CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

South American Football Confederation
CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, as seen in 2014
Abbreviation	CONMEBOL CSF
Formation	9 July 1916; 109 years ago (1916-07-09)
Founded at	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Luque, Paraguay
Coordinates	25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W / -25.26056; -57.51611
Region served	South America
Members	10 member associations
Official languages	Portuguese Spanish
President	Alejandro Domínguez
Vice President	Francisco Egas
General Secretary	José Astigarraga
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	www.conmebol.com

CONMEBOL^[a] or CSF (lit. 'South American Football Confederation')^[b] is the governing body of football in South America, and is responsible for organizing the continent's major international tournaments. It is the oldest of the six continental confederations of FIFA, and with 10 member associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations.^[1] It is the only fully continental, land-based confederation, with no island members or members from other continents.^[c] The headquarters of CONMEBOL is in Luque, Paraguay.

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 most difficult in the world, due to their round-robin system, participation of some of the best teams in the world, climate and geography, and passionate spectators.^[2][3]

History

In 1916, the first edition of the "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), later known as the "Copa América", was held in Argentina to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence.^[4] The four participating football associations—Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay—met in Buenos Aires to create a governing body for the tournament. CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916. Its creation was ratified on 15 December of the same year, at the first Constitutional Congress in Montevideo. Over the years, six additional South American football associations joined CONMEBOL, with the last being Venezuela in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

Leadership

Executive committee

Alejandro Domínguez of Paraguay has been the president of CONMEBOL since January 2016.^[5][6] The vice president is Francisco Egas of Ecuador, and the general secretary is José Astigarraga of Paraguay.^[7]

Past presidents

Main article: List of presidents of CONMEBOL

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

Regional non-members

The following sovereign states and dependent territories in South America are not members of CONMEBOL. They are members of other confederations or are not affiliated with any confederation.

•  Aruba (CONCACAF)
•  Bonaire (CONCACAF)
•  Curaçao (CONCACAF)
•  Falkland Islands^[d]
•  French Guiana (CONCACAF)
•  Guyana (CONCACAF)
•  Panama (CONCACAF)
•  Suriname (CONCACAF)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF)
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

List of CONMEBOL competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

The most prestigious CONMEBOL competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, which was first held in 1916.^{[citation needed]} It is the only continental tournament which can include teams from other continents and confederations. CONMEBOL usually invites several teams from the AFC^[8] or CONCACAF^[9] to participate.

CONMEBOL organises the two top competitions for men's club teams in South America: the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The Copa Sudamericana was launched in 2002 as a successor to the Supercopa Libertadores. A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, was founded in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. CONMEBOL runs the Copa Libertadores Femenina for women's club teams.

The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana. The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners, and was discontinued in 2004.

Competitions contested by national teams

• Copa América
• CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament^[10]
• 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
• Copa América de Futsal Femenina
• 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

Competitions contested by 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

Intercontinental competitions

• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
• UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
• Women's Finalissima
• Futsal Finalissima
• Under-20 Intercontinental Cup

Defunct competitions

• 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
• J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
• Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
• Copa Interamericana
• Copa Iberoamericana^[11]
• Intercontinental Cup

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2026 in association football, 2026 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

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	Sevilla	1st	Independiente del Valle		2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup		2025	Flamengo	2nd	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	2nd	Argentina		2028
U-20 Championship		2025	Brazil	13th	Argentina		2027
U-17 Championship		2026	Colombia	2nd	Argentina		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)
CONMEBOL Women's Nations League		2025-26
U-20 Women's Championship		2026	Brazil	11th	Ecuador
U-17 Women's Championship		2025	Paraguay	1st	Brazil		2026
U-15 Girl's Evolution League		2025	Brazil	1st	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)	Lanús	1st	Flamengo		2027 (FL), (SL)
Copa Libertadores		2025 (final)	Flamengo	4th	Palmeiras		2026 (final)
Copa Sudamericana		2025 (final)	Lanús	2nd	Atlético Mineiro		2026 (final)
U-20 Copa Libertadores		2026 (final)	Santiago Wanderers	1st	Flamengo		2027 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Futsal		2025 (final)	Peñarol	1st	Magnus Futsal		2026 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa		2024 (final)	Vasco da Gama	4th	Sportivo Luqueño		2025 (final)
Women's club teams
Copa Libertadores Femenina		2025 (final)	Corinthians	6th	Deportivo Cali		2026 (final)
Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal		2024 (final)	Stein Cascavel	2nd	Racing		2025 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 1 April 2026) [12] CONMEBOL* FIFA ± National Team Points 1 3 1  Argentina 1874.81 2 6 1  Brazil 1761.16 3 13 1  Colombia 1693.09 4 17  Uruguay 1673.07 5 23  Ecuador 1594.78 6 40  Paraguay 1503.5 7 49 1  Venezuela 1468.05 8 53  Peru 1455.87 9 54 1  Chile 1455.28 10 76  Bolivia 1329.42 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 21 April 2026) [13] CONMEBOL* FIFA ± National Team Points 1 6  Brazil 1980 2 20  Colombia 1774.76 3 30  Argentina 1696.45 4 43 1  Venezuela 1527.62 5 44 3  Chile 1514.78 6 45 1  Paraguay 1507.34 7 61 4  Uruguay 1414.25 8 63 2  Ecuador 1397.58 9 75 4  Peru 1304.61 10 109 3  Bolivia 1169.02 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Team of the year

