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CONMEBOL
South American Football Confederation
AbbreviationCONMEBOL
CSF
Formation9 July 1916; 109 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
Members10 member associations
Official languages
Portuguese
Spanish
Alejandro Domínguez
Vice President
Francisco Egas
General Secretary
José Astigarraga
Parent organization
FIFA
Websitewww.conmebol.com Edit this at Wikidata

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] CONMEBOL's headquarters are 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.

History

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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.[2] 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, the last of which was Venezuela in 1952.[citation needed]

Leadership

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Executive committee

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Alejandro Domínguez of Paraguay has been the president of CONMEBOL since January 2016.[3][4] The vice president is Francisco Egas of Ecuador, and the general secretary is José Astigarraga of Paraguay.[5]

Past presidents

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Period Nationality Name
1916–1936 Image Uruguay Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
1936–1939 Image Argentina Cornelius Johnson
1939–1955 Image Chile Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1955–1957 Image Chile Carlos Dittborn
1957–1959 Image Brazil José Ramos de Freitas
1959–1961 Image Uruguay Fermín Sorhueta
1961–1966 Image Argentina Raúl H. Colombo
1966–1986 Image Peru Teófilo Salinas Fuller
1986–2013 Image Paraguay Nicolás Léoz
2013–2014 Image Uruguay Eugenio Figueredo
2014–2015 Image Paraguay Juan Ángel Napout
2015–2016 Image Uruguay Wilmar Valdez [note 1]
2016–present Image Paraguay Alejandro Domínguez
Notes
  1. ^ Interim – two months.

Members

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Image
Countries that are members of CONMEBOL
Code Association Founded FIFA
affiliation
CONMEBOL
affiliation
IOC member National teams
ARG Image Argentina 1893 1912 1916 Yes
BOL Image Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes
BRA Image Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes
CHI Image Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes
COL Image Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes
ECU Image Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes
PAR Image Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes
PER Image Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes
URU Image Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes
VEN Image Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes

Regional non-members

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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.

List of CONMEBOL competitions

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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[6] or CONCACAF[7] 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
Competitions contested by clubs
Intercontinental competitions
Defunct competitions

Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Finalissima 2022 Image Argentina 2nd Image Italy 2026
Women's Finalissima 2023 Image England 1st Image Brazil 2027
Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2025 Brazil Flamengo 2nd Spain Barcelona 2026
Futsal Finalissima 2022 Image Portugal 1st Image Spain 2026
Men's national teams
Copa América 2024 (final) Image Argentina 16th Image Colombia 2028 (final)
Pre-Olympic Tournament 2024 Paraguay Paraguay 2nd Argentina Argentina 2028
U-20 Championship 2025 Image Brazil 13th Image Argentina 2027
U-17 Championship 2026 Image Colombia 2nd Image Argentina 2027
U-15 Championship 2025 Image Brazil 6th Image Argentina
Copa América de Futsal 2026 Image Brazil 12th Image Argentina 2028
U-17 Futsal Championship 2024 Image Argentina 2nd Image Brazil
U-20 Futsal Championship 2024 Image Argentina 2nd Image Colombia
Copa América de Beach Soccer 2025 Image Brazil 4th Image Paraguay 2027
Beach Soccer League 2023 Image Paraguay 2nd Image Brazil 2024
U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023 Image Paraguay 1st Image Brazil 2025
Women's national teams
Copa América Femenina 2025 (final) Image Brazil 9th Image Colombia 2029 (final)
CONMEBOL Women's Nations League 2025-26
U-20 Women's Championship 2026 Brazil Brazil 11th Ecuador Ecuador
U-17 Women's Championship 2025 Paraguay Paraguay 1st Brazil Brazil 2026
U-15 Girl's Evolution League 2025 Brazil Brazil 1st Argentina Argentina
Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2025 Image Brazil 8th Image Argentina 2026
U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2024 Image Colombia 1st Image Brazil 2026
Men's club teams
Recopa Sudamericana 2026 (FL), (SL) Argentina Lanús 1st Brazil Flamengo 2027 (FL), (SL)
Copa Libertadores 2025 (final) Brazil Flamengo 4th Brazil Palmeiras 2026 (final)
Copa Sudamericana 2025 (final) Argentina Lanús 2nd Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2026 (final)
U-20 Copa Libertadores 2026 (final) Chile Santiago Wanderers 1st Brazil Flamengo 2027 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2025 (final) Uruguay Peñarol 1st Brazil Magnus Futsal 2026 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2024 (final) Brazil Vasco da Gama 4th Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 2025 (final)
Women's club teams
Copa Libertadores Femenina 2025 (final) Brazil Corinthians 6th Colombia Deportivo Cali 2026 (final)
Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2024 (final) Brazil Stein Cascavel 2nd Argentina Racing 2025 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

