At the end of each Copa América final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

Awards edit

There are currently five post-tournament awards

  • the Best Player for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;
  • the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
  • the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
  • the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
  • the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.

Best Player edit

The current award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.

Official edit

Year Hosts Best player
1987   Argentina   Carlos Valderrama
1989   Brazil   Rubén Sosa
1991   Chile   Leonardo Rodríguez
1993   Ecuador   Sergio Goycochea
1995   Uruguay   Enzo Francescoli
1997   Bolivia   Ronaldo
1999   Paraguay   Rivaldo
2001   Colombia   Amado Guevara
2004   Peru   Adriano
2007   Venezuela   Robinho
2011   Argentina   Luis Suárez
2015   Chile   Lionel Messi
2016   United States   Alexis Sánchez
2019   Brazil   Dani Alves
2021   Brazil   Lionel Messi

Unofficial edit

This list is unofficial[1]

Year Hosts Best player
1916   Argentina   Isabelino Gradín
1917   Argentina   Héctor Scarone
1919   Brazil   Arthur Friedenreich
1920   Chile   José Piendibene
1921   Argentina   Américo Tesoriere
1922   Brazil   Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923   Uruguay   José Nasazzi
1924   Uruguay   Pedro Petrone
1925   Argentina   Manuel Seoane
1926   Chile   José Leandro Andrade
1927   Peru   Manuel Seoane
1929   Argentina   Manuel Ferreira
1935   Peru   José Nasazzi
1937   Argentina   Vicente de la Mata
1939   Peru   Teodoro Fernández
1941   Chile   Sergio Livingstone
1942   Uruguay   Obdulio Varela
1945   Chile   Domingos da Guia
1946   Argentina   Adolfo Pedernera
1947   Ecuador   José Manuel Moreno
1949   Brazil   Ademir
1953   Peru   Heriberto Herrera
1955   Chile   Enrique Hormazábal
1956   Uruguay   Óscar Míguez
1957   Peru   Omar Sívori
1959   Argentina   Pelé
1959   Ecuador   Alcides Silveira
1963   Bolivia   Ramiro Blacut
1967   Uruguay   Pedro Rocha
1975 Various   Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various   Carlos Caszely
1983 Various   Enzo Francescoli

Top Goalscorer edit

Year Hosts Top Goalscorer(s) Goals
1916   Argentina   Isabelino Gradín 3
1917   Uruguay   Ángel Romano 4
1919   Brazil   Arthur Friedenreich
  Neco
4
1920   Chile   José Pérez
  Ángel Romano
3
1921   Argentina   Julio Libonatti 3
1922   Brazil   Julio Francia 4
1923   Uruguay   Vicente Aguirre
  Pedro Petrone
3
1924   Uruguay   Pedro Petrone 4
1925   Argentina   Manuel Seoane 6
1926   Chile   David Arellano 7
1927   Peru   Alfredo Carricaberry
  Segundo Luna
  Roberto Figueroa
  Pedro Petrone
  Héctor Scarone
3
1929   Argentina   Aurelio González 5
1935   Peru   Herminio Masantonio 4
1937   Argentina   Raúl Toro Julio 7
1939   Peru   Teodoro Fernández 7
1941   Chile   Juan Marvezzi 5
1942   Uruguay   Herminio Masantonio
  José Manuel Moreno
7
1945   Chile   Norberto Méndez
  Heleno de Freitas
6
1946   Argentina   José María Medina 7
1947   Ecuador   Nicolás Falero 8
1949   Brazil   Jair 9
1953   Peru   Francisco Molina 7
1955   Chile   Rodolfo Micheli 8
1956   Uruguay   Enrique Hormazábal 4
1957   Peru   Humberto Maschio
  Javier Ambrois
9
1959   Argentina   Pelé 8
1959   Ecuador   José Sanfilippo 6
1963   Bolivia   Carlos Alberto Raffo 6
1967   Uruguay   Luis Artime 5
1975 Various   Leopoldo Luque
  Ernesto Díaz
4
1979 Various   Jorge Peredo
  Eugenio Morel
4
1983 Various   Jorge Burruchaga
  Roberto Dinamite
  Carlos Aguilera
3
1987   Argentina   Arnoldo Iguarán 4
1989   Brazil   Bebeto 6
1991   Chile   Gabriel Batistuta 6
1993   Ecuador   José Luis Dolgetta 4
1995   Uruguay   Gabriel Batistuta
  Luis García
4
1997   Bolivia   Luis Hernández 6
1999   Paraguay   Rivaldo (5)
  Ronaldo
5
2001   Colombia   Víctor Aristizábal 6
2004   Peru   Adriano 7
2007   Venezuela   Robinho 6
2011   Argentina   Paolo Guerrero 5
2015   Chile   Eduardo Vargas
  Paolo Guerrero
4
2016   United States   Eduardo Vargas 6
2019   Brazil   Everton
  Paolo Guerrero
3
2021   Brazil   Lionel Messi
  Luis Díaz
4

