CONMEBOL

South American Football Confederation
Abbreviation CONMEBOL
Formation 9 July 1916
Type Federation of national associations
Headquarters Luque, Paraguay
Coordinates 25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W
Region served
 South America
Membership
 10 member associations
Official language
 Spanish, Portuguese
Secretary General
 Jose Luis Meiszner
Juan Ángel Napout
Website www.CONMEBOL.com

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, /ˈkɒnmɨbɒl/; Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol;[1] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol[2]) is the continental governing body of association 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 nine FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina and Uruguay two trophies each), and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina and Uruguay have also won two Olympic gold medals each. It is considered one of the strongest confederations in the world.

The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world",[3][4] for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate conditions, geographic conditions, strong home stands and passionate supporters. Currently, the Confederation is planning to create the first women's qualification to the FIFA Women's World Cup to replace the Copa América Femenina.

Juan Ángel Napout was the interim president of CONMEBOL until March, 2015 but then he was promoted to full-time president. Napout replaced the former president Eugenio Figueredo who resigned on August 8, 2014. The first and second vicepresidents are Luis Bedoya and Sergio Jadue.

History

In 1916, the first edition of the Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol, now 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 together in order to officially create a governing body to facilitate the organization of the tournament. Thus, CONMEBOL was founded on July 9, 1916, Argentine Independence Day, under the initiative of Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia, but approved by the football associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. The constitutional congress on December 15 of that same year 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 French territory, a former British territory, and a former Dutch territory, and located near the Caribbean Sea, they are part of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), mainly due to historical, cultural, and sporting reasons. 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).

Competitions

International

The main competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, started in 1916. 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 man'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 pits the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores against the winners of the Copa Sudamericana (previously the winners of the Supercopa Libertadores), and came into being in 1989.

The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organised with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners.

Members

Country Association Founded Joined National team Top division
 Argentina AFA 1893 1916 ARG (M, W) Primera División
 Bolivia FBF 1925 1926 BOL (M, W) Liga Profesional
 Brazil CBF 1914 1916 BRA (M, W) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
 Chile FFC 1895 1916 CHI (M, W) Primera División
 Colombia FCF 1924 1936 COL (M, W) Primera A
 Ecuador FEF 1925 1927 ECU (M, W) Serie A
 Paraguay APF 1906 1921 PAR (M, W) División Profesional
 Peru FPF 1922 1925 PER (M, W) Primera División
 Uruguay AUF 1899 1916 URU (M, W) Primera División
 Venezuela FVF 1926 1952 VEN (M, W) Primera División

Membership proposal

Country Association Founded Joined National team Top division
 New Zealand NZF [5][6] 1891 — NZL (M, W) New Zealand Championship

CONMEBOL competitions

National teams:

Defunct

Club:

Defunct

Performances at FIFA tournaments

Men's

World Cup Finals

World Cup Participation and Results

Legend
Team Uruguay
1930 		Italy
1934 		France
1938 		Brazil
1950 		Switzerland
1954 		Sweden
1958 		Chile
1962 		England
1966 		Mexico
1970 		West Germany
1974 		Argentina
1978 		Spain
1982 		Mexico
1986 		Italy
1990 		United States
1994 		France
1998 		South Korea
Japan
2002 		Germany
2006 		South Africa
2010 		Brazil
2014 		Russia
2018 		Qatar
2022 		Total
Appearances 		inclusive
WC Qual.
 Brazil GS 1S 3rd 2nd QF 1st 1st GS 1st 4th 3rd R2 QF R16 1st 2nd 1st QF QF4th 20 20
 Argentina 2nd 1S GS GS QF • R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R16 QF GS QF QF2nd 16 17
 Uruguay 1st 1st 4th • GS QF 4th GS • • R16 R16 • • GS • 4th R16 12 18
 Chile GS GS • • 3rd GS • GS • GS • • R16 • • R16 R16 9 17
 Paraguay GS GS • GS • • • • • • R16 • • R16 R16 GS QF• 8 18
 Colombia • GS • • • • • • R16 GS GS • • • QF 5 15
 Peru GS • • • QF • R2 GS • • • • • • • • 4 16
 Bolivia GS GS • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • 3 17
 Ecuador • • • • • • • • • • GS R16 • GS 3 14
 Venezuela • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 12
Combined CONMEBOL Appearances 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 TBD TBD 80
inclusive World Cup Qualification 7 2 1 5 4 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 TBD TBD 164

FIFA Confederations Cup

Legend
Team 1992
Saudi Arabia		 1995
Saudi Arabia		 1997
Saudi Arabia		 1999
Mexico		 2001
South Korea
Japan		 2003
France		 2005
Germany		 2009
South Africa		 2013
Brazil		 2017
Russia		 2021
Qatar		 Total
 Argentina 1st 2nd • • • × 2nd • • 3
 Bolivia • • • GS • • • • • 1
 Brazil • × 1st 2nd 4th GS 1st 1st 1st 7
 Colombia • • • • • 4th • • • 1
 Uruguay • • 4th • • • • • 4th 2
Total 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2

Women's

Women's World Cup Finals

The following table shows the CONMEBOL representatives at each edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, sorted by alphabetical order.

