Colombia at the Copa América
The Copa América is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONMEBOL. Held since 1916, it is the oldest international continental football competition. It was originally called the South American Championship, changing to the current name in 1975.
Colombia have played in two Copa América finals. They lost the 1975 final play-off against Peru, but won the title at their first home tournament in 2001.
Colombia is scheduled to co-host the 2021 Copa América with Argentina.
Records
South American Championship
Copa América
2001 Copa América
Colombia won all six tournament matches in regular time and without conceding. This achievement is a rarity in Copa América history. The same feat was achieved by Uruguay in 1917 and 1987, and by Argentina in 1921. However, those teams only played two or three matches at those tournaments. Víctor Aristizábal, who played for Cali in the Colombian division at the time, scored in all matches except the final at least once and became the tournament's top scorer.| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Scorers | Venue |
| Group stage | 2-0 | W | F. Grisales, V. Aristizábal | Barranquilla | |
| Group stage | 1-0 | W | V. Aristizábal | Barranquilla | |
| Group stage | 2-0 | W | V. Aristizábal, E. Arriaga | Barranquilla | |
| Quarter-Finals | 3-0 | W | V. Aristizábal, G. Hernández | Armenia | |
| Semi-Finals | 2-0 | W | G. Bedoya, V. Aristizábal | Manizales | |
| Final | 1-0 | W | I. Córdoba | Bogotá |
Record by Opponent
Colombia's highest victory in tournament history is a 4–0 against Venezuela in 1979. Their biggest defeat was a 0–9 loss against Brazil in 1957.Record Players
Only three players have had more Copa América appearances than Álvarez and Valderrama: Sergio Livingstone of Chile, Zizinho of Brazil and Carlos Gómez Sánchez of Peru.| No. | Name | Matches | Tournaments |
| 1 | Leonel Álvarez | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995 |
| 1 | Carlos Valderrama | 27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995 |
| 3 | René Higuita | 22 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999 |
| 4 | Víctor Aristizábal | 20 | 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2001 |
| 5 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 19 | 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991 |
| 5 | Luis Carlos Perea | 19 | 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 |
| 7 | Freddy Rincón | 18 | 1991, 1993 and 1995 |
| 8 | Luis González Rubio | 16 | 1945, 1947 and 1949 |
| 8 | Gabriel Mejía | 16 | 1945, 1947 and 1949 |
| 8 | Humberto Picalúa | 16 | 1945, 1947 and 1949 |
| 8 | Efraín Sánchez | 16 | 1947, 1949 and 1957 |
Top Goalscorers
| No. | Name | Goals | Tournaments |
| 1 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 10 | 1979, 1987, 1989 and 1991 |
| 2 | Víctor Aristizábal | 8 | 1993, 1997 and 2001 |
| 3 | Delio Gamboa | 5 | 1957 and 1963 |
| 3 | Ernesto Díaz | 5 | 1975 and 1979 |
| 5 | Carlos Arango | 4 | 1947 and 1957 |
| 5 | Antony de Ávila | 4 | 1989 and 1991 |
| 5 | Freddy Rincón | 4 | 1993 and 1995 |
| 8 | Fulgencio Berdugo | 3 | 1945 and 1949 |
| 8 | Neider Morantes | 3 | 1997 and 1999 |
| 10 | 23 players | 2 |
Awards and Records
Team Awards- Champions 1x
- Second Place 1x
- Third Place 4x
- MVP 1987: Carlos Valderrama
- Top scorer 1975: Ernesto Díaz
- Top scorer 1987: Arnoldo Iguarán
- Top scorer 2001: Víctor Aristizábal
- Best Young Player 2015: Jeison Murillo