Men's teams ranking in the top four^[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
2024	Argentina	Brazil	Uruguay	Colombia
2025	Argentina	Brazil	Colombia	Uruguay

Women's teams ranking in the top four^[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
2023	Brazil	Colombia	Argentina	Chile
2024	Brazil	Colombia	Argentina	Chile
2025	Brazil	Colombia	Argentina	Venezuela

Other rankings

Clubs

Football Database rankings

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

Last updated: 11 January 2026^[14]

IFFHS

Zonal Ranking	IFFHS Ranking	Club	Points
1	8	Flamengo	400
2	9	Palmeiras	378
3	14	Fluminense	314
4	24	Botafogo	264
5	36	Racing Club	234
6	39	Atlético Nacional	229,5
7	44	LDU Quito	216,5
8	45	Atlético Mineiro	216
9	48	River Plate	210
10	49	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	4697.25
10	Paraguay	1327.5
14	Colombia	958.75
17	Argentina	798.5
18	Chile	786
23	Venezuela	644.75
32	Uruguay	422
42	Peru	262.75
47	Ecuador	217.75
49	Bolivia	214.25

Men's update: 19 January 2026.^[15]

Major tournament records

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)
• 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

Main article: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup

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	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	6	95

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

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)	2027 (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

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

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	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

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	2028 (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

Main article: Copa América records and statistics

Copa América Femenina

See also: Copa América Femenina § Participating nations

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)	2025 (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

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

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)	2025 (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

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

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)	2026 (24)	Years
Argentina	•	•	R1	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R2	Q	5
Brazil	4th	4th	3rd	QF	R1	R1	R1	QF	R1	3rd	QF	Q	12
Chile	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Colombia	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	Q	4
Ecuador	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	R1	•	3
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	2
Total (7 teams)	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	4	28

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

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)[e]	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	2026 (48)	Years
Argentina	R1	•	QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF	•	4th	3rd	•	QF	R2	R2	4th	R1	•	R2	4th	R2	Q	17
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	Q	20
Chile	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R2	•	R1	Q	7
Colombia	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	4th	•	R2	4th	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	Q	8
Ecuador	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	QF	•	R2	R2	•	Q	7
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	QF	•	R2	•	6
Peru	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Uruguay	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	QF	2nd	QF	•	•	•	•	•	Q	7
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	R2	Q	4
Total (10 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	7	7

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (24)	2026 (24)	Years
Argentina	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Brazil	R1	QF	QF	•	R1	R1	QF	R1	4th	Q	9
Chile	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	Q	3
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	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Total (8 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	32

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (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

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

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	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

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

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

See also: 2015 FIFA corruption case

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, as well as the football administrators Carlos Chávez and Sergio Jadue. On 3 December 2015, CONMEBOL President Juan Ángel Napout was also arrested.^[19]

See also

• CONMEBOL Jubilee Awards
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
• Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
• Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
• Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)

Notes

1. /ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ KON-mib-ol
2. Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
   Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol]
   Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol
   Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw]
3. For historical and cultural reasons, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname are part of CONCACAF, not CONMEBOL.
4. As Falkland Islanders are British citizens born abroad, they can choose to represent any of the four Home Nations or Argentina.
5. Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.^[17]

References

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2. "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo". ESPN Desportes (in Spanish). 11 October 2011.
3. Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN.
4. "South American Championship 1916". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
5. "Alejandro Dominguez unanimously elected CONMEBOL president". USA TODAY. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
6. "CONMEBOL unanimously elects Alejandro Dominguez president". ESPNFC.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
7. "CONMEBOL". Inside FIFA.
8. "The AFC". the-AFC.
9. "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
10. "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
11. "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
12. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
13. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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. Apuzzo, Matt; Clifford, Stephanie; Rashbaum, William K. (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". The New York Times.
19. "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish and Portuguese)