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Overview

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Team of the year

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Men's teams ranking in the top four[10]
Year First Second Third Fourth
1993 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Colombia
1994 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Uruguay
1995 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Uruguay
1996 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
1997 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Chile Image Argentina
1998 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Chile Image Paraguay
1999 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Paraguay Image Chile
2000 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Paraguay Image Colombia
2001 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Paraguay
2002 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Paraguay Image Uruguay
2003 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Paraguay
2004 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2005 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2006 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Ecuador
2007 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Paraguay
2008 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Paraguay Image Uruguay
2009 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Chile Image Uruguay
2010 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Chile
2011 Image Uruguay Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Chile
2012 Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Ecuador Image Uruguay
2013 Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Uruguay Image Brazil
2014 Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Brazil Image Uruguay
2015 Image Argentina Image Chile Image Brazil Image Colombia
2016 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Chile Image Colombia
2017 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Chile Image Peru
2018 Image Brazil Image Uruguay Image Argentina Image Colombia
2019 Image Brazil Image Uruguay Image Argentina Image Colombia
2020 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2021 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Uruguay
2022 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2023 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2024 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Uruguay Image Colombia
2025 Image Argentina Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Uruguay
Women's teams ranking in the top four[10]
Year First Second Third Fourth
2003 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Peru
2004 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Peru
2005 Image Brazil Image Peru Image Argentina Image Colombia
2006 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Peru Image Colombia
2007 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Peru Image Colombia
2008 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Ecuador Image Paraguay
2009 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Peru
2010 Image Brazil Image Argentina Image Colombia Image Chile
2011 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2012 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2013 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Uruguay  
2014 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2015 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2016 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Venezuela  
2017 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2018 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2019 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2020 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2021 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2022 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2023 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2024 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Chile
2025 Image Brazil Image Colombia Image Argentina Image Venezuela

Other rankings

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Clubs

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Football Database rankings

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

Last updated: 11 January 2026[12]

IFFHS

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Zonal
Ranking
IFFHS
Ranking
Club Points
1 8 Brazil Flamengo 400
2 9 Brazil Palmeiras 378
3 14 Brazil Fluminense 314
4 24 Brazil Botafogo 264
5 36 Argentina Racing Club 234
6 39 Colombia Atlético Nacional 229,5
7 44 Ecuador LDU Quito 216,5
8 45 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 216
9 48 Argentina River Plate 210
10 49 Argentina Lanús 208

Last updated on: 13 December 2025  – [1]

Beach soccer national teams

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Men's national teams
BSWW Rankings
(out of 93 nations)
Rank Nation Points
1 Image Brazil 4697.25
10 Image Paraguay 1327.5
14 Image Colombia 958.75
17 Image Argentina 798.5
18 Image Chile 786
23 Image Venezuela 644.75
32 Image Uruguay 422
42 Image Peru 262.75
47 Image Ecuador 217.75
49 Image Bolivia 214.25

Men's update: 19 January 2026.[13]

Major tournament records

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place[14]
  •  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

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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
Image Argentina 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R2 QF R1 QF QF 2nd R2 1st Q 19
Image Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
Image 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
Image Chile R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 9
Image Colombia R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 Q 7
Image Ecuador R1 R2 R1 R1 Q 5
Image Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 QF Q 9
Image Peru R1 QF R2 R1 R1 5
Image Uruguay 1st 1st 4th R1 QF 4th R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 QF R1 Q 15
Image 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

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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
Image Argentina R1 R1 R1 R1 4
Image Bolivia 0
Image Brazil R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 Q 10
Image Chile R1 1
Image Colombia R1 R2 QF 3
Image Ecuador R1 1
Image Paraguay 0
Image Peru 0
Image Uruguay 0
Image Venezuela 0
Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3–5

