)
1997
 
(8)
1999
 
(8)
2001
 
 
(8)
2003
 
(8)
2005
 
(8)
2009
 
(8)
2013
 
(8)
2017
 
(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 edit

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.[18] 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.[19]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol].
  2. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw].

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 Sep 2021)
  2. ^ CONMEBOL nombra a José Manuel Astigarraga como nuevo Secretario General, 1 Nov 2016
  3. ^ "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo". ESPN Desportes (in Spanish). 11 October 2011.
  4. ^ Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN.
  5. ^ a b "CONMEBOL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "The Executive Committee". CONMEBOL.
  7. ^ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. ^ "The AFC". the-AFC.
  10. ^ "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Copa América Brasil 2019 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com.
  12. ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  14. ^ "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". FootballDatabase.
  15. ^ Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  18. ^ "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". 27 May 2015.
  19. ^ "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.

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