Argentina at the Copa América
The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world with its first edition held in 1916.
Argentina has won the tournament 14 times, trailing only one behind record holder Uruguay. However, they do lead the all-time table, have the highest number of victories and hold various other records.
Argentina are the only team to win the title three consecutive times. The last time they won the tournament was in 1993. In 2015 and 2016, they proceeded to the final, only to lose to Chile in a penalty shoot-out on both occasions, even though they have never once lost to Chile over regular time in tournament history.
Record at the Copa América
- Draws include matches decided on penalties.
Winning Finals
| Year | Match Type | Opponent | Result | Manager | Goal Scorer | Final Location |
 1921 | Round Robin | 1–0 | Pedro Calomino | J. Libonatti | Buenos Aires | |
| 1925 | Round Robin | 2–2 | Américo Tesoriere | A. Cerroti, M.Seoane | Buenos Aires | |
 1927 | Round Robin |  Peru | 5–1 |  José Lago Millán | M. Ferreira, J. Maglio, A. Carricaberry | Lima |
| 1929 | Round Robin | 2–0 | Francisco Olazar | M. Ferreira, M. Evaristo | Buenos Aires | |
| 1937 | Play-off | 2–0 | Manuel Seoane | V. De la Mata | Buenos Aires | |
 1941 | Round Robin | 1–0 | Guillermo Stábile | E. García | Santiago de Chile | |
| 1945 | Round Robin | 1–0 | Guillermo Stábile | R. Martino | Santiago de Chile | |
| 1946 | Round Robin | 2–0 | Guillermo Stábile | N. Méndez | Buenos Aires | |
 1947 | Round Robin | 3–1 | Guillermo Stábile | N. Méndez, F. Loustau | Guayaquil | |
| 1955 | Round Robin | 1–0 | Guillermo Stábile | R. Micheli | Santiago de Chile | |
| 1957 | Round Robin | 3–0 | Guillermo Stábile | A. Angelillo, H. Maschio, O. Cruz | Lima | |
| 1959 | Round Robin | 1–1 | Victorio Spinetto | J. Pizzuti | Buenos Aires | |
| 1991 | Final Round Robin | 2–1 | Alfio Basile | D. Simeone, G. Batistuta | Santiago de Chile | |
| 1993 | Final | 2–1 | Alfio Basile | G. Batistuta | Guayaquil |
Record by Opponent
Argentina has only positive head-to-head-records at the Copa América. Four out of nine CONMEBOL-members have never beaten the Albiceleste in regular time in a combined 74 attempts.- includes a 0-0 victory awarded to Argentina in 1942.
Record Players
| No. | Name | Matches | Tournaments |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 27 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |
| 2 | Javier Mascherano | 25 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2016 |
| 3 | Javier Zanetti | 22 | 1995, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2011 |
| 4 | José Salomón | 21 | 1941, 1942, 1945 and 1946 |
| 4 | Oscar Ruggeri | 21 | 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 |
| 6 | Américo Tesoriere | 20 | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925 |
| 6 | Sergio Agüero | 20 | 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |
| 8 | Diego Simeone | 19 | 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999 |
| 8 | Roberto Ayala | 19 | 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2007 |
| 8 | Carlos Tevez | 19 | 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2015 |
Seven Argentinian players have won the South American Championship three times each. Manuel Seoane also won the title as coach in 1937. The others are Vicente de la Mata, José Salomón, Mario Boyé, Félix Loustau, Norberto Méndez and René Pontoni.
Top Goalscorers
| No. | Name | Goals | Tournaments |
| 1 | Norberto Méndez | 17 | 1945, 1946 and 1947 |
| 2 | José Manuel Moreno | 13 | 1941, 1942 and 1947 |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 13 | 1991, 1993 and 1995 |
| 4 | Herminio Masantonio | 11 | 1935 and 1942 |
| 5 | Ángel Labruna | 10 | 1946, 1955 and 1956 |
| 6 | Humberto Maschio | 9 | 1957 |
| 6 | Lionel Messi | 9 | 2007, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |
| 6 | Sergio Agüero | 9 | 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |
| 9 | Manuel Seoane | 8 | 1925 and 1927 |
| 9 | René Pontoni | 8 | 1945 and 1947 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Micheli | 8 | 1955 |
| 9 | Antonio Angelillo | 8 | 1957 |
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Awards and Records
Team Awards- Champions : 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
- Runners-up : 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016
- Third place : 1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019
- Fair Play Award: 2016
- MVP 1921: Américo Tesoriere
- MVP 1925: Manuel Seoane
- MVP 1929: Manuel Ferreira
- MVP 1937: Vicente de la Mata
- MVP 1946: Adolfo Pedernera
- MVP 1947: José Manuel Moreno
- MVP 1957: Enrique Sívori
- MVP 1991: Leonardo Rodríguez
- MVP 1993: Sergio Goycochea
- Top Scorer 1921: Julio Libonatti
- Top scorer 1922: Julio Francia
- Top scorer 1923: Vicente Aguirre '
- Top scorer 1925: Manuel Seoane
- Top scorer 1927: Alfredo Carricaberry+Segundo Luna '
- Top scorer 1935: Herminio Masantonio
- Top scorer 1941: Juan Marvezzi
- Top scorer 1942: Herminio Masantonio+José Moreno '
- Top scorer 1945: Norberto Méndez '
- Top scorer 1955: Rodolfo Micheli
- Top scorer 1957: Humberto Maschio '
- Top scorer 1959 : José Sanfilippo
- Top scorer 1967: Luis Artime
- Top scorer 1975: Leopoldo Luque '
- Top scorer 1983: Jorge Burruchaga '
- Top scorer 1991: Gabriel Batistuta
- Top scorer 1995: Gabriel Batistuta '
- Best Young Player 2007: Lionel Messi
Team Records
- Most victories
- Most goals
- Most consecutive titles
- Highest victory
- Most goals: Norberto Méndez
- Most titles as manager: Guillermo Stábile