Best Goalkeeper edit

Year Hosts Best Goalkeeper
2011   Argentina   Justo Villar
2015   Chile   Claudio Bravo
2016   United States   Claudio Bravo
2019   Brazil   Alisson
2021   Brazil   Emiliano Martínez

Team of the Tournament edit

Official edit

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Ref.
2004   Peru

  Júlio César

  Javier Zanetti
  Roberto Ayala
  Juan
  Darío Rodríguez

  Lucho González
  Pável Pardo
  Renato
  Alex

  Carlos Tevez
  Adriano

[2]
2007   Venezuela

  Doni

  Javier Zanetti
  Jonny Magallón
  Juan
  Jorge Fucile

  Júlio Baptista
  Javier Mascherano
  Juan Román Riquelme

  Robinho
  Nery Castillo
  Lionel Messi

2011   Argentina

  Justo Villar

  Maxi Pereira
  Diego Lugano
  Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
  Álvaro Pereira

  Diego Pérez
  Fredy Guarín
  Marcelo Estigarribia

  Diego Forlán
  Luis Suárez
  Paolo Guerrero

  Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay)

2015   Chile

  Claudio Bravo

  Jeison Murillo
  Gary Medel
  Nicolás Otamendi

  Christian Cueva
  Marcelo Díaz
  Javier Mascherano
  Arturo Vidal

  Eduardo Vargas
  Paolo Guerrero
  Lionel Messi

  Jorge Sampaoli (Chile)

2016   United States

  Claudio Bravo

  Mauricio Isla
  Nicolás Otamendi
  Gary Medel
  Jean Beausejour

  Javier Mascherano
  Arturo Vidal
  Charles Aránguiz

  Lionel Messi
  Eduardo Vargas
  Alexis Sánchez

2019   Brazil

  Alisson

  Dani Alves
  José Giménez
  Thiago Silva
  Miguel Trauco

  Arthur
  Leandro Paredes
  Arturo Vidal

  James Rodríguez
  Paolo Guerrero
  Everton

2021   Brazil

  Emiliano Martínez

  Mauricio Isla
  Cristian Romero
  Marquinhos
  Pervis Estupiñán

  Rodrigo De Paul
  Casemiro
  Yoshimar Yotún

  Lionel Messi
  Neymar
  Luis Díaz

Unofficial edit

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
1959   Argentina

  Rafael Asca

  Mirto Davoine
  Víctor Benítez
  Vladislao Cap

  Eliseo Mouriño
  Alcides Silveira

  Garrincha
  Didi
  Vladas Douksas
  Pelé
  Raúl Belén

[3]

Fair Play Award edit

Year Hosts Winner
2011   Argentina   Uruguay
2015   Chile   Peru
2016   United States   Argentina
2019   Brazil   Brazil
2021   Brazil   Uruguay

Best Young Player edit

This award was halted

Year Hosts Best Young Player
2007   Venezuela   Lionel Messi
2011   Argentina   Sebastián Coates
2015   Chile   Jeison Murillo

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Copa América Best Players, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004".
  3. ^ "Equipos Ideales de la Copa América".