The magnificent sporting event Copa America CONMEBOL will be explained to you by UDBET in today’s article. With the following useful information, it will certainly contribute to building a foundation of football knowledge for all bettors. To stay updated with the news and participate in top bets for the Copa America tournament.
Copa America CONMEBOL What is the football tournament?
Copa America is the top national team football championship in South America. Managed and organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Copa America has been around for 107 years since its first organization in 1916.
With a history of 107 years, the South American Football Cup is the oldest professional continental football tournament in the world, even more than the most prestigious tournaments on the planet such as the World Cup or Euro. Copa America is where world-class football teams gather, such as the “Samba dancers” in Brazil, Uruguay, or Argentina.
When it was first established, the tournament was called the Campeonato Sudamericano de Football. It was not until 1975 that the tournament changed to its current name Copa America. Besides the name Copa America, also has an English name, the South American Championship of Football.
Copa America is held every how many years?
During the period from 1987 to 2001, the tournament was held every 2 years. Then, during the period from 2001 to 2011, the tournament changed when it was decided to be held every 3 years.
However, the change did not stop there, when in 2011 the tournament continued to amend the organization time. Similar to the European football championships Euro and World Cup, the South American Football Cup has been set to be held every 4 years until now according to CONMEBOL regulations.
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Competition format of the top football tournament in South America
Although the tournament is at the continental level, the number of teams participating in Copa America CONMEBOL is limited to 12 teams. When participating in the tournament, the teams will go through 2 stages: the group stage and the quarter-finals, lasting 1 month.
The first stage is the group stage, including 3 groups with each group consisting of 4 teams. The teams compete in a round-robin format, the winning team will receive 3 points, and the losing team will not receive any points. If the match ends in a draw, each team will receive 1 point.
After the group stage ends, the 2 teams in first and second place in each group will continue to advance to the quarter-finals. In addition, the 2 third-place teams with the best results will also receive the opportunity to participate in the quarter-finals.
The second stage is the stage where the teams will participate in the knockout rounds, once they lose, they will be eliminated from the tournament immediately. And so on until only two teams remain in the finals. The winner will officially become the champion of South America.
Admirable records only at Copa America CONMEBOL
As of 2024, Argentina and Uruguay are the two teams with the most championships in this tournament, with 15 championship titles for each team. Next in 3rd place is Brazil with a total of 9 championship trophies and the most recent championship was in 2019.
The team holding the title of defending champion of Copa America 2021 is the Argentina National Team. Thanks to the skillful leadership of coach Lionel Scaloni. Besides, there is a great contribution from the best player of the tournament as well as the top scorer Lionel Messi.
Summary
We have answered in detail the information about Copa America CONMEBOL. To help you follow the tournament more easily, we would like to update the Copa America 2024 season will be held in Ecuador. Hopefully, the above information will help you in your journey to conquer the top matches.