Team China
1991 		Sweden
1995 		United States
1999 		United States
2003 		China
2007 		Germany
2011 		Canada
2015 		Total inclusive
WC Qual.
 Argentina • • GS GS • • 2 6
 Bolivia • • • • • • 0 6
 Brazil GS GS 3rd QF 2nd QF Q 7 7
 Chile • • • • • • • 0 7
 Colombia • • • GS Q 2 5
 Ecuador • • • • • Q 1 6
 Paraguay • • • • • 0 5
 Peru • • • • • 0 5
 Uruguay • • • • • 0 5
 Venezuela • • • • • • 0 6
Total 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 9
inclusive World Cup Qualification 3 5 10 10 10 10 10 58

CONMEBOL presidents

Headquarters of CONMEBOL in Luque, Paraguay

Current champions

Competitions Champion Title Runner-Up Next Edition
Copa América Uruguay Uruguay 15th Paraguay Paraguay 2015
Copa Libertadores de América Argentina San Lorenzo 1st Paraguay Nacional 2015
Copa Sudamericana Argentina River Plate 1st Colombia Atlético Nacional 2015
Recopa Sudamericana Argentina River Plate 1st Argentina San Lorenzo 2016
U-20 Copa Libertadores Argentina River Plate 1st Uruguay Defensor 2016
South American Under-20 Championship  Argentina 5th  Colombia 2017
South American Under-17 Championship  Brazil 11th  Argentina 2017
South American Under-15 Championship  Peru 1st  Colombia 2015
Copa América Femenina  Brazil 6th  Colombia 2018
Copa Libertadores Femenina Brazil São José 3rd Venezuela Caracas FC 2015
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship  Brazil 6th  Paraguay 2016
South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship Venezuela Venezuela 1st Colombia Colombia 2015

Rankings

National teams

Top FIFA ranked team

Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team Argentina national football team
Top men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA. 		____ Top women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
CSF FIFA Nation Points CSF FIFA Nation Points
1 2  Argentina 1631 1 6  Brazil 2008
2 3  Colombia 1488 2 31  Colombia 1641
3 6  Brazil 1291 3 35  Argentina 1620
4 7  Uruguay 1243 4 42  Chile 1559
5 12  Chile 1100 5 66  Venezuela 1360
6 21  Ecuador 889 6 71  Uruguay 1329
7 47  Peru 523 7 85  Bolivia 1235
8 60  Paraguay 514 8 125  Ecuador 1484
9 66  Venezuela 476 9 125  Peru 1450
10 94  Bolivia 346 10 125  Paraguay 1430

Clubs

CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL
Ranking		 Club Points
2 Colombia Santa Fe 399.380
3 Brazil Santos 345.920
4 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 315.870
5 Brazil São Paulo 298.000
6 Brazil Internacional 294.040
7 Paraguay Libertad 268.880
8 Brazil Corinthians 510.200
9 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 245.880
10 Paraguay Olimpia 238.840

Last updated on: July 24, 2013 – Current Standings

IFFHS

Zonal
Ranking		 IFFHS
Ranking		 Club Points
1 4 Argentina Lanús 277.0
2 5 Colombia Atlético Nacional 276.0
3 19 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 217.0
4 20 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 216.0
5 21 Argentina San Lorenzo 213.0
6 22 Brazil Grêmio 212.0
7 25 Brazil Cruzeiro 205.0
8 26 Argentina Arsenal 202.0
9 30 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 192.0
10 34 Chile Universidad de Chile 180.5

Last updated on: May 31, 2014 –

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spanish pronunciation: [komfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol].
  2. ↑ Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˈsuw.ɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃʲˈbɔw].
  3. ↑ "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo", ESPN (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "South American WCQ toughest in world", ESPN
  5. ↑ A Bola "Blatter abre caminho para movimentação de Nova Zelândia", January 05, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Plumb: NZ Football rolls the dice on new coach". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ There was no Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semifinals. 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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