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Governing body of association football in South America

CONMEBOL
South American Football Confederation
CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque,
Paraguay, as seen in 2014
AbbreviationCONMEBOL
CSF
Formation9 July 1916; 108 years ago (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
PresidentAlejandro Domínguez
Vice PresidentsLaureano González (1st)
Claudio Tapia (2nd)
Ramón Jesurún (3rd)
General SecretaryJosé Astigarraga
TreasurerRolando López
Parent organizationFIFA
Websiteconmebol.com
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

The South American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol), known by the acronym CONMEBOL (/ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ KON-mib-ol) or CSF, is the continental governing body of football in South America 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.

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.

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. 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
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
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
BOL  Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes
BRA  Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes
CHI  Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes
COL  Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes
ECU  Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes
PAR  Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes
PER  Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes
URU  Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes
VEN  Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes

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

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

CONMEBOL competitions

National teams
Clubs
Defunct
Intercontinental
Defunct

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

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in association football, 2024 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)
Cup of Champions 2022  Argentina 2nd  Italy 2025
UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2023 Argentina Boca Juniors 1st Netherlands AZ 2024
Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
National teams
Copa América 2024 (final)  Argentina 16th  Colombia 2028 (final)
Pre-Olympic Tournament 2024 Paraguay Paraguay 2nd Argentina Argentina 2028
U-20 Championship 2023  Brazil 12th  Uruguay 2025
U-17 Championship 2023  Brazil 13th  Ecuador 2025
U-15 Championship 2023  Paraguay 3th  Ecuador TBD
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 2023  Paraguay 2nd  Brazil 2024
U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023  Paraguay 1st  Brazil 2025
National teams (women)
Copa América Femenina 2022 (final)  Brazil 8th  Colombia 2025 (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
Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2023  Brazil 7th  Argentina 2025
U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2024  Colombia 1st  Brazil 2026
Club teams
Recopa Sudamericana 2024 (FL), (SL) Brazil Fluminense 1st Ecuador LDU Quito 2025 (FL), (SL)
Copa Libertadores 2024 (final) Brazil Botafogo 1st Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2025 (final)
Copa Sudamericana 2024 (final) Argentina Racing 1st Brazil Cruzeiro 2025 (final)
U-20 Copa Libertadores 2024 (final) Brazil Flamengo 1st Argentina Boca Juniors 2025 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2024 (final) Brazil Magnus Futsal 2nd Argentina Barracas Central 2025 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2023 (final) Paraguay San Antonio 1st Paraguay Presidente Hayes 2024 (final)
Club teams (women)
Copa Libertadores Femenina 2024 (final) Brazil Corinthians 5th Colombia Santa Fe 2025 (final)
Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2023 (final) Brazil Stein Cascavel 1st Bolivia Always Ready 2024 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 19 December 2024)
CONMEBOL* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 1 Steady  Argentina 1867.25
2 5 Steady  Brazil 1775.85
3 11 Steady  Uruguay 1695.91
4 12 Steady  Colombia 1694.44
5 24 Steady  Ecuador 1560.13
6 40 Steady  Peru 1488.42
7 47 Steady  Venezuela 1475.71
8 50 Steady  Chile 1469.44
9 53 Steady  Paraguay 1458.26
10 79 Steady  Bolivia 1308.58
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 13 December 2024)
CONMEBOL* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 7 Increase 1  Brazil 1977.39
2 21 Steady  Colombia 1779.13
3 33 Steady  Argentina 1653.1
4 38 Steady  Chile 1566.05
5 47 Increase 2  Paraguay 1510.14
6 52 Steady  Venezuela 1494.21
7 64 Increase 3  Uruguay 1403.1
8 65 Steady  Ecuador 1395.79
9 76 Steady  Peru 1295.56
10 105 Increase 3  Bolivia 1188.1
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's
Argentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamArgentina national football teamBrazilian national football teamColombian national football teamArgentina national football teamColombian 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
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
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

Clubs

Football Database rankings

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

Last updated: 9 January 2022

IFFHS

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

Last updated on: 12 March 2019 –

Beach soccer national teams

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.

Major tournament records

Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  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

Main article: South American nations at the 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 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 (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 89

FIFA Women's World Cup

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

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations
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

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2
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)		 Years
 Argentina – – – =11 – – – – 1
 Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 8
 Chile – – – – – – 11 – 1
 Colombia – – – – 11 11 – 8 3
Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

Copa América

Main article: Copa América records and statistics
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Copa América Femenina

See also: Copa América Femenina § Participating nations
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) 		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

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

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
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) 		Years
 Argentina • • GS GS • GS • • • • R2 4
 Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF 11
 Chile • • • GS • • • • • • • 1
 Colombia • • • • 4th • • • • QF QF 3
 Paraguay • • • • • • GS • GS • GS 3
 Venezuela • • • • • • • GS • • GS 2
Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 24

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
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) 		2023
Indonesia
(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.

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
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) 		Years
 Brazil R1 QF QF • GS GS QF GS 7
 Chile • R1 • • • • GS • 2
 Colombia R1 • R1 GS • GS 2nd GS 6
 Ecuador • • • • • • • QF 1
 Paraguay R1 • • GS GS • • • 3
 Uruguay • • R1 • • GS • • 2
 Venezuela • R1 • 4th 4th • • • 3
Total (7 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 24

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: 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

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics
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 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

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
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

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. 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.

See also

Notes

  1. Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol].
  2. Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw].
  3. Except Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, all of whom are members of CONCACAF

References

  1. ^ El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 September 2021)
  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.
  5. Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN.
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  11. "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
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  16. Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  17. 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.
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  20. "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.

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