Olympic Games

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Men's tournament

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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
Image Argentina 2 7 10 8 2 1 1 11 10 7 10
Image Brazil 5 6 9 13 13 4 2 2 3 7 3 2 1 1 14
Image Chile 17 17 7 3 4
Image Colombia 10 11 11 14 6 5
Image Paraguay 7 2 6 3
Image Peru 5 11 2
Image Uruguay 1 1 9 3
Image 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

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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)
2028
United States
(16)
Years
Image Argentina =11 1
Image Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 Q 9
Image Chile 11 1
Image Colombia 11 11 8 Q 4
Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

Copa América

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Copa América Femenina

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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)
2025
Ecuador
(10)
Years
Image Argentina 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 9
Image Bolivia 5th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
Image Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 10
Image Chile 2nd 3rd GS GS GS 3rd GS 2nd 5th 6th 10
Image Colombia GS 3rd GS 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 8
Image Ecuador 4th 4th GS GS GS 3rd GS GS GS 9
Image Paraguay GS GS 4th GS GS GS 4th 5th 8
Image Peru 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
Image Uruguay GS GS 3rd GS GS GS GS 4th 8
Image Venezuela 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS 9

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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)
2025
Chile
(24)
Years
Image Argentina 1st R1 2nd QF R1 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st QF R1 R1 R2 QF 2nd 18
Image Brazil 3rd QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st 2nd QF R1 20
Image Chile 4th R1 R1 R2 3rd QF R2 7
Image Colombia QF R1 QF R1 3rd R2 QF R2 R2 QF QF 3rd 12
Image Ecuador R2 R2 R1 3rd R2 5
Image Paraguay R1 QF R1 R1 R2 4th R2 R2 R2 R2 10
Image Uruguay 4th 3rd QF QF R1 QF 2nd 4th R2 R2 R1 2nd R2 4th R2 1st 16
Image 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

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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)
2026
Poland
(24)
Years
Image Argentina R1 R1 R1 R2 Q 5
Image Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF R1 R1 R1 QF R1 3rd QF Q 12
Image Chile R1 1
Image Colombia 4th QF QF Q 4
Image Ecuador Q 1
Image Paraguay R1 R1 R1 3
Image 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

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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)[e]
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
2026
Qatar
(48)
Years
Image Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th R2 Q 17
Image Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
Image Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 4th Q 20
Image Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 Q 7
Image Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 R2 Q 8
Image Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 Q 7
Image Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF R2 6
Image Peru R1 QF 2
Image Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF Q 7
Image 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

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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)
2025
Morocco
(24)
2026
Morocco
(24)
Years
Image Argentina Q 1
Image Brazil R1 QF QF R1 R1 QF R1 4th Q 9
Image Chile R1 R1 Q 3
Image Colombia R1 R1 R1 R1 2nd R1 R2 7
Image Ecuador QF R1 2
Image Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 4
Image Uruguay R1 R1 2
Image Venezuela R1 4th 4th Q 4
Total (8 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 32

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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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
Image Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 2nd 10
Image Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 1st 10
Image Colombia 4th R2 2
Image Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 QF 8
Image Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
Image Venezuela R2 QF 2
Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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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
Image 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
Image 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
Image Chile R1
9th
R1 1/23
Image Colombia × × × × × × × × × × R1
15th
1/23
Image Ecuador R1
16th
1/23
Image Paraguay R1
9th
R1
11th
QF
7th
R1
10th
R1
9th
R1 6/23
Image Peru 4th 4th 2nd QF
7th
R1
9th
5/23
Image 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
Image 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

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FIFA Confederations Cup

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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
Image Argentina 1st 2nd × 2nd 3
Image Bolivia GS 1
Image Brazil × 1st 2nd 4th GS 1st 1st 1st 7
Image Chile 2nd 1
Image Colombia 4th 1
Image Uruguay 4th 4th 2
Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

Corruption

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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.[16] 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.[17]

See also

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Notes

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  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.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "What is CONMEBOL (South America)?". AnalyiSport. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "South American Championship 1916". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Dominguez unanimously elected CONMEBOL president". USA TODAY. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ^ "CONMEBOL unanimously elects Alejandro Dominguez president". ESPNFC.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ "CONMEBOL". Inside FIFA.
  6. ^ "The AFC". the-AFC.
  7. ^ "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ^ "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". FootballDatabase.
  13. ^ Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  16. ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Clifford, Stephanie; Rashbaum, William K. (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". The New York Times.
  17. ^ "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015.
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